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A/RES/61/22 GA

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

61
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101
Yes
7
No
62
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/61/L.31
Adopted symbol A/RES/61/22
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UN Document A/RES/61/22 ↗

Vote Recorded VoteA/61/PV.63 Dec. 1, 2006

— Abstain (62)
✗ No (7)
Absent (22)
✓ Yes (101)
Speeches following this vote (6) may include explanations of vote
The President
We turn next to draft resolution A/61/L.32, entitled “Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegations of Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour, and the delegation of Nauru advised that it had intended to vote against.]
The President
We turn next to draft resolution A/61/L.33, entitled “Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegations of Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]
The President
We turn next to draft resolution A/61/L.34, as orally revised, entitled “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegations of Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]
The President
I now give the floor to the observer of Palestine.
Mr. Mansour (State of Palestine)
I just want to thank all those who voted in favour of these resolutions, as well as to say that this is another indication of the massive support of the international community for a just and peaceful solution on the basis of two States and for moving the peace process forward. We hope that one Member State will take note of these votes and listen to the overwhelming decision of the international…
The President
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda item 14.
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/61/22 General Assembly Distr.: General 24 January 2007 Sixty-first session Agenda item 14 06-49575 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 1 December 2006 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/61/L.31 and Add.1)] 61/22. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, 194 (III) of 11 December 1948, 3236 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, 3375 (XXX) and 3376 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, 31/20 of 24 November 1976 and all subsequent relevant resolutions, including those adopted by the General Assembly at its emergency special sessions and resolution 60/36 of 1 December 2005, Recalling also its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004, Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,1 Recalling the mutual recognition between the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, as well as the existing agreements between the two sides and the need for full compliance with those agreements, Recalling also the Quartet road map to a permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,2 Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 3 and recalling also its resolution ES-10/15 of 20 July 2004, Reaffirming that the United Nations has a permanent responsibility towards the question of Palestine until the question is resolved in all its aspects in a satisfactory manner in accordance with international legitimacy, 1. Expresses its appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for its efforts in performing the tasks _______________ 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-first Session, Supplement No. 35 (A/61/35). 2 S/2003/529, annex. 3 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1 A/RES/61/22 2 assigned to it by the General Assembly, and takes note of its annual report,1 including the conclusions and valuable recommendations contained in chapter VII thereof; 2. Requests the Committee to continue to exert all efforts to promote the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, to support the Middle East peace process and to mobilize international support for and assistance to the Palestinian people, and authorizes the Committee to make such adjustments in its approved programme of work as it may consider appropriate and necessary in the light of developments and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty- second session and thereafter; 3. Also requests the Committee to continue to keep under review the situation relating to the question of Palestine and to report and make suggestions to the General Assembly, the Security Council or the Secretary-General, as appropriate; 4. Further requests the Committee to continue to extend its cooperation and support to Palestinian and other civil society organizations in order to mobilize international solidarity and support for the Palestinian people, particularly during this critical period of humanitarian hardship and financial crisis, with the overall aim of promoting the achievement by the Palestinian people of its inalienable rights and for a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, and to continue to involve additional civil society organizations in its work; 5. Requests the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, established under General Assembly resolution 194 (III), and other United Nations bodies associated with the question of Palestine to continue to cooperate fully with the Committee and to make available to it, at its request, the relevant information and documentation which they have at their disposal; 6. Invites all Governments and organizations to extend their cooperation to the Committee in the performance of its tasks; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to circulate the report of the Committee to all the competent bodies of the United Nations, and urges them to take the necessary action, as appropriate; 8. Also requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Committee with all the necessary facilities for the performance of its tasks. 63rd plenary meeting 1 December 2006
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