Palestine question – Fourth Cttee debate – Summary record (excerpts)

Special Political and Decolonization Committee

(Fourth Committee)

Summary record of the 3rd meeting 

Held at Headquarters, New York, on Tuesday, 5 October 2004, at 3 p.m. 

 Chairman:   Mr. Kyaw Tint Swe  ……………………………………………….. (Myanmar)

Contents

Agenda item 20: Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ( continued)

Agenda item 79: Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations (continued)

Agenda item 80: Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories ( continued)

Agenda item 81: Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations ( continued)

Agenda item 82: Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories ( continued)

General debate (continued)

Requests for hearings

The meeting was called to order at 3.10 p.m.

Agenda item 20: Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (continued) (A/59/23, A/C.4/59/4)

Agenda item 79: Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations (continued ) (A/59/23, chap. VII and XII, A/59/71)

Agenda item 80: Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued) (A/59/23, chap. V and XII)

Agenda item 81: Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations (continued) (A/59/23, chap. VI and VII, A/59/64)

Agenda item 82: Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued) (A/59/74)

General debate (continued )

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38.  Mr. Dabbashi (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) …

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41.   As a number of delegations had pointed out, 16 Territories and millions of people remained under colonial rule; however, it must also be remembered that several more million people were still suffering under foreign occupation and were denied the exercise of their right to self-determination and independence. The Palestinian people, in particular, whose territory was occupied, were victims of the most brutal crimes; the Security Council had shown itself to be incapable of protecting them and the international community remained silent.

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43.  Mr. Saranga (Mozambique) …

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45.   The people of Palestine also deserved to live in an independent state side by side with Israel. Palestinians and Israelis must work together to turn that vision into a reality by fulfilling their commitments under the road map and the relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions.

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The meeting rose at 4.50 p.m. 

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