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26 October 2023

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General Assembly

Tenth emergency special session

Agenda item 5

Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest

of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brunei

Darussalam, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti,

Egypt, El Salvador, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,

Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman,

Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi

Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates,

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen, Zimbabwe and State of Palestine:*

draft resolution

Protection of civilians and upholding legal and

humanitarian obligations

The General Assembly,

Guided

by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,

Recalling

its relevant resolutions regarding the question of Palestine,

Reaffirming

the obligation to respect and ensure respect for international

humanitarian law in all circumstances in accordance with article 1 of the Geneva

Conventions of 12 August 1949,

Recalling

the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, including resolutions

242 (1967)

of 22 November 1967,

338 (1973)

of 22 October 1973,

446 (1979)

22 March 1979,

452 (1979)

of 20 July 1979,

465 (1980)

of 1 March 1980,

476 (1980)

of 30 June 1980,

478 (1980)

of 20 August 1980,

904 (1994)

of 18 March 1994,

1397

(2002)

of 12 March 2002,

1515 (2003)

of 19 November 2003,

1850 (2008)

16 December 2008,

1860 (2009)

of 8 January 2009 and

2334 (2016)

of 23 December

2016,

Recalling also

Security Council resolutions on the protection of civilians i n

armed conflict, including on children and armed conflict,

Expressing grave concern

at the latest escalation of violence since the 7 October

2023 attack and the grave deterioration of the situation in the region, in particular in

the Gaza Strip and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East

Jerusalem, and in Israel,

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* Any changes to the list of sponsors will be reflected in the official record of the meeting.

United Nations,

Treaty Series,

vol. 75, Nos. 970–973.

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Condemning

all acts of violence aimed at Palestinian and Israeli civilians,

including all acts of terrorism and indiscriminate attacks, as well as all acts of

provocation, incitement and destruction,

Recalling

the need to uphold the principles of distinction, necessity,

proportionality and precaution in the conduct of hostilities,

Emphasizing

that civilians must be protected, in accordance with international

humanitarian law and international human rights law, and deploring in this regard the

heavy civilian casualties and widespread destruction,

Emphasizing also

the need to pursue accountability, and stressing in this regard

the importance of ensuring independent and transparent investigations in accordance

with international standards,

Expressing grave concern

at the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza

Strip and at its vast consequences for the civilian population, largely comprising

children, and underlining the need for full, immediate, safe, unhindered and sustained

humanitarian access,

Expressing strong support

for the efforts of the Secretary-General and for his

calls for the immediate and unrestricted access of humanitarian aid to respond to the

most basic needs of the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip, underlining

the Secretary-General’s message that food, water, medicine and fuel need to be

sustained and at scale, and expressing its appreciation for the critical role played by

Egypt in this regard,

Expressing strong support also

for all regional and international efforts aimed

at achieving an immediate cessation of hostilities, ensuring the protection of civilians

and providing humanitarian aid,

Calls for

an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading

to a cessation of hostilities;

Demands

that all parties immediately and fully comply with their

obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and

international human rights law, particularly in regard to the protection of civilians and

civilian objects, as well as the protection of humanitarian personnel, persons hors de

combat, and humanitarian facilities and assets, and to enable and facilitate

humanitarian access for essential supplies and services to reach all civilians in need

in the Gaza Strip;

Also demands

the immediate, continuous, sufficient and unhindered

provision of essential goods and services to civilians throughout the Gaza Strip,

including but not limited to water, food, medical supplies, fuel and electricity,

stressing the imperative, under international humanitarian law, of ensuring that

civilians are not deprived of objects indispensable to their survival;

Calls for

immediate, full, sustained, safe and unhindered humanitarian

access for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Pales tine Refugees in the

Near East and other United Nations humanitarian agencies and their implementing

partners, the International Committee of the Red Cross and all other humanitarian

organizations upholding humanitarian principles and delivering urgent ass istance to

civilians in the Gaza Strip, encourages the establishment of humanitarian corridors

and other initiatives to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians, and

welcomes efforts in this regard;

Also calls for

the rescinding of the order by Israel, the occupying Power,

for Palestinian civilians and United Nations staff, as well as humanitarian and medical

workers, to evacuate all areas in the Gaza Strip north of the Wadi Gaza and relocate

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to southern Gaza, recalls and reiterates that civilians are protected under international

humanitarian law and should receive humanitarian assistance wherever they are, and

reiterates the need to take appropriate steps to ensure the safety and well -being of

civilians, in particular children, and their protection, and allowing their safe

movement;

Firmly rejects

any attempts at the forced transfer of the Palestinian civilian

population;

Calls for

the immediate and unconditional release of all civilians who are

being illegally held captive, demanding their safety, well-being and humane treatment

in compliance with international law;

Also calls for

respect and protection, consistent with international

humanitarian law, of all civilian and humanitarian facilities, including hospitals and

other medical facilities, as well as their means of transport and equipment, schools,

places of worship and United Nations facilities, as well as all of humanitarian and

medical personnel and journalists, media professionals and associated personnel, in

armed conflict in the region;

Stresses

the particularly grave impact that armed conflict has on women

and children, including as refugees and displaced persons, as well as on other civilians

who may have specific vulnerabilities, including persons with disabi lities and older

persons;

10.

Also stresses

the need to urgently establish a mechanism to ensure the

protection of the Palestinian civilian population, in accordance with international law

and the relevant United Nations resolutions;

11.

Further stresses

the importance of a humanitarian notification mechanism

to ensure the protection of United Nations facilities and all humanitarian installations,

and to ensure the unimpeded movement of aid convoys;

12.

Emphasizes

the importance of preventing further destabilization and

escalation of violence in the region, and in this regard calls upon all parties to exercise

maximum restraint and upon all those with influence on them to work toward this

objective;

13.

Reaffirms

that a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

can only be achieved by peaceful means, based on the relevant United Nations

resolutions and in accordance with international law, and on the basis of the two -State

solution;

14.

Decides

to adjourn the tenth emergency special session temporarily and to

authorize the President of the General Assembly at its most recent session to resume

its meeting upon request from Member States.

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