E/2008/27 E/CN.6/2008/11 promotion of peace and security and the need to increase their role in decisionmaking with regard to conflict prevention and resolution”; (c) In the seventh preambular paragraph, the words “in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,” were deleted after the words “concerned about the grave situation of Palestinian women”; and the words “in particular in the Gaza Strip” were inserted after the words “seizes civilian areas”; (d) The ninth preambular paragraph, which read: “Taking note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of 31 August 2005, regarding Palestinian women giving birth at Israeli checkpoints owing to denial of access to hospitals, and stressing the need to call for an end to this practice,” was replaced by a new paragraph, which read as follows: “Taking note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, of 31 August 2005, regarding Palestinian women giving birth at checkpoints, and expressing grave concern at the increasing difficulties faced by pregnant Palestinian women owing to a lack of appropriate and timely antenatal, delivery and post-natal care due to the obstruction of access to proper medical care”; (e) After the twelfth preambular paragraph, a new paragraph was inserted, which read as follows: “Expressing grave concern over the increased difficulties faced by Palestinian women, including the sharp increase in poverty, soaring unemployment, incidents of domestic violence, declining health and education standards as a result of the deterioration in the economic and social conditions on the ground in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”; (f) In operative paragraph 5 the words “to promote their development in various fields” were inserted in between the words “Palestinian women and their families,” and “and to help in the reconstruction of relevant Palestinian institutions”; 79. At the same meeting, Azerbaijan joined in sponsoring the draft resolution, as orally revised. 80. Also at its 16th meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised, by a recorded vote of 33 to 1, with 9 abstentions (see chap. I, sect. B). The voting was as follows: In favour: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gabon, Ghana, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Lesotho, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, the Niger, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Spain, Suriname, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia. Against: United States of America. 44 08-29062