A/RES/76/12
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 December 2021
Seventy-sixth session
Agenda item 38
The situation in the Middle East
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 1 December 2021
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/76/L.16 and A/76/L.16/Add.1)]
76/12.
Jerusalem
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, in particular its
provisions regarding the City of Jerusalem,
Recalling also its resolution 36/120 E of 10 December 1981 and all its
subsequent relevant resolutions, including resolution 56/31 of 3 December 2001, in
which it, inter alia, determined that all legislative and administrative measures and
actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purported to alter
the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, in particular the so -called
“Basic Law” on Jerusalem and the proclamation of Jerusalem as “the capital of
Israel”, were null and void and must be rescinded forthwith, as well as its previous
resolutions on Jerusalem,
Recalling further the Security Council resolutions relevant to Jerusalem, including
resolutions 250 (1968) of 27 April 1968, 251 (1968) of 2 May 1968, 252 (1968) of
21 May 1968, 267 (1969) of 3 July 1969, 271 (1969) of 15 September 1969, 298 (1971)
of 25 September 1971, 476 (1980) of 30 June 1980, 672 (1990) of 12 October 1990,
1073 (1996) of 28 September 1996 and 1322 (2000) of 7 October 2000,
Recalling, in particular, Security Council resolution 478 (1980) of 20 August
1980, in which the Council, inter alia, decided not to recognize the “Basic Law” on
Jerusalem, and such other actions by Israel that, as a result of this law, seek to alter
the character and status of Jerusalem, and calling upon States to act in accordance
with the provisions therein, as well as Council resolution 2334 (2016) of 23 December
2016, in which the Council affirmed that it would not recognize any changes to the
4 June 1967 lines, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the
parties through negotiations,
Deploring any action taken by any body, governmental or non-governmental, in
violation of the above-mentioned resolutions, and reiterating that all measures which
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