A/62/PV.61 General Assembly

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 — Session 62, Meeting 61 — New York — UN Document ↗ — OCR ✓ — ⓘ 63 unattributed speechs — ⚠ 3 duplicate speechs
▶ This meeting at a glance
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Resolutions
Resolutions: 31/37, 32/132, 31/125, 32/95, 31/127, 32/97, 32/98, 32/99, 32/100, 32/101, 32/127, 32/128, 39/192, 40/229, 40/230, 37//6/, 48/137, 40/233, 36/170, 48/140, 39/201, 56/169, 56/230, 56/170, 47/147, 57/229, 31/37, 32/132, 31/125, 31/127, 32/97, 31/37, 32/132, A/RES/62/14, A/RES/62/17, A/RES/62/19, A/RES/62/20, A/RES/62/24, A/RES/62/25, A/RES/62/27, A/RES/62/28, A/RES/62/29, A/RES/62/30, A/RES/62/31, A/RES/62/32, A/RES/62/35, A/RES/62/36, A/RES/62/37, A/RES/62/39, A/RES/62/41, A/RES/62/42, A/RES/62/43, A/RES/62/44, A/RES/62/47, A/RES/62/48, A/RES/62/51, A/RES/62/56, A/RES/62/59
Topics
UN resolutions and decisions Nuclear weapons proliferation Arab political groupings Economic development programmes African Union peace and security General statements and positions

Mr. Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka), Vice-President, took the Chair.
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The Acting President unattributed #58101
I thank the Rapporteur of the First Committee for his introduction of the reports of the 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 Assembly today. It was so decided.

99.  Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly Report of the First Committee (A/62/392) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it six draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 25 of its report. Before proceeding further, I should like to inform members that action on draft resolution IV, entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa”, is postponed to a later date to allow time for the review of its programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will take action on draft resolution IV as soon as the report of the Fifth Committee on its programme budget implications is available. We will now take a decision on draft resolutions I to III as well as V and VI, one by one. We first turn to draft resolution I, entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

Vote: 31/37 Consensus
The Acting President unattributed #58105
Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote. The position 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, in accordance with General Assembly decision 34/401, 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, and that 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 Committee, unless the Assembly is notified otherwise in advance. That means that where separate or recorded 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. Before proceeding further, I would like to draw the attention of members to a note by the Secretariat entitled “Situation reports of the First Committee on agenda items 88 to 105”, which has been circulated as document A/C.1/62/INF/3/Rev.1. That note has been distributed desk-to-desk in the General Assembly Hall as the reference guide for action on draft resolutions and decisions recommended by the Committee in its reports. In that connection, members will find in column 2 of the note the numbers of the draft resolutions or decisions of the First Committee, with the corresponding numbers for action in the plenary in column 5 of the same note.

88.  Reduction of military budgets Report of the First Committee (A/62/381) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution entitled “Objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures”. 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 62/13).

100.  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/62/393) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it two draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 10 of its report. I now offer the floor to the delegation of the United States for explanation of position before the Assembly takes action on draft resolutions I and II.

Vote: 31/37 Consensus
The Acting President unattributed #58107
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 88? It was so decided.

98.  General and complete disarmament Report of the First Committee (A/62/391) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it 27 draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 77 of its report and two draft decisions recommended by the Committee in paragraph 78 of the same report. I shall now call on those representatives who wish to explain their votes or positions before the voting.

Vote: 31/37 Consensus
Vote: 32/132 Consensus

89.  Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace Report of the First Committee (A/62/382) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, 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, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine

The draft resolution was adopted by 130 votes to 3, with 47 abstentions (resolution 62/14).
The Acting President unattributed #58109
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 89? It was so decided.
Vote: 32/132 Consensus

90.  African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty Report of the First Committee (A/62/383) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 62/15).
Vote: 32/132 Consensus
The Acting President unattributed #58112
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 90? It was so decided.
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91.  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/62/384) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 62/16).
The Acting President unattributed #58116
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 91? It was so decided.

