United Nations Special Committee on Palestine
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The United Nations Special Committee on Palestine was a UN body established in 1947 to investigate the situation in Mandatory Palestine and recommend future governance arrangements, including partition proposals, to the General Assembly.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Nations Special Committee on Palestine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2489371 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Nations Special Committee on Palestine Context triple: [United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (II), basedOnReportOf, United Nations Special Committee on Palestine]
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A.
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People is a United Nations body established to promote and support the realization of the Palestinian people’s fundamental rights, including self-determination, independence, and return.
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B.
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine was a UN body established in 1948 to mediate the Arab–Israeli conflict, facilitate peace negotiations, and address issues such as refugees and territorial disputes following the first Arab–Israeli war.
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C.
Special Committee on Decolonization
The Special Committee on Decolonization is a United Nations body tasked with monitoring and supporting the decolonization process of non-self-governing territories and promoting their right to self-determination.
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D.
United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights
The United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights is a UN body responsible for supporting and promoting the Organization’s work on the Question of Palestine, including research, advocacy, and assistance to intergovernmental and civil society initiatives.
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E.
Arab League Peace Committee
The Arab League Peace Committee is a diplomatic body within the Arab League tasked with formulating and promoting collective Arab peace initiatives, particularly regarding the Arab–Israeli conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United Nations Special Committee on Palestine Target entity description: The United Nations Special Committee on Palestine was a UN body established in 1947 to investigate the situation in Mandatory Palestine and recommend future governance arrangements, including partition proposals, to the General Assembly.
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A.
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People is a United Nations body established to promote and support the realization of the Palestinian people’s fundamental rights, including self-determination, independence, and return.
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B.
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine was a UN body established in 1948 to mediate the Arab–Israeli conflict, facilitate peace negotiations, and address issues such as refugees and territorial disputes following the first Arab–Israeli war.
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C.
Special Committee on Decolonization
The Special Committee on Decolonization is a United Nations body tasked with monitoring and supporting the decolonization process of non-self-governing territories and promoting their right to self-determination.
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D.
United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights
The United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights is a UN body responsible for supporting and promoting the Organization’s work on the Question of Palestine, including research, advocacy, and assistance to intergovernmental and civil society initiatives.
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E.
Arab League Peace Committee
The Arab League Peace Committee is a diplomatic body within the Arab League tasked with formulating and promoting collective Arab peace initiatives, particularly regarding the Arab–Israeli conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations special committee
ⓘ
fact-finding mission ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| archivesAt | United Nations Archives and Records Management Section ⓘ |
| composedOf | representatives of eleven member states ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
ⓘ
drafting of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 ⓘ |
| country | United Nations ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1947
ⓘ
late 1947 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181
|
| hasPart |
majority report of UNSCOP
ⓘ
minority report of UNSCOP ⓘ |
| hasReport |
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
Report of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine, 3 September 1947
|
| inception |
1947
ⓘ
May 1947 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 106 (S-1)
ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly decision of 15 May 1947 ⓘ |
| location |
Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ |
| member |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Czechoslovakia ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ India ⓘ Iran ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Peru ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Palestine ⓘ |
| operator | United Nations ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| purpose |
advise the United Nations General Assembly on the international status of Palestine
ⓘ
investigate the question of Palestine ⓘ recommend future government of Palestine ⓘ |
| shortName | UNSCOP ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
investigation mission to Palestine in 1947
ⓘ
presentation of report to the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 ⓘ recommendation of an international regime for Jerusalem ⓘ recommendation of economic union between proposed Arab and Jewish states ⓘ recommendation of partition of Palestine ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations General Assembly special session on Palestine in 1947
|
| topic |
Palestine question
ⓘ
Jerusalem international regime ⓘ
surface form:
internationalization of Jerusalem
partition of Palestine ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: United Nations Special Committee on Palestine Description of subject: The United Nations Special Committee on Palestine was a UN body established in 1947 to investigate the situation in Mandatory Palestine and recommend future governance arrangements, including partition proposals, to the General Assembly.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (II)