A/HRC/RES/28/27 (a) The restrictions imposed by Israel that impede access of Christian and Muslim worshippers to holy sites in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and calls upon Israel to include guarantees for non-discrimination on grounds of religion or belief as well as for the preservation and peaceful access to all religious sites; (b) The increasing tensions in occupied East Jerusalem and the wider region, including those stemming from attempts aimed at illegally changing the status quo of holy sites; 25. Urges Member States to continue to provide emergency assistance to the Palestinian people to alleviate the financial crisis and the dire socioeconomic and humanitarian situation, particularly in the Gaza Strip; 26. Emphasizes the need to preserve and develop the Palestinian institutions and infrastructure for the provision of vital public services to the Palestinian civilian population and the promotion of human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights; 27. Deplores the persistent non-cooperation of Israel with special procedures mandate holders and other United Nations mechanisms, and stresses the need for Israel to abide by all relevant United Nations resolutions and to cooperate with the Human Rights Council, all special procedures and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; 28. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to strengthen further the presence of its office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory by, inter alia, deploying the necessary personnel and expertise; 29. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-first session; 30. Decides to remain seized of the matter. 57th meeting 27 March 2015 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 43 to 1, with 3 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana,* India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Maldives, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam Against: United States of America Abstaining: Botswana, Paraguay, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia] * The delegation of Ghana subsequently stated that there had been an error in its voting and that it had intended to abstain. 7

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