SOVEREIGNTY OF PALESTINIANS OVER NATURAL RESOURCES REAFFIRMED IN TEXT APPROVED BY SECOND COMMITTEE
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GA/EF/2899
SOVEREIGNTY OF PALESTINIANS OVER NATURAL RESOURCES REAFFIRMED IN TEXT APPROVED BY SECOND COMMITTEE
19991124Committee Approves Text on Coercive Measures Against Developing Countries; Eight Further Drafts Approved Without Vote
The General Assembly would call on Israel, the occupying Power, not to exploit, to cause loss or depletion of, or to endanger the natural resources in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan. It would take that action according to the terms of one of ten texts approved this morning by the Second Committee (Economic and Financial).
Approved by a vote of 132 in favour to 3 against (Israel, Marshall Islands and United States) with 5 abstentions (Cameroon, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Zambia), the text would have the Assembly reaffirm the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and the population of the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources, including land and water. (See voting annex II for details.)
The Assembly would also recognize the right of the Palestinian people to claim restitution as a result of any exploitation, loss or depletion of, or danger to, their natural resources. It would express the hope that the issue would be dealt within the framework of the final status negotiation between the Palestinian and Israeli sides.
In other action this morning, the Committee approved, by a vote of 94 in favour to 2 against (Marshall Islands and United States) with 43 abstentions, a text on unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries. (See voting annex I for details.)
The text would have the Assembly urge the international community to adopt urgent and effective measures to eliminate the use of unilateral coercive measures against developing countries that are not authorized by relevant organs of the United Nations, or are inconsistent with the principles of international law as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, and that contravene the basic principles of the multilateral trading system.
Further, the Assembly would request the Secretary-General to continue to monitor the imposition of such measures and to study their impact on the affected countries, including the impact on trade and development.
By another draft approved this morning without a vote, the Assembly would decide that the theme of the second high-level dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership will be responding to globalization: facilitating the integration of developing countries into the world economy in the twenty-first century. It would further decide, and that without changing the biennial nature of the high- level dialogue, to defer its holding to the Assemblys fifty-sixth session.
As a result of the approval of a draft decision (A/54/328), the Assembly would take note of the Note by the Secretary-General on themes for the second high-level dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership.
Under its consideration of environment and sustainable development, the Committee approved two draft resolutions, under which the Assembly call on the Secretary-General, the relevant United Nations organizations and the international community to take necessary measures towards the establishment of the international research centre on the El Niño phenomenon at Guayaquil, Ecuador. It would call on governments to continue to coordinate their efforts with the Secretary-General and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations and other partners to implement and further develop a comprehensive strategy to maximize international action in the field of natural disasters. It would request the Secretary-General to establish a trust fund for disaster reduction to enable the funding of the inter-agency secretariat for disaster reduction, and to transfer all assets of the Trust Fund for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction to the new trust fund with effect on 1 January 2000.
By another text approved without a vote, the Assembly would call on all governments, relevant United Nations organizations and multilateral and regional financial institutions to consider increasing allocations of financial resources for economic and technical cooperation among developing countries, and to strengthen funding modalities to promote South-South cooperation, such as triangular cooperation and private sector funding.
Also this morning, the Committee approved three texts, without a vote, on the report of the Economic and Social Council, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations Staff College in Turin, Italy.
Statements were made in explanation of vote by the representatives of Armenia, Finland (on behalf of the European Union), Israel, United States, Bulgaria, Japan and Syria. The representative of Egypt and the observer for Palestine also spoke.
The Committee will meet again at a date to be announced in the Journal.
Committee Work Programme
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) met this morning to hear the introduction of, and take action on, a number of draft resolutions.
Report of Economic and Social Council
The Committee had before it a draft resolution (document A/C.2/54/L.41) submitted by the Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Giovanni Brauzzi (Italy), on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.31 concerning the report of the Economic and Social Council. By its terms, the General Assembly would take note of Council decision 1999/277 of 28 July on the report of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development that is to be transmitted to the Commission on Sustainable Development. Also, it would request the Commission to consider, at its eighth session, those parts of the report of the Committee that are relevant to its agreed programme of work for 2000, bearing in mind the recommendations contained in Economic and Social Council resolution 1999/47, 1999/48 and 1999/49, of 28 July, and Assembly resolution 50/126 of 20 December 1995, and to submit to the Assembly at its fifty-fifth session, through the Council, a report for its consideration.
Sustainable Development and International Economic Cooperation
Also before the Committee was a text, submitted by the Vice-Chairman, Alexandru Niculescu (Romania), on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.9 on renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership (document A/C.2/54/L.45). By the terms of the draft, the Assembly would decide that the theme of the second high-level dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership will be Responding to globalization: facilitating the integration of developing countries into the world economy in the twenty-first century. It would also decide, without changing the biennial nature of the high- level dialogue, to defer the holding of the second two-day high-level dialogue to its fifty-sixth session.
