United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/18

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]

UN General Assembly
Resolution ES-10/18
Date16 January 2009
Meeting no.10th Emergency Special Session (continuation)
CodeA/RES/ES-10/18 (Document)
SubjectIsraeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan (2009)
Voting summary
  • 142 voted for
  • 3 voted against
  • 9 abstained
ResultAdopted

Voting record edit

In favour (142)
Abstaining (9) Against (3) Absent (38)
  Afghanistan
  Albania
  Algeria

  Andorra
  Angola
  Argentina
  Armenia
  Austria
  Azerbaijan
  Bahamas
  Bahrain
  Bangladesh
  Barbados
  Belarus
  Belgium
  Belize
  Benin
  Bhutan
  Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Botswana
  Brazil
  Brunei Darussalam
  Bulgaria
  Burkina Faso
  Burundi
  Cambodia
  Chile
  China
  Colombia
  Comoros
  Congo
  Costa Rica
  Croatia
  Cuba
  Cyprus
  Czech Republic
  Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  Denmark
  Egypt
  El Salvador
  Eritrea
  Estonia
  Ethiopia
  Finland
  FYROM
  France
  Gambia (Republic of The)
  Germany
  Greece
  Grenada
  Guatemala
  Guinea
  Guyana
  Haiti
  Honduras
  Hungary
  Iceland
  India
  Iraq
  Ireland
  Italy
  Jamaica
  Japan
  Jordan
  Kazakhstan
  Kenya
  Kuwait
  Lao People's Democratic Republic
  Latvia
  Lebanon
  Lesotho
  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  Liechtenstein
  Lithuania
  Luxembourg
  Madagascar
  Malaysia
  Maldives
  Mali
  Malta
  Mauritania
  Mauritius
  Mexico
  Monaco
  Mongolia
  Montenegro
  Morocco
  Mozambique
  Myanmar
  Namibia
    Nepal
  Netherlands
  New Zealand
  Nicaragua
  Niger
  Norway
  Oman
  Pakistan
  Panama
  Papua New Guinea
  Peru
  Poland
  Portugal
  Qatar
  Republic of Korea
  Republic of Moldova
  Romania
  Russian Federation
  Saint Lucia
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  San Marino
  Saudi Arabia
  Senegal
  Serbia
  Sierra Leone
  Singapore
  Slovakia
  Slovenia
  Solomon Islands
  South Africa
  Spain
  Sri Lanka
  Swaziland
  Sweden
   Switzerland
  Tajikistan
  Thailand
  Trinidad and Tobago
  Tunisia
  Turkey
  Uganda
  Ukraine
  United Arab Emirates
  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  United Republic of Tanzania
  Uruguay
  Uzbekistan
  Viet Nam
  Yemen
  Zambia
  Zimbabwe
  Australia
  Canada
  Cote D'Ivoire
  Ecuador
  Indonesia
  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  Nigeria
  Syrian Arab Republic
  Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
  Israel
  Nauru
  United States of America
  Antigua and Barbuda
  Cape Verde
  Cameroon
  Central African Republic
  Chad
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
{  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:   Holy See

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References edit

  1. ^ "CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE GAZA CEASEFIRE, AS EMERGENCY SESSION CONCLUDES". news.un.org. 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

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