A/RES/59/29 GA
Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat
59
Session
103
Yes
8
No
64
Abstentions
| Draft symbol | A/59/L.35 |
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| Adopted symbol | A/RES/59/29 |
| Category | POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS |
| Voeten Topics ⓘ | |
| Significance | ★ Important vote US State Dept designation |
| P5 Positions |
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| UN Document | A/RES/59/29 ↗ |
Vote Recorded Vote — A/59/PV.64
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Speeches following this vote (6)
The Acting President
We turn next to draft resolution A/59/L.36, entitled “Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/59/L.37, entitled “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote on the resolutions just adopted. May I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Our delegation wishes to explain its vote in favour of draft resolution A/59/L.37, entitled “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine”. The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela voted in favour of the resolution because we believe that the right to selfdetermination is an inalienable right of all peoples. Therefore, the Palestinian people, whose territory is occupied by Israe…
Canada voted against draft resolution A/59/L.34 because of serious reservations we have about the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
Canada has consistently supported the rights of the Palestinian people — including the right to selfdetermination and to a Palestinian State — and we will continue to do so until those rights are realized through a negoti…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the vote. The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 37.
Full text of resolution
United Nations
A/RES/59/29
General Assembly
Distr.: General
31 January 2005
Fifty-ninth session
Agenda item 37
04-47800
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 1 December 2004
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/59/L.35 and Add.1)]
59/29. Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,1
Taking note in particular of the relevant information contained in chapter V.B
of that report,
Recalling its resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977 and all subsequent
relevant resolutions, including resolution 58/19 of 3 December 2003,
1.
Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Secretary-General in
compliance with its resolution 58/19;
2.
Considers that the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat
continues to make a useful and constructive contribution;
3.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Division with
the necessary resources and to ensure that it continues to carry out its programme of
work as detailed in the relevant earlier resolutions, in consultation with the
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and
under its guidance, including, in particular, the organization of meetings in various
regions with the participation of all sectors of the international community, the
further development and expansion of the documents collection of the United
Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine, the preparation and
widest possible dissemination of publications and information materials on various
aspects of the question of Palestine and the provision of the annual training
programme for staff of the Palestinian Authority;
4.
Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure the continued cooperation
of the Department of Public Information and other units of the Secretariat in
enabling the Division to perform its tasks and in covering adequately the various
aspects of the question of Palestine;
5.
Invites all Governments and organizations to extend their cooperation to
the Division in the performance of its tasks;
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1Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 35 (A/59/35).
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Requests the Committee and the Division, as part of the observance of
the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on 29 November, to
continue to organize an annual exhibit on Palestinian rights or a cultural event in
cooperation with the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United
Nations, and encourages Member States to continue to give the widest support and
publicity to the observance of the Day of Solidarity.
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