Security Council Draft Resolution Vetoed on 27 March
2001
Draft Resolution S/2001/270 [9 in favor
(Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, Singapore, Russian
Federation and Tunisia), 4 abstentions (U.K., France, Ireland, Norway), 1
veto (U.S.), 1 did not vote (Ukraine)]
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,
- 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;
- 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;
- 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 all issues, on the basis of
their previous agreements, with the objective of implementing
resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973);
- 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;
- Calls on the parties to take the following immediate steps:
- resumption of contacts at all levels on implementation of
reciprocal commitments including in the field of security previously
made by both sides;
- an end to the closures of the occupied Palestinian territories to
permit resumption of full normal activities of daily life;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- Requests the Secretary-General to consult the parties on
immediate and substantive steps to implement 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;
- Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
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