A/57/PV.57 General Assembly

Friday, Nov. 22, 2002 — Session 57, Meeting 57 — New York — UN Document ↗

In the absence of the President, Mr. Mamba (Swaziland), Vice-President, took the Chair.
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Reports of the First Committee

The Acting President #37242
The General Assembly will consider the reports of the First Committee on agenda items 57 to 73. I request the Rapporteur of the First Committee, Mr. Mehmet Samsar of Turkey, to introduce the reports of the First Committee in one intervention. Mr. Samsar (Turkey), Rapporteur of the First Committee: I have the great pleasure and honour to present the reports of the Disarmament and International Security Committee — the First Committee — under agenda items 57 to 73 to the General Assembly for its consideration and approval. The Committee, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Semakula Kiwanuka, Permanent Representative of Uganda, considered 17 agenda items, which encompass a total of 36 items related to disarmament and international security issues, in a very constructive and efficient manner. One can characterize the fifty-seventh session of the First Committee as procedurally complicated, but substantively constructive, more focused and action- oriented. I can say that the disarmament calendar for 2002 has been eventful. During the session, member States addressed issues ranging across the full spectrum of disarmament and related international security agenda items. Most of the delegations that participated in the deliberations of the Committee paid tribute to the achievements of recent years, as well as expressing their legitimate concern and their readiness to cooperate in tackling issues that should be addressed in the near future. As in the past, the complexity of nuclear issues in general, encompassing both nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, continued to constitute the core of the debate on international security. Among these issues, in general, those related to weapons of mass destruction — in particular, nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation; positive developments in the nuclear arena, notably the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States; and questions related to other types of weapons of mass destruction, such as biological and chemical weapons — continued to dominate the attention of many delegations. Despite the persistence of considerable differences on certain specific substantive issues, there seemed to be consensus on many of the broader and fundamental objectives of multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation issues. The Committee had before it for consideration a total of 52 draft resolutions and 2 draft decisions that were submitted under various disarmament and international security issues. It adopted a total of 50 draft resolutions and 2 draft decisions, of which 29 draft resolutions and 1 draft decision were adopted without a vote. One draft resolution, entitled “Effects of the use of depleted uranium in armaments”, was not adopted, and another resolution, entitled “Disarmament, non-proliferation and international peace and security”, was withdrawn due to lack of consensus. In this connection, I wish to state that the Committee adopted five new draft resolutions on: bilateral strategic nuclear arms reductions and the new strategic framework; reduction of non-strategic nuclear weapons; national legislation on transfer of arms, military equipment and dual use goods and technology; measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction; and promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation. Of these, three were adopted by a recorded vote and two by consensus. I would like to pay a well-deserved tribute to all delegations for their spirit of cooperation in the common search for a better, safer and more stable world. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the Chairman of the First Committee, Ambassador Matia Mulumba Semakula Kiwanuka, who, with his high diplomatic skills and vast knowledge of disarmament and international security affairs, skilfully steered the deliberations of the First Committee and enriched its debate with his vision and able guidance. I would also like to extend my cordial appreciation and thanks to the Vice-Chairmen of the Committee, Ambassador José Nicolás Rivas of Colombia, Mr. Jamal Nassir Al-Bader of Qatar and Mr. Razvan Rusu of Romania, all of whom played a constructive role in the discharge of our common responsibilities. I wish further to thank the Secretary of the First Committee, Mr. Mohammad Kasem Sattar, whose vast experience and high degree of competence made a significant contribution to the successful outcome of the work of the Committee. I would also like to express my gratitude to Mr. Timur Alasaniya, Mr. Saijin Zhang. Mr. Tam Chung, Ms. Ruby Kulanusorstit, Ms. Janett Serrano, Mr. Eduard Fesko and other Secretariat staff for their valuable assistance in the preparation of the reports, as well as in the work of the Committee. Allow me to state that, as Rapporteur of the Committee, I had the good fortune to become acquainted with the many unknown soldiers working diligently in the Secretariat, who deserve our highest admiration and gratitude for a job well done. In conclusion, I submit the reports of the First Committee, as contained in documents A/57/501 to A/57/517, to the General Assembly for consideration and approval.

66.  General and complete disarmament Report of the First Committee (A/57/510)

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The Acting President #37243
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 which are before the Assembly today. It was so decided.
The Acting President #37244
Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote or position. 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 documents and 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, i.e., 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 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. That 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.

