A/HRC/RES/19/15
Recalling also Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338
(1973) of 22 October 1973, 1397 (2002) of 12 March 2002 and 1402 (2002) of 30 March
2002,
Recalling further the conclusion of the International Court of Justice, in its advisory
opinion of 9 July 2004, that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures
previously taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
Recalling the resolutions adopted in this regard by the Commission on Human
Rights, the last of which was resolution 2005/1 of 7 April 2005,
Reaffirming the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination in accordance
with the provisions of the Charter, relevant United Nations resolutions and declarations,
and the provisions of international covenants and instruments relating to the right to selfdetermination as an international principle and as a right of all peoples in the world, as it is
a jus cogens in international law and a basic condition for achieving a just, lasting and
comprehensive peace in the region of the Middle East,
1.
Reaffirms the inalienable, permanent and unqualified right of the Palestinian
people to self-determination, including their right to live in freedom, justice and dignity,
and to establish their sovereign, independent, democratic and viable contiguous State;
2.
Also reaffirms its support for the solution of two States, Palestine and Israel,
living side by side in peace and security;
3.
Stresses the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem;
4.
Urges all Member States and relevant bodies of the United Nations system to
support and assist the Palestinian people in the early realization of their right to selfdetermination;
5.
session.
Decides to continue consideration of this question at its twenty-second
53rd meeting
22 March 2012
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 46 to 1, with no abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chile, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic,
Djibouti, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Republic of
Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain,
Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay
Against:
United States of America]
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