92.  Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security Report of the First Committee (A/62/385) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft decision recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take action on the draft decision. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft decision was adopted.
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Vote: 31/127 Consensus
The Acting President unattributed #58120
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 92? It was so decided.

93.  Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security Report of the First Committee (A/62/386) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, 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, Central African Republic, 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, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, 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, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: United States of America

The draft resolution was adopted by 179 votes to 1 (resolution 62/17).
The Acting President unattributed #58122
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 93? It was so decided.
Vote: 32/97 Consensus

94.  Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East Report of the First Committee (A/62/387) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 62/18).
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The Acting President unattributed #58125
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 94? It was so decided.

95.  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/62/388) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, 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, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: United States of America Abstaining: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The draft resolution was adopted by 121 votes to 1, with 56 abstentions (resolution 62/19).
The Acting President unattributed #58128
I give the floor to the representative of Australia, who wishes to speak in explanation of vote after the vote.
Vote: 31/127 Consensus
Mr. Hill AUS Australia #58129
I actually wanted to make an explanation of vote following the adoption of the resolution under agenda item 93; but you are so efficient, Sir, that you just missed me. But the few comments that I want to make are equally relevant to the resolution just adopted. I simply wanted to draw the attention of the General Assembly to the fact that a new Australian Government was sworn in on Monday of this week. Obviously, it has therefore not had adequate time to consider each of the draft resolutions to the depth that it would wish. It is therefore adopting the position of maintaining the position that the Australian delegation took on each of these items in the First Committee. Our votes today will therefore reflect the decisions that were taken by the previous Australian Government. Nevertheless, the new Government has asked that I specifically draw to the attention of the General Assembly that it is a Government that is strongly interested in, and committed to, nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. That commitment will inform its approach to issues relating to international peace and security in the United Nations and other international forums.
The Acting President unattributed #58132
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 95? It was so decided.

96.  Prevention of an arms race in outer space Report of the First Committee (A/62/389) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, 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, Central African Republic, 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, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, 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, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: United States of America Abstaining: Israel

The draft resolution was adopted by 178 votes to 1, with 1 abstention (resolution 62/20).
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The Acting President unattributed duplicate #58134
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 96? It was so decided.

