United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/2023/773
Date: 2023-10-18 (meeting 9442)
Agenda: The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
Vetoed by: USA

United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
18 October 2023
Original: English
S/2023/773

Brazil: draft resolution
The Security Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465
(1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003), and 1850 (2008) and 2334
(2016),
Reaffirming that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless
of their motivations, whenever and by whomsoever committed,
Expressing grave concern at the escalation of violence and the deterioration of
the situation in the region, in particular the resulting heavy civilian casualties, and
emphasizing that civilians in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territory, including
East Jerusalem, must be protected, in accordance with international humanitarian law,
Expressing deep concern for the humanitarian situation in Gaza and for its grave
effect for the civilian population, largely comprised of children, and underlining the
need for full, rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access,
Encouraging efforts aiming at a cessation of hostilities that would help to ensure
the protection of civilians both in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territory,
including East Jerusalem,
Reiterating its vision of a region where two democratic States, Israel and
Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders,
Recalling that a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be
achieved by peaceful means, based on its relevant resolutions,
1. Firmly condemns all violence and hostilities against civilians and all acts
of terrorism;
2.
Unequivocally rejects and condemns the heinous terrorist attacks by
Hamas that took place in Israel starting 7 October 2023 and the taking of hostages;
3. Calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages,
demanding for their safety, well-being, and humane treatment in compliance with
international law;
4.
Urges all parties to fully comply with their obligations under international
law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law,
including those related to the conduct of hostilities, including in relation to the
protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, as well as humanitarian workers
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and assets and to allow for and facilitate humanitarian access for essential supplies
and services to those in need;
5. Strongly urges the continuous, sufficient and unhindered provision of
essential goods and services to civilians, including electricity, water, fuel, food, and
medical supplies, stressing the imperative, under international humanitarian law, to
ensure civilians are not deprived of objects indispensable to their survival;
6. Calls for the rescission of the order for civilians and UN staff to evacuate
all areas in Gaza north of the Wadi Gaza and relocate in southern Gaza;
7. Calls for humanitarian pauses to allow full, rapid, safe and unhindered
humanitarian access for United Nations humanitarian agencies and their
implementing partners, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other
impartial humanitarian organizations, and encourages the establishment of
humanitarian corridors and other initiatives for the delivery of humanitarian aid to
civilians;
8. Stresses the importance of a humanitarian notification mechanism to
protect UN facilities and all humanitarian sites, and to ensure the movement of aid
convoys;
9. Calls for the respect and protection, consistent with international
humanitarian law, of all medical personnel and humanitarian personnel exclusively
engaged in medical duties, their means of transport and equipment, as well as
hospitals and other medical facilities;
10. Emphasizes the importance of preventing spillover in the region and, in
this regard, calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and on all those with
influence on them to work toward this objective;
11. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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Voting result: 12 yes, 1 no, 2 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Albania
vote: Y
country: Brazil
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Ecuador
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: Gabon
vote: Y
country: Ghana
vote: Y
country: Japan
vote: Y
country: Malta
vote: Y
country: Mozambique
vote: Y
country: Switzerland
vote: Y
country: United Arab Emirates
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: Russian Federation
vote: A
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A