The Assembly would request the Assembly President to begin consultations with Member States so as to arrive at an early decision on the date, modalities, nature of the outcome and focus of the discussions of the second high-level dialogue, taking into account past experience and the contributions to be provided by Member States as well as regional institutions and the United Nations system, and commend the continuing use of interactive panel discussions, including with the participation of non-governmental actors, to facilitate the dialogue in accordance with relevant rules and regulations. It would request the Secretary-General, in close cooperation with Governments, all relevant parts of the United Nations system, relevant organizations and other development agencies, to make initial preparations for the dialogue, while also taking into account the results of major United Nations conferences and summits.
Environment and sustainable development
Also before the Committee was a draft text submitted by the Vice-Chairman, Daul Matute (Peru), on the basis of informal consultations on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.29, on international cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon (document A/C.2/54/L.43). The Assembly would call on the Secretary- General, the relevant United Nations organizations and the international community to take necessary measures, as appropriate, towards the establishment of the international research centre on El Niño at Guayaquil, Ecuador, and invite the international community to provide financial, technical and scientific assistance and cooperation for this purpose, as well as encourage that centre to strengthen its links with other relevant regional and global climate-study organizations, and to focus on practical application of El Niño information in such areas as disaster preparedness, agriculture, health, tourism, water and energy.
The Assembly would request the Secretary-General to continue to promote the full implementation of Assembly resolutions 52/200 and 53/185, as an integral part of the agreed arrangements after the conclusion of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
The Committee also had before it a text, submitted by Mr. Matute, on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.28 on the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction: successor arrangements (document A/C.2/54/L.44). By its terms, the Assembly would decide to maintain the observance of the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction on the second Wednesday of October. It would call on governments to continue to cooperate and coordinate their efforts with the Secretary-General and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations and other partners, to implement and further develop a comprehensive strategy to maximize international cooperation in the field of natural disasters, from prevention to early warning, response, mitigation, rehabilitation and reconstruction, including through capacity-building at all levels and the development and strengthening of global and regional approaches that take into account regional, subregional, national and local circumstances and needs, as well as the need to strengthen coordination of national emergency response agencies in natural disasters.
The Assembly would request the Secretary-General to establish a trust fund, from voluntary contributions, for disaster reduction to enable the funding of the inter-agency secretariat for disaster reduction, and to transfer all assets of the Trust Fund for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction to the new trust fund for disaster reduction, with effect on 1 January 2000.
In addition, the Assembly would request the Secretary-General to solicit the required inputs from governments, the relevant organizations of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations to further optimize and disseminate listings of organizations of the United Nations system and NGOs of civil protection and emergency response at all levels, with updated inventories of available resources, to help in natural disasters. It would also request the Secretary- General to further optimize and disseminate through all available channels the necessary information, including handbooks, that guide the international community at large in the effective management of international cooperation in the fields of disaster prevention, early warning, response, mitigation, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Furthermore, the Assembly would endorse the proposals put forward in the Secretary-Generals report to ensure the swift establishment of future arrangements for disaster reduction, as well as functional continuity for the effective implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. It would also endorse the Secretary-Generals proposal to establish an inter-agency task force and inter-agency secretariat for disaster reduction, for an initial period during the biennium 2000-2001, and to undertake a review of these temporary arrangements after the first year of operations, with a view to submitting proposals on adjustments regarding their definite shape.
Operational activities for development
Also before the Committee was a text, submitted by Mr. Matute, on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.5 on economic and technical cooperation among developing countries (document A/C.2/54/L.47). By its terms, the Assembly would call on all governments, relevant United Nations organizations and multilateral and regional financial institutions to consider increasing allocations of financial resources for economic and technical cooperation among developing countries, and to strengthen funding modalities to promote South-South cooperation, such as triangular cooperation and private sector funding.
The Assembly would request the United Nations system to take appropriate measures to improve the effective incorporation of technical cooperation among developing countries (TCDC) into its programmes and projects and to intensify efforts towards mainstreaming the modality of TCDC, including through support to the activities of the Special Unit for TCDC, and encourage other relevant international institutions to undertake similar measures. It would reiterate its request to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to ensure that the separate identity of the Special Unit is maintained and supported to fully implement its mandate and system-wide responsibilities in promoting, monitoring and coordinating TCDC.
