United Nations Security Council resolution 1405, adopted unanimously on 19 April 2002, after recalling resolutions

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(1967),

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(1973),

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(2002),

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(2002) and

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(2002), the Council emphasised the necessity of humanitarian access to the

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. The Security Council was concerned by the humanitarian situation of the Palestinian people, particularly in the

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refugee camp where there were reports of deaths and destruction. It called for the lifting of restrictions against the operations of humanitarian organisations such as the

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and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and for all concerned to ensure the safety of civilians and respect

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. The resolution emphasised the urgency of humanitarian and medical access to the Palestinian civilian population and welcomed the intention of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to dispatch a fact-finding team to gather information regarding events at the Jenin refugee camp during

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. The resolution does not describe the mission as an investigation as demanded by Arab nations, due to diplomatic pressure from the United States and

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. The fact-finding mission, which Israel had accepted, was to be appointed by Kofi Annan.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 2002 1405 1405 Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the United Nations 2002 in Israel April 2002 events

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