Explanation of vote by the United Kingdom on the resolution to create the Commission of Inquiry at the special session of the Human Rights Council

"...It is, Madame Chairman, extremely regrettable that this resolution establishes a Commission of Inquiry with such an overly expansive mandate. An investigation with such a mandate risks hardening positions on both sides and leaving us further away from the just and lasting resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict which we all wish to see. And that, Madame Chairman, is why the United Kingdom has decided to vote against this resolution today..."