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125.  ,135 , 136,137 and 138 CDt6 IDERATION OF THE DRAFT ARTICLES ON MOST-FAWURED-NATION CLAUSES~ REPORT OF THE SIXTH OOMMITTEE (A/43/879) OBSERVER STATUS OF NATIONAL LmERATION MOVEM~TS REOOQiIZm BY THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY AND/OR BY THE LEAQJE OF ARAB STATES~ REPORT OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE (A/43/880) STATUS OF THE PROroOOIB ADDITIONAL TO THE GENEVA OONVENTIOrt3 OF 1949 AND RELATDiG '10 THE PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF ARMED OONFLICTS~ REPORT OF THE SIXTH CCMMITTEE (A/43/819) PROGRESSIVE DEVEIDPMmlT OF THE PRINCIPLES AND mRMS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW RELATING '10 THE NEH INTmNATIONAL EOONa4IC ORDER~ REIORT OF THE SIXTH CClttMITTEE (A/43/88l) PEACEFUL SETTLm~T OF DISPUTES BE'lWEEN STATES: REEORT OF THE SIXTH CDMMITTEE (A/43/S82) DRAFT mDE OF CRIMES AG\INST THE PEACE AND SEaJRITY OF MANKIND: REPORT OF THE SIXTH C<J.1MITTEE (A/43/883) REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIOR; OOMMISS ION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW ON THE WORK OF ITS 'lWENTY-FIRST SESSION: REPORT OF THE SIXTH CQofMITTEE (A/43/820) OOR; IDERATION OF EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO ~HANCE THE PROTECTION, SEaJRITY AND SAFETY OF DIPWtATIC AND OONSULAR MISSIOrt3 AND REPRESENTATIVES: REPORT OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE (A/43/821) REPORT OF THE AD' mc COMMITTEE ON THE DRAFTING OF AN INTERNATIONAL OONVENTION AGt\INST THE RECRUITMENT, USE, FINANCING Am TRA,INING OF MERCENARIES (a) REIORT OF THE SIXTH OJMMITTEE (A/43/884) (b) REPORT OF THE FIFTH cnv.tITTEE (A/43/943) (e) LETTER FROM ZAmE (A/43/935) REIORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OOMMISSION ON THE WORK OF rrs FORTIETH SESSION: REPORT OF THE SIXTH CCMMITTEE (A/43/885) REPORT OF THE SPECIAL OOMMITTEE ON THE CHARTER OF THE UNrrED NATIONS AND ON THE S'mENGl'HENING OF THE ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION (a) REPORT OF THE SIXTH <DMMITTEE (A/43/886) (b) REPORT OF THE FIFTH CGtMITTEE (A/43/944) DEVEIDPMmT AND S'J.'RmGl'HENING OF <DOD-NEIGHBOURLINESS BE'lWEEN STATES: REPORT OF THE SIXTH CQ4MITTEE (A/43/887) REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON RELATIOR; WrrH THE fDST CDUNT.RY: REPORT OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE (Patt 11) (A/43/900/Add.1) DRAFT BODY or PRINCIPLES FOR THE PRO'l'ECl'ION OF ALL PE160NS UNDER ANY FORM OF DETENTION OR IMPRISOtltENTa REPORT OF TME SIXl'H a:>MMITTEE (A/43/8S9) !!le PRESmmT (interpretation from Spanish) I I request the Rapporteur of the Sixth Committee, Hr" Carlos Velae~~ Mendiol~ of Peru, to introduce the reports of the Sixth Committee in one statement. Hr;, VELASQ)· MENDIO~. (Peru), Rapporteur of the Sixth Corrmittee (interpretation from Spanish) I I have the honour to introduce to the General Assembly the repor.ts of the Sixth Corrmittee on agenda items 125 to 138. Members will recall that at the sixty-fifth plenary meeting, on 30 November, I introduced the first part of the report of the Sixth Committee (A/43/900 and Corr.l), on item 137, entitled "Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country", and that on the same day the General Assembly adopted a draft resolution on the subject. Furthermore, at the sixty-eighth plenary meeting, on 5 December 1988, I introduced the first part of the report of the Sixth Committee (A/43/886) on agenda item US, entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization". The General Assell'bly adopted on that sal1W! day the draft resolution contained in the report. Wi th the reports I have mentioned, the repo~ts I have the honour to introduce this morning provide a complete picture of the work done by the Sixth Commi ttee at this session. I shall no~ introduce the reports of the Sixth Committee in the order in which they appear. in the Journal. Accordingly, I shall begin with the ~eport (A/43/879) on agenda item 125, "Consideration of the draft articles on rnost-favouted-nation clauses". Members will note that the draft decision recommended by the Sixth Committee to the Assembly for adoption is in paragraph 7 of the report. By the draft decision the development of international law on most-favoured-nation clauses and decide that accordingly, addi tional time should be given to Governments for thorough study of draft articles, and consideration of the question would be postponed until the forty-sixth session. The Sixth COlllilittee adop~ed the draft decision without a vote. Members will observe that in paragraph 12 of the report of the Sixth Commi ttee (A/43/880) on agenda item 126, enti tied ·Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African thity and/or by the League of Arab States·, two draft resolutions are recommended to the General Assent>ly for adoption. In draft resolution A, in the third and fourth preambular paragraphs, the General Assenbly would recall the resoluti~ns whereby it grarlted observer status to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the South West Afr{~, People's Organization. In the fifth preant>ular paragraph it would express the desire to enhance the effective role played by these national liberation movements. In the operative part of the draft resolutim the General Assembly would decide that these liberation movements are entitled to have their communications relating to the sessions and work of the Gene~al Assembly and all international conferences convened under the auspices of the United Nations and United Nations organs and conferences iS9ued and circulated directly as official documents of the organ or conference in question. In th is oontext, the General Assembly would request the Secretary-General to take the necessary sleps for the implementation of the draft resolution. Draft resolution A was adol}ted by the Sixth Committee by 81 votes to 2, with 2S aba ten Hons. In draft resolution B, in the preamble, the General Assembly would recall the resolution of the Unitel3 He tions Conference on the Representatior.. of States in Their Relations with Interttational Orgl.Wlizations relating to the observer status of national liberation movements and the current practic<! of inviting these movements to participate as observers in the work of international or~anizations. In the operative part of draft resolution B, the General Assembly, desirous of ensuring the effective participation of the above-mentioned movements in the work of international organizations and of regulating their status to that end, would urge all States that have not yet done so to consider as soon aa possible the question of ratifying, or a.cceding to, the Vienna Convention on the Representation of States in Their Relations with International Organizations of a univ~rsal Character, and to accord to delegations of the above-mentloned national liberation lIIOITemen ts the fo1C11i ties, pr iv!leges and immuni ties necessary for the performance of their funct.ions. Draft resolution B was adopted by the Sixth COi1llllittee by 87 votes to 9, with 14 abs ten t ions. I turn now to the ~eport of the Sixth Committee (A/43/8l9) relating to agenda item 127, entitled "Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Convention of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed confl icts". The draft resolution recomhlended to the (",eneral Assembly foe adoption is in paragraph 9 of the report. In the preanble to the draft resolution the General Assea,ly would stress the need for consolidating and implementing the existing body of international humanitarian law and for the universal acceptance of such law, and in particular the need to protect the civil ian popUlation, especially t10men and children, against the effects of hostilities. In the operative par\; !3£ the draft resolution the General Ass(!libly would, inter ali.!, note that, in comparison with the Geneva Protocols, the n~mer of Sta tes parties to the two add! tional Protocols is still lirai ted. Accordingly, it would appeal to all States parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties also to the addi tional Protocols at the earliest possible date. It would request the Secretary-General to submi t to its forty-fifth session a report on the status of the Protocols baaed on information received from Member States. The Sixth Committee adopted this draft resolution without a vote. Turning to the report of the Sixth Committee (A/43/8l) on agenda item 128, entitled, ·Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order·, the draft resolution recommended to the General Assembly for adoption appears in paragraph 9. In the sixth preanbular paragraph of the draft resolution the General Assembly would recognize the need for the codi fication and progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order. In the operative part of the draft resolution the General Assembly would request the secretary-General to continue to seek proposals of Member States concerning the most appropriate p,tccedures to be adopted with regard to this task a.'ld would also recommend that thl', 1U.xth Committee consider making a final decision at the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly on the question of tbe appropr fa te forum to lilldertake this task. The Sixth CoMitt:ea adopted this draft resolution by 81 votes to none, with 23 abatentions. I turn new to the report of the Sixth Committee contained in document A/U/882 6 under agenda item 129, ·Peaceful settlement of disputes between States". The draft resolution recommended to the General Assembly is contained in paragraph 9 of the report. tilder: tha fourth paragraph of the preamble the General Assentily would express its deep concern at the continuation of conflict situations and the emergence of new sources of dispu tes and tens ion in in terna tional 11 fe, and especially at the growing tendency to resort to force or the threat of the use of fotes and to intervention in internal affairs, and at the escw~ation of the arms race, which gravely endanger the independence and sec.'Urity of States as well as international peace and security. In the operative part 0' the draft resolution the General Assembly would urge Hemer: States to use all existing methods of peaceful settlement of disputes md, in this context, to observe .and pro,lDte in good faith the provisions of the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes. It would also stress the need to contin\Je efforts to strengthen the process of the peaceful settlement of disputes through progressive development: and COdification of international 'law and throogh enhancing the effectiveness of the United Nations in this field. The Gener&l Assembly would also request the SEtcretary-General to submit to it at its forty-fourth session a further report containing the replies of Member States, relevant United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental ol'ganizatione and international legal bodies on the implementation of the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful settlement of International Disputes and er. ways and means of incr~asing the effectiveness of this document. This last provision, contained in operative paragraph 4, and the prcwision in operative peragraph 5, by which the Assembly would decide that this question should be examined at the forty-fourth session u a separate agenda item, in conjunction with the ite. of the prwisional agenda entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization", were adopted by a separate vote. The Sixth Conmi ttee adopted the draft resolution as a whole by a recorded vote, there were 90 votes in favour, none against and 20 abstentions. I shall refer now to the report of the Sixth Co.ittee relating to agenda item 130 entitled "Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and security of Mankind" (A/43/883). Representatives will see in paragraph 8 of the report a draft resolution recommended by the Sixth Committee to the General Assemly. In the operative part of the draft resolution, if adopted, the General Assembly would invite the International Law Commission, taking into account the progress made at its recent session as well as the views expressed during the forty-third session of the General Ass4!m1y, to continue its work on the prepara tion of the draft Code, including the elaboration of a list of crimes. The Sixth Committee adopted the draft resolution by 104 votes to S, with 13 abstentions. I shall now turn to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 131, entitled "Report of the United Nations CommisBion on International Trade Law Of'i the work of its blenty-first s88s10n" (A/43/820). In paragraph 9 the Sixth Conunittee recoml\ll!nds two draft resolutions for: adopti0'4 by tbeGeneral Assembly. In the operative part of draft resolution I, entitled "Draft Convention on the Internatioaal Bills of Exchange and l.nternational promissory Notes", the General Aseen01y would express its appreciation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law for preparing the text of this draft Convention, \mich is contained in the annex of the draft resolution. The General Assembly would adopt and open : signature and accessicn the United Nations Convention on Intern~tional Bills of Exchange and International promissory Notes &nd would call upon all Governments to consider becoming party to the Canvention. The Sixth committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. Draft resolution 11 is entitled "Report of the United Nations Comissicn on International Trade Law on the work of its twenty-first session". In the paragra.phs of the prea.mle the need to hftrmonize and unify international trade laW' is recognized, and the conviction is expressed that wide adherence to the Conventions resulting from the work of the Committee would redound to the benefit of all peoples and States. In the operative part the General Assembly would, inter alia, reaffirm the mandate of the COlllllission and the importance of its work, in particular for developing countries, concerned with training Md technical assistance, in the field of international trade law. In this context the General Assembly would invite Governments, the relevant Uni ted Nations organs and other oganizations and individuals to make voluntary ecntr ibutions to the financing of special projects, seminars and aympcs la. The General Assembly would repeat its invitation to those States which had not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the various conventions in this area~ The sixth Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. The next report of the Sixth Conmittee is contained in documant A/43/821 sOOm! tted under agenda item 132, entitled "Consideration of efr!ective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives". The draft resolution recommended to the General Assembly for adoption is in paragrapb 7 of this report. I wish to inform the Assembly that Romania has joined the sponsors of this draft resolution, which are listed in paragraph 5 of the report. In the preazle the ~ner~l Assembly would express CQ'lcern over the ~epeated violations of the principles afid norms of international law governing diplomatic .and consular rela tions. In paragraph 2 o~ the operative part of the dra ft resolution the Assembly would st:,ongly eondemn acts of violence against diplomatic and consular missions and repr£~entativesf as well as against missio~s and representetives to international intergovernr~ntal organizations and officials of such organizations. In paragraphs 3 and 4 of the operative part it would urge States to observe the aforementioned PI': inciples and rules in order to prevent any acts of violence and to br ing offenders to justice. This draft r~solution was adopted by the Committee without a vote. I shall turn nQl to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda itejji 133, RReport of the Ad Hoc Committee Q'l the Drafting of an International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of. Mercenaries· (A/43/884). The report -.>f the Fi fth Committee on the budgetary and programme implica tions of the draft rp-solution recol1lllended here by the Sixth C01IlIIIittee to the Assembly is contained in document A!C.S/43/53. The draft resolution is contained in paragraph la of the report of the Sixth COl1lllittee. In the preanble to the draft the General Assembly would recognize that the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries by Stat:es were contrary to fundamental principles of international law. Accordingly, it would reaffirm the need for the conclus ion, at the earliest possible date, of an international convention against the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries. In the operative part of the draft resolution the General Assembly would renew the mandat~ of the Ad Hoc Comi ttee and invite it to make every effort to submit to the General Assembly, if possible at its forty-fourth session, its final report containing a draft international convention against the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries. The draft resolution was adopted by the Sixth COIIIIittee by 122 votes to none, with 3 abstenUons. I turn now to the report (A/43/885) of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 134, -Report of the international Law COlllllission on the work of its fortieth ses~ion-. The report before the Assembly contains in paragraph 8 the dr:;oft resolution recoDBended by the Sixth Committee to the General Assembly fo~ adoption. I should like to draw the Assembly's attention to the following errors in paragraph 3 of the repor.t (A/43/885), first, the phrase -at its 25th to 40th .-etings" should be replaced by the phrase -at its 25th to 40th and 45th meetings-, secondly, the phrase -held between 31 October and 11 November 1988- should be replaced by the phrase -held between 31 OCtober and 11 Ncwembe.r 1988 and on 21 Novemer 1988- J thirdly, the document for the sunmary records should have the following symbol instead of the one appear Ing in the p~ragraplH A/C.6/43/SR.25-40 and 45. If the draft resolution is adopted, the General Assembly would, under its operative part, express its appreciation to the International Law COmmission on the work of its fortieth session and would recommend that the Commission continue its work on the topics in its current programme~ The Assembly would also recommend that efforts should continue ill order to improve the ways 1n which the report of the International Law Commission is considered in the Sixth Committee. Moreover, the Assembly would express its satisf~etion at the useful informal discussions held in the framework of the Ad Hoc Work ing Group prwided for under paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 42/156. The Sixth Committee adopted this draft resolution without a vote. J))cument A/43/886 now before the Assenbly contains the Sixth Committ;ee's report on agenda item 135, -Report of the Special COi1lllittee en the Charter of the Uni ted HaHons and on the Strengthen 1ng of the Role of the Organ iza tion". As I indica ted at the beginning of my statement, at its 68th meeting, on 5 December 1988, the General Assembly adopted draft resolution I, contained in paragraph 14 of the Committee's report, and postponed consideration of di:'aft resolution II until the issuance of the Fifth Conmittee's report on the prograllllle b",dget impli(",ations of that draft resolution. That report by the Fifth Committee is now available in document A/43/944. Hence .. the Assenbly can take a decision en this draft resolutiOil. .'. Draft resolution 11 is also contained in paragraph 14 of the Sixth Committee's report (A/43/886). Under the draft resolution, the General Asserrbly would decide in particular that: the Special Commi ttee should hold its next sess ioo for a per led of three weeks early in 1989, to carry out the tasks set forth in operative par&graphs 3 and 4. I should like to call me:rbers' attentioo to a ney mandate given the Special Committee - that is, to examine proposals concernL"'lg fact-finding activities by the United Nations as well as other proposals relating to the mintenance of international peace and security that might be submitted to the Special Ct»lII1littee during its session in 1989. Under draft resolution II the General Assenbly would also request the Special Committee to canplete its consideration of the proposal 00 the resort to a cO!lll'lission of good offices, mediation or conciliation with in the United Nations and to submit conclusions thereon, in an appropriate form, to the General Assenblyat its for ty-four th session. The Sixth COllllli ttee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. I turn now to the report (A/43/887) of the Sixth Commi ttee on agenda i tern 136, "Developnent and strengthening of good-neighbourliness beb,een States". The Sixth Committee recommends that the General Assembly adopt the draft resolutions oontained in paragraph 18 of the report. Under the operative part of draft resolution A, the General Assembly would take note of the report of the SUb-Connittee on Good-Neighbourliness, set up by the Sixth Committee during the forty-third session of the General Assembly and would decide to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-fifth session the item entitled "De"elopment Qnd strengthening of good-neighbourliness between States". Draft resolution A tlas adopted by the Sixth Conmittee by 29 votes to 20, with 64 abs tendons. I turn n~ to draft resolution B. Under its (i1reamble the General Assembly would, among other things, recall its opiniCln that it is necessary to continue to examine the question of good-neighbourliness in order to strengthen and develop its content, as well as ways and IIDdaUties to enhance its effectiveness, and that the ~esults of this examination could be included, at an appropriate time, in a suitable international document. Under the operative part of the draft resolution, the General Assembly would, among other things, reaffirm that good-neighbourliness fully confot'ms wi th the puL'poses of the United Nations and should be founded upon the str lct obse: lTance of the principles of. the united Nations as embodied in the Charter and in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation alOOng States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, and so presuppo~es the rejection of any acts seeking to establish ~ones of influence or domination. It would also decide tb cQ'ltinue and to complete at tu forty-fifth session, on the basis of the present resolution and the report of the Sub-Committee, the task of identifying and clarifying the elements of good-neighbourliness and to begin the elaboration of a suitable international document on the development and strengthening of good-neighbourliness between States within tt.le framework of a sub-committee on good-neighbourliness. Draft resolution 8 was adopted by the Sixth Committee by 100 votes to 9, with 18 abstentions. I turn next to document A/43/900/Add.l, which contains part II of ttte report of the sixth Committee on agenda item 137, "Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country". The draft resolution that the Sb1:th Committee recommends to the General Assembly for adoption is in paragraph 9 of the report. Under that draft resolution the General Assembly would reaffirm its condemnation of any criminal acts violating the s~curity of miss ions accredi ted to the United Nations and the safety of their personnel. It would urge the host country to take all necessary measures to prevent such acts; and, in the light of the consideration by the Conmittee on Relations with the Host Country of ttavel regulations issued by the host country, to continue to honour its obligations to facilitate the functioning of the united Nations and the missions accredi ted to it. The Assenbly would also request the Committee on Relations with the Host Country to continue its work, in conformity with Assembly resolution 2819 (XXVI) of 15 December 1971. The draft reBolution was adopted by the Sixth Committee without a vote. Finally, I turn to the report (A/43/889) of the sixth Committee on agenda item 138, "Draft Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment". The draft resolution that is recommended to the General Assembly for adoption is contained in paragrai,)h 12 of the report. (Hr. Velasco Mendiola, Rapporteur, Sixth Committee) In its preambular part the draft resolu tion refers to the elabora tion by the WOrking Group established by the Sixth Committee of the draft Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons und.ar Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment and expresses the conviction that adoption of that draft Body of Principles, which is annexed to the draft resolution, would malte an important contribution to the protection of human rights. In conformity with the operative part of the draft resolution the General Assembly would apprcwe the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisooment, request the Secretary-General to in form the Menner Sta tes of the Uni ted Ha tions or members 0 f specialized agencies of the adoption of the Body of Principles and urge that all efforts be made so that the Body of Principles becomes generally known and respected. The draft resolution was adopted by the Sixth Committee without a vote. That concludes my report 00 the work of the Sixth Commi ttee. I ask the Assenbly to forgive me for having taken advantage of its patience, but I thought the results achieved by the Sixth Committee were so important that they required individual item-by-item pcesentation, even in a summary fashion. I should like to express my thanks to everyone who made it poss ible for the work of the Committee to be so fruitful. First, my appreciation goes to all my colleagues in the Sixth Committee, whose dedication and sense o~ responsibility provided the foundation for the results we achieved. Secondly, I extend very special thanks to the Chairman of the Sixth Committee, Ambassador Achol Deng, whose diplanatic sk ill made it possible to conduct the del iberations of the Ad Hoc Committee effectively and productively, and to our two very efficient Vice-Chairmen, Hr. fobhamed Al i and Hr. loan Voycu. Finally, I express my 3ppreciation to the legal Counsel, Mr. Carl-August Fleischhauer, and to Mr. Georgiy Kalinkin, Secretary of the Comittee, as well as to all the personnel in the Codification Division who assisted him in prO'liding such efficient services. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish), If there is no proposal under rule 66 of the rules of procedure~ I ehall take it that the General Aseembly decides not to discuss the reports of the Sixth Conmittee. It.as so decided. The' PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): Accordingly, statements will be limi ted to explanations of vote. The positions of delegations regarding the various recomendations of the Sixth COMmittee have been made clear in the Committee and are reflected in the relevant: records. May I remind mellbers of the General ABsenbly that under paragraph 7 of decision 34/401, the General Assembly agreed that\ "When the same draft resolution is considered in a Main COi1lllittee and in plenary meeting, a delegation should, as far as possible, explain its vote only once, i.~. either in the Committee or in plenary meeting g unless that delegation's vote in plenary meeting is differant from its vote in the ColI'Iftittee • Cl May I also remind delegations that, in accordance with General Assembly decision 34/401, explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats. We shall nOlrl begin our consideration of the reports of the Sixth Comittee. First we shall take up its report on agenda item 125, ·Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses·, contained in document A/43/879. Rapporte~r, sixth Committee) The Assefit)ly will now take a decision on the draft decision recommended by the Sixth Comittee in paragraph 7 of its report. The Sixth CO!!l!littee adopted the draft decision without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same? The draft decision was adopted.

