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November 28, 2004

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed every year on 29 November every year. On this day in 1947, the General Assembly adopted resolution 181(II), which came to be known as the Partition Resolution. That resolution provided for the establishment in Palestine of a "Jewish State" and an "Arab State", with Jerusalem as a 'corpus separatum' under a special international regime. Of the two States to be created under this resolution, only one, Israel, has so far come into being.

In 1977, the General Assembly called for the annual observance of 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Resolution 32/40 B).

On 1 December 2000, the Assembly noted the action taken by member states to observe the Day, and requested them to continue to give it the widest possible publicity (Resolution 55/53).

Reaffirming that the United Nations had a permanent responsibility with respect to the question of Palestine until it was resolved in a satisfactory manner in accordance with International Legitimacy, The Assembly, on 1 December 2000, authorised the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People to continue to promote the exercise of these rights, to adjust its work programme in the light of developments, and to emphasise the need to mobilise support and assistance for the Palestinian people (Resolution 55/52).

The Committee was requested to continue to co-operate with Palestinian and other NGO's in mobilising international support for the achievement by the Palestinian people of its rights, and for a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine.

Source: United Nations Events Website.