Assistance to the Palestinian people.

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution ES-7/5 of 26 June 1982, Recalling also Security Council resolution 512 (1982) of 19 June 1982, Recalling further Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/48 of 27 July 1982, Expressing its deep alarm at the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, which claimed the lives of a very large number of civilian Palestinians, Horrified by the Sabra and Shatila massacre, Noting with deep concern the dire need of the Palestinian victims of the Israeli invasion for urgent humanitarian assistance, Noting also the need to provide economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people,

1. Condemns Israel for its invasion of Lebanon, which inflicted severe damage on civilian Palestinians, including heavy losses of human lives, intolerable sufferings and massive material destruction;

2. Endorses Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/48;

3. Calls upon Governments and relevant United Nations bodies to provide humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian victims of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon;

4. Requests the relevant programmes, organizations, agencies and organs of the United Nations system to intensify their efforts, in co-operation with the Palestine Liberation Organization, to provide economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people;

5. Also requests that United Nations assistance to the Palestinians in the Arab host countries should be rendered in co-operation with the Palestine Liberation Organization and with the consent of the concerned Arab host Government;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session, through the Economic and Social Council, on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution.