A meeting dealing with assistance to the Palestinian people was held in Geneva on 5-6 July 1984, pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 381145. It failed to bring about any meaningful aid to the Palestinian people and was content to pass this resolution calling for a conference in 1985 to deal with the same problem. This resolution was adopted by a majority of 146 in favour, 2 against (Israel and the US) with no abstentions.
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 38/145 of 19 December 1983,
Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/56 of 25 July 1984,
Recalling further the Programme of Action for the Achievement of Palestinian Rights, adopted by the International Conference on the Question of Palestine,
Noting the need to provide economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people,
1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the Palestinian people;
2. Takes note also of the report of the Secretary-General 3/ concerning the meeting on assistance to the Palestinian people which was held at Geneva on 5 and 6 July 1984 in response to General Assembly resolution 38/145;
3. Expresses its thanks to the Secretary-General for convening the meeting on assistance to the Palestinian people;
4. Regards such a meeting as a valuable opportunity to assess progress in economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people and to explore ways and means of enhancing such assistance;
5. Draws the attention of the international community, the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to the need to disburse their aid to the occupied Palestinian territories only for the benefit of the Palestinian people and to ensure that it is not used in any manner to serve the interests of the Israeli occupation authorities;
6. Requests the Secretary-General:
(a) To expedite the finalizing, through existing inter-agency mechanisms, of the co-ordinated programme of economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people requested in General Assembly resolution 38/145;
(b) To convene in 1985 a meeting of the relevant programmes, organizations, agencies, funds and organs of the United Nations system to consider the co-ordinated programme of economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people;
(c) To provide for the participation in the meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Arab host countries and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations;
7. Requests the relevant programmes, organizations, agencies, funds and organs of the United Nations system to intensify their efforts, in co-operation with the Palestine Liberation Organization, to provide economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people;
8. Also requests that United Nations assistance to the Palestinians in the Arab host countries should be rendered in co-operation with the Palestine Liberation Organization and with the consent of the Arab host Government concerned;
9. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fortieth session, through the Economic and Social Council, on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution.