Resolution 46/46
(December 9, 1991)
A
Assistance to Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 45/73 A of 11 December 1990 and all its
previous resolutions on the question, including resolution 194 (III) of 11
December 1948,
Taking note of the report of the Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East,
covering the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991, 1/
and corrigendum and addendum (A/46/13 and Corr.1 and Add.1).
1. Notes with deep regret that repatriation or compensation of the
refugees as provided for in paragraph 11 of General Assembly resolution 194
(III) has not been effected, that no substantial progress has been made in
the programme endorsed by the Assembly in paragraph 2 of its resolution 513
(VI) of 26 January 1952 for the reintegration of refugees either by
repatriation or resettlement and that, therefore, the situation of the
refugees continues to be a matter of serious concern;
2. Expresses its thanks to the Commissioner-General and to all the
staff of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East, recognizing that the Agency is doing all it can within
the limits of available resources, and also expresses its thanks to the
specialized agencies and private organizations for their valuable work in
assisting the refugees;
3. Reiterates its request that the headquarters of the Agency should
be relocated to its former site within its area of operations as soon as
practicable;
4. Notes with regret that the United Nations Conciliation Commission
for Palestine has been unable to find a means of achieving progress in the
implementation of paragraph 11 of General Assembly resolution 194 (III), 2/
and requests the Commission to exert continued efforts towards the
implementation of that paragraph and to report to the Assembly as
appropriate, but no later than 1 September 1992;
5. Directs attention to the continuing seriousness of the financial
position of the Agency, as outlined in the report of the
Commissioner-General;
6. Notes with profound concern that, despite the commendable and
successful efforts of the Commissioner-General to collect additional
contributions, this increased level of income to the Agency is still
insufficient to cover essential budget requirements in the present year and
that, at currently foreseen levels of giving, deficits will recur each
year;
7. Calls upon all Governments, as a matter of urgency, to make the
most generous efforts possible to meet the anticipated needs of the Agency,
particularly in the light of the budgetary deficit projected in the report
of the Commissioner-General, and therefore urges non-contributing
Governments to contribute regularly and contributing Governments to
consider increasing their regular contributions.
B
Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 2656 (XXV) of 7 December 1970, 2728 (XXV)
of 15 December 1970, 2791 (XXVI) of 6 December 1971, 45/73 B of 11 December
1990 and the previous resolutions on this question,
Recalling also its decision 36/462 of 16 March 1982, whereby it took
note of the special report of the Working Group on the Financing of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East 3/ and adopted the recommendations contained therein,
Having considered the report of the Working Group,4/
Taking into account the report of the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East, covering the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991,1/
Deeply concerned at the critical financial situation of the Agency,
which has affected and affects the continuation of the provision of the
necessary Agency services to the Palestine refugees, including the
emergency-related programmes,
Emphasizing the continuing need for extraordinary efforts in order
to maintain, at least at the present minimum level, the activities of the
Agency, as well as to enable the Agency to carry out essential
construction,
1. Commends the Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East for its
efforts to assist in ensuring the Agency's financial security;
2. Takes note with approval of the report of the Working Group;
3. Requests the Working Group to continue its efforts, in
cooperation with the Secretary-General and the Commissioner-General, for
the financing of the Agency for a further period of one year;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary services
and assistance to the Working Group for the conduct of its work.
C
Assistance to persons displaced as a result of the June 1967
and subsequent hostilities
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 45/73 C of 11 December 1990 and all
previous resolutions on the question,
Taking note of the report of the Commissioner-General of the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East,
covering the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991,1/
Concerned about the continued human suffering resulting from the
hostilities in the Middle East,
1. Reaffirms its resolution 45/73 C and all its previous resolutions
on the question;
2. Endorses, bearing in mind the objectives of those resolutions,
the efforts of the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to continue to provide
humanitarian assistance as far as practicable, on an emergency basis and as
a temporary measure, to other persons in the area who are at present
displaced and in serious need of continued assistance as a result of the
June 1967 and subsequent hostilities;
3. Strongly appeals to all Governments and to organizations and
individuals to contribute generously for the above purposes to the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and
to the other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations
concerned.
