United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/2003/980
Date: 2003-10-14 (meeting 4842)
Agenda: The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
Vetoed by: USA

United Nations
Security Council
S/2003/980
Distr.: General
14 October 2003
Original: English

Guinea, Malaysia, Pakistan and Syrian Arab Republic:
draft resolution
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 267 (1969) of
3 July 1969, 298 (1971) of 25 September 1971, 446 (1979) of 22 March 1979,
452 (1979) of 20 July 1979, 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980, 476 (1980) of 30 June
1980, 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, 904 (1994) of 18 March 1994, 1073 (1996) of
28 September 1996 and 1397 (2002) of 12 March 2002,
Reaffirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory
by force,
Reaffirming its vision of a region where two States, Israel and Palestine, live
side by side within secure and recognized borders,
Condemning all acts of violence, terror and destruction,
Stressing the urgency of ending the current violent situation on the ground, the
need to end the occupation that began in 1967 and the need to achieve peace based
on the vision of two States mentioned above,
Reiterating its call upon Israel, the occupying Power, to fully and effectively
respect the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949,
Reiterating its opposition to settlement activities in the Occupied Territories
and to any activities involving the confiscation of land, disruption of the livelihood
of protected persons and the de facto annexation of land,
1. Decides that the construction by Israel, the occupying Power, of a wall in
the Occupied Territories departing from the armistice line of 1949 is illegal under
relevant provisions of international law and must be ceased and reversed;
2.
Requests the Secretary-General to report on the compliance with this
resolution periodically, with the first report to be submitted within one month;
3. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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Voting result: 10 yes, 1 no, 4 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Angola
vote: Y
country: Chile
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: Guinea
vote: Y
country: Mexico
vote: Y
country: Pakistan
vote: Y
country: Russian Federation
vote: Y
country: Spain
vote: Y
country: Syrian Arab Republic
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: Bulgaria
vote: A
country: Cameroon
vote: A
country: Germany
vote: A
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A