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6.
Urges all concerned parties to respect the rules of international humanitarian
law, to refrain from violence against the civilian population and to treat under all circumstances
all detained combatants and civilians in accordance with the Geneva Conventions
of 12 August 1949;
7.
Decides to dispatch urgently a high-level fact-finding mission, to be appointed by
the President of the Human Rights Council, to travel to Beit Hanoun to, inter alia: (a) assess the
situation of victims; (b) address the needs of survivors; and (c) make recommendations on ways
and means to protect Palestinian civilians against any further Israeli assaults;
8.
Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights to provide all administrative, technical and logistical assistance required to enable
the fact-finding mission to fulfil its mandate promptly and efficiently;
9.
Requests the fact-finding mission to report to the Council no later than the middle
of December 2006 on progress made towards the fulfilment of its mandate.
2nd meeting
15 November 2006
[Resolution adopted by a recorded vote of 32 to 8, with 6 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador,
Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru,
Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia.
Against: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Abstaining: France, Guatemala, Japan, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Ukraine.
See chapter II.]
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