Economic and social repercussions of Israeli occupation on living conditions – ECOSOC debate, introduction of draft res’n – Provisional summary record (excerpts)

Economic and Social Council 

Substantive session of 2011 

General segment 

Provisional summary record of the 46th meeting 

Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 10 a.m. 

 President:  Mr. Seilenthal (Acting Vice-President) ……………………………………………………. (Estonia) 

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In the absence of Mr. Kapambwe (Zambia), Mr. Seilenthal (Estonia), Acting Vice-President, took the Chair. 

The meeting was called to order at 10.10 a.m. 

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   Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan (continued)  

   Introduction of draft resolution entitled “Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan” (E/2011/L.47) 

 Mr. Suárez Salvia (Argentina), speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and Palestine, introduced draft resolution E/2011/L.47.

 The President announced that Senegal and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela had become sponsors of the draft resolution. Action on the draft resolution would be taken later. 

The meeting rose at 12.10 p.m. 

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