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Israeli settlements and the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, to avoid contributing to the establishment or maintenance of Israeli settlements
or the exploitation of natural resources of the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
14.
Requests that all parties concerned, including United Nations bodies,
implement and ensure the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report
of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of
Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the
Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
and endorsed by the Human Rights Council through its resolution 22/29, in accordance
with their respective mandates;
15.
Calls upon the relevant United Nations bodies to take all necessary measures
and actions within their mandates to ensure full respect for and compliance with Human
Rights Council resolution 17/4 of 16 June 2011 on the Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights and other relevant international laws and standards, and to ensure the
implementation of the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, which
provides a global standard for upholding human rights in relation to business activities that
are connected with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem;
16.
Takes note of the statement of the Working Group on the issue of human
rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises in follow-up to Human
Rights Council resolution 22/29;
17.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
present a report detailing the implementation of the recommendations contained in the
report of the independent fact-finding mission on the implications of Israeli settlements on
the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian People throughout
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, to the Human Rights Council
at its thirty-first session;
18.
Requests the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the present
resolution at its thirty-first session;
19.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
57th meeting
27 March 2015
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 45 to 1, with 1 abstention. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Botswana, 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, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet
Nam
Against:
United States of America
Abstaining:
Paraguay]
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