Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation – ECOSOC debate – Provisional summary record (excerpts)

Substantive session for 1998

General segment

PROVISIONAL SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 42nd MEETING

Held at Headquarters, New York,

on Thursday, 27 July 1998, at 10 a.m.

CONTENTS

COORDINATION, PROGRAMME AND OTHER QUESTIONS (continued)

(f) INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR THE CULTURE OF PEACE, 2000 (continued)

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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 JERUSALEM, AND THE ARAB POPULATION IN THE OCCUPIED SYRIAN GOLAN (continued)

ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS (continued)

INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED IMPLEMENTATIONS OF AND FOLLOW-UP TO MAJOR UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS

The meeting was called to order at 10.15 a.m.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REPERCUSSIONS OF THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION ON THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, INCLUDING JERUSALEM, AND THE ARAB POPULATION IN THE OCCUPIED SYRIAN GOLAN (continued) (E/1998/L.26)

Mr. AMMARIN (Jordan) introduced draft resolution E/1998/L.26 entitled "Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan" and announced that Malaysia had joined the sponsors.  The text was essentially the same as the one adopted at the previous session, and, in the light of the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, he hoped that it could be adopted with the widest possible support.

The meeting rose at 12.30 p.m.