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A/RES/73/89 GA

Comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

73
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156
Yes
6
No
12
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/73/L.49
Adopted symbol A/RES/73/89
Category POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
P5 Positions
Russia ✓ United States ✗ United Kingdom ✓ China ✓ France ✓
UN Document A/RES/73/89 ↗

Vote Recorded Vote — A/73/PV.47 Dec. 6, 2018

— Abstain (12)
✗ No (6)
Absent (19)
✓ Yes (156)
Speeches following this vote (6) may include explanations of vote
The President
I will now give the floor to those delegations wishing to deliver explanations of vote after the voting. May I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Gafoor (Singapore)
Singapore voted in favour of draft resolution A/73/L.42, which was not adopted, and resolution 73/89, which was just adopted. We believe that both the resolution and the draft resolution are interlinked, which is why they were considered at the same plenary meeting. Singapore’s position can be understood by taking into account the content of the resolution and draft resolution. I wish to underli…
Mr. Danon (Israel)
The United Nations has adopted yet another anti-Israel resolution (resolution 73/89), adding to an ever-increasing pile of resolutions that de-legitimize my country. This body has missed another opportunity to condemn terrorism and make a clear statement against Hamas, a terrorist organization that harms and kills innocent Palestinians and Israelis, denies Israel’s very right to exist and derail…
The President
I now give the floor to the observer of the Observer State of Palestine.
Mr. Mansour (State of Palestine)
I thank you, Madam President, for your most skilled conduct of the General Assembly on this important issue. We must begin by reaffirming our sincere, deepest gratitude to all the member States that today stood on the side of justice, in support of the just cause of Palestine, the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and the global consensus on the terms of reference for a just and lasti…
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 38.
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/73/89 General Assembly Distr.: General 18 December 2018 18-21198 (E) 201218 *1821198* Seventy-third session Agenda item 38 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 6 December 2018 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/73/L.49)] 73/89. Comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East The General Assembly, Recalling its relevant resolutions, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Reiterates its call for the achievement, without delay, of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East on the basis of the relevant United Nations resolutions, including Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) of 23 December 2016, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative1 and the Quartet road map,2 and an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967, including of East Jerusalem, and reaffirms in this regard its unwavering support, in accordance with international law, for the two-State solution of Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within recognized borders, based on the pre-1967 borders. 47th plenary meeting 6 December 2018 __________________ 1 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221. 2 S/2003/529, annex.
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