United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/2001/270
Date: 2001-03-27 (meeting 4305)
Agenda: The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question
Vetoed by: USA

United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
26 March 2001
Original: English
S/2001/270

Bangladesh, Colombia, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius,
Singapore and Tunisia: draft resolution
The Security Council,
Reaffirming the need for a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle
East based on Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, and
338 (1973) of 22 October 1973 and reaffirming also all its previous relevant
resolutions, including its resolution 1322 (2000) of 7 October 2000,
Expressing its grave concern at the continuation of the tragic and violent
events that have taken place since September 2000, resulting in many deaths and
injuries, mostly among Palestinians,
Reiterating the need for protection of all civilians as expressed in its
resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1296 (2000),
Expressing its determination to contribute to ending the violence, protecting
Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories and promoting dialogue between the
Israeli and Palestinian sides,
Expressing its support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and the United
Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process,
Reiterating the need for Israel, the occupying power, to abide scrupulously by
its legal obligations and its responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention
relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949,
Expressing grave concern at the dire economic and humanitarian situation as a
result of the closures of the occupied Palestinian territories and towns and villages
within them,
1. Calls for the immediate cessation of all acts of violence, provocation and
collective punishment, as well as the return to the positions and arrangements which
existed prior to September 2000;
2.
Calls upon the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to
implement promptly and without preconditions the understandings reached at the
Summit convened at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, of 17 October 2000;
3. Urges a resumption of negotiations within the Middle East peace process
on its agreed basis taking into account the previous positive developments in the
negotiations between the two sides and calls on them to reach a final agreement on
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all issues, on the basis of their previous agreements, with the objective of
implementing its resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973);
4.
Expresses grave concern at recent settlement activities, in particular the
recent decision to expand the settlement at Jabal Abu Ghneim and calls for full
cessation of settlement activities;
5.
Calls on the parties to take the following immediate steps:
(a) resumption of contacts at all levels on implementation of reciprocal
commitments including in the field of security previously made by both sides;
(b) an end to the closures of the occupied Palestinian territories to permit
resumption of full normal activities of daily life;
(c) the transfer by Israel to the Palestinian Authority of all revenues due, in
accordance with the Paris Protocol on Economic Relations of 29 April 1994;
(d) additional confidence-building measures by both sides including
unequivocal public statements in support of all commitments made at Sharm
El-Sheikh and of this resolution;
6. Expresses full support for the work of the Fact-Finding Committee
established at Sharm El-Sheikh, calls upon all parties to cooperate fully with it, and
looks forward to its report;
7.
Appeals to the international donor community to extend, as rapidly and as
generously as possible, economic and financial assistance to the Palestinian people,
and stresses in this regard the importance of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee;
8. Requests the Secretary-General to consult the parties on immediate and
substantive steps to implement this resolution and to report to the Council within
one month of the adoption of this resolution and expresses the readiness of the
Council to act upon receipt of the report to set up an appropriate mechanism to
protect Palestinian civilians, including through the establishment of a United
Nations observer force;
9. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.


Voting result: 9 yes, 1 no, 5 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Bangladesh
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Colombia
vote: Y
country: Jamaica
vote: Y
country: Mali
vote: Y
country: Mauritius
vote: Y
country: Russian Federation
vote: Y
country: Singapore
vote: Y
country: Tunisia
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: France
vote: A
country: Ireland
vote: A
country: Norway
vote: A
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A
country: Ukraine
vote: A

Stated reason for veto: Vote recorded as: 9 in favour (Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, Russian Federation, Singapore, Tunisia); 1 against (United States of America); 4 abstentions (France, Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom). Ukraine explicitly did not participate in the vote and is coded here as 'A' per instructions.