UN committee votes for resolution on Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources
UN committee votes for resolution on Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources The Second Committee, the United Nations General Assembly's Economic and Financial Committee, adopted a draft resolution establishing the "Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over…
The United Nations Second Committee, also known as the Economic and Financial Committee, has passed a resolution granting Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan. The motion, proposed by the Group of 77 and China, received overwhelming support with 151 countries voting in favor, including all members of the European Union and Canada.
Only seven countries opposed the resolution, namely the US, Israel, Colombia, Paraguay, Palau, Nauru, and Micronesia, while 11 abstained from voting.
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