57.  Reduction of military budgets Report of the First Committee (A/57/501)

The President #37245
May I take it that the Assembly wishes to take note of the report of the First Committee contained in document A/57/501?
It was so decided.
The President #37246
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 57?
It was so decided.

58.  Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons: report of the Conference on Disarmament Report of the First Committee (A/57/502)

The Acting President #37247
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 the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 57/50).
The President #37248
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 58?
It was so decided.

67.  Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly Report of the First Committee (A/57/511)

Vote: 57/61 Consensus

59.  Question of Antarctica Report of the First Committee (A/57/503)

The President #37249
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 the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 57/51).
The President #37250
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 59?
Vote: 57/60 Consensus
It was so decided.

60.  Maintenance of international security — good neighbourliness, stability and development in South- Eastern Europe Report of the First Committee (A/57/504)

The President #37251
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 the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 57/52).
Vote: 57/61 Consensus
The President #37252
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 60?
It was so decided.

61.  Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security Report of the First Committee (A/57/505)

The President #37253
The Assembly will now 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 take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 57/53).
The President #37254
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 61?
It was so decided.

62.  Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament Report of the First Committee (A/57/506)

The President #37255
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. [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 90 votes to 48, with 21 abstentions (resolution 57/54).
The President #37256
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 62?
It was so decided.

63.  Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East Report of the First Committee (A/57/507)

The President #37257
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 the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 57/55).
The President #37258
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 63?
It was so decided.

64.  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/57/508)

The President #37259
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. [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 106 votes to none, with 55 abstentions (resolution 57/56).
The President #37260
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 64?
It was so decided.
Vote: 57/69 Consensus

65.  Prevention of an arms race in outer space: report of the First Committee Report of the First Committee (A/57/509)

The President #37261
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution contained in document A/57/509, recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. A recorded vote has been requested for this item. [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 159 votes to none, with 3 abstentions (resolution 57/57).
Vote: 57/70 Consensus
The President #37262
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.
The President #37263
The Assembly has before it twenty-nine draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 90 of its report. One draft decision recommended is in paragraph 91 of the same report. I now give the floor to the representative of Ireland.
Ms. Murnaghan IRL Ireland #37264
I asked for the floor on behalf of the sponsors of draft resolution A/C.1/57/L.3/Rev.1, included as draft resolution B in document A/57/510. The sponsors of the draft resolution warmly welcome the accession by Cuba to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and its ratification of the Treaty of Tlatelolco. When the draft resolution was adopted in the First Committee on 25 October 2002, Cuba had signalled its intention to assume these obligations. However, all necessary procedures could not be completed before the First Committee concluded its work. The sponsors of the draft resolution are agreed that it would be appropriate to reflect these developments in the text to be considered by the General Assembly. On their behalf, therefore, I wish to propose a technical amendment to the twenty-fourth preambular paragraph of draft resolution B. We propose that it be amended to read “Welcoming Cuba’s accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its ratification of the Treaty of Tlatelolco”. We ask that the draft resolution, as now orally amended, be put to the Assembly for consideration.
The President #37265
I now give the floor to the representative of Brazil.
Mr. Mourao BRA Brazil #37266
Since the First Committee, by an overwhelming majority adopted draft resolution A/C.1/57/L.34, entitled “Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas”, Cuba has deposited in Mexico City the instruments of ratification of the Treaty of Tlatelolco. With this decision, the ratification process of Tlatelolco is completed. We were also informed in the last few days of important developments regarding the South-East Asia nuclear- free zone. All 10 South-East Asian countries, as envisaged by the Treaty of Bangkok, have already ratified this important Treaty. After consultations with sponsors and interested delegations on the possibility of amending draft resolution L.34 to reflect these new developments, the Brazilian delegation proposes the following amendments to draft resolution L.34, “Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas”. The third preambular paragraph would read as follows: “Welcoming the ratification by Cuba of the Treaty of Tlatelolco, which fulfilled the establishment of the first inhabited nuclear-weapon-free zone, encompassing all States of Latin America and the Caribbean”. In operative paragraph 2, delete the words “Tlatelolco” and “Bangkok”, so that this paragraph would read as follows: “Calls for the ratification of the Treaties of Rarotonga and Pelindaba by all States of the region, and calls upon all concerned States to continue to work together in order to facilitate adherence to the protocols to nuclear-weapon-free zone treaties by all relevant States that have not yet done so”. On behalf of the sponsors, we recommend to the General Assembly the approval of this draft resolution, as amended.
The President #37267
I now give the floor to the representative of Japan.
Mr. Ishikawa JPN Japan on behalf of sponsors of that draft resolution #37268
Subsequent to adoption of the draft resolution entitled “A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons” (A/C.1/57/L.42) by the First Committee on 23 October 2002, the Republic of Cuba acceded to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Japan, on behalf of the sponsors of that draft resolution, would like to orally propose that the draft resolution be amended to reflect this new development. Therefore we recommend that in the third preambular paragraph amend “and welcoming the decision” to read as follows: “and welcoming the Republic of Cuba’s accession to the Treaty”. Therefore, the third preambular paragraph now reads as follows: “Reaffirming the crucial importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as the cornerstone of the international regime for nuclear non-proliferation and as an essential foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament, and welcoming the Republic of Cuba’s accession to the Treaty”.
The President #37269
I now call upon the representative of Poland. Mr. Lemanski: I would like to present an oral technical revision to draft resolution A/C.1/57/L.48, entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction”. When Poland and Canada introduced this draft resolution to the First Committee in October 2002, the number of States parties to the Convention was 145. But, as all members certainly know, since then and before the General Assembly has taken action on this draft resolution, two States — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Samoa — have acceded to the Convention, bringing the total number of States parties to 147. Poland and Canada would very much like these facts to be reflected in the final text of the draft resolution. An updated third preambular paragraph would then read as follows: “Noting with satisfaction that since the adoption of resolution 56/24 K, four additional States have ratified or acceded to the Convention, bringing the total number of States parties to the Convention to one hundred and forty-seven,”. [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution A was adopted by 120 votes to 3, with 42 abstentions (resolution 57/58).
The Acting President #37270
Draft resolution B is entitled “Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: the need for a new agenda”. Members will recall that the representative of Ireland has submitted an oral amendment to the twenty- first preambular paragraph of draft resolution B. In accordance with rule 90 of the rules of procedure, the Assembly shall first take a decision on the oral amendment to the twenty-first preambular paragraph of draft resolution B. May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt the oral amendment to the twenty-first preambular paragraph of draft resolution B? The oral amendment was adopted.
The Acting President #37271
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution B, as orally amended. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia Against: France, India, Israel, Pakistan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Micronesia (Federated States of), Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
Draft resolution B, as orally amended, was adopted by 125 votes to 6, with 36 abstentions (resolution 57/59).
The Acting President #37272
Draft resolution C is entitled “United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education”. 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 57/60).
The Acting President #37273
Draft resolution D is entitled “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution D without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution D was adopted (resolution 57/61).
The Acting President #37274
Draft resolution E 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: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, 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, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, 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, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, 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, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia Against: None Abstaining: Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), United States of America [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
Draft resolution E was adopted by 164 votes to none, with 3 abstentions (resolution 57/62).
The Acting President #37275
Draft resolution F is entitled “Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia Against: Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
Draft resolution F was adopted by 105 votes to 12, with 44 abstentions (resolution 57/63).
The Acting President #37276
Draft resolution G 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: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, 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, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, 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, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, 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, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia Against: None Abstaining: France, Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
Draft resolution G was adopted by 163 votes to none, with 5 abstentions (resolution 57/64).
The Acting President #37277
Draft resolution H is entitled “Relationship between disarmament and development”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution H was adopted by 160 votes to 1, with 4 abstentions (resolution 57/65).
The Acting President #37278
Draft resolution I is entitled “National legislation on transfer of arms, military equipment and dual-use goods and technology”. A separate vote has been requested on the words “inter alia, both to control transfers that could contribute to proliferation activities and” in the second preambular paragraph of draft resolution I. As there are no objections to that request, I shall first put to the vote the words “inter alia, both to control transfers that could contribute to proliferation activities and” in the second preambular paragraph of draft resolution I, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, 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 States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zambia Against: None Abstaining: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Comoros, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen
The words “inter alia, both to control transfers that could contribute to proliferation activities and” of the second preambular paragraph of draft resolution I were adopted by 131 votes to none, with 27 abstentions.
The Acting President #37279
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution I, as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, 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, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, 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, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia Against: None [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
Draft resolution I, as a whole, was adopted by 166 votes to none (resolution 57/66).
The Acting President #37280
Draft resolution J is entitled “Mongolia’s international security and nuclear- weapon-free status”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution J without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution J was adopted (resolution 57/67).
The Acting President #37281
Draft resolution K is entitled “Bilateral strategic nuclear arms reductions and the new strategic framework”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution K without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution K was adopted (resolution 57/68).
The Acting President #37282
Draft resolution L is entitled “Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution L without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution L was adopted (resolution 57/69).
The Acting President #37283
Draft resolution M is entitled “Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and collecting them”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution M without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution M was adopted (resolution 57/70).
The Acting President #37284
Draft resolution N is entitled “Missiles”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution N was adopted by 104 votes to 3, with 60 abstentions (resolution 57/71).
The Acting President #37285
Draft resolution O is entitled “The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution O without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution O was adopted (resolution 57/72).
The Acting President #37286
Draft resolution P is entitled “Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas”. Members will recall that the representative of Brazil has submitted an oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution P and an oral amendment to operative paragraph 2 of the same draft resolution. In accordance with rule 90 of the rules of procedure, the Assembly shall first take a decision on each of the oral amendments to draft resolution P. May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt the oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution P?
The oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution P was adopted.
Vote: 31/169 Recorded Vote
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✓ Yes (107)
The Acting President #37287
May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt the oral amendment to operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution P?
The oral amendment to operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution P was adopted.
The Acting President #37288
Separate votes have been requested on the last three words of operative paragraph 3 and on operative paragraph 3 as a whole of draft resolution P, as orally amended. Are there any objections to those requests? There are none. I shall first put to the vote the last three words of operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution P, as orally amended, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
The last three words of operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution P, as orally amended, were adopted by 151 votes to 2, with 8 abstentions.
Vote: 32/101 Consensus
The Acting President #37289
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 3 as a whole of draft resolution P, as orally amended, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 3 as a whole of draft resolution P, as orally amended, was adopted by 156 votes to 1, with 8 abstentions.
The Acting President #37290
I now put to the vote draft resolution P as a whole, as orally amended. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution P as a whole, as orally amended, was adopted by 160 votes to 3, with 5 abstentions (resolution 57/73).
The Acting President #37291
Draft resolution Q 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.
Draft resolution Q was adopted by 143 votes to none, with 23 abstentions (resolution 57/74).
The Acting President #37292
Draft resolution R is entitled “Transparency in armaments”. Separate votes have been requested on operative paragraph 4 (b) and on operative paragraph 6 of draft resolution R. Are there any objections to these requests? I see none. I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 4 (b) of draft resolution R, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 4 (b) of draft resolution R was retained by 140 votes to 2, with 20 abstentions.
The Acting President #37293
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 6 of draft resolution R, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 6 of draft resolution R was retained by 139 votes to none, with 23 abstentions.
The Acting President #37294
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution R as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
Vote: 57/86 Consensus
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution R as a whole, as amended, was adopted by 143 votes to none, with 23 abstentions (resolution 57/75).
The Acting President #37295
Draft resolution S is entitled “Regional disarmament”. 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 57/76).
The Acting President #37296
Draft resolution T is entitled “Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, 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, Mauritania, 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, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, 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, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia Against: India Abstaining: Bhutan
Draft resolution T was adopted by 165 votes to 1, with 1 abstention (resolution 57/77).
The Acting President #37297
Draft resolution U is entitled “A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons”. Members will recall that the representative of Japan has submitted an oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of this draft resolution. In accordance with rule 90 of the rules of procedure, the Assembly will first take a decision on the oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution U. May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt the oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution U?
The oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution U was adopted.
The Acting President #37298
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution U, as orally amended. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution U was adopted, as amended, by 156 votes to 2, with 13 abstentions (resolution 57/78).
The Acting President #37299
Draft resolution V is entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. A separate vote has been requested on operative paragraph 10 of draft resolution V. Is there any objection to this request? I see none. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 10 of draft resolution V was retained by 160 votes to 2, with 5 abstentions.
The Acting President #37300
I now put to the vote draft resolution V as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution V was adopted, as a whole, by 107 votes to 41, with 21 abstentions (resolution 57/79).
The Acting President #37301
Draft resolution W 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 W without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution W was adopted (resolution 57/80).
The Acting President #37302
Draft resolution X is entitled “Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution X without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution X was adopted (resolution 57/81).
The Acting President #37303
Draft resolution Y is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction”. Members will recall that the representative of Poland has submitted an oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution Y. In accordance with rule 90 of the rules of procedure, the Assembly shall first take a decision on the oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution Y. May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt the oral amendment to the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution Y? The oral amendment was adopted.
The Acting President #37304
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution Y, as orally amended. The First Committee adopted draft resolution Y without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to adopt draft resolution Y, as orally amended, without a vote?
Draft resolution Y, as orally amended, was adopted (resolution 57/82).
The Acting President #37305
Draft resolution Z is entitled “Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution Z without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution Z was adopted (resolution 57/83).
The Acting President #37306
Draft resolution AA is entitled “Reducing nuclear danger”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution AA was adopted by 107 votes to 46, with 17 abstentions (resolution 57/84).
The Acting President #37307
Draft resolution BB 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 BB. If there is no objection, I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution BB, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, 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, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, 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, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, 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, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia Against: France, Israel, Russian Federation, United States of America Abstaining: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Operative paragraph 1 of the draft resolution was retained by 161 votes to 4, with 1 abstention.
The Acting President #37308
