United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/20 explained

Number:ES-10/20
Organ:GA
Date:13 June
Year:2018
Meeting:10th Emergency Special Session (continuation)
Code:A/RES/ES-10/20
Document:https://daccess-ods.un.org/tmp/693520.158529282.html
For:120
Abstention:45
Against:8
Subject:"Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory" and "Protection of the Palestinian civilian population"
Result:Adopted

United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/20 is a resolution of the Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly criticizing the Israeli response to the 2018 Gaza border protests. The resolution was sponsored by Algeria, Turkey and the State of Palestine passed with 120 voting in favour, 8 against, and 45 abstentions.[1] [2] [3]

Resolution text

The full text of the ES-10/L.23 resolution:[4]

Voting record

In favour (120)
3 states sponsoring
Abstaining (45) Against (8) Absent (20)
Albania
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Austria
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ethiopia
Fiji
Germany
Ghana
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Liberia
Lithuania
Malawi
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Poland
Republic of Korea
Romania
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
Singapore
Slovakia


Tuvalu

Vanuatu
Australia
Israel
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Nauru
Solomon Islands
Togo
Central African Republic
Congo

Dominica
Swaziland
Gabon
Haiti
Kiribati
Libya
Madagascar
Mongolia
Myanmar
Palau

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Observer States: and

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/06/1012162 UN News
  2. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-united-nations.html New York Times
  3. https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-general-assembly-condemns-israel-for-excessive-force-at-gaza-border/ ToI
  4. Web site: A/ES-10/L.23.