A/35/PV.73 General Assembly

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1980 — Session 35, Meeting 73 — New York — UN Document ↗

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Vote: A/RES/35/39 Recorded Vote
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✓ Yes (98)
Mr. La Rocca ITA Italy on behalf of General Assembly in the tragedy which has plunged my country into mourning #4708
Mr. President, I have asked to speak to convey the deep appreciation of my Government and delegation for the expressions of solidarity that you were so kind as to offer on behalf of the General Assembly in the tragedy which has plunged my country into mourning. Allow me also to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General and to all those who wished to com- municate directly their sympathy in our sorrow. I should also like to thank all United Nations bodies and the various non-govemmental organizations for the support they have offered so promptly to the Italian authorities in order to provide international assistance. In this tragic moment of grief for my country, the solidarity of the international community is a great comfort to all Italians.

74.  Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (con-

cluded):·
Vote: 31/37 Consensus
S. The PRESIDENT: Members will recall that the Rapporteur of the Third Committee introduced the report of the Committee on agenda item 74 [A/35/590] at the 63rd plenary meeting but that voting on the recommendations of the Committee was postponed because the report was not available in all working languages. 6. I invite members to turn their attention to the recommendation of the Third Committee in para- graph 16of the report. 7. Draft resolution I is entitled "Status of the Inter- national Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination". The Third Committee adopted that draft resolution Without a vote. May I consider that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 35/38).
The President #4709
DnUt resolution III is entitled "Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination" . The Third Committee adopted that draft resolution without a vote. May J consider that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? Draft resolution III was adopted (resolution 35/40).
Vote: 31/100 Consensus

78.  omee 01the United Nations HIgh Commissioner lor Reluaees: report 01the High Commissioner REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITIEE (A/3S/6S0) REPORT OF THE FJFfH COMMITIEE (A/3S/6S6) 10. Miss OBAFEMI (Nigeria), Rapporteur of the Third Committee: I have the honour today to introduce I The deleptions of Banaladesh, Burma, Ghana, Haiti, Nepal, Pent, Seychelles, Sierra Leone and Somalia subsequently informed the Secretariat that they wished to have their vote recorded as havin, been in favour of the draft resolution. Z The deleption of Canada subsequently informed the Secretariat that it wished to have its vote recorded as an abstention.

IS. The Assemblywillnow take a decision on the two draft resolutions recommended by the Third Com- mittee in paragraph IS of its report. Draft resoiutions I A and B, entitled "Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees", were adopted by the Third Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? Draft resolutions I A and B were adopted (resolu- tions 35/4/ A and B). 16. The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution 11 is entitled "International Conference on Assistance to Refugees in Africa". The report of the Fifth Committee on the administrative and financial implications of that draft resolution is contained in document A/3S/6S6. 17. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution 11 without a vote. May I consider that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? Draft resolution 11 was adopted (resolution 35/42). 18. The PRESIDENT: In deciding to convene the International Conference on Assistance to Refugees in Africa. the General Assembly has just adopted a hiply important decision on one of the most crucial problems facing mankind. 19. On 14 November, when I had the privilege of addressing the UNHCR pledging conference ,3 I stressed the dramatic and tragic plight of millions of refugees all over the world. I said that, while it is not always possible to resolve the grave problems leading