Socio-economic repercussion of Israeli occupation, Palestinian women – ECOSOC 2009 report (excerpts)

   

United Nations 

Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2009 

  

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Chapter VII 

   General segment 

  

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 F.  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 (agenda item 11) 

  

  

85.  The Council considered agenda item 11 at its 39th meeting, on 28 July 2009. An account of the discussion is contained in the relevant summary record (E/2009/SR.39). For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it a note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia on the economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan (A/64/77-E/2009/13). 

86.  At the same meeting, the representative of the Regional Commissions New York Office made an introductory statement. 

  

  

   Action taken by the Council 

  

87.  Under agenda item 11, the Council adopted resolution 2009/34 and decision 2009/263. 

  

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 

  

88.  At the 45th meeting, on 31 July, the representative of the Sudan, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, introduced a 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/2009/L.42). 

89.  At the same meeting, following statements by the representatives of the United States of America, Sweden (on behalf of the European Union), Canada and New Zealand, the Council adopted the draft resolution by a roll-call vote of 25 to 5, with 17 abstentions. See Council resolution 2009/34. The voting was as follows: 

In favour: 

Algeria, Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, China, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). 

Against:

 Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, United States of America. 

Abstaining:

Côte d’Ivoire, Estonia, France, Greece, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

90.  Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of Saint Lucia and Japan. 

91.  Subsequently, statements were made by the observers for Palestine and the Syrian Arab Republic. 

  

   Document considered by the Council in connection with agenda item 11 

  

92.  At its 45th meeting, on 31 July, on the proposal of the Vice-President of the Council, Hamidon Ali (Malaysia), the Council decided to take note of the note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia on the 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 (A/64/77-E/2009/13). See Council decision 2009/263. 

  

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   Recommendations contained in the report of the Commission on the Status of Women on its fifty-third session 

  

  

   Agreed conclusions on the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS 

  

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   Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women 

  

200.  At its 40th meeting, on 28 July, the Council adopted draft resolution II, entitled “Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women”, recommended by the Commission (see E/2009/27, chap. I.C), by a roll-call vote of 23 to 5, with 16 abstentions. See Council resolution 2009/14. The voting was as follows: 

In favour: 

Algeria, Barbados, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, China, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). 

Against: 

Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. 

Abstaining: 

Côte d’Ivoire, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Sweden. 

201.  Before the adoption of the draft resolution, the representative of the United States of America made a statement; after the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representative of New Zealand and the observer for Palestine.

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