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A/RES/77/26 GA

The Syrian Golan

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UN Document A/RES/77/26 ↗

Vote Recorded VoteA/77/PV.42 Nov. 30, 2022

— Abstain (65)
✗ No (9)
Absent (27)
✓ Yes (92)
Speeches following this vote (5) may include explanations of vote
The President
Before giving the floor for 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. I now give the floor to the representative of Argentina.
Mr. Alvarez (Argentina)
Argentina voted in favour of resolution 77/26 because it believes that its 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 threat or use of force against the territory or integrity of a State. At the same time, I wish to clarify Argentina’s position with respect to paragraph 6 o…
The President
We have heard the only speaker in explanation of vote after the voting. I now give the floor to the observer of the Observer State of Palestine.
Mr. Mansour (State of Palestine)
Allow me to express our gratitude to all those who voted in favour of today’s resolutions. We are very thankful that, in spite of everything, for all the resolutions, the votes in favour increased on average by 8 to 10 votes. That is a strong illustration that the international community is still committed to the cause of justice for the Palestinian people. And we thank Member States again for th…
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 32.
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/77/26 General Assembly Distr.: General 6 December 2022 22-27278 (E) 091222 *2227278* Seventy-seventh session Agenda item 32 The situation in the Middle East Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 30 November 2022 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/77/L.27)] 77/26. 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/77/298. 2 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973. A/RES/77/26 The Syrian Golan 22-27278 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-eighth session on the implementation of the present resolution. 42nd plenary meeting 30 November 2022
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