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We have ooncluded our consideration of agenda item 125. we now turn to agenda item 126, ·Observer status of national liberation mcwements recognized by the Organization of Afri~an Unity and/or by the League of Arab States· (A/43/880). I shall now call on those representatives who wish to explain their vote be fore the voting. Mr. PHIRI (Malawi): When the Sixth Committee considered draft resolution A!C.6/43/L.10/Rev.l under agenda item 126, which we are now considering as draft resolution A, my delegation abstained in the vote. Our abstention in no way meant a change of Malawi's policy towards the Palestinian and Namibian peoples, particularl~ in respect of our support for their right to self-determination. In my delegation's view, the issue to which the draft resolution pertains brings into question the whole practice that has hitherto obtained in the United Nations by which only its Member States may have their communications issued and circulated as official documents of the United Nations. It is not the intention of my delegation to take issue wi th the principles behind that practice. We wish only to observe that the General Asselrbly has in the past departed from certain established practices in order to accomnodate certain concerns. For instance, it has extended, though piecemeal, observer status to liberation movements recognized by the Organiz<!tion of African Unity (OAU) and/or the league of Arab States, a privilege that earlier was extended earlier to non-memer States and regional inter-governmental organizations. In ou~ view, the subject-m&tter of the present draft resolution has been requested by virtue of the recoc;nition of t.'1e two organizations by the OAU and the League of Arab States and therefore their enjoyment of observer status in the United NattO[IS. In principle, therefore, in order for the General Assembly not to be seen as giving preference to particular Observers or national liberation movements, my delegation would have been mc;.-re in favour of the draft resolution if it had covered either all that have observer status in the United Nations or national liberation movements, all of them recoqnized by the OAU or the League of Arab States. Our vote in support of the draft resolution should therefore be seen in that light. (Hr. Phiri, Malawi) Mr. BORG OLIVIE.! (Malta) ~ I wish to explain my delegation's position with regard to draft resolutiaa A Cattained in the report of the Sixth Committee (A/43/880). My Government has no objection to the Palestine Liberation Organbation (PLO) and the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) being granted the facility of distr ibuting official cbcuments directly to the Assenbly and to other United Nations organs and conferences without the need for a request from a Hemer State, as has hitherto been the practice. However, Malta is not able to support a decision which Mellber States have not had enough time to consider carefully and which results in selective and discriminatory treatment that will trea t::ment. work against States enjoying observer status but not benefiting from the same For that reason, we shall abstain in the vote on resolution A. The' PRPSlDENT (interpretation frQTi Spanish): The Assemly will now take decisions on the draft resolutions reconmended by the Sixth Conmittee in paragraph 12 of its report (A/43/880). The Assenbly will first take a decision on draft resolution A, entitled "Cbs@E'ver status of natiatal liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African U1ity and/or by the lA!ague of Arab States". A recorded vote has been requested. !. recorded vCite was· taken. In favour, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Ben!n, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, BurkinaFaso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakiao DellDcratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen r Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Dissau, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liber ia, Libyan Arab Jamah iriya, Madagascar c Malawi, Malaysie, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Maud tius, Mexico, Mongol ia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nig~r, Niger ia, Qnan, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Gu inea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatat, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tbme and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, SUdan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tbgo, Trinidad and TObago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet. Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United ~public of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, zaire, Zambia Against: Israel, United States of America Abstaining: Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Denmark, Dominica, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Po~tugal, Samoa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Draft resolutionA'was adopted byll7·votes· to' 2, with·3l abstentions (resolution 43/160 A).* * SUbsequently the delegations of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe advised the Secretar fat that they had intended to vote in favour. a decision on draft resolution B. il-. ~l=corded vote has been requested. 1L!!corded vote was' taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgnria, Burkina Paso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, CzechosLovakia, Democra.tic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibooti, Dominican Iepublic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gamia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemalau Guinea, G'.Iinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's DeJlDcra tic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, titgeria, Qnan, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Pomania, Rw8l'lda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, sao ~rne and Principe, saudi Arabia, senegal, seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, SUdan, SUrlname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, '!beJo, Trinidad and Tbbago, Tunisia, TUrkey, uganda, Ukrainian Soviet SOcialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Urt,i ted Arab &nirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, zaire, Zambia Against: Belgium, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Israel, Italy, I4Jxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom of Great 3ritain and Northern IrelQlld, United States of America Abstaining: Australia, Austria, Canada, Cote d' Ivoire, Denmark, Dominica, El Salvador, Finland, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, Sweden Draft resolution D was adopted by 123 voteG to 9, with 18 abstentions (resolution 43/160 B).* * Subsequently the delegations of Bangladesb, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and ZimbabWe informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour. The' PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish), We have thus ooi'1cluded our cor.s1deration of agenda item 126. The Assemly will now turn its attention to agenda item 127, entit1~":;\ "Status of the Protocols Md! tiooal to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and rela tin9 to the prote~'i:,ion of victims of armed conflicts". The Assenbly will now take a decision on the draft resolution reoonmended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 8 of its report (A/43/8l9). The draft resolution was adopted by the Sixth Conmittee without a vote. MaY'! consider that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? The'draft'resolution'was'adopted (resolution 43/l6l)~ The' PRESIDENT (interpreta tion from Spanish), We have thus coocluded our consideration of agenda item 127. The Assenbly will now oonsider the report of the Sixth Conmittee on agenda item 128, entitled ·Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international eoonomic order". The Assenbly will now take a decis ion 00 the draft resolu tion recommended by the Sixth Conmittee in paragraph 9 of its report (A/43/88l). A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded' vote was' taken. In' favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anti~u~ and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Den in, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, cape Verde, Central African Re,;ublic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea. Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras l Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Iesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico l Mongolia, Morocco, Mozanbique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, saint Ritts and Nev:!.s, Saint wcia, saint Vincent and the Glenadines, samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, sau.di Arabia, Senegal, Seychellp'::5, Sierra Leone, Singapor.e, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri La~Ka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia Against: None Abstaining: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan p Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, S~in, SWeden, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United states of America The' draft' resolution' was adopted'by129·votes·to'none, with 24 abstentions (resolution 43/162).* The'PRESIDEN~ (interpretation from Spanish): We have thus concludad our consideration of agenda item 128. * Subsequently the delegations of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe informed the Secretar iat that they had intended to vote in favour. The Assenbly will now consider the report of the Sixth Committee (A/43/88~) on agenda item 129, entitled "Peaceful settlement of disput:2s between States". The Assenblywill now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Sixth Convni ttee in par agr aph 9 of its r epor t. A separate vote has been requested on operative paragrap,s 4 and 5 of the draft resolution. If there is no objection, I shall put these!;8ragraphS to the vote first. Since there is no objection f I pu t to the vote fir st operative paragraph 4 of the draft resolution. A reoorded vote has been requested. A'recordad'vote was taken~ In' favour I Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola# Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahtain, Barbaaos, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bol ivia, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burunai, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, <:.\Iprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Ka1l\'Uchea, Democratic Yemen, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Qlinea., Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, GUinea-Bissau, Guyana t Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, lIbrocco, lIbzambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, saint Ki tts and Nevis, saint Lucia, saint Vincent and the Grenadines, samoa, saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, SOlomon Islands, SOmalia, Sri Lanka, SUdan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, 'logo, Trinidaa and Tobago, TUnisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet SOcialist Republic, Union of SOI1iet Socialist Republics, Uni ted Arab &nirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, viet Ham, Yemen, Yugoslavia, zaire, Zambia Against: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Japan, lAJxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of Amer ica AbstainiJ!,9.: Australia, Austr ia, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Ic~land, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, SWeden, Turkey, Venezuela Operative'paragraph'4'was'retained'by 1l8votes bog, with 22 abstentions.* The' PR_ESmm~ (interpretation from Spanish): I now put to the vote operative paragraph 5 of the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested. • SUb5~UtinU.v ..ne delegations of tsang.l.adesh and Zimbabwe advt,~·>d the Secretar iat that they had intended to vote in favour, and the delega tion of Dominica that it had intended to abstain. A'recorded'vote'was'taken. In' favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Bar buda, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belizs, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorusslan Soviet Socialist Republic, cam~r~on, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d' Ivoire, Cuba, Cypr us, Czechoslovak ia , Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gl!lllOia, German DelOOcratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liber ia I' Libyan Arab Jamah ir iya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauri tan ta, Mauri Hos, Mexico, Mongol ia, Morocco, ltbzaftbique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Niger ia, ORan, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincernt and the Grenadines, Samoa, saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, SOlomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syr ian Atab Republic, Thailand, Tbgo, Trinidad and Tbbago, TUnisia, Uganda, L~raini~n Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet SOcialist Republics, United Arab &nirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, ~xentlourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, SWeden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Argentina, Aust~ia, Brazil, Dominica, Ireland, Jordan, New Zealand, Peru, Turkey, United Republic of Tanzania Operative' paragraph' 5' was' retained' by'Ui' votes' w·n" with 10 abstentions., * The' PRFSIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): I now put to the ""ote the draft resolution, as a whole. A recorded vote has been reques ted. * Subsequently the delegation of Bangladesh advised the Secretariat that it had in tended to vote in favour J and ta"e delega tion of Malta thatit had in tended to abstain. A" recorded'vote was' taken. In" favouu Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belh,e, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Fuo, Burma, Burll"ldi, Byeloruss ian SOYiet Social ist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colon'bia, CCl1g0, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kamp.lIC::hea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El salvador:, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, GabCl1, Gan'bia, German DellDcratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, ClJinea-Bissau, Q.1yana, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Irelend, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, IA!banQ'l, Iesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozanbique, Nepal p New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, saint wcia, saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao 'lbme and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, SeychellciS, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Ar ab Republic, Tha iland , 'lbgo, Tr ini dad and Tcbago, Tun is ia , Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, thited Arab Emirates, thited Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Ham, Yemen, Yugoslavia, zaire, Zamia, Zinbabwe Against: None Abstaining, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, wxerrbourg, Ne ther lands, Norway, Por tugsl, Spa in, Sweden, Turkey, tbited Kingdan of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The"draft'resolution,'as'a'whole,"was"adopted"bx 132 votes to none, with 22 abstentions (resolution 43/163). !!!.e PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish) ~ We have thus concluded our considera tion of agenda i tern 129. I nQl invite menbers to turn their attention to the report,of the Sixth Committee (A/43/883) on agenda item 130, entitled "Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Secur ity of Hank ind". The Assenbly "'ill nQl take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. A recorded vote has been requested. In'favoor: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, COte d'Ivoire, Cuba, cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, DellDcratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gant»ia, German DeJlDcratic. Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India u Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland~ Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia~ Morocoo~ Mozambique, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panaw~, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao TOme and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, TOgo, Trinidad and TObago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab &nirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zinbabwe . Psainst: France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Israel, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, SWeden, Turkey The'draft'resolutiori'was'adopted'bY'137'vot~s'to5i'with 13 abstentions (resolution 43/164). * The' PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): We have now conc'-uded our consideration of agenda item 130. We turn next to the report of the Sixth Committee (A/43/820) on agenda item 131, entitled "Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its twenty-first session". The Assembly will now take decis ions on the draft resolu tions recommended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 9 of its report. * Subsequently the delegation of Bangladesh advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favourJ and the delegation of Canada that it had intended to abstain. Draft resolution I is entitled "Draft Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes". The Sixth Committee adopted this draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the General l\ssen'bly wishes to do the same? Draft· resolution· I was acbpted (resolution 43/165). (The Pres iden t) The PR&c;IDJiNT (inter9retation from Spanish): The AsseJ1bly will now turn to the consideration of draft resolu tion 1I, "Report of the tkli ted N3 tions COn'mission on International Trade Law on the work of its twenty-first session". The sixth Committee aCbpted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the General Assenbly wishes to do lik EMise? Draft'resolution XI was aCbpted (resolution 43/166). The' PR&c;mJiNT (interpretation from Spanish): We have concluded our consideration of agenda i tern 131. The Assenbly will now turn to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 132, "Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and represE,ntatives" (A/43/821). The Assenbly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. The Sixth Committee adopted it wi tnout a vote. May I take it that the General Assenbly wiLshes to do likewise? The'draft'resolution'was adopted (resolution 43/167). The' PRmmENT (interpretatioo fran Spanish): We have thus c~cluded our considaration of agenda item 132. I now invite the Asselibly to turn its attention to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 133, "Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the ~cruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries" (A/43/884). The Assenbly will now take a decision on the draft resolution reoonmended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 10 of its report. The report of the Fifth Committee on the programme budget implications of the draft resOlution are contained in document A/43/943. A separate vote has been requested on the fifth preambu1ar paragraph of the draft resolution. Is there any objection? It appears not. Accordingly, the Assembly will now vote on the fi fth preambular paragraph of the draft resOlution. A recorded vote has been reques ted. A'recorded'votewas taken. In' favoars Afghanistan, Albania, Algeriaj/ Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussa1am, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambiag Germ~ Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, K~nya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Niger la, oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint IA.1cia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swazi1and, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago., Tunisia, U}anda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab mtlirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe !9,.ainst: Belgium, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Italy, Japan, IA.1xembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Uni ted Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Austral ia, Austr ia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, SWeden, Turkey The'fifth'preambular'paragrap~ was'adopted by 127 votes to 11, with 15 ~bstentions.* * Subsequently the delegation of Pakistan advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour. The' PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): The Asserrbly will now take a decision on the draft resolution as a whole. May I take it that the Assenbly wishes to adopt the draft resolution? The' draft' resoluticn'was' adopted (resolution 43/168). !he PRESID~T (interpretation from Spanish), I now call on the representative of the United States of America for an explanation of vote. Mr. ROSENS'lOQ( (United States of America): For reasons we set forth in detail at the fifty-first meeting of the Sixth Committee, had there been a vote on the draft resolution the United States would have abstained. The PRESIDEN! (interpretation from Spanish): In connection with this item, I should like to draw the attention of merrbers to a letter from the Chairman of the African Gr:oup (A/43/935), relating to the rnerrbership of the hi Hoc COll1lli ttee. In acc'}rdance with that communication, Senegal will replace Niger ia as a member of the !2....!!.0.