UNITED NATIONS (Dunya News) - The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution, by overwhelming majority, upholding the rights of the Palestinian people and a two-State solution, with Pakistan calling for a “time-bound’ political process leading to a sovereign State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
The resolution, affirming the UN’s responsibility for the question of Palestine, was adopted by a vote of 151 in favour to 11 against (including US and Israel), with 11 abstentions.
The text was sponsored by Djibouti, Jordan, Mauritania, Qatar, Senegal and State of Palestine.
“We reiterate that the occupation of the occupied Palestinian Territory must end, and Palestinian people must be allowed to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and establish their independent State,” Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, told the 193-member Assembly ahead of the vote.
“We support all sincere efforts that help in ending the bloodshed, protect civilians, prevent displacement, rebuild Gaza, and advance a comprehensive peace grounded in international law,” he added.
The resolution urged all states and the United Nations to continue and expedite the provision of economic, humanitarian and technical assistance to the Palestinian people and the Palestinian Government during this critical period in order to help to alleviate the serious humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.