97.  Verification in all its aspects, including the role of the United Nations in the field of verification Report of the First Committee (A/62/390) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 62/21).
The Acting President unattributed duplicate #58136
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 97? It was so decided.
Vote: 32/98 Recorded Vote
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Mr. Jordi-Tomás AND Andorra [French] #58138
The Principality of Andorra has learned of a change in its vote on draft resolution X, contained in document A/62/391, entitled “Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)”. In the voting in the First Committee we abstained, but we shall now be voting in favour of the draft resolution.
Mr. Toktonov KGZ Kyrgyzstan on behalf of delegation of Kyrgyzstan #58140
On behalf of the delegation of Kyrgyzstan, I would like to state that Kyrgyzstan, taking into account that it cannot be included in the list of sponsors at this stage of the draft resolution entitled “Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)”, contained in document A/62/391, nevertheless expresses its full support for this draft resolution.
The Acting President unattributed #58143
The Assembly will now take a decision on the 27 draft resolutions and two draft decisions, one by one. After all the decisions have been, taken, representatives will again have the opportunity to explain their vote. Will delegations please turn to paragraph 77 of Section III of the report concerning the draft resolutions? We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled “Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 62/22).
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The Acting President unattributed #58145
Draft resolution II 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 it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 62/23).
The Acting President unattributed #58147
Draft resolution III is entitled “Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Review Conferences of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons”. A separate vote has been requested on the sixth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution. Is there any objection to this request? As there is none, I shall first put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph of draft resolution III, on which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Burundi, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, Samoa The sixth preambular paragraph of draft resolution III was retained by 114 votes to 50, with 10 abstentions.
The Acting President unattributed #58150
We will now vote on draft resolution III as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Samoa [Subsequently the delegation of France advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote against.]
Vote: 32/100 Recorded Vote
✓ 136   ✗ 5   36 abs.
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Draft resolution III was adopted by 109 votes to 55, with 15 abstentions (resolution 62/24).
The Acting President unattributed #58151
Draft resolution IV is entitled “Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments”. A separate vote has been requested on the operative paragraph 6 of draft resolution IV. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, 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, Central African Republic, 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, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: India, Israel, Pakistan, United States of America Abstaining: Bhutan, Greece The operative paragraph 6 of draft resolution IV was retained by 165 votes to 4, with 2 abstentions. [Subsequently the delegation of France advised the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.]
The Acting President unattributed #58153
We will now vote on draft resolution IV as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, 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, Central African Republic, 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, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, France, India, Israel, United States of America Abstaining: Albania, Australia, Bhutan, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Pakistan, Palau, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Draft resolution IV was adopted by 156 votes to 5, with 14 abstentions (resolution 62/25).
Vote: 32/101 Recorded Vote
✓ 174   ✗ 1   5 abs.
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✓ Yes (174)
The Acting President unattributed #58155
We now turn to draft resolution V, entitled “National legislation on transfers of arms, military equipment and dual-use goods and technology”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution V without a vote. May I take that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution V was adopted (resolution 62/26).
The Acting President unattributed #58156
We now turn to draft resolution VI, 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: Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, 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, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Palau, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine
Draft resolution VI was adopted by 123 votes to 6, with 51 abstentions (resolution 62/27).
Vote: 32/127 Recorded Vote
✓ 117   ✗ 52   12 abs.
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✓ Yes (117)
The Acting President unattributed #58159
We now turn to draft resolution VII, 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, 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, Central African Republic, 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, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, 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 Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: United States of America Abstaining: Israel, Palau, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [Subsequently the delegation of France advised the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.]
Draft resolution VII was adopted by 175 votes to 1, with 3 abstentions (resolution 62/28).
The Acting President unattributed #58161
Draft resolution VIII is entitled “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of Nauru advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
Vote: 32/128 Consensus
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution VIII was adopted by 179 votes to 1, with 1 abstention (resolution 62/29).
The Acting President unattributed #58163
Draft resolution IX is entitled “Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of France advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote against.]
Vote: 39/192 Consensus
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution IX was adopted by 136 votes to 5, with 36 abstentions (resolution 62/30).
The Acting President unattributed #58165
