United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/17459
Date: 1985-09-13 (meeting 2605)
Agenda: The situation in the occupied Arab territories
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED
NATIONS
Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/17459
12 September 1985
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Madagascar, Peru, Trinidad
and Tobago: draft resolution
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 468 (1980), 469 (1980) and 484 (1980),
Taking note of General Assembly resolution 35/122 of 11 December 1980,
Having heard the statement of the Permanent Representative of Qatar and other
statements made before the Council,
Stressing the urgent need to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace
in the Middle East,
Affirming once again that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of
Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, is applicable to the Arab
territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem,
1. Deplores the repressive measures taken by Israel since 4 August 1985
against civilian Palestinian population in the Israeli occupied territories
specially in the West Bank and Gaza and expresses serious concern that the
persistence of Israeli authorities in applying such measures would lead to further
deterioration of the situation in the occupied territories;
2. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to immediately stop all
repressive measures including curfews, administrative detentions and forceful
| deportation and to release forthwith all detainees and refrain from further
deportations;
3.
Further calls upon Israel to abide scrupulously by the provisions of the
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of
12 August 1949.
85-24836 56462 (E)
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Voting result: 10 yes, 1 no, 4 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Australia
vote: A
country: Burkina Faso
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Denmark
vote: A
country: Egypt
vote: Y
country: France
vote: A
country: India
vote: Y
country: Madagascar
vote: Y
country: Peru
vote: Y
country: Thailand
vote: Y
country: Trinidad and Tobago
vote: Y
country: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A
country: United States of America
vote: N