D
Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education,
including vocational training, for Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 212 (III) of 19 November 1948 on assistance
to Palestine refugees,
Recalling also its resolutions 35/13 B of 3 November 1980, 36/146 H
of 16 December 1981, 37/120 D of 16 December 1982, 38/83 D of 15 December
1983, 39/99 D of 14 December 1984, 40/165 D of 16 December 1985, 41/69 D of
3 December 1986, 42/69 D of 2 December 1987, 43/57 D of 6 December 1988,
44/47 D of 8 December 1989 and 45/73 D of 11 December 1990,
Cognizant of the fact that the Palestine refugees have, for the last
four decades, lost their homes, lands and means of livelihood,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,5/
Having also considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East, covering the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991,1/
1. Urges all States to respond to the appeal contained in its
resolution 32/90 F of 13 December 1977 and reiterated in subsequent
relevant resolutions in a manner commensurate with the needs of Palestine
refugees for higher education, including vocational training;
2. Strongly appeals to all States, specialized agencies and
non-governmental organizations to augment the special allocations for
grants and scholarships to Palestine refugees in addition to their
contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East;
3. Expresses its appreciation to all Governments, specialized
agencies and non-governmental organizations that responded favourably to
its resolutions 41/69 D, 42/69 D, 43/57 D, 44/47 D and 45/73 D;
4. Invites the relevant specialized agencies and other organizations
of the United Nations system to continue, within their respective spheres
of competence, to extend assistance for higher education to Palestine
refugee students;
5. Appeals to all States, specialized agencies and the United
Nations University to contribute generously to the Palestinian universities
in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, including, in
due course, the proposed University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" for
Palestine refugees;
6. Also appeals to all States, specialized agencies and other
international bodies to contribute towards the establishment of vocational
training centres for Palestine refugees;
7. Requests the Agency to act as the recipient and trustee for the
special allocations for grants and scholarships and to award them to
qualified Palestine refugee candidates;
8. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly
at its forty-seventh session on the implementation of the present
resolution.
E
Palestine refugees in the Palestinian territory
occupied by Israel since 1967
The General Assembly,
Recalling Security Council resolution 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967,
Recalling also its resolutions 2792 C (XXVI) of 6 December 1971,
2963 C (XXVII) of 13 December 1972, 3089 C (XXVIII) of 7 December 1973,
3331 D (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, 3419 C (XXX) of 8 December 1975, 31/15 E
of 23 November 1976, 32/90 C of 13 December 1977, 33/112 E of 18 December
1978, 34/52 F of 23 November 1979, 35/13 F of 3 November 1980, 36/146 A of
16 December 1981, 37/120 E and I of 16 December 1982, 38/83 E and J of 15
December 1983, 39/99 E and J of 14 December 1984, 40/165 E and J of 16
December 1985, 41/69 E and J of 3 December 1986, 42/69 E and J of 2
December 1987, 43/57 E of 6 December 1988, 44/47 E of 8 December 1989 and
45/73 E of 11 December 1990,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,6/
Having also considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East, covering the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991,1/
Recalling the provisions of paragraph 11 of its resolution 194 (III)
of 11 December 1948, and considering that measures to resettle Palestine
refugees in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967 away
from their homes and property from which they were displaced constitute a
violation of their inalienable right of return,
Alarmed by the reports received from the Commissioner-General that
the Israeli occupying authorities, in contravention of Israel's obligation
under international law, persist in their policy of demolishing shelters
occupied by refugee families,
1. Strongly reiterates its demand that Israel desist from the
removal and resettlement of Palestine refugees in the Palestinian territory
occupied by Israel since 1967 and from the destruction of their shelters;
2. Requests the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief
and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to address the
acute situation of the Palestine refugees in the Palestinian territory
occupied by Israel since 1967 and accordingly to extend all the services of
the Agency to those refugees;
3. Requests the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the
Commissioner- General, to resume issuing identification cards to all
Palestine refugees and their descendants in the occupied Palestinian
territory, irrespective of whether or not they are recipients of rations
and services of the Agency;
4. Also requests the Secretary-General, after consulting with the
Commissioner-General, to report to the General Assembly, before the opening
of its forty-seventh session, on the implementation of the present
resolution and in particular on Israel's compliance with paragraph 1 above.
