A/64/PV.101 General Assembly

Thursday, June 24, 2010 — Session 64, Meeting 101 — New York — UN Document ↗

The Acting President #56155
I thank the Rapporteur of the Fifth 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 Fifth Committee that are before the Assembly today. It was so decided.
Vote: A/RES/64/282 Recorded Vote
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— Abstain (1)
✓ Yes (131)
The Acting President #56156
Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote. The positions of delegations regarding the recommendations of the Fifth Committee have been made clear in the Committee and are reflected in the relevant official records. May I remind members that, under paragraph 7 of decision 34/401, the General Assembly agreed that: “When the same draft resolution is considered in a Main Committee and in plenary meeting, a delegation should, as far as possible, explain its vote only once, 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 also remind delegations that, also in accordance with decisions 34/401, explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats. Before we begin to take action on the recommendations contained in the reports of the Fifth 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 Secretariat is notified to the contrary in advance. That means that, where 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 Fifth Committee.

146.  Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/820) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it three draft resolutions recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 13 of its report and a draft decision recommended by the Committee in paragraph 14 of the same report. We will now take a decision on draft resolutions I to III and on the draft decision. Draft resolution I is entitled “Cross-cutting issues”. The Fifth Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

Vote: 31/37 Consensus

129.  Financial reports and audited financial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/547/Add.1) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/268).
The Acting President #56157
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 129.
Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 64/269).
Vote: 32/413 Consensus
The Acting President #56158
Draft resolution II is entitled “Financing of the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy”. The Fifth Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 64/270).
The Acting President #56159
Draft resolution III is entitled “Support account for peacekeeping operations”. The Fifth Committee adopted draft resolution III without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Vote: 31/100 Consensus
Draft resolution III was adopted (resolution 64/271).
The Acting President #56160
The draft decision is entitled “Closed peacekeeping missions”. The Fifth Committee adopted the draft decision without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft decision was adopted.
The Acting President #56161
I now give the floor to the representative of the Russian Federation to speak in explanation of position on the resolutions and decisions just adopted.
Mr. Prokhorov RUS Russian Federation [Russian] #56162
The Russian Federation welcomes the agreement on resolution on cross-cutting issues in peacekeeping, especially in the context of the failed attempts to do so in the past two sessions. We believe that this year the consensus was achieved thanks to many factors, and we would like to comment in particular on two. First, we note the special role of the coordinator of this agenda item, Mr. Danilo Rosales Díaz of Nicaragua, who demonstrated professionalism and made every effort to find a compromise. Secondly, the Fifth Committee was able to reach agreement because it agreed to take no action on recommendations in the reports of previous sessions under this agenda item. In this connection, it is our understanding that the Secretariat, too, will take no action recommended in the corresponding reports of the previous sessions.
The President #56163
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 146.

147.  Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/821) The President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/272).
The President #56164
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 147.

148.  Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/822) The President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/273).
The President #56165
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 148.

149.  Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/823) The President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/274).
The President #56166
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 149.

150.  Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/824) The President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/275).
The President #56167
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 150.

152.  Financing of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/825) The President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take action on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/276).
The Acting President #56168
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 152.

153.  Financing of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/826) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 64/277).
The Acting President #56169
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 153.

155.  Financing of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/774/Add.1) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/278).
The Acting President #56170
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 155.

156.  Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/827) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 64/279).
The Acting President #56171
General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 156.

157.  Financing of the United Nations Mission in Liberia Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/828) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 64/280).
The Acting President #56172
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 157.

158.  Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East (a) United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/829) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution, entitled “Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force”. The Fifth Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 64/281)
The Acting President #56173
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 158. (b) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/830) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 11 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution, entitled “Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon”. A single separate vote has been requested on the fourth preambular paragraph and operative paragraphs 4, 5 and 18 of the draft resolution. Is there any objection to that request? There is none. I shall now put to the vote the fourth preambular paragraph and operative paragraphs 4, 5 and 18, on which a single separate and recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia Against: Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, United States of America Abstaining: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The fourth preambular paragraph and operative paragraphs 4, 5 and 18 of the draft resolution were retained by 79 votes to 5, with 47 abstentions. [Subsequently, the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
The Acting President #56174
I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, 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 Against: Israel, United States of America Abstaining: Côte d’Ivoire [Subsequently, the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
The draft resolution was adopted by 131 votes to 2, with 1 abstention (resolution 64/282).
The Acting President #56175
I shall now give the floor to the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions and decisions just adopted.
Mr. Diab SYR Syrian Arab Republic [Arabic] #56176
My delegation joined the consensus on the adoption of resolution 64/281 on the financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, and voted in favour of resolution 64/282 on the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Our position is based on our consistent support for the principle that the responsibility for financing these two forces should be borne by Israel, the aggressor and the occupier, which caused their establishment in the first place. Our position is in conformity with the basic principles included in resolution 1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963.
The Acting President #56177
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 158.

159.  Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/831) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/283).
The Acting President #56178
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 159.

160.  Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/832) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/284).
The Acting President #56179
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 160.

161.  Financing of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/833) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/285).
The Acting President #56180
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 161.

162.  Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/834) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/286).
The Acting President #56181
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 162.

163.  Financing of the activities arising from Security Council resolution 1863 (2009) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/553/Add.1) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution, entitled “Financing of support of the African Union Mission in Somalia”. The Fifth 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 64/287).
The Acting President #56182
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 163.

132.  , 146, 161 and 163 Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011 Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations Financing of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur Financing of the activities arising from Security Council resolution 1863 (2009) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/835) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Fifth 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 64/288).
The Acting President #56183
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 132, 146, 161 and 163.

130.  Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations Report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/596/Add.2) The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a draft decision recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of its report. The Assembly will now take action on the draft decision, entitled “Questions deferred for future consideration”. The Fifth Committee adopted the draft decision without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

The draft decision was adopted.
The Acting President on behalf of General Assembly #56184
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 130. On behalf of the General Assembly, I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Peter Maurer, Chairperson of the Fifth Committee, members of the Bureau, and representatives for a job well done. The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of all the reports of the Fifth Committee before it.
The meeting rose at 4 p.m.