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Golan and East Jerusalem, that seek to alter the character and legal status of the occupied
Syrian Golan are null and void, constitute a flagrant violation of international law and of
the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12
August 1949, and have no legal effect;
8.
Again calls upon States Members of the United Nations not to recognize any
of the above-mentioned legislative or administrative measures;
9.
Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention
of all Governments, the competent United Nations organs, specialized agencies,
international and regional intergovernmental organizations and international humanitarian
organizations to disseminate it as widely as possible and to report on this matter to the
Human Rights Council at its twenty-fifth session;
10.
Decides to continue the consideration of the human rights violations in the
occupied Syrian Golan at its twenty-fifth session.
48th meeting
21 March 2013
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 29 to 1, with 17 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, Congo,
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan,
Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines,
Qatar, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of)
Against:
United States of America
Abstaining:
Austria, Côte d’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Estonia, Gabon, Germany, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Kenya, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of
Moldova, Romania, Spain, Switzerland]
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