F
Resumption of the ration distribution to Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 36/146 F of 16 December 1981, 37/120 F of
16 December 1982, 38/83 F of 15 December 1983, 39/99 F of 14 December 1984,
40/165 F of 16 December 1985, 41/69 F of 3 December 1986, 42/69 F of 2
December 1987, 43/57 F of 6 December 1988, 44/47 F of 8 December 1989,
45/73 F of 11 December 1990 and all its previous resolutions on the
question, including resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,7/
Having also considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East, covering the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991,1/
Deeply concerned at the interruption by the Agency, owing to
financial difficulties, of the general ration distribution to Palestine
refugees in all fields,
1. Regrets that its resolutions 37/120 F, 38/83 F, 39/99 F, 40/165
F, 41/69 F, 42/69 F, 43/57 F, 44/47 F and 45/73 F have not been
implemented;
2. Calls once again upon all Governments, as a matter of urgency, to
make the most generous efforts possible and to offer the necessary
resources to meet the needs of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, particularly in the light of the
interruption by the Agency of the general ration distribution to Palestine
refugees in all fields, and therefore urges non-contributing Governments to
contribute regularly and contributing Governments to consider increasing
their regular contributions;
3. Requests the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief
and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to resume on a
continuing basis the interrupted general ration distribution to Palestine
refugees in all fields;
4. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the
Commissioner- General, to report to the General Assembly at its
forty-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution.
G
Return of population and refugees displaced since 1967
The General Assembly,
Recalling Security Council resolution 237 (1967) of 14 June 1967,
Recalling also its resolutions 2252 (ES-V) of 4 July 1967, 2452 A (XXIII)
of 19 December 1968, 2535 B (XXIV) of 10 December 1969, 2672 D (XXV) of 8
December 1970, 2792 E (XXVI) of 6 December 1971, 2963 C and D (XXVII) of 13
December 1972, 3089 C (XXVIII) of 7 December 1973, 3331 D (XXIX) of 17
December 1974, 3419 C (XXX) of 8 December 1975, 31/15 D of 23 November
1976, 32/90 E of 13 December 1977, 33/112 F of 18 December 1978, 34/52 E of
23 November 1979, ES-7/2 of 29 July 1980, 35/13 E of 3 November 1980,
36/146 B of 16 December 1981, 37/120 G of 16 December 1982, 38/83 G of 15
December 1983, 39/99 G of 14 December 1984, 40/165 G of 16 December 1985,
41/69 G of 3 December 1986, 42/69 G of 2 December 1987, 43/57 G of 6
December 1988, 44/47 G of 8 December 1989 and 45/73 G of 11 December 1990,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,8/
Having also considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East, covering the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991,1/
1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of all displaced inhabitants to
return to their homes or former places of residence in the territories
occupied by Israel since 1967, and declares once more that any attempt to
restrict, or to attach conditions to, the free exercise of the right to
return by any displaced person is inconsistent with that inalienable right
and is inadmissible;
2. Considers any and all agreements embodying any restriction on, or
condition for, the return of the displaced inhabitants as null and void;
3. Strongly deplores the continued refusal of the Israeli
authorities to take steps for the return of the displaced inhabitants;
4. Calls once more upon Israel:
(a) To take immediate steps for the return of all displaced
inhabitants;
(b) To desist from all measures that obstruct the return of the
displaced inhabitants, including measures affecting the physical and
demographic structure of the occupied territories;
5. Requests the Secretary-General, after consulting with the
Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to report to the General Assembly,
before the opening of its forty-seventh session, on the compliance of
Israel with paragraph 4 above.