Draft resolution X is entitled “Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear- Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution X was adopted by 174 votes to 1, with 5 abstentions (resolution 62/31).
The Acting President unattributed #58167
Draft resolution XI is entitled “Reducing nuclear danger”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XI was adopted by 117 votes to 52, with 12 abstentions (resolution 62/32).
The Acting President unattributed #58169
Draft resolution XII is entitled “Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction”. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution XII was adopted (resolution 62/33).
The Acting President unattributed #58172
Draft resolution XIII is entitled “Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes”. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution XIII was adopted (resolution 62/34).
The Acting President unattributed #58173
Draft resolution XIV is entitled “Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas”. Separate votes have been requested on the words “and South Asia” in operative paragraph 6 and on operative paragraph 6 as a whole of draft resolution XIV. As there is no objection to those requests, I shall first put to the vote the words “and South Asia” in operative paragraph 6, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested.
Vote: 40/229 Recorded Vote
✓ 139   ✗ 3   36 abs.
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✓ Yes (139)
A recorded vote was taken.
The words “and South Asia” were retained by 163 votes to 1, with 9 abstentions.
The Acting President unattributed #58175
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 6 as a whole, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Vote: 40/230 Recorded Vote
✓ 170   ✗ 3   9 abs.
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✓ Yes (170)
Operative paragraph 6 as a whole was retained by 163 votes to 1, with 8 abstentions.
The Acting President unattributed #58177
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XIV as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Vote: 37//6/ Consensus
Draft resolution XIV as a whole was adopted by 169 votes to 3, with 8 abstentions (resolution 62/35).
The Acting President unattributed #58178
Draft resolution XV is entitled “Decreasing the operational readiness of nuclear weapons systems”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XV was adopted by 139 votes to 3, with 36 abstentions (resolution 62/36).
Vote: 48/137 Recorded Vote
✓ 127   ✗ 27   27 abs.
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✓ Yes (127)
The Acting President unattributed #58180
Draft resolution XVI is entitled “Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XVI was adopted by 170 votes to 3, with 9 abstentions (resolution 62/37).
Vote: 40/233 Consensus
The Acting President unattributed #58181
Draft resolution XVII is entitled “Regional disarmament”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XVII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution XVII was adopted (resolution 62/38).
The Acting President unattributed #58183
Draft resolution XVIII 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 recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of Bulgaria advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote against.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Vote: 36/170 Consensus
Draft resolution XVIII was adopted by 127 votes to 27, with 27 abstentions (resolution 62/39).
The Acting President unattributed #58186
Draft resolution XIX is entitled “Prevention of the illicit transfer and unauthorized access to and use of man-portable air defence systems”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XIX without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution XIX was adopted (resolution 62/40).
The Acting President unattributed #58188
Draft resolution XX 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.
Vote: 48/140 Recorded Vote
✓ 117   ✗ 47   17 abs.
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✓ Yes (117)
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XX was adopted by 164 votes to none, with 18 abstentions (resolution 62/41).
The Acting President unattributed #58190
Draft resolution XXI is entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of Nauru advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Vote: 39/201 Recorded Vote
✓ 179   ✗ 1   1 abs.
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✓ Yes (179)
Draft resolution XXI was adopted by 117 votes to 47, with 17 abstentions (resolution 62/42).
The Acting President unattributed #58192
Draft resolution XXII is entitled “Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXII was adopted by 179 votes to 1, with 1 abstention (resolution 62/43).
Vote: 56/169 Recorded Vote
✓ 177   ✗ 1   1 abs.
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✗ No (1)
✓ Yes (177)
The Acting President unattributed #58194
Draft resolution XXIII is entitled “Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of Nauru advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXIII was adopted by 177 votes to 1, with 1 abstention (resolution 62/44).
Vote: 56/230 Consensus
The Acting President unattributed #58197
Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution XXIV was adopted (resolution 62/45).
The Acting President unattributed #58198
Draft resolution XXV is entitled “Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive materials and sources”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Vote: 56/170 Consensus
Draft resolution XXV was adopted (resolution 62/46).
The Acting President unattributed #58199
Draft resolution XXVI is entitled “The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXVI was adopted by 179 votes to 1 (resolution 62/47).
Vote: 47/147 Recorded Vote
✓ 179   ✗ 1   0 abs.
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✓ Yes (179)
The Acting President unattributed #58200
Draft resolution XXVII is entitled “Relationship between disarmament and development”. A recorded vote has been requested. Draft decision I is entitled “United Nations conference to identify appropriate ways of eliminating nuclear dangers in the context of nuclear disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXVII was adopted by 179 votes to 1, with 2 abstentions (resolution 62/48). The Acting President: We turn now to paragraph 78 in section III of the report to take action on the two draft decisions.
A recorded vote was taken.
Vote: 57/229 Recorded Vote
✓ 179   ✗ 1   2 abs.
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— Abstain (1)
✓ Yes (179)
Draft decision I was adopted by 133 to 3, with 43 abstentions.
The Acting President unattributed #58202
Draft decision II is entitled “Missiles”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft decision II was adopted by 123 to 7, with 51 abstentions.
The Acting President unattributed #58203
I now give the floor to delegations wishing to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions and decisions just adopted.
Mr. De Klerk NLD Netherlands #58208
