United Nations General Assembly Resolution 43/177

The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 43/177 of 15 December 1988 was a resolution in which the United Nations General Assembly acknowledged the proclamation of the State of Palestine ^[1] and the use of the designation "Palestine", referring to the PLO in the UN. Further, the Assembly affirmed the need for sovereignty by the Palestinian people over their territory occupied in 1967 by Israel. The resolution is titled "43/177. Question of Palestine".^[2]

In the resolution, Resolution 181 is recalled, which is the legal basis of both an Arab and a Jewish state. A connection between the proclamation of the State of Palestine, Resolution 181 and the rights of the Palestinians is expressed.^[3]

In effect, this was the International recognition of the State of Palestine, although still occupied and not yet admitted as member of the UN. Shortly after the resolution, about 100 states had officially recognized Palestine, many via the UN.^[4]

In the same meeting Resolution 43/176 was adopted, in which was called on an International Peace Conference and principles were affirmed for the achievement of comprehensive peace. Only Israel and the United States opposed a Peace Conference, while insisting on bilateral negotiations instead. The resolutions 43/176 and 43/177 were broadly supported by NGO's all over the world.^[5]

^ Palestine National Council, Political Communiqué and Palestinian Declaration of Independence of 15 November 1988 Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. UN doc.nrs. A/43/827 and S/20278 (18 November 1988)
^ UNGA Resolution "43/177. Question of Palestine" Archived 1 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 15 December 1988 (doc.nr. A/RES/43/177). Number of the draft is A/43/L.54.
^ General Assembly. Provisional verbatim record of the eighty-second meeting – Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. 15 December 1988. (doc.nr. A/43/PV.82)
^ Yearbook of the United Nations 1988, Volume 42 Archived 27 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Part 2, Chapter IV – MIDDLE EAST, p.208; unispal Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ General Assembly, Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Annexes II-VII. 17 November 1989. (doc.nr. A/44/35)

[1] Palestine National Council, Political Communiqué and Palestinian Declaration of Independence of 15 November 1988 Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. UN doc.nrs. A/43/827 and S/20278 (18 November 1988)

[2] UNGA Resolution "43/177. Question of Palestine" Archived 1 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 15 December 1988 (doc.nr. A/RES/43/177). Number of the draft is A/43/L.54.

[3] General Assembly. Provisional verbatim record of the eighty-second meeting – Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. 15 December 1988. (doc.nr. A/43/PV.82)

[4] Yearbook of the United Nations 1988, Volume 42 Archived 27 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Part 2, Chapter IV – MIDDLE EAST, p.208; unispal Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[5] General Assembly, Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Annexes II-VII. 17 November 1989. (doc.nr. A/44/35)

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