UNGA Resolution On Gaza Ceasefire - October 2021 (ES-10 21)

United Nations A/RES/ES–10/21
General Assembly Distr.: General

30 October 2023
Tenth emergency special session

Agenda item 5
Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the
rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on

27 October 2023
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/ES-10/L.25)]
ES-10/21. Protection of civilians and upholding legal and

humanitarian obligations
The General Assembly,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling its relevant resolutions regarding the question of Palestine,
Reaffirming the obligation to respect and ensure respect for international
humanitarian law in all circumstances in accordance with article 1 of the Geneva
Conventions of 12 August 1949, 1
Recalling the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, including resolutions
242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 446 (1979) of
22 March 1979, 452 (1979) of 20 July 1979, 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980, 476 (1980)
of 30 June 1980, 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, 904 (1994) of 18 March 1994, 1397
(2002) of 12 March 2002, 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003, 1850 (2008) of
16 December 2008, 1860 (2009) of 8 January 2009 and 2334 (2016) of 23 December
2016,
Recalling also Security Council resolutions on the protection of civilians in
armed conflict, including on children and armed conflict,
Expressing grave concern at the latest escalation of violence since the 7 October
2023 attack and the grave deterioration of the situation in the region, in particular in
the Gaza Strip and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and in Israel,
Condemning all acts of violence aimed at Palestinian and Israeli civilians,
including all acts of terrorism and indiscriminate attacks, as well as all acts of
provocation, incitement and destruction,
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Recalling the need to uphold the principles of distinction, necessity,

proportionality and precaution in the conduct of hostilities,
Emphasizing that civilians must be protected, in accordance with international
humanitarian law and international human rights law, and deploring in this regard the
heavy civilian casualties and widespread destruction,
Emphasizing also the need to pursue accountability, and stressing in this regard
the importance of ensuring independent and transparent investigations in accordance
with international standards,
Expressing grave concern at the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza
Strip and at its vast consequences for the civilian population, largely comprising
children, and underlining the need for full, immediate, safe, unhindered and sustained
humanitarian access,
Expressing strong support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and for his
calls for the immediate and unrestricted access of humanitarian aid to respond to the
most basic needs of the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip, underlining
the Secretary-General’s message that food, water, medicine and fuel need to be
sustained and at scale, and expressing its appreciation for the critical role played by
Egypt in this regard,
Expressing strong support also for all regional and international efforts aimed
at achieving an immediate cessation of hostilities, ensuring the protection of civilians
and providing humanitarian aid,
1. Calls for an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading
to a cessation of hostilities;
2. Demands that all parties immediately and fully comply with their
obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and
international human rights law, particularly in regard to the protection of civilians and
civilian objects, as well as the protection of humanitarian personnel, persons hors de
combat, and humanitarian facilities and assets, and to enable and facilitate
humanitarian access for essential supplies and services to reach all civilians in need
in the Gaza Strip;
3. Also demands the immediate, continuous, sufficient and unhindered
provision of essential goods and services to civilians throughout the Gaza Strip,
including but not limited to water, food, medical supplies, fuel and electricity,
stressing the imperative, under international humanitarian law, of ensuring that
civilians are not deprived of objects indispensable to their survival;
4. Calls for immediate, full, sustained, safe and unhindered humanitarian
access for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the
Near East and other United Nations humanitarian agencies and their implementing
partners, the International Committee of the Red Cross and all other humanitarian
organizations upholding humanitarian principles and delivering urgent assistance to
civilians in the Gaza Strip, encourages the establishment of humanitarian corridors
and other initiatives to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians, and
welcomes efforts in this regard;
5. Also calls for the rescinding of the order by Israel, the occupying Power,
for Palestinian civilians and United Nations staff, as well as humanitarian and medical
workers, to evacuate all areas in the Gaza Strip north of the Wadi Gaza and relocate
to southern Gaza, recalls and reiterates that civilians are protected under international
humanitarian law and should receive humanitarian assistance wherever they are, and
reiterates the need to take appropriate steps to ensure the safety and well -being of
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civilians, in particular children, and their protection, and allowing their safe
movement;
6. Firmly rejects any attempts at the forced transfer of the Palestinian civilian
population;
7. Calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all civilians who are
being illegally held captive, demanding their safety, well-being and humane treatment
in compliance with international law;
8. Also calls for respect and protection, consistent with international
humanitarian law, of all civilian and humanitarian facilities, including hospitals and
other medical facilities, as well as their means of transport and equipment, schools,
places of worship and United Nations facilities, as well as all of humanitar ian and
medical personnel and journalists, media professionals and associated personnel, in
armed conflict in the region;
9. Stresses the particularly grave impact that armed conflict has on women
and children, including as refugees and displaced persons, as well as on other civilians
who may have specific vulnerabilities, including persons with disabilities and older
persons;
10. Also stresses the need to urgently establish a mechanism to ensure the
protection of the Palestinian civilian population, in a ccordance with international law
and the relevant United Nations resolutions;
11. Further stresses the importance of a humanitarian notification mechanism
to ensure the protection of United Nations facilities and all humanitarian installations,
and to ensure the unimpeded movement of aid convoys;
12. Emphasizes the importance of preventing further destabilization and
escalation of violence in the region, and in this regard calls upon all parties to exercise
maximum restraint and upon all those with influence on them to work toward this
objective;
13. Reaffirms that a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
can only be achieved by peaceful means, based on the relevant United Nations
resolutions and in accordance with international law, and on the basis of the two-State
solution;
14. Decides to adjourn the tenth emergency special session temporarily and to
authorize the President of the General Assembly at its most recent session to resume
its meeting upon request from Member States.
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United Nations A/RES/ES–10/21

General Assembly Distr.: General

Tenth emergency special session

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on

ES-10/21. Protection of civilians and upholding legal and

23-21048 (E) 031123

Recalling the need to uphold the principles of distinction, necessity,

41st plenary meeting

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