United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/2002/1385
Date: 2002-12-20 (meeting 4681)
Agenda: The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
Vetoed by: USA

United Nations S/2002/1385
 Security Council Distr.: General
19 December 2002
Original: English
02-75331 (E)    201202
*0275331*Syrian Arab Republic: draft resolution
The Security Council ,
Reaffirming  its resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973) of 22
October 1973, 1397 (2002) of 12 March 2002, 1402 (2002) of 30 March 2002, 1403(2002) of 4 April 2002 and 1435 (2002) of 24 September 2002, as well as thestatements of its President, of 10 April 2002 and 18 July 2002,
Reiterating  its grave concern at the tragic and violent events that have taken
place since September 2000 and the continuous deterioration of the situation,
Expressing grave concern at the killing by the Israeli occupying forces of
several United Nations employees, including the recent killing of one internationalstaff member in the Jenin refugee camp,
Expressing deep concern  at the deliberate destruction by the Israeli occupying
forces of a United Nations World Food Programme warehouse in Beit Lahiya in theOccupied Palestinian Territory, in which 537 metric tons of donated food suppliesintended for distribution to needy Palestinians had been stored,
Recalling  the protection accorded to such facilities under international
humanitarian law,
1. Condemns  the above-mentioned killings and destruction;
2. Demands  that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with its
obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection ofCivilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and refrain from the excessiveand disproportionate use of force in the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
3. Requests  the Secretary-General to inform the Council on any
developments in this regard.

Voting result: 12 yes, 1 no, 2 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: China
vote: Y
country: Colombia
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: Guinea
vote: Y
country: Ireland
vote: Y
country: Mauritius
vote: Y
country: Mexico
vote: Y
country: Norway
vote: Y
country: Russian Federation
vote: Y
country: Singapore
vote: Y
country: Syrian Arab Republic
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: Bulgaria
vote: A
country: Cameroon
vote: A