H
Revenues derived from Palestine refugees' properties
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 35/13 A to F of 3 November 1980, 36/146 C
of 16 December 1981, 37/120 H of 16 December 1982, 38/83 H of 15 December
1983, 39/99 H of 14 December 1984, 40/165 H of 16 December 1985, 41/69 H of
3 December 1986, 42/69 H of 2 December 1987, 43/57 H of 6 December 1988,
44/47 H of 8 December 1989, 45/73 H of 11 December 1990 and all its
previous resolutions on the question, including resolution 194 (III) of 11
December 1948,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General,9/
Taking note also of the report of the United Nations Conciliation
Commission for Palestine, covering the period from 1 September 1990 to 31
August 1991,2/
Recalling that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 10/
and the principles of international law uphold the principle that no one
shall be arbitrarily deprived of his or her private property,
Considering that the Palestine Arab refugees are entitled to their
property and to the income derived therefrom, in conformity with the
principles of justice and equity,
Recalling in particular its resolution 394 (V) of 14 December 1950,
in which it directed the United Nations Conciliation Commission for
Palestine, in consultation with the parties concerned, to prescribe
measures for the protection of the rights, property and interests of the
Palestine Arab refugees,
Taking note of the completion of the programme of identification and
evaluation of Arab property, as announced by the United Nations
Conciliation Commission for Palestine in its twenty-second progress report,11/
document A/5700. and of the fact that the Land Office had a schedule of
Arab owners and file of documents defining the location, area and other
particulars of Arab property,
1. Requests the Secretary-General to take all appropriate steps, in
consultation with the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine,
for the protection and administration of Arab property, assets and property
rights in Israel and to establish a fund for the receipt of income derived
therefrom, on behalf of the rightful owners;
2. Calls once more upon Israel to render all facilities and
assistance to the Secretary-General in the implementation of the present
resolution;
3. Calls upon the Governments of all the other Member States
concerned to provide the Secretary-General with any pertinent information
in their possession concerning Arab property, assets and property rights in
Israel, which would assist the Secretary-General in the implementation of
the present resolution;
4. Deplores the refusal of Israel to cooperate with the
Secretary-General in the implementation of the resolutions on the question;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly
at its forty-seventh session on the implementation of the present
resolution.
I
Protection of Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling in particular recent Security Council resolutions 605
(1987) of 22 December 1987, 607 (1988) of 5 January 1988, 608 (1988) of 14
January 1988, 636 (1989) of 6 July 1989, 641 (1989) of 30 August 1989, 672
(1990) of 12 October 1990, 673 (1990) of 24 October 1990, 681 (1990) of 20
December 1990 and 694 (1991) of 24 May 1991,
Also recalling its resolutions ES-7/5 of 26 June 1982, ES-7/6 and
ES-7/8 of 19 August 1982, ES-7/9 of 24 September 1982, 37/120 J of 16
December 1982, 38/83 I of 15 December 1983, 39/99 I of 14 December 1984,
40/165 I of 16 December 1985, 41/69 I of 3 December 1986, 42/69 I of 2
December 1987, 43/21 of 3 November 1988, 43/57 I of 6 December 1988, 44/47
I of 8 December 1989 and 45/73 I of 11 December 1990,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General dated 21 January
1988, submitted in accordance with Security Council resolution 605 (1987),12/
the report dated 31 October 1990, submitted in accordance with Council
resolution 672 (1990),13/ and the report dated 9 April 1991,
submitted in accordance with Council resolution 681 (1990),14/
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,15/
Having also considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East, covering the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991,1/
Gravely concerned and alarmed by the deteriorating situation in the
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem,
Taking into account the need to consider measures for the impartial
protection of the Palestinian civilian population under Israeli occupation,
Referring to the humanitarian principles of the Geneva Convention
relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August
1949,16/ and to the obligations arising from the regulations annexed
to the Hague Convention IV of 1907,17/
Deeply distressed that, notwithstanding the improved security
situation owing to the deployment of the Lebanese army, the Palestinian and
Lebanese population are still suffering from continuing Israeli acts of
aggression against Lebanon and from other hostile acts,
1. Holds Israel responsible for the security of the Palestine
refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and
other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, and calls upon it to
fulfil its obligations as the occupying Power in this regard, in accordance
with the pertinent provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949;16/
2. Calls upon all the High Contracting Parties to the Convention to
take appropriate measures to ensure respect by Israel, the occupying Power,
for the Convention in all circumstances, in conformity with their
obligation under article 1 thereof;
3. Strongly urges the Security Council to consider the current
situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, taking into account the
