A/RES/74/248
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
21 January 2020
Seventy-fourth session
Agenda item 128
Investigation into the conditions and circumstances
resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of
the members of the party accompanying him
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 27 December 2019
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/74/L.20 and A/74/L.20/Add.1)]
74/248.
Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting
in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members
of the party accompanying him
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 1759 (XVII) of 26 October 1962, 69/246 of
29 December 2014, 70/11 of 19 November 2015, 71/260 of 23 December 2016 and
72/252 of 24 December 2017,
Underlining the shared responsibility to pursue the full truth concerning the
conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and
of the members of the party accompanying him,
Recognizing that a further inquiry or investigation would be necessary to finally
establish the facts of the matter,
Expressing appreciation for the continuing commitment of the SecretaryGeneral to the search for the truth in this regard,
Welcoming the report of the Eminent Person appointed pursuant to General
Assembly resolution 72/252,1 and recognizing the contributions by Member States to
his work, in particular those that have appointed independent and high -ranking
officials,
Acknowledging the letter dated 12 September 2019 from the Secretary-General
addressed to the President of the General Assembly, transmitting the report of the
Eminent Person, together with his assessment of the way forward, 1
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See A/73/973.
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