Canada's UN voting record for 2022. Prime Minister: Justin Trudeau (Liberal).
1. “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 their natural resources” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary December 12, 2022
Excerpt: "Reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and of the population of the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources, including land, water and energy resources," and "Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease the exploitation, damage, cause of loss or depletion and endangerment of the natural resources" in the OPT and Syrian Golan.
Committee Vote (Nov 10):
- 151 Yes
- 7 No (Canada)
- 10 Abstain
Plenary Vote:
- 159 Yes
- 8 No (Canada)
- 10 Abstain
2. “The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary December 15, 2022
Excerpt: "1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including the right to their independent State of Palestine; 2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the early realization of their right to self-determination."
Committee Vote (Nov 17):
- 167 Yes (Canada)
- 5 No
- 7 Abstain
Plenary Vote:
- 167 Yes (Canada)
- 6 No
- 9 Abstain
3. “Assistance to the Palestinian people” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted without a vote by the General Plenary on December 6, 2022. Canada did not break the consensus on this vote, but neither did Canada express any positive sign of support.
Excerpt: "Urges Member States, international financial institutions of the United Nations system, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and regional and interregional organizations to extend, as rapidly and as generously as possible, economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people, in close cooperation with the Palestine Liberation Organization and through official Palestinian institutions."
4. “Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary December 30, 2022
This year, the resolution called on the International Court of Justice to seek an advisory opinion on the illegality of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory.
Committee Vote:
- 98 Yes
- 17 No (Canada)
- 52 Abstain
Plenary Vote:
- 87 Yes
- 26 No (Canada)
- 53 Abstain
5. “Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary December 12, 2022
Excerpt: "Reiterates its demand for the immediate and complete cessation of all Israeli settlement activities in all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, and calls in this regard for the full implementation of all the relevant resolutions of the Security Council..."
Committee Vote (Nov 11):
- 150 Yes
- 8 No (Canada)
- 14 Abstain
Plenary Vote:
- 141 Yes
- 7 No (Canada)
- 21 Abstain
6. “Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories” (A/RES/77/?)
Around 2019, the content of this resolution was merged into Settlements and no longer comes to a separate vote.
7. “Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution not considered this year. This resolution has been bi-annualized, and is now voted on every other year.
8. “Palestine refugees’ properties and their revenues” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary December 12, 2022
Excerpt: "Reaffirms that the Palestine refugees are entitled to their property and to the income derived therefrom, in conformity with the principles of equity and justice"
Committee Vote (Nov 11):
- 160 Yes
- 7 No (Canada)
- 7 Abstain
Plenary Vote:
- 153 Yes
- 6 No (Canada)
- 6 Abstain
9. “Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary December 12, 2022
Excerpt: "Reaffirms that the effective functioning of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East remains essential in all fields of operation"
Committee Vote (Nov 11):
- 164 Yes
- 6 No (Canada)
- 5 Abstain
Plenary Vote:
- 157 Yes
- 5 No (Canada)
- 4 Abstain
10. “Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities” (A/RES/77/?)
Around 2020, the content of this resolution was merged into UNRWA Operations and no longer comes to a separate vote.
11. “Assistance to Palestine refugees” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Plenary December 12, 2022
Excerpt: "Affirms the necessity for the continuation of the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and the importance of its unimpeded operation and its provision of services, including emergency assistance, for the well-being, protection and human development of the Palestine refugees and for the stability of the region, pending the just resolution of the question of the Palestine refugees"
Committee Vote (Nov 11):
- 165 Yes
- 1 No
- 10 Abstain (Canada)
Plenary Vote:
- 157 Yes
- 1 No
- 10 Abstain (Canada)
Resolution not considered this year. This resolution has been bi-annualized, and is now voted on every other year.
13. “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on November 30, 2022
Excerpt: "Reiterates its call for the achievement, without delay, of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East on the basis of the relevant United Nations resolutions," and calls for "The withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem."
- 153 Yes
- 9 No (Canada)
- 10 Abstain
14. “Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on November 30, 2022
Excerpt: "Considers that the special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department is very useful in raising the awareness of the international community concerning the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East and that the programme is contributing effectively to an atmosphere conducive to dialogue and supportive of peace efforts and should receive the necessary support for the fulfilment of its tasks..."
This year, the resolution also includes the following additional clause: "Strongly condemns the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, stresses the need for accountability, and welcomes the decision of the United Nations to honour her bravery and legacy by renaming the training programme for Palestinian broadcasters and journalists to 'Shireen Abu Akleh Training Programme for Palestinian Broadcasters and Journalists."
- 149 Yes
- 11 No (Canada)
- 13 Abstain
15. “Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on November 30, 2022
Excerpt: "Considers that, by providing substantive support to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in the implementation of its mandate, the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat continues to make a constructive and positive contribution to raising international awareness of the question of Palestine and of the urgency of a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine in all its aspects on the basis of international law and United Nations resolutions..."; and "Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Division with the necessary resources and to ensure that it continues to effectively carry out its programme of work."
This year, the resolution also includes a clause to hold an event on May 15, 2023 in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba.
- 90 Yes
- 30 No (Canada)
- 47 Abstain
16. “Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People” (A/RES/77/?)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on November 30, 2022
Excerpt: "Requests the Committee to continue to exert all efforts to promote the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination, to support the achievement without delay of an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and of the two-State solution on the basis of the pre-1967 borders and the just resolution of all final status issues and to mobilize international support for and assistance to the Palestinian people..."
- 101 Yes
- 17 No (Canada)
- 53 Abstain