Tag: United Nations

31 August 2013 By Jewish Voice for Peace In Nakba

UN General Assembly Resolution 67/19: Palestine granted non-Member observer State status

Decides to accord to Palestine non-member observer State status in the United Nations, without prejudice to the acquired rights, privileges and role of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the United Nations as the...

24 August 2013 By Jewish Voice for Peace In Nakba

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA): Basic Overview

Click here to link to UNRWA website. Under UNRWA's operational definition, Palestine refugees are people whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and...

22 August 2013 By Jewish Voice for Peace In Nakba

Admission of Israel to the United Nations

The following documents track the admission of Israel to the United Nations...

22 August 2013 By Jewish Voice for Peace In Nakba

UN Conciliation Commission to Palestine, 1950

The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP) was created by UNGA Resolution 194, December 1948, in order to conclude the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Click here to access the Commission's Report on its initial...

21 August 2013 By Jewish Voice for Peace In Nakba

A Tale of Two Cities: The Rhodes and Lausanne Conferences, 1949

"By January 1949, the United Nations had established two complementary tracks for promoting a peaceful resolution of the Palestine conflict. The "Rhodes track" was based upon Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 62 of 16...

21 August 2013 By Jewish Voice for Peace In Nakba

UN Security Council Resolution 237, June 1967

Recommends to the parties involved in the 1967 conflict to respect the Geneva Convention principles regarding treatment of prisoners of war and protection of civilian persons; specifically calls on Israel to ensure the safety,...

21 August 2013 By Jewish Voice for Peace In Nakba

UN Security Council Resolution 242, November 1967

Among other provisions, this resolution calls for "withdrawal of Israeli armed forced from territories occupied in the recent conflict," and for "achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem." To see the full...

20 August 2013 By Jewish Voice for Peace In Nakba

UN General Assembly Resolution 273, May 1949: Admission of Israel to membership in the United Nations

Following the recommendation of the UN Security Council, the General Assembly admits Israel to membership: "Noting furthermore the declaration by the State of Israel that it 'unreservedly accepts the obligations of the United...

18 August 2013 By Jewish Voice for Peace In Nakba

UN General Assembly Resolution 194, December 1948

Passed as the Arab-Israeli War drew to a close, this resolution's articles included a call for the return of Palestinian refugees, access to Jerusalem and Holy Places, and UN control of Jerusalem....

21 May 2013 By Jewish Voice for Peace In Nakba

1979 speech by Vice President Mondale: International responses to refugee crises from Nazi Europe to the Vietnam War

In this speech to a U.N. conference in 1979, U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale cites the Evian conference's refugee decisions in making a case for expanding immigration quotas for refugees from Southeast Asia....

UN General Assembly Resolution 67/19: Palestine granted non-Member observer State status

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA): Basic Overview

Admission of Israel to the United Nations

UN Conciliation Commission to Palestine, 1950

A Tale of Two Cities: The Rhodes and Lausanne Conferences, 1949

UN Security Council Resolution 237, June 1967

UN Security Council Resolution 242, November 1967

UN General Assembly Resolution 273, May 1949: Admission of Israel to membership in the United Nations

UN General Assembly Resolution 194, December 1948

1979 speech by Vice President Mondale: International responses to refugee crises from Nazi Europe to the Vietnam War

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