{"id":287304,"date":"2022-12-12T13:06:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=287304"},"modified":"2023-05-25T13:14:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T17:14:36","slug":"ga-77th-session-52nd-plenary-meeting-verbatim-record-reports-of-the-special-political-and-decolonization-committee-fourth-committee-a-77-pv-52-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ga-77th-session-52nd-plenary-meeting-verbatim-record-reports-of-the-special-political-and-decolonization-committee-fourth-committee-a-77-pv-52-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"GA \u2013 77th Session \u2013 52nd Plenary Meeting Verbatim Record \u2013 Reports of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A\/77\/PV.52) (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\/&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agenda item 46<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>United Nations Relief and Works Agency for <\/strong><strong>Palestine Refugees in the Near East\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Report of the Special Political and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A\/77\/399)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The President<\/strong>: The Assembly has before it three draft resolutions recommended by the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) in paragraph 14 of its report. We will now take decisions on draft resolutions I to III, one by one.<\/p>\n<p>We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled \u201cOperations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East\u201d. A recorded vote has been requested.<\/p>\n<p><em>A recorded vote was taken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In favour<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,<\/p>\n<p>Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, T\u00fcrkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen,<\/p>\n<p>Zambia, Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<p><em>Against<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia<\/p>\n<p>(Federated States of), United States of America<\/p>\n<p><em>Abstaining<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cameroon, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, Uruguay<\/p>\n<p><em>Draft resolution I was adopted by 157 votes to 5, with 4 abstentions <\/em>(resolution 77\/122)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Subsequently, the delegations of Djibouti, GuineaBissau and Somalia informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The President<\/strong>: Draft resolution II is entitled \u201cAssistance to Palestine refugees\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A recorded vote has been requested.<\/p>\n<p><em>A recorded vote was taken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In favour<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,<\/p>\n<p>Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, T\u00fcrkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen,<\/p>\n<p>Zambia, Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<p><em>Against<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Israel<\/p>\n<p><em>Abstaining<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Cameroon, Canada, Guatemala, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, United States of America, Uruguay<\/p>\n<p><em>Draft resolution II was adopted by 157 votes to 1, with 10 abstentions <\/em>(resolution 77\/123)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Subsequently, the delegations of Djibouti, GuineaBissau and Somalia informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The President<\/strong>: Draft resolution III is entitled \u201cPalestine refugees\u2019 properties and their revenues\u201d. A recorded vote has been requested.<\/p>\n<p><em>A recorded vote was taken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In favour<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, T\u00fcrkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia,<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<p><em>Against<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, United States of America<\/p>\n<p><em>Abstaining<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Brazil, Cameroon, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Togo<\/p>\n<p><em>Draft resolution III was adopted by 153 votes to 6, with 6 abstentions <\/em>(resolution 77\/124)<em>. <\/em>[Subsequently, the delegations of Djibouti, GuineaBissau and Somalia informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The President<\/strong>: May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 46?<\/p>\n<p><em>It was so decided.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agenda item 47<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Israeli practices and settlement activities affecting the rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories Report of the Special Political and <\/strong><strong>Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A\/77\/400)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The President<\/strong>: The Assembly has before it three draft resolutions recommended by the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) in paragraph 14 of its report.<\/p>\n<p>Before proceeding further, I would like to inform members that action on draft resolution I, entitled \u201cIsraeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem\u201d, is postponed to a later date to allow time for a review of its programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will take action on the draft resolution as soon as the report of the Fifth Committee on its programme budget implications is available.<\/p>\n<p>We will now take decisions on draft resolutions II and III, one by one.<\/p>\n<p>We turn first to draft resolution II, entitled \u201cThe occupied Syrian Golan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A recorded vote has been requested.<\/p>\n<p><em>A recorded vote was taken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In favour<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland,<\/p>\n<p>Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, TimorLeste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, T\u00fcrkiye, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen,<\/p>\n<p>Zambia, Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<p><em>Against<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Israel, United States of America<\/p>\n<p><em>Abstaining<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Australia, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, South Sudan, Togo, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Vanuatu<\/p>\n<p><em>Draft resolution II was adopted by 141 votes to 2, with 25 abstentions <\/em>(resolution 77\/125)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Subsequently, the delegations of Djibouti, GuineaBissau and Somalia informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The President<\/strong>: Draft resolution III is entitled \u201cIsraeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A recorded vote has been requested.<\/p>\n<p><em>A recorded vote was taken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In favour<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, T\u00fcrkiye, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<p><em>Against<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Canada, Hungary, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, United<\/p>\n<p>States of America<\/p>\n<p><em>Abstaining<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, C\u00f4te 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