Health needs of Palestinian refugee children.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (33rd sess. : 1978-1979)
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  • Date:
    15 December 1978

33. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE*
81. Health needs of Palestinian refugee children

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 212 (III) of 19 November, 1948 on assistance to Palestine refugees, Recalling its resolution 32/111 of 15 December 1977 on the health needs of Palestinian refugee children, Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1978/40 of 1 August 1978 on the International Year of the Child,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary, General for his report on the health needs of Palestine refugee children,[1] and to the host Governments, the: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and the World Health Organization for conducting the survey on this question;

2. Requests Member States and the agencies concerned, in particular the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, to co-operate with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in taking effective action to remedy the basic deficiencies identified in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the situation under constant review and report his findings to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session.

85th plenary meeting
15 December 1978


[1] A/33/181.
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