{"id":240607,"date":"2020-10-14T21:05:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T01:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=240607"},"modified":"2020-10-21T21:07:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T01:07:31","slug":"economic-and-social-council-adopts-texts-regarding-palestinian-population-press-release-ecosoc-7026-excerpts-2","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/economic-and-social-council-adopts-texts-regarding-palestinian-population-press-release-ecosoc-7026-excerpts-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic and Social Council Adopts Texts Regarding Palestinian Population – Press Release (ECOSOC\/7026) (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL<\/strong>
\n2021 SESSION,<\/span>\u00a01ST MEETING (AM)<\/span><\/strong>
\nECOSOC\/7026<\/strong>
\n14 SEPTEMBER 2020
\n<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Fran\u00e7ais\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Council then adopted, by a recorded vote of 47\u00a0in favour to 3\u00a0against (Australia, Canada, United States), with 4\u00a0abstentions (Brazil, Malawi, Togo, Ukraine), the draft resolution \u201cEconomic 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\u201d (document\u00a0E\/2021\/L.6<\/a>).\u00a0 By the terms of the resolution, the Council called for accountability on attacks against Palestinians and urged the international community to continue to pursue policies concerning all illegal practices in occupied territories.\u00a0 It also demanded that Israel comply with the April\u00a01994 Protocol on Economic Relations between the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization\u00a0(PLO) and called upon Israel to restore and replace civilian properties, vital infrastructure, agricultural lands and government institutions that have been damaged or destroyed due to its military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. \u00a0Calling for the full opening of Gaza border crossings, in line with Security Council resolution\u00a01860\u00a0(2009), the Council also stressed the need to preserve the territorial contiguity, unity and integrity of the Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to guarantee the freedom of movement of persons and goods there, as well as to and from the outside world.<\/p>\n

By a recorded vote of 43\u00a0in favour to 3\u00a0against (Australia, Canada, United States), with 8\u00a0abstentions (Brazil, Germany, Jamaica, Montenegro, Netherlands, Switzerland, Togo, Ukraine), the Council adopted the resolution \u201cSituation of and assistance to Palestinian women\u201d (document\u00a0E\/2021\/L.7<\/a>).\u00a0 By its terms, the Council called upon Israel, the occupying Power, to immediately cease all measures contrary to international law, as well as discriminatory legislation, policies and actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people.\u00a0 It also called for urgent measures to ensure the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilian population in the Territory, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with the relevant provisions of international humanitarian law and as called for by the Security Council in its resolution\u00a0904\u00a0(1994).<\/p>\n

Prior to the adoption of those resolutions, several representatives explained their delegations\u2019 position, with Germany\u2019s delegate, on behalf of the European Union, saying that members will vote in favour of \u201cL.6\u201d, but concerns remained.\u00a0 Noting that the term \u201cPalestinian Government\u201d is understood to refer to the Palestinian Authority, he said the use of the term \u201cPalestine\u201d cannot be construed as recognizing it as a State, and the Union has not expressed a position on the term \u201cforced displacement\u201d.\u00a0 The United States representative said his delegation would vote against \u201cL.6\u201d, which is an unbalanced, biased resolution.\u00a0 The only realistic path forward is through negotiations, and not through a politicized resolution.\u00a0 He said \u201cL.7\u201d was unhelpful for all involved and that the Council should refocus its energies on shared goals.\u00a0 Israel\u2019s representative described \u201cL.6\u201d as deeply flawed and lacking in balance, underscoring the close cooperation among the Government of Israel, the United Nations and the Palestinian Authority in mitigating the impact of COVID-19.\u00a0 On \u201cL.7,\u201d she said it was a politically motivated text that places all blame on Israel as if it was the only cause of the problems faced by Palestinian women.<\/p>\n

Expressing different perspectives, an observer for the State of Palestine said that \u201cL.6\u201d reasserts the economic and social rights of the Palestinian people in the face of persistent violations that undermine their ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and their fundamental rights.\u00a0 He added that \u201cL.7\u201d sets out what needs to be done to transform the reality of Palestinian women.\u00a0 Syria\u2019s representative, referring to \u201cL.6\u201d, strongly rejected plans, as reported in some Israeli media, that the Government of Israel intends to expand settlements in the Syrian Golan.\u00a0 He also said that Israel is imposing its curriculum in schools in the Syrian Golan in an attempt to separate young people from Syria.<\/p>\n

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For information media. Not an official record.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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