recommendations contained in the reports of the Secretary-General dated 21
January 1988,12/ 31 October 1990 13/ and 9 April 1991;14/
4. Urges the Secretary-General and the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East to continue their efforts in support of the upholding of the safety
and security and the legal and human rights of the Palestine refugees in
all the territories under Israeli occupation since 1967;
5. Calls once again upon Israel to desist forthwith from acts of
aggression against the Lebanese and Palestinian population in Lebanon, in
violation of the Charter of the United Nations and the norms of
international law;
6. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, release forthwith all
arbitrarily detained Palestine refugees, including the employees of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East;
7. Calls once again upon Israel to compensate the Agency for damages
to its property and facilities resulting from the invasion of Lebanon by
Israel in 1982, without prejudice to the responsibility of the latter for
all damages resulting from that invasion, as well as for other damages
resulting from the policies and practices of Israel, the occupying Power,
in the occupied Palestinian territory;
8. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the
Commissioner- General, to report to the General Assembly, before the
opening of its forty-seventh session, on the implementation of the present
resolution.
J
University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" for Palestine refugees
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 36/146 G of 16 December 1981, 37/120 C of
16 December 1982, 38/83 K of 15 December 1983, 39/99 K of 14 December 1984,
40/165 D and K of 16 December 1985, 41/69 K of 3 December 1986, 42/69 K of
2 December 1987, 43/57 J of 6 December 1988, 44/47 J of 8 December 1989 and
45/73 J of 11 December 1990,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,18/
Having also considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East, covering the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991,1/
1. Emphasizes the need for strengthening the educational system in
the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 5 June 1967, including
Jerusalem, and specifically the need for the establishment of the proposed
university;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary
measures for establishing the University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds",
in accordance with Assembly resolution 35/13 B of 3 November 1980, giving
due consideration to the recommendations consistent with the provisions of
that resolution;
3. Calls once more upon Israel, the occupying Power, to cooperate in
the implementation of the present resolution and to remove the hindrances
that it has put in the way of establishing the University of Jerusalem
"Al-Quds";
4. Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General
Assembly at its forty-seventh session on the progress made in the
implementation of the present resolution.
K
Protection of Palestinian students and educational institutions and
safeguarding of the security of the facilities of the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
in the occupied Palestinian territory
The General Assembly,
Recalling Security Council resolution 605 (1987) of 22 December
1987,
Recalling its resolutions 43/21 of 3 November 1988, 43/57 I of 6
December 1988, 44/2 of 6 October 1989, 44/47 K of 8 December 1989 and 45/73
K of 11 December 1990,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General dated 21 January
1988, submitted in accordance with Security Council resolution 605 (1987),12/
the report dated 31 October 1990, submitted in accordance with Council
resolution 672 (1990),13/ and the report dated 9 April 1991,
submitted in accordance with Council resolution 681 (1990),14/
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,19/
Having also considered the report of the Commissioner-General of the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East, covering the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991,1/
Taking note, in particular, of paragraph 100 of that report, in
which it is stated that during the reporting period "there were 251
incursions into Agency installations by members of the Israeli security
forces in the West Bank and 367 such incursions in the Gaza Strip" and
that "the Agency recorded 201 incidents in which health clinic
premises were entered, including 153 in the Gaza Strip alone" and that
"on 27 December 1990, members of the Israeli security forces entered
the Agency's health centre in Jabalia camp, passing through the emergency
section and the maternity ward where several women were about to give birth
and fired shots from within the health centre compound at stone-throwers on
the roof of a nearby mosque",
Gravely concerned and alarmed by the deteriorating situation in the
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem,
1. Condemns the repeated Israeli raids on the premises and
installations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East and calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to
refrain from such raids;
2. Deplores the policy and practices of Israel, the occupying Power,
which have led to the prolonged closure of educational and vocational
institutions, a large number of which are operated by the Agency, and the
repeated disruption of medical services;
3. Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to open immediately all
closed educational and vocational institutions and to refrain from closing
them thereafter;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly
at its forty-seventh session on the implementation of the present
resolution.
