CHAIR OF THE COORDINATING BUREAU OF THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT

STATEMENT BYAMBASSA-DOR ILEANA NUfiIEZ MORDOCHE, CIIARGE D'AFFAIRE5 A.I. OF THE PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA, ON BEIIALF OF THE NON.ALTGNED MOVEMENT, AT THE RESUMED TENTH EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REVIE\^/ THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE T]N REGISTER OF DAMA,GE CAUSED BYTHE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALL IN TIrE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY. New York, 15 December zoo6 MadamPresident, I havethe honourto address General the Assembly behalfof the Non-AlignedMovement. on The Movement welcomesthe convening of this resumedTenth Special Session,with the purpose of materializingthe demand by this Assemblyin zoo4 to establisha Registerof Damugu"u.r."d by tsrael as a consequence the construction the Separation of of Wall. The Non-AlignedMovementhas clearlystatedin several_occasions principled position towardsthe illegal its characterof the construction of the Wall. The Wall is illegal and musi be dlismantledwithout delay. Isrlel must be prohibitedto continueits construction. lespite the opposition of the international c-ommunity,Israel continues to build the Wall in the Occupied PalestinianTerritory, in_cluding and around EastJerusalem.Theseactions are a flagrant defianceto the to in the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice and violate the GeneralAisembly resolution ESWall on the _rg/rsof 1o Ju]V2oo4, both of which reaffirm the illegalityof the constructionof the Separaiion West Bankand in EastJerusalem. The Wall hasa 4z% (gg_6Km) completion,and roz Km are still under construction. This barrier will separate more than z million Palestinians who live in the easternpart of the wall, and will isolatemore than z3b ooo Palestinians who live in Jerusalemform the rest of the wist Bank. We remain concernedat the grave breachesof International Law, including the Fourth GenevaConvention, that continueto be committedby Israel in this regard,including, inter alia, t-hedestruction and requisiti;;i land and properties,the violations of the Palestinianplople's fieedom of movement and their right to work, to health, to educationand to an adequatestandardbf Uving, and the displacementof palestinian civilians from their homesand lands. Once again, the Non-Aligned Movement demandsthat Israel scrupulouslyrespect its legal obligations pursuant to the edvisgv Opinion, especiallyregarding paragraphs rlz, r53 and jOs (c) wliich statis that Israel has the obligation_ repair the damagescaused-by to fhe-constructionof tne Watl in the Occupied PalestinianTerritory, including East Jerusalem,and to comply fully with resolution ES- ro/r5. We reit&ate the call of the Member Statesand the United Nations to Israel'i fulfiiment of its obligationsiir tfris regard. Tfe Non-AljgnedMovement would like to recall, in particular, the determination of the International Court of Justice that Israel is under an obligation to terminate its breachesof International [aw, to ceasethe construction of the Wall, to dismantle the structure therein situated, and to repeal or render ineffectiveall legislativeand regulatoryactsrelating thereto.

Until and unless Israel fulfils its legal obligations,the Non-Aligned Movement urges Member Statesto regionallyand individually,to prevent including by meansof legislation,collectively, undertakemeasures, from enteringtheir markets,consistentwith the obligations any productsof the illegal Israeli settlements under internationaltreaties,to declineentry to Israeli settlersand to impose sanctionsagainstcompanies and entities involvedin the constructionof the Wall and other illegal activitiesin the OccupiedPalestinian Territory, includingEastJerusalem. not the reiterates that all States underan obligation to recognize illegalsituation are Movement The Non-Aligned in the created of from the construction the Wall andnot to renderaid or assistance maintaining situation resulting havean additionalobligationof Convention and that all Statespartiesto the Fourth Geneva by suchconstruction by ensuringcompliance Israelwith the Convention. the On its part, the United Nations, especially GeneralAssemblyand the SecurityCouncil,should consider what further action is required to bring an end to the illegal situation resulting from the construction of the regime,taking due accountof the AdvisoryOpinion. Wall and the associated to The Movementonceagain calls upon the SecurityCouncilto assumeits responsibilities compelIsrael to law and, inter alia, stop the illegal construction of settlementsand the Wall which is aimed at respect the confiscatingand annexing Palestinianland and property and altering the demographicand geographic Territory, including EastJerusalem. of character the Palestinian and reversed, this Wall will render the two-State The Non-AlignedMovementconsidersthat if not ceased to solutionto the conflictimpossible achieve. Madam President, As rightly expressedby the draft resolution that we are considering today, the Register of Damagewill contribute to restoreand indemnifu the Palestinianpeoplefor the damagescausedby the constructionof the with the rules and principles of International Law. Wall, in accordance The Register Damageshould remain open in order to registerthe claimsarising from and while the Wall of Territory, in and aroundEastJerusalem. Palestinian existsin the Occupied The Register of Damage should work with effectivenessand use with efficiency the resourcesthat the Member Stateswill allocate to this mechanism.All the verifiable and quantifiable claims should be duly with full rigor. brought aboutby the Wall shouldbe assessed and the lossand damage registered and offices based in the occupied In this regard, a close cooperationis neededamong the UN agencies Palestinianterritory, among them the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees(UNWRA) and the United Nations (UNDP),with the aim of facilitatingthe work of the Register Damage. of Programme Development We hope that the Registerof Damage,as a subsidiarybody of the GeneralAssembly,carries out its work in a productive manner and be an effectivecontribution to the realizationof the statedby the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice. I would like to conclude,Madam President,by making a call on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movementurging the Member States to give their valuable support to the draft resolution contained in document A/ES.rolL.zo. Thankvou.