United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/13911
Date: 1980-04-30 (meeting 2220)
Agenda: The question of the exercise by the Palestinian people of its inalienable rights
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED NATIONS
SECURITY
COUNCIL
Distr.
GENERAL
S/13911
28 April 1980
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

Tunisia: draft resolution

The Security Council,
Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (A/34/35),
Taking note of General Assembly resolution 34/65,
Having heard the representatives of the parties concerned, including the
Palestine Liberation Organization,
Convinced that the question of Palestine is the core of the conflict in the
Middle East,
Reaffirming the urgent necessity of the establishment of a just and lasting
peace through a comprehensive settlement based on full respect for the principles
and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, as well as for its resolutions
concerning the problem of the Middle East and the question of Palestine,
Expressing its concern over the continuing deterioration of the situation
in the Middle East, and deeply deploring Israel's persistence in its occupation
of the Palestinian and other Arab territories, including Jerusalem, and its
refusal to implement the relevant United Nations resolutions,
Reaffirming the principle of the inadmissibility of acquisition of territories
by the threat or use of force,
1. Affirms:
(a) That the Palestinian people, in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations, should be enabled to exercise its inalienable national right of
self-determination, including the right to establish an independent State in
Palestine;
(b) The right of Palestinian refugees wishing to return to their homes and
live at peace with their neighbours to do so, and the right of those choosing not
to return to receive equitable compensation for their property;
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2. Reaffirms that Israel should withdraw from all the Arab territories
occupied since June 1967, including Jerusalem;

3. Decides that appropriate arrangements should be established to guarantee,
in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the sovereignty, territorial
integrity and political independence of all States in the area, including the
sovereign independent State of Palestine, as envisaged in paragraph 1 (a) above,
and the right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries;

4. Decides that the provisions contained in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 should
be taken fully into account in all international efforts and conferences organized
within the framework of the United Nations for the establishment of a just, lasting
and comprehensive peace in the Middle East;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to take all the necessary steps as soon
as possible for the implementation of the provisions of this resolution and to
report to the Security Council on the progress achieved;

6. Decides to convene within a period of six months to consider the report
by the Secretary-General regarding the implementation of this resolution and in
order to pursue its responsibilities regarding such implementation.


Voting result: 10 yes, 1 no, 4 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Bangladesh
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: German Democratic Republic
vote: Y
country: Jamaica
vote: Y
country: Mexico
vote: Y
country: Niger
vote: Y
country: Philippines
vote: Y
country: Tunisia
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: Zambia
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: France
vote: A
country: Norway
vote: A
country: Portugal
vote: A
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A