The Netherlands voted “no” on draft resolution IX contained in document A/62/391, entitled “Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium”. We recognize the need for ongoing research on this subject and appreciate the fact that it is being discussed in the forum of the United Nations. However, the current reference in this resolution to the potential harmful effects of the use of depleted uranium munitions on human health and the environment cannot, in our view, be supported by conclusive scientific studies conducted by relevant international organizations such as the World Health Organization. The Netherlands will closely monitor the results of ongoing and future research in this field, and we will carefully examine the views of Member States and relevant international organizations that can be expected to be given in response to the resolution just adopted. We are fully prepared to discuss the substance of any draft resolution that might be introduced next year with the sponsors of any such text.
Mr. Khammanichanh LAO Lao People's Democratic Republic #58210
My delegation has taken the floor to explain its vote on resolution 62/41, entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction”. Although the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is not yet a State party to the Mine Ban Treaty, we support the humanitarian efforts undertaken within the framework of the Treaty and share the concerns of the international community regarding the impact of anti-personnel landmines. In that context, we have participated in the Treaty process, including various meetings of States parties, since the Treaty’s inception. The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic continues to express its interest in acceding to the Treaty. However, we need additional time and resources in order to create conditions that will enable us to accede to the Convention and to meet all the conditions prescribed therein. Those conditions include, inter alia, national capacity-building and raising public awareness about the Treaty among Government officials and military personnel, as well as local officials directly or indirectly involved in the Treaty implementation process. In that connection, we cooperated with the Canadian Government in organizing a workshop for local officials in 2004 and with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines Australia Network in convening a regional youth workshop on landmines in 2006. Furthermore, we have been cooperating with the Campaign regarding its annual report. The major problem facing our country is unexploded ordnance (UXO). We are the most heavily bombed country in the world per capita; an 87,000-square-kilometre area of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, covering 15 out of its 17 provinces, remains contaminated by UXO. In addition to causing unacceptable harm and great suffering to civilians, the UXO problem has hampered the country’s socio-economic development. In that regard, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF and donor countries, a Lao People’s Democratic Republic trust fund was established in 1995 and a comprehensive UXO programme was developed in 1996. Moreover, we have adopted a national strategic plan, “The Safe Path Forward for 2003-2013,” which focuses on the humanitarian, social and environmental dimensions of the problem within the framework of overall socioeconomic development and poverty eradication. For those reasons, our delegation voted in favour of the resolution entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction”.
Mr. Aly EGY Egypt [Arabic] #58216
My delegation would like to explain its vote on resolution 62/37, under agenda item 98, entitled “Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons”. My delegation voted in favour of the resolution, after having abstained in the voting in the First Committee, because we appreciate the positive spirit in which Japan has addressed disarmament issues as well as its constructive role in the United Nations and other relevant international organizations, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). During the most recent General Conference of the IAEA, Japan voted in favour of applying the Agency’s safeguards in, expressing its full support for the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in that region. Japan stressed the need for Israel to join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a basis for establishing such a zone and for the application of the comprehensive safeguards regime to all States in the region, without exception. We appreciate Japan’s position because it is based on respect for principle, as opposed to the double standards used by other States in addressing the issue of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. My delegation hopes that its change of vote will serve as a strong motive for joint action with the delegation of Japan and other delegations to improve the draft resolution before it is voted upon at the sixty-third session of the General Assembly, thus bolstering our conviction to vote in favour of it at that session.
The Acting President unattributed #58218
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote. The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 98.
Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 62/49).
The Acting President unattributed #59812
Draft resolution II is entitled “United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 62/50).
The Acting President unattributed #59814
Draft resolution III is entitled “Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution III was adopted by 120 votes to 52, with 10 abstentions (resolution 62/51).
The Acting President unattributed #59817
Draft resolution V is entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific.” The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution V was adopted (resolution 62/52).
The Acting President unattributed #59818
Draft resolution VI is entitled “Regional confidence-building measures, activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution VI was adopted (resolution 62/53).
The Acting President unattributed #59822
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 99.
Mr. Murray USA United States of America #60116
The United States will not participate in the Assembly’s action on draft resolution I under item 100, on the report of the United Nations Disarmament Commission.
The Acting President unattributed #60119
We will now take a decision on draft resolutions I and II. We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled “Report of the Disarmament Commission”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 62/54).
The Acting President unattributed #60123
Draft resolution II is entitled “Report of the Conference on Disarmament”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 62/55).
The Acting President unattributed #60128
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 100?
It was so decided.

