UN General Assembly Resolution 302

Summary

The General Assembly resolution of 8 December 1949 (273rd plenary meeting) on assistance to Palestine refugees, which establishes the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, on estimates of approximately $33,700,000forreliefandworksin1950andapproximately$21,200,000 for works in the first half of 1951, expressly without prejudice to paragraph 11 of Resolution 194 (III) (Resolution 302 (IV): Assistance to Palestine refugees, PDF p.1-3).

Details

• Paragraph 7 establishes the Agency to carry out the Economic Survey Mission’s recommended direct relief and works programmes in collaboration with local governments; paragraph 11 continues its predecessor, the United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees, until 1 April 1950, when paragraph 12 transfers that operation’s assets and liabilities to the Agency (PDF p.1-2).
• Paragraph 20 directs the Agency to consult with the Palestine Conciliation Commission with particular reference to paragraph 11 of Resolution 194 (III), and paragraph 5 states the relief programme is without prejudice to that paragraph (PDF p.1-2).

Related pages

Resolution 302 (IV): Assistance to Palestine refugees, UNRWA, UN General Assembly Resolution 194, Palestine Conciliation Commission