A/55/PV.69 General Assembly

Monday, Nov. 20, 2000 — Session 55, Meeting 69 — New York — UN Document ↗ — OCR ✓ — ⓘ 86 unattributed speechs — ⚠ 22 duplicate speechs
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Resolutions
Resolutions: A/55/551, 57/61, 31/37, 57/69, 57/70, 31/127, 32/101, 57/60, 57/61, 57/60, 55/26, A/RES/55/41, A/RES/55/29, A/RES/55/31, A/RES/55/32, A/RES/55/33[A], A/RES/55/33[B], A/RES/55/33[C], A/RES/55/33[D], A/RES/55/33[I], A/RES/55/33[J], A/RES/55/33[K], A/RES/55/33[N], A/RES/55/33[P], A/RES/55/33[R], A/RES/55/33[T], A/RES/55/33[U], A/RES/55/33[V], A/RES/55/33[X], A/RES/55/34[G], A/RES/55/36
Topics
UN resolutions and decisions Arab political groupings Nuclear weapons proliferation African Union peace and security Global economic relations Economic development programmes

The meeting was called to order at 3 p.m.
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Reports of the First Committee

The President unattributed #36931
The General Assembly will now consider the reports of the First Committee on agenda items 65 to 81. I request the Rapporteur of the First Committee, Mr. Ratislav Gabriel of Slovakia, to introduce the reports of the First Committee in one intervention. Mr. Gabriel (Slovakia), Rapporteur of the First Committee: It gives me great pleasure to introduce to the General Assembly the reports of the First Committee on agenda items 65 to 81. Those reports are contained in documents A/55/551 to A/55/567 inclusive. In response to the Assembly’s appeal, the Committee continued fully to utilize its existing resources, and it concluded its work at the current session in four and a half weeks, with 28 formal meetings. The discussion of those items in the course of the deliberations of the First Committee were focused on missile defence systems, especially on the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems (ABM Treaty); negotiations in the Conference on Disarmament on a fissile materials cut-off treaty; the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT); nuclear-weapon-free zones; and other such matters. Of course, concentrated attention was attracted also by the last stages of negotiations on the verification protocol to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction; the forthcoming United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects; and other topical issues. The First Committee had before it 49 draft resolutions, one draft decision and one document containing amendments to draft resolutions for consideration. One draft resolution was eventually withdrawn. Of the 48 draft resolutions and one draft decision that were adopted, 27 — or almost 60 per cent — were adopted without a vote. The disarmament calendar for 2000 has been eventful. During the year, in various multilateral forums, member States have been addressing issues In that context, delegations noted that, in the atmosphere of high expectations prevailing following the conclusion of the NPT Review Conference, it is even more important to take a fresh look at nuclear disarmament in general with a view to adopting new, innovative and daring approaches. Consequently, a draft resolution entitled “Towards a nuclear-weaponfree world: the need for a new agenda” was again submitted at this session and was again adopted by a great margin in favour. Member States reaffirmed the importance of strengthening non-proliferation regimes globally. In that context, the issue of setting up new nuclearweapon-free zones and of strengthening existing ones was the focus of the Committee’s attention as a step towards achieving that goal. In that regard, the statement of the United States of America on behalf of the five permanent members of the Security Council, recognizing Mongolia’s special status and extending security assurances to it, as well as the adoption by consensus of a draft resolution on Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status, constituted a welcome new development. The majority of delegations spoke of lost opportunities within the framework of the Conference on Disarmament. However, given the successful conclusion of the 2000 NPT Review Conference and the incorporation of language from its Final Declaration in the text of a draft resolution on the subject of a fissile materials cut-off treaty, that draft resolution, unlike similar texts in past years, was adopted without a vote. Overwhelming hope was expressed that this would pave the way for the possible establishment of an ad hoc committee of the Conference on Disarmament and that negotiations would start next year. No less important to the Committee’s work were items concerning the elimination of other weapons of mass destruction, increasing the number of States parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, and achieving universality for that treaty. These were recognized as most important by the majority of delegations. The Committee also welcomed the progress achieved by the ad hoc group in pursuit of a mandate for a special conference as part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention. While retaining their traditional aspects, regional and conventional disarmament have attained a new dimension that requires urgent and decisive action, with particular reference to the problem of small arms. The draft resolution on following up small arms issues in the forum of the United Nations Conference enjoyed wide support and succeeded in resolving some important outstanding issues. Furthermore, the Committee adopted a draft resolution on the convening of a fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament. It is a positive development that, like last year’s text, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote and that the issue of a fourth special session will continue to be discussed at the 2001 session of the First Committee. The First Committee also considered a draft resolution calling for a new study in 2003 relating to further improvement and development of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, to be prepared by a group of governmental experts. Divergence of views on specific measures for the further expansion of the Register’s scope to include other categories of weapons still remained and were reflected in the voting pattern. At the same time, Member States took note of the call for fuller participation and greater openness by all States. Let me now briefly turn to the reports of the First Committee and to draw the attention of delegations to some additions and to a few technical errors which have crept into the texts of the following documents. Turning to document A/55/552, relating to agenda items 66 and 67, the first sentence of paragraph 7 should begin as follows: “At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution A/C.1/55/L.47/Rev.1 by a recorded vote of 150 to none with no abstentions ...” Then, as regards agenda item 75, in document A/55/561, page 2, Section II A, “Consideration of proposals”, a new paragraph 5 has to be inserted, and should read as follows: “On 6 October, the representative of France submitted a draft resolution entitled ‘Twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research’ (A/C.1/55/L.3).” Existing paragraph 5 becomes paragraph 6, and following it, a new paragraph 7 will be inserted. In the revised draft, operative paragraph 5, which had read: “Recommends that means be sought of increasing the funding of the Institute” has been revised to read: “Recommends that the Secretary-General of the United Nations seek ways to increase the funding of the Institute, within existing resources.” The subsequent paragraphs of the report will be numbered accordingly. In document A/55/565, under agenda item 79, on page 2 the draft resolution symbol in the last line of paragraph 5 and in the second line of paragraph 6 should read as follows: “A/C.1/55/L.8*”, with the addition of an asterisk. With regard to agenda items 73 and 74, I would like to inform delegations that, due to extreme time constraints in the processing of these two reports resulting from the General Assembly time schedule this year, there are a number of mostly editorial errors, which will require correction. In order to save time at this meeting, we will not take them up here; rather, they will be corrected by the Secretariat in due course. I would kindly ask delegations to take note of these corrections. Before concluding, I would like to pay a welldeserved tribute to all delegations for their spirit of cooperation in their participation in the work of the Committee. I should like to express special gratitude to the Chairman of the Committee, Ambassador U Mya Than, who, with his intimate knowledge of disarmament and international security matters, as well as his high diplomatic skills, provided the Committee with vision and able leadership. Let me also thank the Committee’s Vice- Chairmen, Ms Petra Schneebauer of Austria, Mr. Alberto Guani of Uruguay and Mr. Abdelkader Mesdoua of Algeria, who were most effective in discharging their duties. I should also like to express my appreciation to the Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services, Mr. Jin Yongjian, and the Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala for the leadership they have provided the Secretariat staff assisting the Committee and for their valuable contribution. Moreover, special thanks go to the Secretary of the First Committee, Mr. Lin Kuo-hung, whose vast experience and high degree of competence made a significant contribution to the successful outcome of the Committee’s work. He will be missed by the Committee next year. I should also express my gratitude to Mr. Mohammad Sattar, Mr. Timur Alasaniya, Mr. Saijin Zhang, Mrs. Tatyana Shestakova and Ms. Olga Sukovic and other officers of the Secretariat for their valuable assistance in the Committee. With these brief remarks, I present the reports of the First Committee to the General Assembly for consideration, as contained in documents A/55/551 to A/55/567.
Vote: A/55/551 Consensus
The President unattributed #36933
I thank the Rapporteur of the First Committee. If there is no proposal under rule 66 of the rules of procedure, I shall take it that the General Assembly decides not to discuss the reports of the First Committee that are before the General Assembly today. It was so decided.

81.  Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Report of the First Committee (A/55/567)

Vote: A/RES/55/41 Consensus
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The President unattributed #36934
Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote. The positions of delegations regarding the recommendations of the First Committee have been made clear in the Committee and are reflected in the relevant official records. May I remind Members that under paragraph 7 of decision 34/401, the General Assembly agreed that “When the same draft resolution is considered in a Main Committee and in plenary meeting, a delegation should, as far as possible, explain its vote only once, that is, either in the Committee or in plenary meeting, unless that delegation’s vote in plenary meeting is different from its vote in the Committee”. May I remind delegations that, also 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. Before we begin to take action on the recommendations contained in the reports of the First Committee, I should like to advise representatives that we are going to proceed to take decisions in the same manner as was done in the First Committee, unless notified otherwise in advance. This means that where recorded or separate votes were taken, we will do the same. I should also hope that we may proceed to adopt without a vote those recommendations that were adopted without a vote in the First Committee.

65.  Reduction of military budgets Report of the First Committee (A/55/551)

The President unattributed #36939
May I take it that the Assembly wishes to take note of the report of the First Committee contained in document A/55/551? It was so decided.

42.  Special session of the General Assembly in 2001 for follow-up to the World Summit for Children

Vote: 55/26 Consensus
The President unattributed #36943
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 65? It was so decided.

66.  Development of good-neighbourly relations among Balkan States Maintenance of international security Report of the First Committee (A/55/552)

The President unattributed #36946
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. The draft resolution is entitled “Maintenance of international security, — good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe”. The Secretariat was informed that no vote has been requested on that draft resolution. May I therefore take it that the General Assembly wishes to adopt the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee?

74.  Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly Report of the First Committee (A/55/560)

Vote: 57/60 Consensus

75.  Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session Report of the First Committee (A/55/561)

Vote: 57/60 Consensus
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 55/27).
The President unattributed #36948
I call on the representative of Yugoslavia, who wishes to speak in explanation of position on the resolution just adopted.
Mr. Mladenovic YUG Yugoslavia #36955
This being the first time that I am addressing the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency and to express my greatest satisfaction with your stewardship of the Assembly’s proceedings thus far. I would like also to thank the members of the Bureau. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was not able to take an active part in the work of the United Nations at the time of the adoption of this resolution in the First Committee. Let me therefore take this opportunity to commend the wide support that the resolution received in the Committee and in the General Assembly today. This proves that the positions contained in the resolution are contributory to the efforts made by the countries of South-Eastern Europe to promote goodneighbourliness and cooperation and, by the same token, to consolidate peace and strengthen security in our region. As the Assembly will recall, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has had the misfortune to be riven, in the last decade of the twentieth century, by war and conflict, and has had to endure enormous human suffering and material destruction. The profound democratic changes that have taken place in my country in the wake of the last elections have brought about the speedy reintegration of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia into the international community and accounted for the creation of a new atmosphere in the region. The basis for a new relationship among the countries in the region is emerging. The commitment of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the development of relations with all its neighbours on the basis of genuine goodneighbourliness, mutual respect and cooperation is an important factor in the promotion of peace and overall stability in the region. This is evinced also by the recognition rendered both to the new leaders and the people of my country for their courage and resolve in bringing about the change, expressed also in the resolution at hand. Now, as a fully fledged Member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Stability Pact for South-east Europe, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia stands ready to bear its share of responsibility in the efforts aimed at fulfilling the goals and purposes enshrined in the basic documents of these organizations. In that way, my country will make a positive contribution to overcoming the traumas of the past and turn to solving, with the other countries of the region, the open questions through dialogue, cooperation and development. There is no doubt that this will help facilitate the integration of our region into the wider integrated processes of Europe. My delegation is convinced that the consistent implementation of this resolution will make an important contribution to meeting the aspirations of all of the countries of our region. May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda items 66 and 67? It was so decided.
Vote: 57/61 Consensus

68.  Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security Report of the First Committee (A/55/554)

The President unattributed duplicate #36956
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 55/28).

73.  General and complete disarmament Report of the First Committee (A/55/559)

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The President unattributed duplicate #36958
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 68? It was so decided.

69.  Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament Report of the First Committee (A/55/555)

The President unattributed duplicate #36960
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 97 votes to 46, with 21 abstentions (resolution 55/29).
The President unattributed duplicate #36963
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 69? It was so decided.

70.  Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East Report of the First Committee (A/55/556)

The President unattributed duplicate #36965
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. The draft resolution was adopted by the Committee without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 55/30).
The President unattributed duplicate #36968
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 70? Against: None It was so decided. Abstaining: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of

71.  Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons Report of the First Committee (A/55/557)

The President unattributed duplicate #36971
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. Macedonia, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Vanuatu
The draft resolution was adopted by 111 votes to none, with 54 abstentions (resolution 55/31).
The President unattributed duplicate #36977
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 71? It was so decided.

72.  Prevention of an arms race in outer space Report of the First Committee (A/55/558)

The President unattributed duplicate #36981
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: None Abstaining: Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), United States of America
Vote: 31/37 Recorded Vote
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The draft resolution was adopted by 163 votes to none, with 3 abstentions (resolution 55/32).
The President unattributed duplicate #36984
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 72? It was so decided.
The President unattributed #36990
The Assembly has before it 25 draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 77 of its report and one draft decision recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 78 of the same report. I shall now put the 25 draft resolutions and the one draft decision to the Assembly one by one. After all the decisions have been taken, representatives will again have the opportunity to explain their vote. To avoid any confusion, I should like to reiterate that I shall now put to the Assembly for adoption draft resolutions A to Y, as well as the one draft decision, contained in paragraphs 77 and 78, respectively, under section III of the report, entitled “Recommendations of the First Committee”. Will delegations please turn to paragraph 77 of section III now. We shall first turn to draft resolution A, entitled “Missiles”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: None Abstaining: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu [Subsequently, the delegation of Djibouti informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
Draft resolution A was adopted by 97 votes to none, with 65 abstentions (resolution 55/33 A).
The President unattributed #36994
Draft resolution B is entitled “Preservation of and compliance with the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Gabon, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Albania, Honduras, Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), United States of America Abstaining: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Morocco, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Venezuela [Subsequently, the delegation of Honduras informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
Draft resolution B was adopted by 88 votes to 5, with 66 abstentions (resolution 55/33 B).
The President unattributed #36995
Draft resolution C is entitled “Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: the need for a new agenda”. Separate votes have been requested on the 15th preambular paragraph and on operative paragraph 16 of draft resolution C. Are there any objections to these requests? I see no objections. I shall put to the vote the 15th preambular paragraph of draft resolution C, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: India, Israel, Pakistan Abstaining: Cuba Preambular paragraph 15 of draft resolution C was retained by 160 votes to 3, with 1 abstention. [Subsequently, the delegation of Honduras informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
The President unattributed #36999
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 16 of draft resolution C, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: None Abstaining: Cuba, India, Israel, Pakistan Operative paragraph 16 of draft resolution D was retained by 161 votes to none, with 4 abstentions.
The President unattributed #37003
I now put to the vote draft resolution C as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: India, Israel, Pakistan Abstaining: Bhutan, France, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Monaco, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan [Subsequently, the delegation of Honduras informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
Vote: 57/69 Consensus
Draft resolution C as a whole was adopted by 154 votes to 3, with 8 abstentions (resolution 55/33 C).
The President unattributed #37006
Draft resolution D is entitled “2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Vote: 57/70 Consensus
Draft resolution D was adopted by 163 votes to 1, with 3 abstentions (resolution 55/33 D).
The President unattributed #37008
Draft resolution E is entitled “United Nations study on disarmament and nonproliferation education”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution E without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution E was adopted (resolution 55/33 E).
The President unattributed #37011
Draft resolution F is entitled “Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and collecting them”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution F without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution F was adopted (resolution 55/33 F).
The President unattributed #37012
Draft resolution G is entitled “Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution G without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution G was adopted (resolution 55/33 G).
The President unattributed #37016
Draft resolution H is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution H without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution H was adopted (resolution 55/33 H).
The President unattributed #37017
Draft resolution I is entitled “Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas”. Separate votes have been requested on the words “and South Asia” at the end of operative paragraph 3 and on operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution I. I shall first put to the vote the words “and South Asia” at the end of operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution I, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: India Abstaining: Bhutan, Cuba, Cyprus, Israel, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Myanmar, Pakistan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The words “and South Asia” at the end of operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution I were adopted by 152 votes to 1, with 10 abstentions.
The President unattributed #37019
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 3 as a whole, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: India Abstaining: Bhutan, Cyprus, Israel, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Myanmar, Pakistan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Operative paragraph 3 as a whole of draft resolution I was adopted by 155 votes to 1, with 9 abstentions.
The President unattributed #37020
I now put to the vote draft resolution I as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: France, Monaco, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Andorra, India, Israel, Russian Federation, Spain
Draft resolution 55/33 I was adopted by 159 votes to 4, with 5 abstentions (resolution 55/33 I).
The President unattributed #37023
Draft resolution J is entitled “Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol”. A recorded vote has been requested A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: None Abstaining: Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Republic of Korea, United States of America
Draft resolution 55/33 J was adopted by 163 votes to none, with 5 abstentions (resolution 55/33 J).
The President unattributed #37025
Draft resolution K is entitled “Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: None Abstaining: France, Israel, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Draft resolution K was adopted by 165 votes to none, with 4 abstentions (resolution 55/33 K).
The President unattributed #37027
Draft resolution L is entitled “Relationship between disarmament and development”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution L without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution L was adopted (resolution 55/33 L).
The President unattributed #37028
Draft resolution M is entitled “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. The First Committee also adopted draft resolution M without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution M was adopted (resolution 55/33 M).
The President unattributed #37031
Draft resolution N is entitled “Reducing nuclear danger”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, China, Georgia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Draft resolution N was adopted by 110 votes to 45, with 14 abstentions (resolution 55/33 N).
The President unattributed #37035
Draft resolution O is entitled “Regional disarmament”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution O without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Vote: 31/127 Consensus
Draft resolution O was adopted (resolution 55/33 O).
The President unattributed #37036
Draft resolution P is entitled “Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: India Abstaining: Bhutan
Draft resolution P was adopted by 163 votes to 1, with 1 abstention (resolution 55/33 P).
The President unattributed #37039
Draft resolution Q is entitled “Illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution Q without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution Q was adopted (resolution 55/33 Q).
The President unattributed #37041
Draft resolution R is entitled “A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution R. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Egypt, Pakistan Abstaining: Algeria, Cuba, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Lebanon, Monaco, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates Operative paragraph 8 was retained by 150 votes to 2, with 10 abstentions.
Vote: 32/101 Recorded Vote
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✓ Yes (162)
The President unattributed #37043
I now put to the vote draft resolution R as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: India Abstaining: Bhutan, China, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, France, Israel, Mauritius, Monaco, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russian Federation
Draft resolution R was adopted by 155 votes to 1, with 12 abstentions (resolution 55/33 R).
The President unattributed #37044
Draft resolution S is entitled “Mongolia’s international security and nuclearweapon-free status”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution S without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution S was adopted (resolution 55/33 S).
The President unattributed #37048
Draft resolution T is entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 9 of draft resolution T. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: India, Israel Abstaining: Albania, Bulgaria, Cuba, Estonia, France, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Pakistan, Russian Federation, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Operative paragraph 9 was retained by 150 votes to 2, with 15 abstentions.
The President unattributed #37050
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution T, as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, San Marino, Sweden, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
Draft resolution T, as a whole, was adopted by 109 votes to 39, with 20 abstentions (resolution 55/33 T).
The President unattributed #37052
Draft resolution U is entitled “Transparency in armaments”. Separate votes have been requested on the fifth preambular paragraph and on paragraphs 2, 5(b) and 7 of draft resolution U. If there is no objection, I shall first put to the vote the fifth preambular paragraph of draft resolution U, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Egypt, Syrian Arab Republic Abstaining: Algeria, Bahrain, China, Jordan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia The fifth preambular paragraph was retained by 149 votes to 2, with 10 abstentions.
The President unattributed #37055
I shall next put to the vote paragraph 2 of draft resolution U, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Egypt, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic Abstaining: Algeria, Bahrain, China, Jordan, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates Paragraph 2 was retained by 147 votes to 3, with 11 abstentions.
The President unattributed #37058
I shall now put to the vote paragraph 5 (b) of draft resolution U, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Egypt, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic Abstaining: Algeria, Bahrain, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Jordan, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Myanmar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates Paragraph 5 (b) was retained by 147 votes to 3, with 13 abstentions.
The President unattributed #37061
I shall now put to the vote paragraph 7 of draft resolution U, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: None Abstaining: Algeria, Bahrain, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates Paragraph 7 was adopted by 144 votes to none, with 17 abstentions.
The President unattributed #37063
I will now put to the vote draft resolution U, as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: None Abstaining: Algeria, Bahrain, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates [Subsequently the delegation of Qatar informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.]
Draft resolution U, as a whole, was adopted by 149 votes to none, with 16 abstentions (resolution 55/33 U).
The President unattributed #37065
Draft resolution V is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: None Abstaining: Azerbaijan, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Morocco, Myanmar, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam
Draft resolution V was adopted by 143 votes to none, with 22 abstentions (resolution 55/33 V).
The President unattributed #37068
Draft resolution W is entitled “Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution W without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution W was adopted (resolution 55/33 W)
The President unattributed #37071
Draft resolution X is entitled “Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons”. A separate vote has been requested on operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution X. Are there any objections to this request? There are none. I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution X, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution X was adopted by 162 votes to 4, with 1 abstention.
The President unattributed #37073
I now put to the vote draft resolution X as whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Resolution X as a whole was adopted by 119 votes to 28, with 22 abstentions (resolution 55/33 X)
The President unattributed #37075
Draft resolution Y is entitled “The Conference on Disarmament decision (CD/1547) of 11 August 1998 to establish, under item 1 of its agenda entitled ‘Cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament’, an ad hoc committee to negotiate, on the basis of the report of the Special Coordinator (CD/1299) and the mandate contained therein, a non-discriminatory, multilateral and internationally and effectively verifiable treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution Y without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution Y was adopted (resolution 55/33 Y).
The President unattributed #37077
The General Assembly will now take a decision on the draft decision entitled “Small arms”. The draft decision was adopted by the First Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft decision was adopted.
The President unattributed #37080
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 73. I shall call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote on the resolutions just adopted. Mr. Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia) The General Assembly has just adopted an important resolution on promoting the goals of nuclear non-proliferation and the security of a Member State. This is a logical follow-up to resolution 53/770 D entitled “Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status”. Since the adoption of that resolution, Mongolia has spared no effort to implement it. To that end, it has taken unilateral measures and worked with the relevant Member States and bodies of the United Nations. As a result, some important steps have already been taken. The Mongolian Parliament has adopted legislation on the country’s nuclear-weapon-free status that defines and regulates that status at the national level. The five permanent members of the Security Council have also made a joint statement recently, providing Mongolia with nuclear security assurances. Providing nuclear security assurances to nuclearweapon-free zones has become an integral part of the emerging international non-proliferation regime. However, singling out a State and declaring that under certain circumstances nuclear weapons would not be used against it is a novelty that needs careful consideration, since, by implication, it may be interpreted as if the use or threat of use of other forms of force were not ruled out. Therefore, when a State is singled out for nuclear assurances, those assurances ought to be complemented by general assurances of non-use of force, unless, of course, the intention is otherwise. As it is underlined in the resolution that has just been adopted, Mongolia enjoys friendly and goodneighbourly relations with both of its neighbours, China and Russia. Hence, the joint statement by the permanent members is viewed more as a symbolic gesture and an expression of their good will, and as a manifestation of their readiness to work towards the implementation of the resolution. Therefore, for a small single State such as Mongolia, of more direct and practical relevance is acquiring general security assurances, rather than nuclear ones. The latter alone would not at all correspond to the actual good state of relations of Mongolia with its neighbours, or with the other three nuclear-weapon States. We believe that an appropriate measure could be taken to that effect in the spirit of the resolution just adopted. That resolution calls upon Member States and the relevant United Nations bodies to continue to cooperate with Mongolia in promoting and strengthening the nonnuclear aspects of its security. We are looking forward to that cooperation. There is a general understanding that strengthening Mongolia’s security would make its nuclear-weapon-free status more stable and credible, which is important in promoting nuclear nonproliferation, stability and predictability in our part of the region. Since 1999, Mongolia has been working with representatives of the relevant United Nations bodies — especially the Department for Disarmament Affairs — to identify areas for possible future cooperation. We are prepared to continue our cooperation so as to produce, as pointed out by the Secretary-General in his report on this item, concrete and action-oriented approaches to address the nonnuclear aspects of Mongolia’s security. I would like to take this opportunity to express my Government’s appreciation and gratitude to the five nuclear-weapon States and to all other Member States and relevant United Nations bodies for their valuable support of Mongolia’s initiative and for their cooperation in enhancing its security in conjunction with the noble cause of promoting the goals of nuclear non-proliferation.
Mr. Yamamoto JPN Japan #37083
The Government of Japan welcomes the efforts of the Government of Mongolia to attain nuclear-weapon-free status. Japan considers that, in general, the establishment of nuclearweapon-free zones — when appropriate conditions such as the consent of all countries concerned, including nuclear-weapon States, are satisfied — could contribute to global non-proliferation. Japan welcomes the consensus adoption of the resolution entitled “Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status”.
The President unattributed #37085
That concludes the explanations of vote after the vote. The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 73.
The President unattributed #37426
The Assembly has before it eight draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 23 of its report. I shall put the eight draft resolutions to the Assembly one by one. After all the decisions have been taken, representatives will again have the opportunity to explain their votes. We turn first to draft resolution A, entitled “United Nations Disarmament Information Programme”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution A without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution A was adopted (resolution 55/34 A).
The President unattributed #37427
Draft resolution B is entitled “Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution B without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution B was adopted (resolution 55/34 B).
The President unattributed #37428
Draft resolution C is entitled “United Nations disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution C without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution C was adopted (resolution 55/34 C).
The President unattributed #37429
Draft resolution D is entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution D without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution D was adopted (resolution 55/34 D).
The President unattributed #37430
Draft resolution E is entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution E without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution E was adopted (resolution 55/34 E).
The President unattributed #37431
Draft resolution F is entitled “United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution F without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution F was adopted (resolution 55/34 F).
The President unattributed #37432
Draft resolution G is entitled “Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons”. We shall now take a decision on draft resolution G. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution G was adopted by 109 votes to 43, with 16 abstentions (resolution 55/34 G).
The President unattributed #37433
Draft resolution H is entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific”. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution H was adopted (resolution 55/34 H).
The President unattributed duplicate #37434
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 74? It was so decided.
The President unattributed #37435
The Assembly will now take a decision on the three draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 13 of its report (A/55/561). We turn first to draft resolution A, entitled “Twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research”. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution A was adopted (resolution 55/35 A).
The President unattributed #37436
Draft resolution B is entitled “Report of the Conference on Disarmament”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution B without a vote. May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to do likewise?
Draft resolution B was adopted (resolution 55/35 B).
The President unattributed #37437
Draft resolution C is entitled “Report of the Disarmament Commission”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution C without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution C was adopted (resolution 55/35 C).
The President unattributed duplicate #37438
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 75? It was so decided.

76.  The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East Report of the First Committee (A/55/562)

The President unattributed duplicate #37439
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 10 of its report. A separate vote has been requested on the sixth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution. As there are no objections to that request, I shall first put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: India, Israel Abstaining: Bhutan, Cuba, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, Tonga The sixth preambular paragraph was adopted by 158 votes to 2, with 5 abstentions.
The President unattributed #37440
I now put to the vote the draft resolution as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), United States of America Abstaining: Australia, Canada, Ethiopia, India, Marshall Islands, Singapore, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago
The draft resolution was adopted by 157 votes to 3, with 8 abstentions (resolution 55/36).
The President unattributed duplicate #37441
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 76? It was so decided.

77.  Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects Report of the First Committee (A/55/563)

The President unattributed duplicate #37442
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. The draft resolution was adopted by the First Committee without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly too wishes to adopt the draft resolution?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 55/37).
The President unattributed duplicate #37443
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 77? It was so decided.

78.  Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region Report of the First Committee (A/55/564)

The President unattributed duplicate #37444
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. The draft resolution was adopted by the First Committee without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly likewise wishes to adopt the draft resolution?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 55/38).
The President unattributed duplicate #37445
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 78? It was so decided.

79.  Consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) Report of the First Committee (A/55/565)

The President unattributed #37446
The Assembly will take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 55/39).
The President unattributed #37447
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to concluded its consideration of agenda item 79? It was so decided.

80.  Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction Report of the First Committee (A/55/566)

The President unattributed duplicate #37448
The Assembly will take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 55/40).
The President unattributed duplicate #37449
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 80? It was so decided.
The President unattributed duplicate #37450
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: None Abstaining: Bhutan, India, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritius, Syrian Arab Republic, United Republic of Tanzania
Draft resolution A/C.1/55/L.37 was adopted by 161 votes to none, with 6 abstentions (resolution 55/41).
The President unattributed duplicate #37451
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 81? It was so decided.
The President unattributed #37452
The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of all the reports of the First Committee. Due to the lack of documentation, we have to suspend this meeting for some 10 minutes. Let us say that we will resume at 5.15 p.m. During the suspension, the documentation will be made available.
The meeting was suspended at 4.55 p.m. and resumed at 5.15 p.m.
The President unattributed #37453
Members will recall that the General Assembly held the debate on this item at its 62nd and 63rd plenary meetings on 15 November 2000. In connection with this item, the General Assembly now has before it a draft resolution contained in document A/55/L.34/Rev.1, which has been re-issued for technical reasons and was distributed earlier in the Hall. We shall now proceed to consider draft resolution A/55/L.24/Rev.1. I now give the floor to the representative of the Secretariat.
Mr. Jin Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services #37454
Before they take action on draft resolution A/55/L.34/Rev.1, I should like to inform Members that, in operative paragraph 15, the General Assembly would decide “to convene the special session of the General Assembly for follow-up to the World Summit for Children on 19 to 21 September 2001, and to refer to it as the ‘special session on children’.” In operative paragraph 16, the General Assembly would decide “to convene two substantive sessions of the Preparatory Committee for the special session in New York during 2001, one from 29 January to 2 February and one from 11 to 15 June”. This represents the addition of one more substantive session to the Preparatory Committee in 2001. This additional one-week session will consist of 10 meetings, two a day, with interpretation in all six languages, and 60 pages of pre-session, 60 pages of insession and 15 pages of post-session documentation in all languages. The conference servicing requirements, at full cost, are estimated at $225,300. The extent to which the Organization’s capacity would need to be supplemented by temporary assistance resources can be determined only in the light of the calendar of conferences and meetings for the 2000-2001 biennium. Provision is made, however, under section 2, Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services, of the programme budget for the biennium 2000-2001 not only for meetings programmed at the time of budget preparation, but also for meetings authorized subsequently, provided that the number and distribution of meetings are consistent with the pattern of meetings of past years. Consequently, should the General Assembly approve the recommendations contained in draft resolution A/55/L.34/Rev.1, no additional appropriations would be required in the biennium 2000-2001.
The President unattributed #37455
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/55/L.34/Rev.1, entitled “Preparations for the special session on children”. Before proceeding to take action on the draft resolution, I should like to announce that, since its publication, the following countries have become cosponsors: Belize, Burkina Faso, Chile, Eritrea, Liberia, Madagascar and Sri Lanka. May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt draft resolution A/55/L.34/Rev.1?
Draft resolution A/55/L.34/Rev.1 was adopted (resolution 55/26).
The President unattributed #37456
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 42.
The meeting rose at 5.25 p.m.
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