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A/RES/56/31 GA

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56
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130
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2
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Draft symbol A/56/L.23
Adopted symbol A/RES/56/31
Category POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
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Russia ✓ United States ~ United Kingdom ✓ China ✓ France ✓
UN Document A/RES/56/31 ↗

Vote Recorded Vote — A/56/PV.72 Dec. 3, 2001

— Abstain (10)
✗ No (2)
Absent (47)
✓ Yes (130)
Speeches following this vote (5) may include explanations of vote
The President
Draft resolution A/56/L.24 is entitled “The Syrian Golan”. Before proceeding to take action on the draft resolution, I should like to announce that, since its introduction, Pakistan has become a sponsor of draft resolution A/56/L.24. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Be…
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote on the resolution just adopted. May I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Estremé (Argentina)
The Argentine Republic has voted in favour of draft resolution A/56/L.24, on the Syrian Golan, because we consider that its essential aspect is linked to the unlawfulness of the acquisition of territories by force. Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the United Nations prohibits the use or threat of use of force against the territorial integrity of a State. This constitutes an imperative no…
Mr. De Ruyt (Belgium)
I have the honour to take the floor to explain the vote by the European Union on the draft resolution on the Syrian Golan. The European Union is firmly committed to a just, sustainable and comprehensive settlement of the Middle East situation on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and also on the principles of the Madrid Conference, particularly that of land for p…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the vote. We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda item 42.
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/56/31 General Assembly Distr.: General 18 December 2001 Fifty-sixth session Agenda item 42 01 47821 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/56/L.23 and Add.1)] 56/31. Jerusalem The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 36/120 E of 10 December 1981, 37/123 C of 16 December 1982, 38/180 C of 19 December 1983, 39/146 C of 14 December 1984, 40/168 C of 16 December 1985, 41/162 C of 4 December 1986, 42/209 D of 11 December 1987, 43/54 C of 6 December 1988, 44/40 C of 4 December 1989, 45/83 C of 13 December 1990, 46/82 B of 16 December 1991, 47/63 B of 11 December 1992, 48/59 A of 14 December 1993, 49/87 A of 16 December 1994, 50/22 A of 4 December 1995, 51/27 of 4 December 1996, 52/53 of 9 December 1997, 53/37 of 2 December 1998, 54/37 of 1 December 1999 and 55/50 of 1 December 2000, in which it, inter alia, determined that all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purported to alter the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, in particular the so-called “Basic Law” on Jerusalem and the proclamation of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, were null and void and must be rescinded forthwith, Recalling also Security Council resolution 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, in which the Council, inter alia, decided not to recognize the “Basic Law” and called upon those States which had established diplomatic missions in Jerusalem to withdraw such missions from the Holy City, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,1 1. Determines that the decision of Israel to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the Holy City of Jerusalem is illegal and therefore null and void and has no validity whatsoever; 2. Deplores the transfer by some States of their diplomatic missions to Jerusalem in violation of Security Council resolution 478 (1980) and their refusal to comply with the provisions of that resolution; 3. Calls once more upon those States to abide by the provisions of the relevant United Nations resolutions, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations; _______________ 1 A/56/480. A/RES/56/31 2 4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution. 72nd plenary meeting 3 December 2001
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