* * *
1/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-sixth Session,
Supplement No. 13 and corrigendum and addendum (A/46/13 and
Corr.1 and Add.1).
2/ A/46/373, annex.
3/ A/36/866 and Corr.1; see also A/37/591.
4/ A/46/622.
5/ A/46/535.
6/ A/46/536.
7/ A/46/537.
8/ A/46/538.
9/ A/46/399.
10/ Resolution 217 A (III).
11/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Nineteenth Session,
Annex No. 11, document A/5700.
12/ S/19443; see Official Records of the Security Council,
Forty-third Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1988,
document S/19443.
13/ S/21919 and Corr.1; see Official Records of the Security
Council, Forth-fifth Year, Supplement for October, November and December
1990, document S/21919.
14/ S/22472; see Official Records of the Security Council,
Forty-sixth Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1991, document
S/22472.
15/ A/46/539.
16/ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973.
17/ Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Hague
Conventions and Declarations of 1899 and 1907 (New York, Oxford
University Press, 1915), p. 100.
18/ A/46/540.
19/ A/46/541.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 46/46 A: 137-0-1
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Czechoslovakia,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras,
Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of
Korea, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao
Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,
Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States,
Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: None.
Abstaining: Israel.
Absent: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Benin, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cyprus, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Ghana*, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Kenya, Latvia, Mozambique,
Panama, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis*, Somalia, Uganda, United Republic of
Tanzania, Zaire.
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*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
RESOLUTION B: ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE.
RESOLUTION C: ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 46/46 D: 147-0-1
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czechoslovakia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti,
Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji,
Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall
Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda,
Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of
Tanzania, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: None.
Abstaining: Israel.
Absent: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Burkina Faso,
Cambodia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ghana*, Grenada,
Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Panama, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis*, Zaire.
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*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 46/46 E: 143-2-0
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall
Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda,
Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: None.
Absent: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Burkina Faso,
Cambodia, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ghana*,
Grenada, Kenya, Panama, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis*, USSR*, Uruguay,
Zaire, Zambia.
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*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 46/46 F: 115-21-13
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Federated
States of Micronesia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar,
Republic of Korea, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,
Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda,
Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom, United
States.
Abstaining: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Côte d'Ivoire,
Czechoslovakia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Poland, Romania,
Spain.
Absent: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Benin, Burkina Faso,
Cambodia, Congo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ghana*,
Grenada, Panama, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis*, Zaire.
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*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 46/46 G: 115-2-32
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Federated
States of Micronesia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua
New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria,
Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine,
United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, USSR, United Kingdom.
Absent: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Burkina Faso,
Cambodia, Congo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ghana*,
Grenada, Panama, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis*, Zaire.
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*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 46/46 H: 114-2-33
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Federated
States of Micronesia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua
New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria,
Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine,
United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, USSR, United Kingdom.
Absent: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Burkina Faso,
Cambodia, Congo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ghana*,
Grenada, Panama, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis*, Zaire.
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*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 46/46 I: 147-2-2
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic
Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua,
Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao
Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United
Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Côte d'Ivoire, USSR.
Absent: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Burkina Faso,
Cambodia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ghana*, Grenada,
Panama, Rwanda, Zaire.
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*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 46/46 J: 146-2-2
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic
Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall
Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao
Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United
Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: Côte d'Ivoire, USSR.
Absent: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Burkina Faso,
Cambodia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ghana*, Grenada,
Liberia, Panama, Rwanda, Zaire.
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*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
RECORDED VOTE ON RESOLUTION 46/46 K: 151-2-0
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Greece,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda,
Ukraine, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of
Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
Against: Israel, United States.
Abstaining: None.
Absent: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Cambodia, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ghana*, Grenada, Rwanda, Zaire.
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*Later advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
Sources: The United Nations |