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Posting Date: 10/09/89 Copyright UNITEX Communications, 1989
UNITEX Network, USA ISSN: 1043-7932
Issued: 6 October 1989
THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ISRAELI
POLICIES AND PRACTICES WHICH VIOLATE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE
PALESINIAN PEOPLE IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORY
After the end of its discussion on the question of Palestine, the
General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning Israeli
policies and practices which violate the human rights of the
Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory.
The resolution, adopted by 140 votes in favour to 2 against
(Israel and United States), with 6 abstentions (Antigua and
Barbuda, El Salvador, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Uruguay and Zaire), was introduced by Libya, whose
representative stated that the introduction of the resolution was
dictated by the tragic conditions which prevailed in the
Palestinian territory under Israeli occupation.
Israel's representative stated that conspicuously absent from
the resolution was any condemnation of violence perpetrated by
Arab extremists, and stated that it constituted an exercise in
public relations, "designed to nip the peace process in the
bud".
Explaining his country's position after the vote, the United
States representative said the resolution presented a one-sided
view of the situation in the area, while the observer for
Palestine said he hoped the adoption of the resolution would
bring an end to the Israeli repression in the occupied
Palestinian territories.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDS SECOND WEEK OF GENERAL DEBATE
Ending the second week of general debate, the General Assembly
heard statements by Foreign Ministers and Deputy Foreign
Ministers, and one head of delegation.
The Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations,
Alejandro Serrano Caldera, told the Assembly that the Central
American crisis had not only political and military
implications, but economic and social implications, as well.
Economic assistance for the region had to be provided
immediately without waiting for the political problem to be
entirely resolved.
He stated that, in compliance with the political agreements
adopted by the Presidents of the five Central American
countries, Nicaragua had invited the Secretaries-General of the
United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS) to
verify the Nicaraguan electoral process scheduled to culminate
next February.
Furthermore, Mr. Caldera said the United Nations was
participating in the Central American peace process through the
United Nations Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA), whose
function is to verify that irregular forces do not conduct
cross-border operations and that the territories of Central
American countries are not used for attack against others.
A prompt solution of the security problems among the Central
American countries -- use of territory, support for irregular
troops -- should pave the way for an agreement with specific
deadlines, on attaining a reasonable balance of forces. Mr.
Caldera said his Government suggested to that end the
establishment of an accord between the countries of the region,
which could be supervised by ONUCA.
In his statement, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and
Co-operation of Morocco, Abdellatif Filali, reiterated his
Government's support for the United Nations Secretary-General's
peace plan for Western Sahara and said Morocco would contribute
to the joint peace efforts undertaken by the United Nations and
the Organization of African Unity (OAU) to achieve a settlement
for that problem.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Zimbabwe, Nathan Shamuyarira,
said that South Africa President F.W. de Klerk's talk of reform
was pure talk, and that it was important that the South African
Government be urged by the international community to go "beyond
rhetoric to concrete action".
Among the other speakers who addressed the General Assembly were
the Minister for Planning and Foreign Affairs of the Seychelles,
the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Ukraine, Qatar and
Belize, as well as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Yemen and the Deputy Foreign Minister of
Myanmar.
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