The General Assembly,
 
      Recalling its resolutions 36/146 G of 16 December 1981, 37/120 C of 16
December 1982, 38/83 K of 15 December 1983, 39/99 K of 14 December 1984,
40/165 D and K of 16 December 1985, 41/69 K of 3 December 1986, 42/69 K of 2
December 1987, 43/57 J of 6 December 1988, 44/47 J of 8 December 1989, 45/73 J
of 11 December 1990, 46/46 J of 9 December 1991, 47/69 J of 14 December 1992,
48/40 I of 10 December 1993, 49/35 G of 9 December 1994 and 50/28 G of 6
December 1995,
 
      Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,
 
      Having also considered 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,
 
      1.    Emphasizes the need for strengthening the educational system in
the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 5 June 1967, including
Jerusalem, and specifically the need for the establishment of the proposed
university;
 
      2.    Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary
measures for establishing the University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds", in accordance
with General Assembly resolution 35/13 B of 3 November 1980, giving due
consideration to the recommendations consistent with the provisions of that
resolution;
 
      3.    Calls once more upon Israel, the occupying Power, to cooperate in
the implementation of the present resolution and to remove the hindrances that
it has put in the way of establishing the University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds";
 
      4.    Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly
at its fifty-second session on the progress made in the implementation of the
present resolution.