£ Commi t tee in 1989. On the basis of this oomrrrlJnication, I have appointed Senegal as a menber of the M Hoc Committee with effect from 1 January 1989. May I take it that the Assenbly takes note of this appointment? It' was eo decided. The' PRESIDm'l' (interpretation from Spanish): With regard to paragraph 5 of the draft resolution recommended by the Sixth COJllmittee in cbcument A/43/884, I would inform menbers that the 1989 session of the Ad Hoc Conmittee will be held in New York from 30 January to 17 February 1989. We have thus ooncluded our consideration of agenda item 133. we shall now consider the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 134, entitled "Report of the International Law Convnission en the work of its fortieth sese ion" (A/43/885). The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. The Sixth Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the General Assenbly wishes to do likewise? The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 43/169). The PRESmmT (interpretation from Spanish) ~ We have concluded the consideration of agenda item 134. The Assembly will now resume its consideration of the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 135, entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthen:l.ng of the Role of the Organiza tion" (Aj43/886). (The President) May I remind representatives that draft resolution I, reccmmended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 14 of its report, was adopted by the Assembly at its 68th plenary meeting. I now invite the Asserrbly to turn its attention to draft resolution I1, recommended by the Sixth Committtee in paragraph 14 of its report (A/43/886). The Assenbly will now take a decision 00 this draft ri=solution, which relates to the "Report of the Special Commi ttee 00 the Charter of the O1i ted Na tions and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization". The report of the Fi fth Comrni ttee 00 the programme budget implica tions of draft resolution II is contained in document A/43/944. The Sixth Commi ttee acbpt:ed draft resolu tion II wi thout a vote. May I take it that the General AsseJTbly wishes to do likewise? Draft'resolution II wasacbpted (resolution 43/170). The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish) ': wi th regard to paragraph 2 of draft resolution I1, may I inform the Assembly that the 1989 sess ion of the Special Conmi ttee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization will be held in New York from 27 March to 14 April. We have thus concluded our consideration of agenda item 135. I now invi te members to turn to the report of the Sixth Committee (A/43/887) on agenda item 136, entitled "Development and strengthening of good-neighbourliness be tween Sta tes "• The Assenbly will now take a decision Q1 the draft resolution recommended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 18 of its report. (Th'! President) Draft resolution A is entitled "Development and strengthening of good-neighbourliness between States". A recorded vote has been requested. A'recorded'vote'wastaken. In favours Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Canada, Cape Verde, Costa Rit""l, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Luxemourg, Malawi, Malta, fobzanbique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger la, Norway, oman, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Rwanda, saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lacie, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao TOme and Principe, Senegal, seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, united Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela Against: Bulgaria, Cameroon, Lao People's DellOcratic Republic, Madagascar, Mongolia, Philippines, Romania, Sudan, viet Nam Abstaining: Afghanistan, Alger~a, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, COte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, German DellDcratie Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, Glyana, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic ~public of), Iraq, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Mexi\~, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, united Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Yugoslavia, zaire, Zambia, Zinbabwe Draft' resolution' A was' adopted by 67' votes to 9, with 65 abstentions (resolution 43/171 A).* * Subsequently the delegations of Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Gabon, Nigeria, oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia and Suriname advised the Secretariat that they had intended to abstainJ and the delegations of Guinea-Bissau and sao TOme and Principe that they had intended not to partioipate in the vote. Mr.' JEStS (Cape Verde): My delegation erroneously cast a p:>sitive vote Q'l draft resolution A. I should like to state, for the record, that my delegation is not participating in the vote, in accordance with the similar position taken on the draft resolution when it was considered in the Sixth Committee. Mr.' ZIMBA (Mozanbique): My delegation cast its vote in favour of draft resolutioo A by rnistake. I should like the record to show that our posi tion is not particip&ting in the vote. The' PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish) \ The Assenbly will now turn to draft resolution B in oocument A/43/887. A separate vote has been requested on the last prearrbular paragraph and on operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution B. If there is no objection I shall put these paragraphs to the vote first. I put to the vote the last preanbular paragraph of draft resolution B. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded'vote was taken. In favou!.: AfghCl''listan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bo1 ivia, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian SO'liet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, cape Verde, Central Afr iean Republic, Chad, Chile, China, COlonbia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, c.vprus, Czechoslovakia, DeJlDcratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equa tor ial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ganbia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Q1atemala, Guinea, Guin ea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hondw=as, Hungary, India, Inc1.Dnes ia, Iran (Islamic Repub1ic of), Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, lao People's Del1Dcratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moogolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger / Nigeria, Qnan, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somal ia, Sri Lanka, SudM, Sur: iname, Swaz ilan.:j, Syr ian Ar ab Republic, Thailand, 'lbgo, Trinidad and 'lbbago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, zaire, 7.anbia, Zill'babwe Against; Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Luxerrnourg, Netherlands, New 7ealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Un i ted States of Amer iea Abstaining: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, COsta Rica, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Ireland, Israel, Malta, saint llJcia, saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Senegal, Solomon Islands, TUrkey, Venezuela The last preall'bular paragraph of draft resolutionB was retained by 114 votes tu 21, wi th 17 abs ten tions •
Vote: 57/61 Recorded Vote
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I now put to the vote operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution B. A recorded vote has been requested. A" reoorded" vote" was" taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei Daruasalam, Bulqaria, Burkina Paso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Sociulist P~public, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, CololI'bia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Ojprus, Czechoslovakia, DellDcra tic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominiccm Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Cllinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Me~tioo, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pak~Qtan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines; Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, ~go, Trinidad and 'Ibbago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ul ion of Soviet Social ist Republics, Uli ted Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Auscralia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, LuxeJlbourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdan of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Un i ted States of Amer ica Abstaining; Antigua and Barouda, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Malta, saint IA.Jcia, Sain t Vincen t and the Grenadines, Samoa, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Turkey, Venezuela Operative" paragraph 5 of draft resolution"B was retained by III votes to i!, wi th 19 abstentions• The' PRESIDENT {interpretation from Spanish), I now put to the vote draft resolution B as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A' recorded'vote'was' taken. In' favolu, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei Darussalamu Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet SOcialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial G1inea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (!slamic Republic of), Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, fobrocco, fobzanbique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, saint Kitts and Nevis, saint tucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, SUdan, Sur inane, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, 'IOgo, Trinidad and '!bbago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Uni ted Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against, Belgium, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Austral la, Austr ia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, New Zealand, Norway, saint Vincent: and the Grenadines, Samoa, SolOMOn Islands, Spain, Sweden, Venezuela Draft· resolution' Bi' as' a' whole i' was' acbpted' by 124 votes to 8, with 22'abst:entions (resolution 43/171 B).* * Subsequently the delegation of Sao Tbme and Principe advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
