United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/21326
Date: 1990-05-31 (meeting 2926)
Agenda: The situation in the occupied Arab territories
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED
NATIONS
Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL

S/21326
31 May 1990

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Yemen
and Zaire: draft resolution

The Security Council,

Having considered the letter dated 21 May 1990 from the Permanent
Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chairman of the
Arab Group for the month of May 1990 (S/21300),

Having listened to the statement by His Excellency President Yasser Arafat,

Reaffirming that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian
Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, is applicable to the Palestinian and
other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem,

Gravely concerned and alarmed by the deteriorating situation in the
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem,

Bearing in mind that any deliberately planned act of violence in the region is
a blow to peace,

1. Establishes a Commission consisting of three members of the Security
Council, to be dispatched immediately to examine the situation relating to the
policies and practices of Israel, the occupying Power, in the Palestinian
territory, including Jerusalem, occupied by Israel since 1967,

2. Requests the Commission to submit its report to the Security Council by
20 June 1990, containing recommendations on ways and means for ensuring the safety
and protection of the Palestinian civilians under Israeli occupation;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Commission with the
necessary facilities to enable it to carry out its mission;

4. Decides to keep the situation in the occupied territories under constant
and close scrutiny and to reconvene to review the situation in the light of the
findings of the Commission.

90-13802 23362 (E)


Voting result: 14 yes, 1 no, 0 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Canada
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Colombia
vote: Y
country: Cote d'Ivoire
vote: Y
country: Cuba
vote: Y
country: Ethiopia
vote: Y
country: Finland
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: Malaysia
vote: Y
country: Romania
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: Y
country: Yemen
vote: Y
country: Zaire
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N