United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/2003/891
Date: 2003-09-16 (meeting 4828)
Agenda: The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
Vetoed by: USA

United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
16 September 2003
Original: English
Pakistan, South Africa, Sudan and 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, 1405 (2002) of 19 April 2002 and 1435 (2002) of 24
September 2002,
Reiterating its grave concern at the tragic and violent events that have taken
place since September 2000 throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in
Israel and the recent dangerous deterioration of the situation, including the
escalation in extrajudicial executions and suicide bombing attacks, all of which have
caused enormous suffering and many innocent victims,
Reaffirming the illegality of the deportation of any Palestinian by Israel, the
occupying Power, and affirming its opposition to any such deportation,
Reiterating also the need for respect in all circumstances of international
humanitarian law, including the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of
Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,
1. Reiterates its demands for the complete cessation of all acts of violence,
including all acts of terrorism, provocation, incitement and destruction;
2.
Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, desist from any act of
deportation and cease any threat to the safety of the elected President of the
Palestinian Authority;
3. Expresses its full support for the efforts of the Quartet and calls for
increased efforts to ensure the implementation of the road map by the two sides, and
underlines, in this regard, the importance of the forthcoming meeting of the Quartet
in New York;
4.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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S/2003/891


Voting result: 11 yes, 1 no, 3 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Angola
vote: Y
country: Cameroon
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: Germany
vote: A
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A