The General Assembly,
 
      Recalling its resolutions 2252 (ES-V) of 4 July 1967, 2341 B (XXII) of
19 December 1967 and all subsequent related resolutions,
 
      Recalling also Security Council resolutions 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967
and 259 (1968) of 27 September 1968,
 
      Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General submitted in
pursuance of its resolution 50/28 C of 6 December 1995,
 
      Taking note also of the report of the Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East for
the period from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996,
 
      Concerned about the continuing human suffering resulting from the June
1967 and subsequent hostilities,
 
      Taking note of the relevant provisions of the Declaration of Principles
on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, signed in Washington on 13 September
1993 by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation
Organization, with regard to the modalities for the admission of persons
displaced in 1967, and concerned that the process agreed upon has not yet been
effected,
 
      1.    Reaffirms the right of all persons displaced as a result of the
June 1967 and subsequent hostilities to return to their homes or former places
of residence in the territories occupied by Israel since 1967;
 
      2.    Expresses the hope for an accelerated return of displaced persons
through the mechanism agreed upon by the parties in article XII of the
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements;
 
      3.    Endorses, in the meanwhile, the efforts of the
Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East to continue to provide humanitarian
assistance, as far as practicable, on an emergency basis, and as a temporary
measure, to persons in the area who are currently displaced and in serious
need of continued assistance as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent
hostilities;
 
      4.    Strongly appeals to all Governments and to organizations and
individuals to contribute generously to the Agency and to the other
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned for the above
purposes;
 
      5.    Requests the Secretary-General, after consulting with the
Commissioner-General, to report to the General Assembly before its
fifty-second session on the progress made with regard to the implementation of
the present resolution.