UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/40/614 11 September 19 85 ORIGINAL! ENGLISH ForCieCh session Item ?9 of the provisional agenda* UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTIM REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST Population and refugees displaced since 1967 Report of the Secreta rv-Genera 1 1, The present report is submitted to the ceneral Assembly in pursuance of paragraph 5 of its resolucion 39/99 c of .14 December 1984 entitled "Population and refugees displaced sj.nce 196?', the operative paragraphs of which read as follows! "The General Assembly ' Reaffirms the inalienable right of all displaced inhabitants to return to their hones or former places of residence in tbe territories occupied by Israel since 1967 and declares once more that any attempt to restricl, or to attach condicions to, the free exercise of the riqht of return by any displaced person is i.nconsistent with that j.nalienable right and inadmissiblet "2. Considers any and all agreements ernbodying any restriction on orcondition for the return of the displaced inhabitants as nuLl and voi.dt "3. Strongly deplores the continued refusal of the fsraeli authoritiesto take steps for the return of the displaced inhabitantst "4. Calls once more upon fsraeli A/40 /I5O. 8s-24767 2r25h (E)A/40/614 !;nq 11sn Paqe 2 "(a) To take immediate steps for lhe return of all displaced inhabitants, " (b) To desis! frorn a]l measures that obstruct the return of the displaced inhabj.tants, including measures affecting the physical and demographic structure of the occupied te(rilories? n5. Requests lhe Secretary-cenera1, afher consuLting with the Commi ss ioner -cenera I of the United Nations Rel.ief and Works Agency forPalestine Refugees in the Near East, to report to the ceneral Assembly beforethe opening of its forlieth session on Israelrs compliance \^'ith paraqraph 4 above. "
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the situation of Palestinian refugees and their right to return to their homes or former places of residence. The report is focused on the humanitarian aspect of the issue, highlighting the continued refusal of Israeli authorities to allow the return of displaced inhabitants and requesting immediate steps to be taken for their return. The text also emphasizes the inalienable right of the displaced inhabitants to return to their homes, and considers any agreements restricting their return as null and void.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief