A/46/PV.75 General Assembly

31m.  THE SITUATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA: THREATS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SBCURITY MD PEACE INITIATIVES: (a) R&PORTS OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL (A/46/656 and Corr.1, A/46/713) (b) DRAFT R&SOLUTION (A1461L.301Rev.2) (c) REPORT OF THE FIFTH COMMIT-TEE (A/46/772) The PR- (interpretation from Arabic): May I remind representatives that the debate on agenda item 31 was concluded at the 64th plenary meeting, on 5 December. At that meeting draft resolution A1461L.30 and Corr.1 was introduced. Members will also recall that action on the draft resolution was postponed in order to give the Fifth Committee time to review the programme budget implications of the draft resolution. The Asswmbly now has before Jt draft resolution A/~b/L.30/Rev.Z. Tha report of the ?ifth Cornlttoo on the propramw budget lnpllcatloor of the draft raaolutioo is contained in documoot A/46/772. We ehsll now take a docirioo oo draft resolution W46/L.30/Pev.2. May I take it that tho Aamembly docidsa to adopt draft remolution A/4b/L.30/POV.21 t r-m2 wan s (resolution 461109). m (interpretation from Arabic): We have coocludad this stsge of our consideration of sgeods item 31. AGKNDA ITEMS 98 and 12 (m) HUUAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS: (a) REPORT OI THE THIRD CWMITTF,E (PARTS X and If) (A/46/721 and Add.1) (b) AMZNDMZNT (A1461L.52) (cl REPORTS OF TIM FI?TH COMXITTGE (A/46/778, A/46/764) RZPORT OF THE ECOROUXC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL: REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/46/717 sod Add.1) s (interpretation from Arabic): I call on the Rapporteur of the Third Conwnittee, Ha. Rosemary Semafumu of Uganda, to present the reports of the Third Committee. Ilr, (Uganda), Rapporteur of the Third Omittoo: I have tlm honour to lotroduco the followlag roportc, of the Third Comittoo on the item. allocated to it by tho General Amrombly for conridoration: under item 96, l ntitlod WUMU righta quertionm”, the Third Corrittoo tee-ndd, in bocmnt A/46/721, the adoption of 27 draft rorolutionr, which are 9ivoa in parrqraph 102 of the report, and the adoption of tvo draft decirioar, which are given in paragraph 103 of the rqaort. In connection with draft rerolution XIV, I rhould like to draw the attention of the Ammembly to the fact that, whore it im stated in tho report that tba Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote (A/46/721, para. 561, a footuoto nhould be inserted aftor the words “without a vow”, reading: “Pollowiag the adoption of the draft resolution, a8 orally reviood, the roproreotativo of the United Staler of America stated that ho had not participated in the vote oo the draft rerolutioo.” Under the mame item, the Third Comitter recmods, in document A/46/121/Add.l, the ndoption of two draft resolution8 set forth in paragraph 26 of the report, and the adoption of a draft decirion set forth in paragraph 29 of the report. Uoder item 12. entitled “Report of the Ecooomic and Social Council”, the Third Committee recommends, in document A/46/717, the adoption of a draft resolution set forth in paragraph 12 of the report and of two draft decisions set forth in paragraph 13 of the report. Under the I~JW item, the Third Ccumittee recommends, in document A/46/717/Add.l, the adoption of a draft resolution set forth in paragraph 7 of the report, w (iatorprotatioo from Arabic): I should like to inform rwmbmrr that the roprorontstivo of Iraq has expressed a desire to make a statement in connection with the report (A/46/721 and Add.11 of the Third Comttteo ou agenda item 98. Bearinq in mind rule 66 of the rules of procedure, may I take it that the General Assembly agrsor to dircusr that report? It was 80 u , Hr. AL-AI?QM,L (Iraq): With regard to dxument A/46/721, the reprerontative of Ireq in the Third Committoe expressed our views concerning the text of the draft resolution under consideration. The sole point that I want to make now ia that the noble cause of human rights is being used. not to promote or improve human rights in Irsq, but is rather being abused to deprive the Iraqi people of the most basic human rights, notably the right to life, without which there could be no humans to speak about their riqhta. I have no doubt that aom of the sponsors of this draft resolution are genuinely interested in promoting the cause of human rights in Iraq as elsewhere. Nevertheless, the draft resolution is going to aerve the well-orchestrated campaign to prolong, indeed to tighten and perpetuate, economic and financial sanctions against the Iraqi people. What sense does the draft resolution make when, as recently as October 1991, the international study team, cornposed of around 70 specialists from this country and many other European couotr ies, reported that “unless Iraq quickly obtains food, medicine and other supplies, millions of Iraqis will continue to experience maloutritioo and disease. Children by the tens of thocAanda will remain in jeopardy; thousands will die.” The sanctions have been maintained, indeed tightened, deapits the fulfilment of all the conditions specified in paragraph 22 of Security Council resolution 687 (1991) for the termination of the eanctions. By illegally maintaining the economic sanctions against Iraq, some countries members of the Security Council have managed to make resolution 667 (1991) nothing less than a death sentence against every Iraqi man and woman who needs dialysis but cannot get it, against every Iraqi man and woman who is diabetic but cannot get insulin, and against every Iraqi man and woman who needs chemotherapy but cannot get it. owing to the sanctions. Indeed, many categories of Iraqi patients face irmninent death as the only reality awaiting them day in and day out. owing to the sanctions. As a matter of fact, perhaps for the first time in modern history, babies are being killed while they are still in the worrbs of their mothers when they need Caesarean operations. So, instead of beinq born alive, they 90 together with their mother to the graveyards. In addition to those facing inuninent death in Iraq, it has been estimated by the same international study team that the mortality rate of children under five years of age is now 380 per cent greater than before the onset of the Gulf crisis. This estimate was made after a thorough countrywide survey of 9,034 households. The study teams, like previo.Js international and humanitarian teams, concluded that the rise in mortality among infants and children under five years of age is likely due to a complex interaction of iactors, including the acute shortaqe of food and essential medicine throughout Iraq. Lack of clean drinking water and sanitation systems has greatly increased such water-borne disea: 5 as cholera, typhoid, dysentery and gastroent-eritis. The figure@ and obmorvationm jumt referred to make any talk about the condition of human rightm in Iraq, while mupporting or rofuring to lift the l anctioom agalamt Iraq, nothing lemm than relf-contradiction, If not l omethin9 wormer which I refrain from dercribing. (Mr.) l?othing cam iertoro to the Iraqi people their right to life. a life free fram disease and hunger. ualesa.it be the liftiag of all the inhuman sanctiona so that the infrastructure of the Iraqi economy can be totally reconstructed, Iraqi society restored aad the environmental deterioration ameliorated. Eence, those who truly care for the humaa rights of the Iraqi people should urgently denand total abolition of the inhuman. illegal and brutal sanctions end the lifting of the land, air and sea siege. I have enough faith in human civility and decency to believe that ao country oa Earth uould like to bee genocide beiag committed against the Iragi people. but genocide is inevitable so long as sanctions are continued: a slow but ayatmatic process of genocide in Iraq will then certainly ensue. I hope that this aote vi11 explain to the sponsors of this draft resolution the true reality they have to face and that their consciences will remind them that they should really protect first and foremost the Iraqi people's right to life. m PRESIDENT (interpretation from Arabic): Statements will now be limited to eaplanationr of votes. The poaitioas of delegatioas regarding the various recomendationa of the Third Connnittee have been made clear in the Comnittee and are reflected in the relevant official records. Way I remind madera that under paragraph 7 of decision 34/401, the Assembly agreed tbat: "When the same draft resolution is considered in a Main Committee and in plenary meeting, a delegation should, as far as possible, explaia its vote only once. i.e., either in the Committee or in plenary meeting unless that delegation's vote is different from its vote in the Coamittee." Way I remind deleqations that. also in accordance with General Assemtly decision 34/401. explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by deleqatious from their seats. Before we begin to take action on the recomnendatioos contained in the reports of the Third toumittee. I should like to advise representatives that, unless delegations have already notified the Secretariat to the contrary, we are qoinq to proceed with the voting in the same manner as was done in the Third Committee. This means that where recorded votes were taken, we shall do the same. I should also hope that we may proceed to adopt witlxout a vote those recozznendetione that were adopted without a vote ia the Third Committee. The Assembly will now consider parts I and II of the report (A/46/721 and Add.1) of the Third Committee on agenda item 98. entitled "Human rights questions". Mr. VAN DEB HRIJDEN (Netherlands): I should like to make a very slight amendment to draft decision I contained in document A/46/721, entitled "Status of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel. Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment". (Af461721. uara. 103) In the penultimate line, the words “forty-seventh session" should replace the words "forty-eighth session". The whole phrase should therefore read: "... requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session OD the Status of the Convention". This slight amendnent brings the draft decision into line with the report of the Working Group on rationalization of the work of the Third Committee and its proqrsmme of work. The PRESIDEM (interpretation from Arabic): We have taken note of the amendment proposed by the representative of the Netherlands. TM Aarmmbly bar beforo it 27 draft resolution8 recommended by tba Third Cmittoo in p8rrqraph 102 of part I of its report (A/46/721), two draft decieionr rocomendod by the Third Connittoe in paragraph 103 of the mame document, am well a8 two draft resolutions recommended by the Third Corrrittm in paregraph 28 of psrt II of the report (A/46/721/hdd.l) and a draft decirion recoaundad by tkm Third Comittee in paragraph 29 of the sama part. In connection with draft resolution XX contained in paragraph 102 of psrt I of the report, the Assembly also haa before it an amendment rubmittod by Cuba (11461L.52). I rhall put the reconvnendations of the Third Cotmnittee contained in psrtr I and II of its report (A/46/721 sad Add.11 to the General Assembly one by one. After all the decisions have been taken, representatives will again have an opportunity to explain their vote. I ahall now call on those delegations that wish to explain their votes or positions before the voting. m. lQ)GCliAlQ (Haiti) (interpretation from Pr,och): I have the honour of explaining my delegation’s vote on draft resolution I in document A/46/72l/Add.l, entitled “Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections”. On 16 December 1990, after 29 years of hereditary dictatorship and five years of political upheaval, the Republic of Haiti thought it had reached the turning-point which would have made it the most concrete example of this draft resolution. The work carried out with the international community, and, in particular, the Observer Group for the Verification of the Elections in Haiti (ONWEH), could have served as a basis in the global programme of the new world order under the auspices of the United Nations. Haiti - a small country, poor among tbw poor, wmwrging from a backward-looking dictatorship , controlled by a small group that own all of the rwsourcws to the dwtrimwnt of a population that lives in abject poverty, overwhelmed by internal conflicts of all kinds - bad just elected L;y a majority of 70 ,wr cwnt a Presidwnt whose urgwat mandate was to organise a democratic society based upon political participation, social and economic justice and rwspwct for fundamental freedoms. This was the first manifestation of tbw political will of the Haitian people to determine their own future after 200 years of independence. Just onw year ago, on 16 December 1990, the United Nations announced to the world the remarkable succwss of the Haitian electoral process. The people's satisfaction was justified by the hops that was born of the succwss of that endeavour. On 25 September 1991. to the applause of the General Assembly, President Jean-Bertrand Aristidw came here to thank the international community for what it had done to help tbw Haitian people win this challenge. Unfortunately, the minority that had alvays taken advantage of an iniquitous system did not hwsitatw to resort to the force of arms in order to undo vhat had been done through the unprecedented cooperation bwtvwwn the Haitian people and the international community. On 29 September 1991, a bloody military EOUD d'itat forced President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to leave Haiti for the brother country of . Pnezuwla. Since then, thousands of my compatriots tave been killed by the deadly bullets of a repression that has created U:,.XE .3.;znted despair among Haitian families. We cannot even count the nuinber of people who have been displaced, vho have fled their homes, as a result of this institutionalized repression orchestrated by those who carried out the military -. Thousands of refugoos, floelog th8 ho11 that had beon created by the roldierr and their civilian alliom, braved the vicieeitudee of the Caribbean and the Atlantic in search of what they hoped would be more merciful l kiom. More than 10 thouraad Ha!.tian rr fugeom who survived are DOW troubling the sleep of authorities in various partr of the hericam. According to the report of the Intor-American Commismion on Hwnsn Rights, I ’ since the rpyp d w , more than 1,500 people have boon killed, and just yesterday, 16 December 1991, the Haitian army wa8 still ruthlessly sowing terror throughout the country. One deputy raa killed io hir home in the northern part of the country by section chiefs. The house of another deputy was destroyed as were about 60 other houses in the same vicinity. All of the parliamentariam who signed the letter calling on President Aristide to choose a Prime! Minister as soon as possible in order to thwart military coercion have had to 90 into hiding because of the panic and the terror that has been orchestrated by those who carried out the u. The independent press has had to cease publication. The State meuia are now in the pay of those who carried out the T(UP and they ace disseminating a list of names and addresses of people and people’s organisations that the army is going to hunt down, and they are also calling for the return of the Tontons-Macoutes movement. As a background to this institutionalized terror, we have the dead, the wounded and massive illegal arrests. , ’ Two months after the EOUD d et& , in an attempt to thwart the manoeuvres of the military and its civilian allies, President Aristide, concerned over the subhuman conditions in which the Haitian people find themselves, is trying to negotiate, under the auspices of the Organisation of American States, with a Patliaaant that carrier on ite deliboratione under the boots of the military arrd with ocbor groator or loeeor opportunirts. In order to Loop feitb with tbo domocrat!c idoal assigned by the people of Haiti tn my Government, we muIt, boforo we participate in thie vote, state clearly our poeition on the organisation of the l loctione and of the concept of democrecy And egonda itom 98 (b). In the colloctivo undoretaading of tbo Haitian people, the holding of the election8 ram a cballonpo to take up and an irrational fear to overcome. On 28 November 1997, under the military junta, full of enthueiaem, voting card in hand, hundred8 of voter8 were beatmn in front of a votinq booth in Port-au-Prince. After theme intentionally rigged electione, eucceseive 9 ’ government8 emerged by ~pyp d et& or by pbony elections made to meaeure by the military. The United Xatione Observer Group for the Verification of the Elections in Haiti (ONWRR) eatiefied the civilian population in three ways: security. the support of the international comnuaity and above all the possibility that we would attain our objective, nsmely, to rebuild Raiti on the basis of a democratic ideal. The elections were only the instrument chosen for striving for that ideal. Am the Secretary-General emphasised in the final connents of him report on this ieeue. “Elections in and of themselves do not constitute democracy. They are not an end but a Etep, Blbeit an important and often essential one, on the path towards the democratization of societies and the realization of the right to take part in the governance of one’s country as enunciated in major international human rights instruments. Xt would be unfortunate to confuse the end with thz means and to forget that democracy implies far more than the mere act of periodically c:asting a vote, but covers the entire procsrs of participation by citisenr in the political life of their country.” (&/46/6&para. 76) The draft resolution we are considering today in order to decide on its viablility in the United Rations progrsmrn err8 on the ride of formalism, aa if voting were the eolutioa to all I,roblems. In thim draft resolution there is no mention of any proporal that would formally rupport the government resulting from these elections assisted by the United Nations. Our experience must serve a0 an example. The Grgani8ation spent millions of dollars to make OWVCH posrible. If Cedrar and hi8 acolytes, by dint of their arms, succeed in their deadly undertakiag, what will have been the point of the elections? What will be the point of institutionaliring this draft resolution in the activities of the United Nations? My Government wishes to appeal once again to the Assembly to use all its powers to ensure respect for the law in Haiti. The international community has helped the Haitian electoral process and it therefore has a moral duty to the Haitian people who day after day are being felled by the army’s bullets. In order to make this draft resolution credible, the United Nations must strive to help the HaitiaD people restore constitutional order to Haiti so that our island can reemerge as a democracy. l%-!!! (Colombia) (interpretation from Spanish): My delegation wishes to state its views on draft resolution I, “Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic aDd genuine elections”, contaiaed in document A/46/721/Add.l. The Government of Colombia reaffirms its strict respect for international law and the Charter of the United Nations, Article 2 in particular, as well as for the norms of human rights that qovern principles of the participation of peoples and individuals in their governments and political systems. My delegation would likm to ewharise the importance of l treo9thoniog the principle of 9eouioe and froo eloctiooa 8n a fundamental priociplo in order to eomuro that human rights are obaervod and roapected. In thia connection we in our own democratic rymtom implement what. im l tipulatod in article 21 of the Univerasl Declarstioo of Human Rlghtm that "Rvoryooo har the right to take part in the government of hia country, directly or through freely chore0 repreaentative8”. Similarly, we emphaaiae what ia l tipulsted in article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that “All peoplea have the right to self-determination” and that “Ry virtue of that right they freely determine their political atatua”. Similarly, we would like to reiterate the universal recognition of sovereign equality of all States sod the right of each and every one of them to choose and freely develop ite own political, economic, cultural and social system. Colombia, for ita part, ia pleased to have one of the oldest democracies in the world1 it has enabled us to hold periodic and free electiona in the -ourso of more than 100 years in which various ideological national trends have been represented. Since March of last year we have held four national elections. To problems in our democracy we have responded with more democracy. Sovereignty, self-determination and the independence of States and peoples are the cornerstones of the United Nations Charter. 10 that context, electoral processes are matters that fall fully within the purview of the domestic jurisdirtion of States and are the expression of their sovereignty. United Nations participation in some electoral processes has been exceptional in nature and does not flow from any right or established custom but, rather, is the result of exceptional circumstances: cases of decolonisation, the result of peace-making processes, or when the Government of a Member State has explicitly requested it. (-m) H~llC~, Colombis agrees that the Orqanixation can provide various formr of electoral assistance, in exceptional cases and on en ad hoc basis. But we do not consider that it ia necessary for the Secretary-General to appoint a high official to serve as the focal point in coordinating requests for electoral verification or assistance, when such activities are, in principle, of en exceptional nature and fall under the domestSc jurisdiction of States, in accordaoco with Article 2, paragraph 7, of the United Nations Charter. In sny event, we wish to reiterate that the explicit request of the Government of a Member State is indispensable before any electoral assistance can be provided. In conclusion, we would like to reaffirm that electoral processes must be understood within the framework of the principles of international law and seen in the light of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. For those reasons, my delegation will be unable to vote in favour of this draft resolution. plr, ARALA (Kenya): My delegation voted against draft resolution A/C.3/46/L.6l/Rev.l in the Third Committee. We did so not because Kenya does not believe in or uphold the principle of periodic and genuine elections. Indeed, the Constitution of Kenya provides for elections every five years. Kenynns have, accordingly, gone to the polls regularly for the past 26 years without interruption to elect their representatives. He are not opposed in principle either to the institutionalization of a practice that has been implemented by the Organization over the pest several decades, namely, popular consultations or elections, even though we are aware of the fact that some in the Assembly at best lent qualified support but otherwise voted aqainst the conduct of such popular consultations or elections in tho colonial Tsrritorioe, in total dirropard of the principle of l quel rights and relf-determination of poopler, aa laid down in Article 1, paragraph 2, of the United Nation8 Charter. My delegation’s concern ir, rather, with the msnnor in which the Assembly is being ruahed, withnut any apparently good reason, into adopting a reaolution before an exhaustive erchan9e of view8 on such an important i8auer and on which only a handful or rmall percentage of Member States have rubmltted poritiona in response to the Secretary-General’s request. We do not advocate an indefinite delay, nor presume that the Secretary-General will receive a lOO-per-cent response before he actI. Wo feel that our apprehensions are justified by the fact that only a handful -tf Member States have responded, nome of whom expressed opposing views, and alao by the doubts expressed in the Secretary-General’s report on concepts ured in the document, or precision of expressions such as “electoral assi8tenco”. “supervision”, “observation”, “verification”, “monitoring”, and 80 on. It has been observed by some delegations that there is no single model of democracy. Genuine democracy, according to us, evolves from the cultural heritage, traditions and accepted practices of the people. This Organization stands as a unique forum for all Member States, large and small, to consult and exchange ideas and views in order not only to harmonize the different systems and concepts but also to gain a deeper understanding of why we may differ from one another, without necessarily being wrong. Because of those reasons, my delegation will again vote against the draft resolution in document A/C.3/46/L.dl/Rev.l - now before the Assembly as draft resolution I in document A14617211Add.l. We sincerely hope, however, that the democratisation procoma we meek to l rtablirh will be refloctod to a qroater degree of trsnapareacy in our Orgeni8ation and that my delegation will, at eome future date, find it possible to arsociate itself unrerervedly with the sentiments exprerrod ia a similar draft rerolutioa. me (interpretation from Arabic18 The Aarembly will now turn to part I of the report (A/46/7211. The report of the fifth Conknittee on the progrenme-budget intplicstions of draft rerolutioar II, III, VT2 and XXX, and draft de:irion II is contained in document A/46/776. The Alrsembly will firrt take a decision on the 27 draft reeolutioam contained in paragraph 102 of part I of the report. Draft resolution I ir entitled “United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture”. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same7 t reswon I warn (resolution 461110). m Pv (interprotatioa from Ar8bic)r Draft rorolutioa IX ir entitled “Effective inplenentation of international inrtrumentr on burn rights, including reporting obligations under ioternational inrtruvntr on human r igh:;s” . The Third Committee adopted draft rerolution II without 8 vote. -Y 1 take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? DfsfLad (rerolutioa 4611111. me PRW (interpretation frora Arabic)8 Draft r8rolutioo III iS entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child”. Draft resolution III vaa adopted by the Third Coaritteo uithout a vote. May X take it that the Assembly also wishes to do ~07 (rerolution 4611121. w (interpretation from Arabic): Draft resolution IV ia entitled “International convenants on human rights”. The Third Corrmittte adopted draft resolution IV without a vote. -Y * take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft r-on IV was adopted (resolution 46/113). me PRESIDENT (interpretation from Arabic): Draft resolution V i8 entitled “International Convention on the Protection of thu Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families”. Draft resolution V was adopted by the Third Comnittee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly also wishes to do so? t resolution V was ad- (resolution 461114). The PRESIDEm (interpretation fram Arabic): Draft rerolution VI ir entitled “Non-discrimination and protection of minorities”. The Third Comitteo adopted draft resolution VI without a vote. May I take it that the Am~mbly wisher to do the 1~07 t rem VI m (rerolution 46/115). W (interpretation from Arabic): Draft resolution VII is entitled “World Conference on Human Rights”. Draft rerolution VII was adopted by the Third Coanitter without a vote. May I tab it that the Assembly wisher to do the camel prnft row VII was &&&~fl (resolution 46/116). I&m (interpretation from Aripbic)r Draft resolution VIII is entitled “Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Natia-nr ayntem for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental f reedoma”. A recorded vote has been requested. d vote was tsbaa . Znfavout Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam. Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, CLUMroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myaxuaar. Namibia, Nepal, New ZealaDd, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Ram, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe AmiJaatl Isrsol, United Statos of Merice -1 Albania, Argentina, Aurtralia, Auattia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Rstoniq, ?inland, ?rance, Germany, Greece, BUngary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ualta, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom of Greet Britain and Northern Ireland Rraft mml&i~n VIII war by l2LmMua 1. u&b 34 abrtentiorrs (re8OlUtiOB 46/117). m (interpretation from Arabic): Draft resolution IX is entitled "StrOBgtheniBg of the Centre for Human Rightr". The Third Conunittse adopted draft resolution IX without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resollllipe IX was ado- (resolution 461118). m PREW (interpretation from Arabic): Draft resolution X is entitled "The protection of persona with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care". Draft resolution X was adopted by the Third Comnittee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly also wishes to do ~07 ptaft ream X was a- (resolution 461119). The PRE- (interpretation from Arabic): Draft resolution XI is entitled “Human rights in the administration of justice”. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution XI without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution XI was ado- (resolution 461120). m PRESIDENT (interpretation from Arabic): Dral’t resolution XII is entitled “Human rights and extreme poverty”. Draft roaolutioa XII wae adopted by tbo Third Coamittee without a vote. May I take it that the Mmembly wirhar to do the name? was w (rerolutioa 461121). m (interpretation from Arabic)! Draft rerolutioo XIII is entitled “United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary loma of S 1 ave ry” . The Third Comitteo adopted draft resolution XIII without a vote. -Y 1 take it that the Asrembly wisher to do the mame? Daft fw XIII wa8 sdoptad (resolution 161122). w (interpretation from Arabic): Draft resolution XIV is entitled “Right to development”. Draft resolution XIV was adopted by the Third Comittee without a vote. May I take it that the Arsembly also wishes to do so? Draft resolw XIV was adppted (resolution 461123). TBp PSESIDE- (interpretation froa Arabic): Draft resolution XV is entitled “National institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights”. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution XV without a vote. WY 1 take it that the Asseably wishes to do the same? Draft tcsolutipp XV was ado- (resolution 461124).