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That concludes our consideration of agenda item 136. The Assell'bly will nOlI turn to agenda item 137 entitled "Report of the Committee on relations with the host country", contained in part II of the report of the Sixth Committee (A/43/900/Add.l). The AsseJ'lbly will now take a decision at the draft resolution entitled "Report of the Committee on relations with the host country", contained in paragraph 9 of the report. The Sixth Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I consider that the General AsselYbly wishes to do the same? The'draft resolution was adopted (resolution 43/172) The' PRESIDENT (interpretation fran Spanish): We have now concluded consideration of agenda item 137. We now turn to the report of the Sixth Committee (A/43/889) on agenda item 138, entitled "Draft body of principles for the protection of all persons under any form of detention or impr isonment". The Assell'bly will now take a decis ion on the recommenda ticn of the Si xth Committee. In paragraph 12 of its report, the Sixth Committee recommends the adoption of a draft resolution which it had adopted without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same? The'draft'resolution was'adopted (resolution 43/173). The PRESID§!! (interpretation from Spanish): We have thus concluded our consideration of agenda item 138, and with it all of the items assigned to the Sixth Committee. AGENDA IT&! 49 (continued) REVI&l OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE AIMINIS'lRATlVE AND FINANCIAL FUNCTIONING OF THE UNITEn NATIDE (a) NOTE BY THE SE~ETARY-GENERAL (A/43/785) (b) mAFT RESOWTIOt5 (A/43/L.29, A/43/L.40, A/43/L.48) The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish) ~ The Assenbly will reeall that on 11 November 1988 it considered agenda item 49, "Review of the efficiency of the adninistrative and financial functioning of the United Nations", and decided to resume considera tion of the item wile'l the ongoing negotia tions had been canpleted. Mr ~ B1lBING'roN (Australia) ~ The issue before us unCleI' item 49 of our agenda, dealing wi th the report of the Special Commiss ion, has been a particularly complex one. Var ious proposals have been submitted but they have had one conmon theme~ to continue the task of strengthening the effec.tiveness of the thited Nations in dealing with economic and social issues. We have before us today the draft resolution (A/43/L.48). This text has been produced as a result of constructive informal discussions over the past week under the very able chairmanship of the Vice-President of the General Assembly, the Permanent Representative of Malta. My delegation believes that the text produced as a result of th0"3e discussions prOlTides a very good basis on which to cootinue the important work of reform in the economic and social sectors. We therefore give it our full support. Accordingly, on behalf of the oo-sponsors of the draft resolution in document A/43/L.29 - Finland, Italy, Japan" the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nocway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States of ·Amer iea and Australia - we wish to withdraw draft resolution A/43/L.29 in favour of the draft resolution in document A/43/L.48. !1r.'EL'GfDUAYEL (Tunisiah On behalf of the Group of 77, my delegation wishes to express sincere thanks and appreciat.ion to the Vice-President of the General Assenbly the PerlMlnent Representative of Malta for his dedicated and tireless efforts In conducting the informal negotiations which have led 'to an agreement on the text the Assembly is about to adopt. we wish also to express our satisfaction at the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution on the review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the U'lited Nations in the economic and social fields. The Group of 77 wishes to reiterate its belief that the United Nations can and should deal more effectively with international economic co-operation to fulfil its responsibilities and objectives in those fields as set out in its Charter and in relevant resolutions. we equally believe that reform of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations is a continuing process, aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of the United Nations in dealing with those issues. Re form will, however, be devoid of any substance or con ten t: if it is not coupled wi th the requisi te pol! tical will 00 the part of all Member States and the necessary determination to match words with deeds, to honour commi tments and to work in good faith to give effect to the decisions aoopted in a denocratic way by this universal forum. Attempts at eroding or questioning the role of the United Nations in dealing wi th the economic ancl social issues and problems besetting the world are tantar/Dunt to questioning multilateralism and the very existence of the United Nations itself, and the raison'd'etre of international economic co-operation for development. We have emarked on the process of reform in good fai the The Group of 77 has been forthcoming in coming up with initiatives to this end. We therefore expect all Member Su.tes to be as forthcoming and to demonstrate their commitment to the principles of the Charter and to work constructively towards utilizing the full potential of the Uni ted Nations in resolving the economic and social problems of our contemp:>rary \forld, particularly those related to the development of developing countries. Therefore the Group of 77 wishes to withdraw the draft resolution contained in document A/43/L.40. The PRmmEN'1' (interpretation from Spanish), Before calling on the next speaker, I wish to express my deep appreciation to Anilassador Alexander Borg Olivierfor his very imp:>rtant contribution to the successful treatment of the item now before the Assembly. Convinced that a common approach shared by all rnenber States was necessaly, I requested Ambassador Borg Olivier to attempt to reconcile the prevailing views. It was a difficult task demanding long and intense negotiations. Draft resolution A/43/L.48 is the successful outcome of Amassador Borg Olivier's efforts, and I am sute the General Assembly is grateful to him. At the same time I wish to express thanks for the spirit of co-operation shown by the delegations of Australia and TUnisia, whose poBitive attitude facilitated the work of ~baasador Borg Olivier, on whom I nCM call to introduce draft resolution A/43/L.fa. Hr. BORG OLIVIER (Malta), Mr President, I wish first of all to thank you most warmly for the kind words you have addressed to me. I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/43/L.48, enti tled "Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the Un! ted Nations in the economic and social fields". The draft resolution, submitted to the General Assembly under agenda item 49, is a carefully bmlanced compromise text arr ived at after extensive informal consul tations I conducted in the capacity of Vice-President of the General AsseliOly at the President's request. l\fter meeting with representatives of the sponsors of the two proposals then under consideration, and wi th their co-operation, I prepared a compromise text as a basis for further discussion with all interested delegations. Informal, open-ended consultations were convened under my chairmanship, and many delegations participated actively in the meetings. Th~re was a full and comprehensive exchange of views on the vat ious issues involved. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to all the participants in this exercise, and in particular to Mr. El Ghouayel, the spokesman for the Group of 77 in the Second Connittee, and to Mr. Brian Babington, the representative of Australia in the second Committee. Without their co-operation Md understanding, and indeed without the co-operation Md very constructive efforts of all the delegations that participated, it would not have been pos~ible to arrive at an outcome that all would be able to support. Malta is presenting the compromise text in order to facil itate the work of the General Assenbly and to enable member states to adopt a common approach on an item of fundamental importance to the United Nations. As I have stated, draft resolution A/43/L.48 represents a carefully balanced canpromlse. It reflects the different interests and concerns of delegations. I am confident it col1lllands general acceptance, and I commend it foe adoption by the General Assembly. Mr. LICHTINGER (Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish): I should merely likf1 to point out a detail in the draft resolution before us. It is my understanding that there .is an error in operative paragraph 2, in light of what had been considered. In referring to the report it says, "••• as well as the outcome of the discuss ions in 1989 on the rev! talization of the :&::onomic and Social CotJrJcil, and to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session a detailed report through the Economic and Social· Council". I believe the phrase "through the Economic and Social Council" shouid not have been included. That was my delegation's understanding. We believe it should be deleted. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish), The representative of Mexico has suggested deletioo from paragraph 2 of the phrase - which I shall read out in English, having only the English text before me - (spoke in· Engl ish) "... through the Economic and Social Council". (con tinued· in· Spanish) If there is no objection, I shall take it that the Assenbly agrees to the deletion of these words in paragraph 2 of draft resolution A/43/L.48. It was so decided. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish), Before taking a decision on the draft resolution I should like to draw the Assembly's attention to rule 78 of the rules of procedure, concerning proposals submi tted to the Assembly: "As a general rule, no proposal shall be discussed or put to the vote at any meeting of the General Assembly unless copies of it have been circulated to all delegations not later than the day preceding the meeting." May I suggest that the Assembly take a decision on draft resolution A/43/L.48, though it was circulated only this morning? If I hear no objection, we shall proceed accordingly. It was·so·deci~. (The President) The' PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish), I have been informed that. adoption of the draft resolution before us will net. give rise to a need for addi tional oredi t.s in the regular budget.. May I take it. that. the Assembly adopts draft. resolution A/43/L.48? Draft.'resoiut.ion'A/43/L.48'was'adoet.ed (resolut.ion 43/174). The' PIUSIDENT (int.erpretation fran Spanish) I I call (Xl the representat.ive of Denmark, wh~ wishes to explain his posit.ion on the resolution just. adopted. Mr. JONQ( (Denmark), While my delegat.ion has joined in the consensus on draft. resolution A/43/L.48, entitled "Rev'.ew of the efficiency of the adninistrat.ive and financial functioning of the United Nations in the economic and social fields", it. has done so without enthusiasm as it. considers this resolution to be a disappoult.ing and meagre out.come of t.he ext.ensive deliberat.ions and negot.iations Q'l the function ing of the U'li ted Ha tions in the ec:ooomic and social fiel-ds that have taken place over the past. t.wo years. Regret.tably, these considerat.ions have not., up to now, led to any result.s. In the view of my Government., improved efficiency and funct.ioning of the United Nations is a sine'qua'non fer an enhancement. of the role of the thited Nations in these fields. The adoption of draft. resolution A/43/t.48 postpones further consideration of this questioo to the forty-fourth session of the General Assellbly. It is the sincere hope of my Government that appropriate decisions to streamline and enhance the effect.iveness of the intergcwernmental structure in the ecooomic and social fields will be taken at the forty-fourth session. We strongly encourage the Secretary-General to include in his report. to the General Assenbly at. its fort.y-fourth session - the report requested in paragraph 2 of the resolution - specific proposals on ways and means of achieving this objective in order to enable Governments to take the necessary decisions. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanishh We have concluded our considera tion of agenda item 49.