I now put to the vote draft resolution BB as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution BB, as a whole, was adopted by 117 votes to 30, with 24 abstentions (resolution 57/85).
The Acting President #37309
Draft resolution CC is entitled “Compliance with arms limitation and disarmament and non-proliferation agreements”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution CC without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution CC was adopted (resolution 57/86).
The Acting President #37310
We now turn to the draft decision entitled “United Nations conference to identify ways of eliminating nuclear dangers in the context of nuclear disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia Against: France, Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), Poland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Yugoslavia
The draft decision was adopted by 121 votes to 6, with 37 abstentions (decision 57/515).
The Acting President #37311
I now call on the representative of Mongolia in explanation of vote after the voting.
Mr. Erendo MNG Mongolia #37312
Resolution 57/67, which has just been adopted, vividly demonstrates broad traditional support for strengthening Mongolia’s international security and its nuclear-weapon-free status. In the two years since the Assembly first adopted a resolution under this topic, a number of national and international measures have been taken to further consolidate Mongolia’s external security and its nuclear-weapon-free status, which is reflected in the Secretary-General’s report on this item (A/57/159). That is why, in the resolution just adopted, the General Assembly “Welcomes the efforts made by Member States to cooperate with Mongolia in implementing resolution 55/33S, as well as the progress made in consolidating Mongolia’s international security” (resolution 57/67, para. 4) and “Invites Member States to continue to cooperate with Mongolia in taking the necessary measures to consolidate and strengthen Mongolia’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, the inviolability of its borders, its economic security, its ecological balance and its nuclear-weapon-free status” (ibid, para. 5). We believe that the two studies to be undertaken on Mongolia’s economic and ecological vulnerabilities, which are mentioned in the Secretary-General’s report, could contribute to addressing the country’s economic and ecological challenges, and thus to strengthening the basis of Mongolia’s unique nuclear-weapon-free status. As resolution 57/67 outlines, Mongolia’s strengthened external security and its nuclear-weapon- free status serves to promote the aims of nuclear non- proliferation and to contribute to enhancing stability and confidence-building in the region. In conclusion, my delegation would like to take this opportunity to thank Member States, the Secretary- General and the relevant United Nations bodies for their support and cooperation. Bearing in mind the importance of the credibility of its nuclear-weapon-free status, Mongolia will do its utmost to institutionalize it at the international level. We will do so in the hope that this innovative approach could prove to be useful to others, including those in North-East Asia, so that they may creatively address their broader national security concerns in tandem with the creation of nuclear- weapon-free zones.
The Acting President #37313
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 66.
The Acting President #37314
In connection with this item, the General Assembly has before it eight draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 25 of its report.
Mr. Loedel URY Uruguay [Spanish] #37315
The Group of Latin American and Caribbean States would like Cuba’s ratification of the Treaty of Tlatelolco reflected in draft resolution C, which is contained in document A/57/511. We would therefore like to propose an amendment to the sixth preambular paragraph. The paragraph should then read as follows: “Welcoming the ratification by the Government of Cuba of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco)”.
The Acting President #37316
I shall now put the eight draft resolutions to the Assembly one by one. We will take up the oral amendment to draft resolution C when we come to that draft resolution. After all the decisions have been taken, representatives will again have an opportunity to explain their votes. We turn first to draft resolution A, entitled “United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution A without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution A was adopted (resolution 57/87).
The Acting President #37317
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 take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution B was adopted (resolution 57/88).
The Acting President #37318
Draft resolution C is entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean”. Members will recall that the representative of Uruguay has submitted an oral amendment to the sixth preambular paragraph of draft resolution C. In accordance with rule 90 of the rules of procedure, the Assembly shall first take a decision on the oral amendment to the sixth preambular paragraph of draft resolution C. May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt the oral amendment to the sixth preambular paragraph of draft resolution C?
The oral amendment was adopted.
The Acting President #37319
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution C, as orally amended. The First Committee adopted draft resolution C without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to adopt draft resolution C, as orally amended?
Draft resolution C, as orally amended, was adopted (resolution 57/89).
The Acting President #37320
Draft resolution D is entitled “United Nations Disarmament Information Programme”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution D without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution D was adopted (resolution 57/90).
The Acting President #37321
Draft resolution E is entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa”. 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 57/91).
The Acting President #37322
Draft resolution F is entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution F without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution F was adopted (resolution 57/92).
The Acting President #37323
Draft resolution G is entitled “United Nations disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services”. 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 57/93).
The Acting President #37324
Draft resolution H is entitled “Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, 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, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia Against: Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Yugoslavia Abstaining: Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan [Subsequently, the delegation of New Zealand informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote against.]
Draft resolution H was adopted by 110 votes to 45, with 12 abstentions (resolution 57/94).
The Acting President #37325
I call on the representative of Togo, who wishes to speak in explanation of position on the resolutions just adopted.
Mr. Kpotsra TGO Togo [French] #37326
In the First Committee, and earlier in plenary meeting, the delegation of Togo joined the consensus on the draft resolutions on the United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament. We would like, however, to take this opportunity to once again draw attention to the financial difficulties that the United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament in Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean continue to face in carrying out their operational and administrative activities. Given that they are funded by available resources and the voluntary contributions of Member States and international governmental and non-governmental organizations and foundations, the regional centres are not always able to mobilize the financial resources needed for their activities. In this rather gloomy context, we should like to commend the report on the inspection of the programme management and administrative practices in the Department for Disarmament Affairs of the Office for Internal Oversight Services, contained in document A/56/817. Paragraph 77, under “Conclusions”, states: “One of the important and promising aspects of the Department’s work is its regional dimension. While the revitalization of the regional centres is on track, their continuity and longer-term viability are far from being ensured. Achieving a longer-term sustainability of the centres would require resourcefulness, the teamwork of the entire Department and persistence in building up their financial resources and ensuring their continuity. That, in turn, would allow the establishment of core staff and secure the centres’ institutional memory. The Office is of the view that such extra efforts are essential as the strong regional centres would provide the dynamic hubs for the Department’s regional presence.” Under the “Recommendations” of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, which the Secretary- General seems to support, paragraph 94 states: “Given that the viability of the regional centres is constantly threatened by a shortage of voluntary contributions, and that their good work and usefulness are consistently recognized by the General Assembly, the Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs should request that operational support activities of the centres be financed, as required in each individual case, from the regular budget”. In other words, instead of annually updating earlier resolutions regarding regional centres, we should make greater efforts to fully fund all spending on regional centres from the regular United Nations budget. In so doing, we will truly demonstrate our genuine support for the objectives of the United Nations in the area of arms control and disarmament, as well as our appreciation of the active role played to date by the regional centres. That is the task that the delegation of Togo will undertake in the coming months, working closely with all those that support the activities of the United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament.
The Acting President #37327
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 67?
It was so decided.

