NEW YORK, Dec 4 — The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday adopted four pro-Palestine resolutions, which defended the pre-1967 borders between Palestine and Israel and renewed the mandates of two UN Palestine bodies, Xinhua news agency reported.
After over 20 member states debated on the question of Palestine, the assembly voted on the four draft resolutions one by one. All documents were passed, two approved by an overwhelming majority.
“Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine,” the resolution that won the most support (147 votes in favour, seven against and 13 abstentions), called upon all states not to recognise any changes to the pre-1967 borders, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties through negotiations.
It urged all states not to render aid or assistance to illegal settlement activities by Israel in its occupied Palestinian territory, and to ensure accountability consistent with international law.
The resolution entitled “Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People” requested the UN committee to redouble international efforts aimed at establishing an expanded multilateral framework for the revitalisation of efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine.
It invited all governments and organizations to extend their cooperation to the committee in the performance of its tasks.
The two other resolutions, “Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat” and “Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Global Communications,” respectively renewed the mandate of the two UN bodies their titles referred to.
At the beginning of Tuesday’s debate, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People presented its report to the General Assembly.
— Bernama
