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A/RES/76/11 GA

The Syrian Golan

76
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94
Yes
8
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69
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Draft symbol A/76/L.15
Adopted symbol A/RES/76/11
Category POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
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UN Document A/RES/76/11 ↗

Vote Recorded VoteA/76/PV.42 Dec. 1, 2021

— Abstain (69)
✗ No (8)
Absent (22)
✓ Yes (94)
Speeches following this vote (15) may include explanations of vote
The President
We next turn to draft resolution A/76/L.16, entitled “Jerusalem”. I give the floor to the representative of the Secretariat.
Mr. Nakano
I should like to announce that since the submission of the draft resolution, and in addition to those delegations listed in the document, the following countries have become co-sponsors of A/76/L.16: Bahrain, Bangladesh, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, the Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Senegal, Somalia and Viet …
The President
A recorded vote has been requested.
The President
Before giving the floor for explanations of vote after the vote, may I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Eckersley (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
The United Kingdom’s position on the status of Jerusalem is clear and long-standing: it should be determined in a negotiated settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The final determination of Jerusalem must ensure that the holy city is a shared capital of Israel and a Palestinian State, granting access and religious rights to all who hold it dear. The United Kingdom opposes unilater…
Mrs. Aguiar Barboza (Brazil)
Brazil wishes to deliver the following explanation of vote regarding resolutions 76/11 and 76/12, which the General Assembly has just adopted. Brazil reiterates its support for a just, lasting and peaceful settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that is based on a two-State solution with Israel and Palestine living side by side within secure and internationally recognized borders. Brazi…
Mr. Kvalheim (Norway)
One of the resolutions adopted today refers to the holy sites in Jerusalem (resolution 76/12). Norway is concerned by worrying developments and recurrent violent clashes at the Temple Mount/Al-Haram Al-Sharif. Norway recalls the special significance of the holy sites and calls for upholding the historic status quo for Temple Mount/Al-Haram Al-Sharif, in line with previous understandings and with …
Mrs. Breshanaj (Albania)
I will be very brief. I am taking the floor to explain our abstention in the voting on resolution 76/12, just adopted, entitled “Jerusalem”. Albania’s position on the issues reflected in the text are well known, documented and coherent and we agree with its substance. Having said that, we would have preferred a more balanced terminology on such sensitive issues, namely the holy places in Jerusal…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the vote. We will now hear those delegations wishing to make statements after the adoption of the resolution. I give the floor to the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer.
Mr. Gonzato
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The EU wishes to thank the Palestinian delegation for the successful outcome of our negotiations on a number of resolutions on which action has been taken by the General Assembly. The EU welcomes the Palestinian Mission’s decision to bi-annualize a number of resolutions under the agenda item “Question of Pales…
Mr. Alvarez (Argentina)
Argentina voted in favour of resolution 76/11 because it believes that the resolution’s essential character is linked to the illegality of the acquisition of territory by force. Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the United Nations prohibits the use or threat of use of force against the territory or integrity of a State. At the same time, I wish to clarify Argentina’s position with respec…
Mr. Mansour (State of Palestine)
By now, I think it is known to everyone that I am the representative of the State of Palestine, and that I am also the representative of the Observer State of Palestine in the United Nations system. Hopefully, we will soon become a full member within the United Nations system because it is our natural and legal right. It is only a matter of time before we see the General Assembly’s implementatio…
The President
The exercise of the right of reply has been requested. May I remind members that statements in the exercise of the right of reply are limited to 10 minutes for the first intervention and five minutes for the second intervention and should be made by delegations from their seats. I now give the floor to the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Mr. Ajeeb (Syrian Arab Republic)
I have asked for the floor first, to thank the Member States for their steadfast and principled support for the right of Syria to the Syrian Golan and for ending Israeli’s occupation thereof while considering all its measures null and void. Secondly, I wish to respond to the lies and misleading campaign launched by the representative of the Israeli occupation who, instead of being ashamed of th…
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/76/11 General Assembly Distr.: General 6 December 2021 21-17886 (E) 091221 *2117886* Seventy-sixth session Agenda item 38 The situation in the Middle East Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 1 December 2021 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/76/L.15 and A/76/L.15/Add.1)] 76/11. The Syrian Golan The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East”, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the Middle East,1 Recalling Security Council resolution 497 (1981) of 17 December 1981, Reaffirming the fundamental principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming once more the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 2 to the occupied Syrian Golan, Deeply concerned that Israel has not withdrawn from the Syrian Golan, which has been under occupation since 1967, contrary to the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, Stressing the illegality of the Israeli settlement construction and other activities in the occupied Syrian Golan since 1967, Noting with satisfaction the convening in Madrid on 30 October 1991 of the Peace Conference on the Middle East, on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973 and 425 (1978) of 19 March 1978 and the formula of land for peace, __________________ 1 A/76/194. 2 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973. A/RES/76/11 The Syrian Golan 21-17886 2/2 Expressing grave concern over the halt in the peace process on the Syrian track, and expressing the hope that peace talks will soon resume from the point they had reached, 1. Declares that Israel has failed so far to comply with Security Council resolution 497 (1981); 2. Also declares that the Israeli decision of 14 December 1981 to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan is null and void and has no validity whatsoever, as confirmed by the Security Council in its resolution 497 (1981), and calls upon Israel to rescind it; 3. Reaffirms its determination that all relevant provisions of the Regulations annexed to the Hague Convention of 1907, and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, continue to apply to the Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, and calls upon the parties thereto to respect and ensure respect for their obligations under those instruments in all circumstances; 4. Determines once more that the continued occupation of the Syrian Golan and its de facto annexation constitute a stumbling block in the way of achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region; 5. Calls upon Israel to resume the talks on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks and to respect the commitments and undertakings reached during the previous talks; 6. Demands once more that Israel withdraw from all the occupied Syrian Golan to the line of 4 June 1967 in implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions; 7. Calls upon all the parties concerned, the co-sponsors of the peace process and the entire international community to exert all the necessary efforts to ensure the resumption of the peace process and its success by implementing Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973); 8. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution. 42nd plenary meeting 1 December 2021
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