Official Records
General Assembly
Fifty-fifth session
62nd plenary meeting
Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 10 a.m.
New York
President: Mr. Holkeri………………….(Finland)
The meeting was called to order at 10 a.m.
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Special session of the General Assembly in 2001 for follow-up to the World Summit for Children
Report of the Preparatory Committee (A/55/43 (Parts I and II))
Report of the Secretary-General (A/55/429)
Draft resolution (A/55/L.34)
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Mr. Darwish (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): …
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I should like to point out here the importance of the protection of children and respect for their basic rights, in particular the right to life, physical well-being and development, especially in occupied territories and in areas of armed conflict. In this connection, I believe that an end should be put to all violence and military acts directed against children in the occupied Arab territories. Israeli forces continue to kill Palestinian children and to ignore their cries for help. Those children are living under very difficult circumstances, and their plight weighs on the conscience of humanity.
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Document Type: Meeting record
Document Sources: General Assembly
Subject: Armed conflict, Incidents, Intifadah II
Publication Date: 15/11/2000