68.  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/57/512)

The Acting President #37328
The Assembly will now take a decision on the two draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 9 of its report. We turn first to draft resolution A, entitled “Report of the Disarmament Commission”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution A without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution A was adopted (resolution 57/95).
The Acting President #37329
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 the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution B was adopted (resolution 57/96).
The Acting President #37330
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.  The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East Report of the First Committee (A/57/513)

The Acting President #37331
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. A separate vote has been requested on the sixth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution. If there is no objection, I shall first put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
The sixth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution was retained by 163 votes to 2, with 2 abstentions.
The Acting President #37332
I now put to the vote the draft resolution as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of Belgium informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 158 votes to 3, with 8 abstentions (resolution 57/97).
The Acting President #37333
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.  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/57/514)

The Acting President #37334
The Assembly will now 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 take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 57/98).
The Acting President #37335
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 70?
It was so decided.

71.  Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region Report of the First Committee (A/57/515)

The Acting President #37336
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 the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 57/99).
The Acting President #37337
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.  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/57/516)

The Acting President #37338
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft decision recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. The First Committee adopted the draft decision without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The draft decision was adopted (decision 57/518).
The Acting President #37339
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.

73.  Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Report of the First Committee (A/57/517)

The Acting President #37340
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 164 votes to 1, with 5 abstentions (resolution 57/100).
The President #37341
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 73?
It was so decided.
The President #37342
The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of all the reports of the First Committee before it.
The meeting rose at noon.