The UN General Assembly adopted on Wednesday by recorded vote six resolutions meant to promote the Palestinian people's rights and limit Israel's actions in Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan.
The votes came after two days of sometimes contentious debate at the 192-member body on the conflict in the Middle East and the plight of the Palestinian people.
The first three resolutions zeroed in directly on the Palestinian people's needs, by backing the work of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and supporting the Secretariat's efforts to raise awareness of their difficulties through conferences, training programs, links with civil society and other activities. A fourth affirmed the illegality of Israeli actions to change the status of Jerusalem.
Two additional resolutions on the Middle East region expressed the assembly's unhappiness with Israeli moves to control Jerusalem, as well as Israel's activities in the Syrian Golan, including what it views as Israel's illegal occupation of the Syrian Golan since 1967.
Each of the six resolutions was adopted by an overwhelming majority of more than 100 approval votes while eight countries including Israel and the United States cast negative votes.
Besides the six resolutions, the assembly also adopted resolutions that pushed for immediate action on climate change, and urged member states to consider health issues when shaping foreign policy and stressed the importance of achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals.
Source:Xinhua
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