101.  The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East Report of the First Committee (A/62/394) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A separate vote has been requested on the sixth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution. Is there any objection to this request? As there is none, I shall first put to 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 166 votes to 3, with 6 abstentions.
The Acting President unattributed #60138
I now put to vote the draft resolution as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution as a whole was adopted by 170 votes to 5, with 7 abstentions (resolution 62/56).
The Acting President unattributed #60141
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 101?
It was so decided.

102.  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/62/395) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 62/57).
The Acting President unattributed #60145
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 102? It was so decided. Agenda item 103 Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region Report of the First Committee (A/62/396) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 62/58).
The Acting President unattributed #60148
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration on agenda item 103? It was so decided.

104.  Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Report of the First Committee (A/62/397) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested.

A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 176 votes to 1, with 4 abstentions (resolution 62/59).
The Acting President unattributed #60154
May I take it that is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 104? It was so decided.

105.  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/62/398) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 9 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 62/60).
The Acting President unattributed duplicate #60159
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 105?
It was so decided.

121.  Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly Report of the First Committee (A/62/399) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft decision recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 5 of its report. We will now take action on the draft decision. The First Committee adopted the draft decision, entitled “Proposed programme of work and timetable of the First Committee for 2008”. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft decision was adopted.
The Acting President unattributed #60164
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 121.

129.  Programme planning Report of the First Committee (A/62/400) The Acting President: May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to take note of the report of the First Committee?

It was so decided.
The Acting President unattributed #60168
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 129. Programme of work The Acting President: I would like to inform Members that the consideration of agenda item 119, “Commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade”, originally scheduled for Thursday, 6 December 2007, in the morning as the second item, has been postponed to Monday 17 December, in the afternoon. I would also like to draw to the attention of members the following changes to the programme of work of the General Assembly. On Thursday, 6 December 2007, in the morning, the Assembly will also take up the reports of the Sixth Committee; agenda item 114 (h), “Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit”; the report of the Third Committee on agenda item 63, “Advancement of women”; and agenda item 114 (g), “Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences”. On Monday, 10 December, in the afternoon, the Assembly will first take up agenda items 17 and 18, “The situation in the Middle East” and “Question of Palestine”, in order to take action on draft resolutions A/62/L.18 to A/62/L.23. The report of the Fifth Committee on agenda item 128, “Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009”, as contained in document A/62/563, will also be considered. That concerns the Capital Master Plan. On Monday, 17 December, in the morning, the Assembly will take up agenda item 49, “Culture of peace”; agenda item 43, “Report of the Economic and Social Council”; agenda item 71, “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance”, and its sub-items (a) to (c); and agenda item 72, “Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence”, in order to take action on the draft resolutions under those items. The Assembly will also consider part 1 of the report of the Second Committee on agenda item 54, “Sustainable development”. On Monday, 17 December, in the afternoon, the Assembly will take up the reports of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) and agenda item 119, “Commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade”. On Tuesday, 18 December, the reports of the Third Committee will be considered in the morning. Those additions and changes will be reflected in the revised programme of work of the General Assembly, to be issued shortly under the symbol A/INF/62/4/Rev.2.
The meeting rose at 5 p.m.
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