Security Council resolution 1860 (2009) [on a durable and fully respected ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip]
Symbol: S/RES/1860(2009)
Date: 2009-01-08
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/64 [50] PALESTINE QUESTION
S/64 [53] TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL
S/64 [54] MIDDLE EAST SITUATION
Subjects: UNRWA > Budget contributions|Palestinian Authority|Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the Coordination of International Assistance to Palestinians|League of Arab States|Arab Peace Initiative|Quartet|Agreement on Movement and Access and the Agreed Principles for the Rafah Crossing (2005)|CEASEFIRES|RELIEF CORRIDORS|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|TROOP WITHDRAWAL|GAZA STRIP|ISRAEL|TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL|MIDDLE EAST SITUATION|ILLICIT ARMS TRAFFICKING|FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT|RECONCILIATION|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|VIOLENCE|CIVILIAN PERSONS|TERRORISM|MEDIATION|EGYPT|CONFERENCES|PALESTINE QUESTION
Votes in favour: 14
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 1
Voting record:
country: AUSTRIA
vote: yes
country: BURKINA FASO
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: COSTA RICA
vote: yes
country: CROATIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: TURKEY
vote: yes
country: UGANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: abstention
country: VIET NAM
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/1860 (2009)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 8 January 2009




               Resolution 1860 (2009)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6063rd meeting, on
               8 January 2009

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling all of its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338
               (1973), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008),
                    Stressing that the Gaza Strip constitutes an integral part of the territory
               occupied in 1967 and will be a part of the Palestinian state,
                    Emphasizing the importance of the safety and well-being of all civilians,
                     Expressing grave concern at the escalation of violence and the deterioration of
               the situation, in particular the resulting heavy civilian casualties since the refusal to
               extend the period of calm; and emphasizing that the Palestinian and Israeli civilian
               populations must be protected,
                    Expressing grave concern also at the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza,
                    Emphasizing the need to ensure sustained and regular flow of goods and
               people through the Gaza crossings,
                    Recognizing the vital role played by UNRWA in providing humanitarian and
               economic assistance within Gaza,
                    Recalling that a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be
               achieved by peaceful means,
                    Reaffirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure
               and internationally recognized borders,
                    1.    Stresses the urgency of and calls for an immediate, durable and fully
               respected ceasefire, leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza;
                   2.    Calls for the unimpeded provision and distribution throughout Gaza of
               humanitarian assistance, including of food, fuel and medical treatment;
                     3.   Welcomes the initiatives aimed at creating and opening humanitarian
               corridors and other mechanisms for the sustained delivery of humanitarian aid;




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                     4.   Calls on Member States to support international efforts to alleviate the
               humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza, including through urgently needed
               additional contributions to UNRWA and through the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee;
                     5.    Condemns all violence and hostilities directed against civilians and all
               acts of terrorism;
                    6.    Calls upon Member States to intensify efforts to provide arrangements
               and guarantees in Gaza in order to sustain a durable ceasefire and calm, including to
               prevent illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition and to ensure the sustained
               reopening of the crossing points on the basis of the 2005 Agreement on Movement
               and Access between the Palestinian Authority and Israel; and in this regard,
               welcomes the Egyptian initiative, and other regional and international efforts that
               are under way;
                     7.   Encourages tangible steps towards intra-Palestinian reconciliation
               including in support of mediation efforts of Egypt and the League of Arab States as
               expressed in the 26 November 2008 resolution, and consistent with Security Council
               resolution 1850 (2008) and other relevant resolutions;
                    8.    Calls for renewed and urgent efforts by the parties and the international
               community to achieve a comprehensive peace based on the vision of a region where
               two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace with secure
               and recognized borders, as envisaged in Security Council resolution 1850 (2008),
               and recalls also the importance of the Arab Peace Initiative;
                     9.    Welcomes the Quartet’s consideration, in consultation with the parties, of
               an international meeting in Moscow in 2009;
                    10.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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