70.  ~ESTION OF ANTARCTICA The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanishh I wish to call the attention of Menbers to the results of two recorded votes that took place last wednesday on agenda item 70. The results of the voting as announced in the General Asserrt>ly Hall were taken from the figures prO'lided by the electr.ooic voting machine. Subsequently, on a cnmparison of those figures with the figures on the recorded-vote sheets, discrepancies were discovered in both votes. Thase were then confirmed by 1is ten ing to the sound recording of the voting. I now, therefore, wish to announce the correct figures in the votes as contained in the voting sheets. The vote on draft resolution A, contained in cbcument A/43/9U p yielded the following result, 100 votes in favour, nale against, end 6 abstentions. On draft resolution B, contained in document A/43/911, the result was as follows: 111 votes in favour, nooe against, and 10 abstentions. AGmDA ITI:M 17 APFQnaMENTS 'ID FILL VACANCIES IN SUBSIDIARY ORGAN; Am OTHER APPOIN'lMEN'l'S (a) APPOIN'lMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY Q)MMITTEE ON ADMINIS'lRATlVE AND BUDGETARY (PESTIONS, REroRT OF THE FIFTH CCMMITTEE (A/43/920) (b) APPODi'lMENT OF MEMBmlS OF THE OlMMITTEE ON (x)N'1RIBUTIORh REPORT OF THE FIFTH CGfMITTEE (A/43/901) (c) APPOIN'lMmT OF A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF AUDITORS, REPORT OF THE FIFTH CCIotMITTEE (A/43/922) (d) (»NFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE lNVES'lMEN'1S OOMMITTEE: REOORT OF THE FIFTH ca4MI'l'TEE (A/43/923) (e) APPOIN'lMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATION; ADMINIS'lRATIVE TRIBUNAL: REPORT OF THE FIFTH C<H4ITTEE (A/43/924) (f) APPOIN'lMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CXVIL SERVXCE CDMMISSION: REPORT OF THE FIFTH C<HlITTEE (A/43/925) (1) APPOIN1MENT OF MEMBERS OF THE CDNSULTATIVE CQ4MITTEE OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOEMENT FUND FOR WCMEN The' :PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): I invite menbers to turn their attentioo to the report of the Fifth Committee on sub-item (a) of agenda item 17, entitled "Appointment of members of the Advisory Conmittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions" (A/43/920). In paragraph 4 of its report the Fifth Conmittee reconmends that the General Assembly should appoint the following persons as members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 1989~ Mr. Ahmad Fathi Al-Masri, Mr. Ferguson O. Iherne, Mr. C. S. M. Mselle, Mr. Jozsef Tardos and Mr. Christopher R. Thomas. May I take it that the Asserrbly appoints those persons? It was so'decided. The' PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): We come now to the report of the Fifth Committee on sub-item (b) of agenda item 17, entitled "Appointment of merrbers of the Committee on Contributions" (A/43/92l). In paragraph 6 of tha t report the Fi fth Commi ttee recommends the appointmen t of the following pursons for a three-year tr-rm of office beginning on -1 January 1989: r-1r. Kenshiroh Akimoto, Mr. John Fox, Mr. Ion Gorita, 'Mr. Elias M. C. Kazenbe, Mr. V. G. Menoo and Mr.. Assen I liev ZlatanOlT. May I take it that it is the wish of the Asserrbly to appoint those persons? It'was' so' decided. The' PRFSIDm-tT (interpretation frorR Spanish) I I now invite menbers to turn their attentioo to the report of the Fi fth Committee on sub-i tem (c) of agenda item 17, entitled "Appoinbnent of a member of the Board of Auditors" (A/43/922). ,- . In paragraph 4 of that report the Fifth Committee recommends that the General Asserrbly appoint the President of the Federal Court of Audit of the Federal lbpublic of Germany as a merrber of the Uni ted Ra tions Board of Audi tors for a three-year term of office beginning on 1. July 1989. May I take it that the Assembly \'lishes to approve that appointment? It· was so decided. (The President)

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I now invite memers to turn to the report (A/43/923) of the Fi fth Committee on sub-i tem (d) of agenda item 17, entitled "Confirmation of the appointment of memers of the Investments Commi t tee"• The Fi fth COlil1littee reconmends in paragraph 4 (a) of its report that the General Assembly should confirm the appointment by the secretcu:y-General of the following persons as meJ'ibers of the Investments COlllllittee for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 1989: Mr. Alcysio de Andrade Faria, Mr. Braj Kumar Nehru and Mr. Stanislaw Raczkowski. In paragraph 4 (b), the Fi fth Committee recommends also tha t the Gen eral AsseJTbly should confirm the appointment by the Secretaryr-General of Mr. Juergen Reimnitz as a member of the Investments Committee for a one-year term of office beginning on 1 January 1989. May I take it that it is the Assenbly'a wish to appoint the persons recommended in paragraph 4 of document A/43/923? It was so decided.
Vote: 43/172 Consensus
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We come now to t:.e report (A/43/924) of the Fifth Committee dealing with the appointment of meJlt)ers of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal, under sub-item Ce) of agenda item 17. In the last paragraph of the report, the Fi fth Commi ttee recommends that the General Asse11bly should appoint Mr. Ahmed CSman, Hr. lbger Pinto and Mr. Samarendranath sen as memers of the tbited Nations Administrative Tribunal for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 1989. May I take it that the Assenbly appoints those persons? It was so decided. The'1?RESIDEN'l' (interpretation from Spanish): We turn next to the report , (A/43/925) of the Fifth Committee Ofll sub-item (f) of agenda item 17, conceming th~ appointment of memers of the Inter'national Civil Service COlllOission. In paragraph 4 of its report j the Fifth Committee rec:omrnends that the GenerC\J], Asserlb1y should appoint the following persons as menbers of the International Civil Service COJIIJilission f~t a four-year term of office beginning on 1 January 1989~ Mr. Amjad Ali u Mrs. Francesca Yet\!nde Emanue1, Mr. Ornar Sirry, Mr. V1adislav Petrovich T2relchov and Mr. M. A. Vellodi. May I take it that the General AsseJlb1y wishes to appoint those persons? It'was'so'decided. !ge' PRESIDENT (interpretation from St,>anieh): We come now to the report (A/43/926) of the Fifth Committee on sub-item (g) of agenda item 17, entitled "Appointment of menbers and alternate menbers of the United Nations Staff PenSiOi! Commi t tee 11 • In paragraph 5 (a) of that report, the Fifth Conmittee reoollillends the appointment of the following persons for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 1989: Mr. Yogesh Kumar Gupta, Mr. Sol Kuttner, Mr. Michael G. Okeyo and Mr. Victor A. Vislykh. In paragraph (b), the Fifth Comnittee reconmends that the General Assenb1y should appoint the following persons as a1 terna te members of the Uni ted Nations Staff Pension COlill1ittee for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 1989~ Mr. 'nidanori Inomata, MI:'. Ulrich Kalbitzer, Mr. M'hand Iadjouzi and Mr. Teodoro Maus. May I take it that the General Assenbly wishes to appoint the parsons recommended by the Fifth Committee? It'W&S'so'decided•
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The Assembly will now turn to sub-item (1) of agenda item 17, concerning the appointment of the members of the Consul tatlve Conm! ttee on the united Nations Development Fund for Women. The terms of office of the present five members of the Consultative Committee appointed under General Assembly decision 40/324 of 18 December 1985 and 28 April 1986 expire on 31 December 1988. Following consultations, I have appointed the German Democratic Republic, India, Mexico, the Netherlands and Senegal as members of the Consultative Committee for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1988. May I consider that the General Assembly takes note of those appointments? The' PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): That concludes our consideration of sub-items (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (1) of agenda item 17. The meetin9roseat12~40'p.m.