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7.
Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with its legal
obligations, as mentioned in the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice;
8.
Urges the parties to give renewed impetus to the peace process in line with
the Annapolis Peace Conference and the Paris International Donors’ Conference for the
Palestinian State, and to implement fully the road map endorsed by the Security Council in
its resolution 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003, with the aim of reaching a comprehensive
political settlement in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council, including
resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 446 (1979)
of 22 March 1979, 452 (1979) of 20 July 1979, 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980, 476 (1980) of
30 June 1980, 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, 1397 (2002) of 12 March 2002, 1515 (2003)
of 19 November 2003 and 1850 (2008) of 16 December 2008, and other relevant United
Nations resolutions, the principles of the Peace Conference on the Middle East, held in
Madrid on 30 October 1991, the Oslo Accords, the Arab Peace initiative and subsequent
agreements, which will allow two States, Israel and Palestine, to live in peace and security;
9.
Decides to dispatch an independent international fact-finding mission, to be
appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council, to investigate the implications of
the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the
Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
with a mandate ending on submission of a report to the Council, and calls upon Israel, the
occupying Power, not to obstruct the process of investigation and to cooperate fully with
the mission;
10.
Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights to provide all administrative, technical and logistical assistance to enable
the mission to fulfil its mandate promptly and efficiently;
11.
Requests the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the present
resolution at its twentieth session;
12.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
53rd meeting
22 March 2012
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 36 to 1, with 10 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Chile, China, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Jordan,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay
Against:
United States of America
Abstaining:
Cameroon, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Poland,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Spain]
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