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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
Council at its next main session;
10.
Decides to continue the consideration of the human rights violations in the
occupied Syrian Golan at its next main session.
46th meeting
24 March 2011
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 29 to 1, with 16 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, China,
Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Zambia;
Against:
United States of America;
Abstaining:
Belgium, Cameroon, France, Gabon, Guatemala, Hungary, Japan, Norway,
Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Slovakia, Spain,
Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.]
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