convening the Conference and to report thereon to the Assembly not later than 32 March 1988 (reso2ution 42/66 D). At its forty-third session, the Genera2 Assembly requested the Committee to continue to extend its co-operation to non-governmental organisations and to take the necessary steps to expand its contacts with those organixations (resolution 431175 A): requested the Secretary-General to direct the Division for Palestinian Rights to pay particular attention to the p2ight of Palestinian children in the occupied Palestinian territories in its programme of work for 2969 (resolution 431275 B); requested the Department of Public Information, in full cu-operation and co-ordination with the Committee, to continue its special information programme on the question of Palestine (resolution 431175 C). The Genera2 Assembly called for the convening of the International Peace Conference on the Middle East, under- the --- -c LL^ ..-1.-s ..-L’--- cluspAL%zs “L c1.s “..*c~u ..caLA”..c., with the ---*iri..n*4nn of 512 nartioc ,l,J t!he pa* --m-&e-..-“.. r-w ---- conflict, including the PLO, on an equal footing, and the Z’ ive permanent. members of the Security Council, based on Security Council resolutions 242 (2967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973 and the legitimate national I.. . A/45/100 English Page 80 rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the tight to self-determination; and requested the Secretary-General to continue his efforts with the parties concerned, and in consultation with the Security Council, to facilitate the convening of the Conference, and to submit progress reports on developments in this matter (resolution 43/176). The General Assembly acknowledged tha proclamation of the State of Palestine by the Palestine National Council on 15 November 1988; affirmed the need to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their sovereignty over their territory occupied since 1967; and decided that, effective as at 15 December 1988, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on the situation in the Middle East, particularly the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It mentions resolutions, organizations, and efforts to convene an international conference. The content is more political and diplomatic in nature, with no direct references to economic, environmental, or scientific issues.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations