NEW YORK, November 7, 2009 (WAFA)- In the final analysis, said General Assembly President Ali Abdussalam Treki of UN's 114 votes in favour of the resolution on follow-up to the report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict - there was great support for the text.

At a Headquarters press conference, Mr. Treki said that the Assembly's adoption of the resolution -- by a vote of 114 in favour to 18 against, with 44 abstentions -- was significant, as it highlighted the Assembly's role in addressing human rights, peace and security. All, without exception, had condemned human rights violations and insisted on the conduct of proper investigations -- even those countries that had abstained from the vote or had objected to the text.

By the text, the Assembly endorsed the report of the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on its twelfth special session, held on 15 and 16 October, which supported recommendations of the Fact Finding Mission on the 27 December 2008 to 18 January 2009 Gaza conflict. The Mission had been led by South African Justice Richard Goldstone, and its 576-page report -– known as the Goldstone Report -- concluded that Israel and Hamas had committed possible war crimes.

The vote was a strong declaration against impunity, and in support of justice and accountability, Mr. Treki said. The Assembly would remain seized of the matter, and all concerned must devote their efforts to implementing the text. Those countries that had abstained from the vote, nonetheless, had agreed that there had to be follow-up to the situation. All had spoken highly about the Goldstone Report and said that the Israelis and Palestinians both should conduct inquiries in a manner that left no doubt about their credibility. 'The world is united on human rights,' he declared.