UNITED NATIONS	HS
	Commission on Human Settlements	Distr. LIMITED HS/C/17/L.2/Rev.1 11 May 1999 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

The Commission on Human Settlements,

Recalling its resolutions 13/6 of 8 May 1991 and 14/9 of 5 May 1993, on housing requirements for the Palestinian people,

Recalling also its resolution 16/18 of 7 May 1997, on illegal Israeli human settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories,

Taking note of General Assembly resolutions ES-10/3, ES-10/4, ES-10/5 and ES-10/6, adopted at its tenth emergency special session, on the illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories and the latter's call to convene on 15 July 1999 at the United Nations Office at Geneva a conference on measures to enforce in the occupied Palestinian territories the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 1/

Taking note also of the General Assembly resolution 53/55 of 3 December 1998, on Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem,

Concerned at Israel's continued illegal actions in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the construction of the new Israeli settlement at Jebel Abu Ghneim, the building of other new settlements and the expansion of existing ones, the construction of by-pass roads and the confiscation of lands, and demolition of Palestinian houses,

Also concerned at the serious continuous deterioration in living conditions and instability of human settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as a result of the Israeli occupation practices,

Considering that the issue of housing for the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, including Jerusalem, falls within the mandate of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat),

Noting that the Executive Director of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) has not presented a comprehensive report on his contribution in compliance with Commission resolution 16/18,

1. Calls upon the Israeli authorities to implement the following measures in order to enable the Palestinian people in the occupied territories to secure their housing needs:

    (a) Provide dignified (appropriate) physical conditions in their human settlements where needed;

    (b) Put an end to the confiscation of Palestinian lands and the establishment of settlements in the occupied territories;

    (c) Restore those occupied lands which have been altered before and during the recent illegal actions to their original state;

    (d) Refrain from applying policies that prevent and hamper the issuance of building permits to the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, including Jerusalem;

    (e) Accept the de jure applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War to the occupied Palestinian territories;

2. Insistently requests the Member States and all multilateral financial institutions to halt all forms of assistance and support for illegal Israeli settlement facilities in the occupied Palestinian territories;

3. Calls upon the international donor community and all financial institutions, in coordination with the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), to increase financial assistance needed to alleviate the housing problems facing the Palestinian people in the occupied territories;

4. Requests the Executive Direction of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) to organize a meeting on the establishment of a human settlements fund for the Palestinian people in the occupied territories;

5. Requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) to cooperate with the Secretary-General in facilitating the organization of a conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, on measures to enforce the Convention in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, to be held in the United Nations Office at Geneva;

6. Also requests the Executive Director to prepare the comprehensive progress report requested by the Commission in its resolution 16/18 and present it within three months to the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat);

7. Invites the Commission at its eighteenth session to take appropriate measures against the Israeli authorities in accordance with the findings of the comprehensive progress report;

8. Further requests the Executive Director to present to the Commission at its eighteenth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution and, in particular, on the housing situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the problems posed by the Israeli illegal actions in this respect.