Sixty-first session
Agenda item 14
Question of Palestine



		Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen, Zimbabwe and Palestine: 
draft resolution


		Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat


	The General Assembly,
	Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,
	Taking note in particular of the relevant information contained in chapter V.B of that report, 
	Recalling its resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977 and all subsequent relevant resolutions, including resolution 60/37 of 1 December 2005, 
	1.	Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Secretary-General in compliance with its resolution 60/37; 
	2.	Considers that the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat continues to make a useful and constructive contribution through assisting the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in the implementation of its mandate; 
	3.	Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Division with the necessary resources and to ensure that it continues to carry out its programme of work as detailed in the relevant earlier resolutions, in consultation with the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and under its guidance, including, in particular, the organization of international meetings and conferences in various regions with the participation of all sectors of the international community, liaison and cooperation with civil society, the further development and expansion of the documents collection of the United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine, the preparation and widest possible dissemination of publications and information materials on various aspects of the question of Palestine and the provision of the annual training programme for staff of the Palestinian Authority; 
	4.	Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure the continued cooperation of the Department of Public Information and other units of the Secretariat in enabling the Division to perform its tasks and in covering adequately the various aspects of the question of Palestine; 
	5.	Invites all Governments and organizations to extend their cooperation to the Division in the performance of its tasks; 
	6.	Requests the Division, as part of the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on 29 November, to continue to organize, under the guidance of the Committee, an annual exhibit on Palestinian rights or a cultural event in cooperation with the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, and encourages Member States to continue to give the widest support and publicity to the observance of the Day of Solidarity. 

	 	Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-first Session, Supplement No. 35 (A/61/35).

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