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and relevant international laws and standards, by taking appropriate steps in view of the
immitigable nature of the adverse impact of their activities on human rights;
(c)
To provide guidance to individuals and businesses on the financial,
reputational and legal risks, including the possibility of liability for corporate involvement
in gross human rights abuses and the abuses of the rights of individuals, of becoming
involved in settlement-related activities, including through financial transactions,
investments, purchases, procurements, loans, the provision of services, and other economic
and financial activities in or benefiting Israeli settlements, to inform businesses of these
risks in the formulation of their national action plans for the implementation of the Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights, and to ensure that their policies, legislation,
regulations and enforcement measures effectively address the heightened risks of operating
a business in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;
(d)
To increase monitoring of settler violence with a view to promoting
accountability;
13.
Calls upon business enterprises to take all measures necessary to comply
with their responsibilities under the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and
relevant international laws and standards with respect to their activities in or in relation to
the Israeli settlements and the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, to avoid the adverse impact of such activities on human rights, and to avoid
contributing to the establishment, maintenance, development or consolidation of Israeli
settlements or the exploitation of the natural resources of the Occupied Palestinian
Territory;
14.
Requests that all parties concerned, including United Nations bodies,
implement and ensure the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report
of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of
Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the
Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
and endorsed by the Human Rights Council through its resolution 22/29, in accordance
with their respective mandates;
15.
Calls upon the relevant United Nations bodies to take all necessary measures
and actions within their mandates to ensure full respect for and compliance with Human
Rights Council resolution 17/4 of 16 June 2011, on the Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights and other relevant international laws and standards, and to ensure the
implementation of the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, which
provides a global standard for upholding human rights in relation to business activities that
are connected with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem;
16.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to report
to the Human Rights Council on the implementation of the provisions of the present
resolution at its forty-third session, with particular emphasis on the policies and practices
linked to the settlement enterprise that discriminate against the Palestinian population in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;
17.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
54th meeting
22 March 2019
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 32 to 5, with 10 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina
Faso, Chile, China, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, Iceland, India, Iraq, Italy,
Japan, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Uruguay
Against:
Australia, Denmark, Hungary, Togo, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
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