United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/2017/970
Date: 2017-11-17 (meeting 8107)
Agenda: The situation in the Middle East
Vetoed by: RUSSIA/USSR

United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
17 November 2017
Original: English
Japan: draft resolution
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 2319 (2016), 2235 (2015), 2209 (2015) and 2118
(2013),
1. Decides to renew the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism, as
set out in resolution 2235, for a period of 30 days, with a possibility of further
extension by the Security Council if it deems necessary;
2. Requests the UN Secretary-General, in coordination with the Director-
General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), to
submit to the Security Council, within 20 days of the adoption of this resolution,
proposals for the structure and methodology of the Joint Investigative Mechanism
reflecting views of Security Council members;
3. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
17-20559 (E) 201117
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S/2017/970


Voting result: 12 yes, 2 no, 1 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Egypt
vote: Y
country: Ethiopia
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: Italy
vote: Y
country: Japan
vote: Y
country: Kazakhstan
vote: Y
country: Senegal
vote: Y
country: Sweden
vote: Y
country: Ukraine
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: Y
country: Uruguay
vote: Y
country: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
vote: N
country: Russian Federation
vote: N
country: China
vote: A