Training and Research
The Committee also had before it a draft resolution submitted by the Vice- Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Giovanni Brauzzi (Italy), on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.26, on the United Nations Staff College in Turin, Italy (document A/C.2/54/L.42). By its terms, the General Assembly would request the Secretary-General to consult with the Administrative Committee on Coordination and relevant United Nations agencies and to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session a report on the Staff college, based on a full and independent evaluation of the implementation and completion of the activities undertaken by the College (incorporating the College's corporate plan and programme of action) and including recommendation on the future status, funding and operations of the College after the conclusion of its pilot phase in December 2000.
By the terms of a text (document A/C.2/54/L.46) also submitted by Mr. Brauzzi, on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.30) on the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Assembly would request the Board of Trustees to continue to attract experts from developing countries, and countries with economies in transition, for the preparation of the relevant training materials for the programmes and activities of the Institute, and stress that the Institutes courses should primarily focus on development issues.
It would also request the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Institute and with United Nations funds and programmes, to continue to explore ways and means systematically to utilize the Institute in the execution of training and capacity-building programmes. The Assembly would renew its call to the Secretary- General to continue to explore all possible ways and means to provide additional facilities to the Institute for maintaining its offices and for conducting programmes and training courses that are provided at no cost to States and to their representatives accredited to United Nations Offices in New York, Nairobi, Geneva and Vienna. It would also renew its appeal to all governments, particularly those of developed countries, and to private institutions that have not yet contributed financially or otherwise to the Institute, to give it their generous financial and other support, and urge the States that interrupted their voluntary contributions to consider resuming them in view of the successful restructuring and revitalization of the Institute.
Macroeconomic Policy Questions
Also before the Committee is a draft resolution, sponsored by Guyana, on behalf of the Group of 77 developing countries and China, on unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries (document A/C.2/54/L.40). By its terms, the Assembly would urge the international community to adopt urgent and effective measures to eliminate the use of unilateral coercive measures against developing countries that are not authorized by relevant organs of the United Nations, or are inconsistent with the principles of international law as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, and that contravene the basic principles of the multilateral trading system. Also, it would request the Secretary-General to continue to monitor the imposition of measures of this nature and to study the impact of such measures on the affected countries, including the impact on trade and development.
Permanent Sovereignty of the Palestinian People
Also before the Committee was a text sponsored by Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Palestine on the permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources (document A/C.2/54/L.32). By its terms, the Assembly would call on Israel, the occupying Power, not to exploit, to cause loss or depletion of or to endanger the natural resources in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan. Also, it would reaffirm the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and the population of the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources, including land and water.
Further, the Assembly would recognize the right of the Palestinian people to claim restitution as a result of any exploitation, loss or depletion of, or danger to, their natural resources, and express the hope that this issue will be dealt with in the framework of the final status negotiation between the Palestinian and Israeli sides.
Action on Drafts
The Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Alexandru Niculescu (Romania) introduced the draft text entitled renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership, on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.9. The draft resolution was approved without a vote.
Draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.9 was withdrawn by its sponsors.
The Chairman then proposed the following draft decision: The General Assembly takes note of the Note by the Secretary-General on themes for the second high-level dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership. The draft decision (document A/54/328) was approved without a vote.
Environment and Sustainable Development
Next, the Committees Vice-Chairman, Daul Matute (Peru), introduced the draft resolution entitled international cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon, submitted on the basis on informal consultations held on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.29.
The text was approved without a vote, and draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.29 was withdrawn.
The Vice-Chairman then introduced the draft resolution entitled International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction: successor arrangements, submitted on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.28. He noted a correction in the Spanish text, and also revised the last line of operative paragraph 11 in the English text.
The Committee approved the text, as orally revised, without a vote.
Operational activities for development
Mr. Matute then introduced the draft entitled economic and technical cooperation among developing countries, based on informal consultations on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.5. The draft resolution was approved without a vote.
Draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.5 was withdrawn by its sponsors.
Training and Research
The Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Giovanni Brauzzi (Italy), submitted the draft text entitled United Nations Staff College in Turin, Italy, based on informal consultations on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.26. The draft resolution was approved without a vote.
The representative of Finland, speaking on behalf of the European Union, said that the following countries had joined as co-sponsors: Argentina, Armenia, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Malta, Morocco, Peru, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Senegal, Takigistan, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.
Mr. Brauzzi then introduced the draft resolution entitled United Nations Institute for Training and Research, based on informal consultations on draft resolution (A/C.2/54/L.30). The draft resolution was approved without a vote.
Draft resolutions A/C.2/54/L.26 and A/C.2/54/L.30 were withdrawn by their sponsors.
Report of the Economic and Social Council
Mr. Brauzzi introduced the draft resolution entitled "report of the Economic and Social Council", submitted on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.31.
The text was approved without a vote.
The representative of Egypt thanked Mr. Brauzzi for his role in coordinating consultations on the item. She called on the Commission on Sustainable Development at its eighth session to take up its assigned task by studying the report of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development, and to consider the recommendations submitted to it. She also called on the Secretariat to ensure that the report of the Commission would be available for the Assemblys consideration at its fifty-fifth session.
