United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/18 explained

Number:ES-10/18
Code:A/RES/ES-10/18
Document:https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/a_res_es_10_18.pdf
Organ:GA
Date:16 January
Year:2009
Meeting:10th Emergency Special Session (continuation)
Subject:Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan (2009)
For:142
Against:3
Abstention:9
Result:Adopted

United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/18 was passed during the tenth emergency special session in response to the Gaza War (2008-2009). It aimed to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1860, calling for an immediate ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and unimpeded humanitarian aid distribution. The resolution was adopted with overwhelming support (142-3) and 9 abstentions.[1]

Voting record

In favour (142)
Abstaining (9) Against (3) Absent (38)
Australia
Canada

Ecuador
Indonesia

Nigeria
Syrian Arab Republic
Israel
Nauru
Antigua and Barbuda
Cape Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad

Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Fiji
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Liberia
Malawi
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Palau
Paraguay
Philippines
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Somalia
Sudan
Suriname
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Observer States:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-10-26 . CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE GAZA CEASEFIRE, AS EMERGENCY SESSION CONCLUDES . 2023-10-28 . news.un.org . en.