Houses damaged due to Israel-Palestine conflict (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Addressing the UN Human Rights Council’s special meeting onMay 27, the Vietnamese representative expressed deep concern over the recent tensions, violenceand armed conflicts that have caused civilian casualties for both Palestine andIsrael, as well as the serious humanitarian situation in the Palestinianterritories caused by the conflicts, especially in Gaza, that negativelyaffects Palestinian people in enjoying basic human rights.
The Vietnamese representative asserted that Vietnam welcomes the ceasefire agreement and calls on all parties to respect agreement andcompletely stop violence, including non-discriminatory and disproportionateacts of violence by Israel. Vietnam urged the parties to exercise utmost self-restraint to protectcivilians and essential infrastructure, and called on the internationalcommunity to step up humanitarian assistance, including supporting the UN Reliefand Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), to help Palestinianpeople soon overcome difficulties and stabilize life.
The official also reaffirmed Vietnam's consistent policy ofsupporting the two-state solution, including the peaceful coexistence of theState of Palestine and the State of Israel with the pre-1967 borderline andEast Jerusalem being the capital of Palestine, on the basis of internationallaw and relevant UN resolutions.
At the meeting, the UN Human Rights Council approved aresolution on ensuring respect for international human rights andhumanitarian laws in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, includingEast Jerusalem, and in Israel, with 24 “in favour” votes, nine “against” votes,and 14 abstentions.
Under the resolution, the council agreed to set up an independent investigation committee to conduct aninternational investigation into alleged crimes committed during the 11-dayconflict between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza./.
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