The Committee withdrew A/C.2/54/L.31 following approval of the draft.
Macroeconomic Policy Questions
The Committee then turned to the draft resolution entitled "unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries".
The text was approved by a recorded vote of 94 in favour to 2 against (Marshall Islands and United States), with 43 abstentions.
In explanation of vote after the vote, the representative of Armenia said that his delegation had voted in favour of the text. Armenia had always condemned the continued use of such measures, especially in the South Caucasus. The difficulties of landlocked countries were exacerbated by the imposition of such economic embargoes.
The representative of Finland, speaking on behalf of the European Union, said that the Union had abstained. Economic measures should be compatible with the principles of international law, including the principles of the multilateral trading system and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Such measures should not be taken against any member of the international community. He regretted that the resolution had almost exclusively focused on measures against developing countries.
Permanent Sovereignty of the Palestinian People
Next, Mr. Niculescu introduced the draft entitled "the permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources."
Speaking in explanation of vote before the vote, the representative of Israel said that the draft resolution before the Committee was completely superfluous. Any separate discussion of the matter, ignoring the mutual commitments to reach a permanent agreement, would not be conducive to the negotiations currently taking place. In light of positive progress, it was regrettable that the Committee should be discussing a text which aimed to predetermine the outcome of issues that were to be directly negotiated between the parties themselves.
Israel believed that the United Nations could play a constructive role by supporting the achievements of the peace process and its essential frameworks, he said. By contrast, the draft was yet another example of an attempt to intervene in matters relating to the peace process and outside the scope of the pressing matters to be resolved by the Second Committee. Israel would vote against the draft resolution and urged delegations who supported the peace process and the principle of direct negotiations to do the same.
The representative of the United States said that his delegation opposed the resolution for several reasons. First, it attempted to inject the General Assembly into issues that were to be directly negotiated by the parties themselves. It also attempted to prejudge the outcome of the current negotiations. He also objected to the reference in the resolution to the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including Jerusalem, which was simply another attempt to prejudge the final status negotiations. The unbalanced resolution did not serve the cause of peace. He would vote against the text and encouraged others to do the same.
The text was approved by a recorded vote of 132 in favour to 3 against (Israel, Marshall Islands and United States) with 5 abstentions (Cameroon, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Zambia).
Explanation of Vote
In explanation of vote after the vote, the representative of Finland, speaking on behalf of the European Union, said that the Union had voted in favour of the text, because the natural resources of any territory seized by use of arms should not be used inappropriately or illegally by the occupying power. However, the issues referred to in the present resolution were matters which should be dealt with in the framework of the permanent status negotiations of the ongoing Middle East peace process. The draft resolution just approved must not therefore be considered as prejudicial to those negotiations.
The representative of Bulgaria aligned himself with Finlands statement. The representative of Japan said he hoped that issues addressed in the approved draft resolution would be dealt with within the framework of the permanent status negotiations. Japans vote in favour of the resolution should not be seen as a pre-judgment of the final outcome of those negotiations. Japans support did not reflect any change in its position. He added that the Second Committee was not the suitable forum for handling such draft resolutions. The representative of Syria said that the support provided for the resolution reflected the fact of the international communitys support for the peace process. It also reflected support for resolutions calling for full withdrawal from the occupied Syrian Golan and protection of the rights of its people. The international community understood the serious dangers and risks in the Middle East. The results of the vote clearly reflected the international communitys determination to bring about a just and permanent peace.
The observer of Palestine thanked the co-sponsors of the resolution and all states voting in favour. He said that there were no contradictions between the present resolution and the various regional agreements. There had been 24 Security Council resolutions. Israel pursued apartheid-like policies, especially in the exploitation of resources in the occupied territories. He supported the current peace process, and expressed the hope that it would lead to a just and lasting peace.
(ANNEXES FOLLOW)
ANNEX I
Vote on unilateral economic measures as a means of coercion against developing countries
The Second Committee approved draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.40 - relating to unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries - by a recorded vote of 94 in favour to 2 against with 43 abstentions.
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Against: Marshall Islands and United States.
Abstain: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Côte dIvoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan.
Absent: Albania, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Kiribati, Malawi, Malta, Nauru, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, and Uruguay.
(END OF ANNEX I)
ANNEX II
Vote on permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people
The Second Committee approved draft resolution A/C.2/54/L.32 - on the permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources - by a recorded vote of 132 in favour to 3 against with 5 abstentions.
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte dIvoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, Marshall Islands, and United States.
Abstain: Cameroon, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Zambia.
Absent: Albania, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Kiribati, Malawi, Nauru, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, and Uruguay.
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