A/78/PV.42 General Assembly

Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 — Session 78, Meeting 42 — New York — UN Document ↗

The meeting was called to order at 10.05 a.m.
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114.  Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections (b) Election of members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission

The President #104149
Members will recall that in accordance with paragraphs 4 (a) to (e) of resolution 60/180 of 20 December 2005, the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission shall comprise the following: seven members of the Security Council, including permanent members; seven members of the Economic and Social Council, elected from regional groups; five top providers of assessed contributions to United Nations budgets and of voluntary contributions to United Nations funds, programmes and agencies, including a standing peacebuilding fund; five top providers of military personnel and civilian police to United Nations missions; and seven additional members elected by the General Assembly, giving due consideration to representation from all regional groups in the overall composition of the Committee. By the same resolution, the General Assembly also decided that each of the five regional groups shall have no less than three seats in the overall composition of the Organizational Committee. Members will also recall that at its seventy- sixth session, the Assembly elected Bulgaria and the Dominican Republic as members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission for a two- year term of office, beginning on 1 January 2022. Consequently, the General Assembly will need to fill the seats to be vacated by Bulgaria and the Dominican Republic, whose two-year term of office expires on 31 December 2023. The Assembly will now proceed to the election of two members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission. By its resolution 60/261 of 8 May 2006, the Assembly decided that the members of the Organizational Committee shall serve for renewable terms of two years, as applicable. Accordingly, Bulgaria and the Dominican Republic are eligible for immediate re-election. Regarding candidatures for the two vacant seats, I should like to inform Members that from among the Eastern European States, one candidate has been communicated, namely, Poland. From among the Latin American and Caribbean States, one endorsed candidate has been communicated, namely, Uruguay. Members will recall that by its resolution 60/261, the General Assembly decided that the rules of procedure and established practice of the Assembly for the election of members of its subsidiary bodies shall apply to its election of members of the Committee. For this election, rules 92 and 94 are applicable. Accordingly, the election shall be held by secret ballot. However, I should also like to recall paragraph 16 of General Assembly decision 34/401, whereby the practice of dispensing with the secret ballot for elections to subsidiary organs when the number of candidates corresponds to the number of seats to be filled should become standard, unless a delegation specifically requests a vote on a given election. In the absence of such a request, may I take it that the Assembly decides to proceed to the election on that basis?
It was so decided.

97.  Prevention of an arms race in outer space Report of the First Committee (A/78/407)

Vote: 31/37 Consensus

101.  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/78/576)

Vote: 31/37 Consensus
The President #104150
Since the number of candidates corresponds to the number of seats to be filled, may I take it that the General Assembly decides to elect Poland and Uruguay as members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission for a two- year term of office beginning on 1 January 2024?

100.  Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly Report of the First Committee (A/78/410)

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It was so decided.
The President #104151
I congratulate Poland and Uruguay on their election as members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission. May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 114?
Vote: 32/413 Consensus
It was so decided.

94.  Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security Report of the First Committee (A/78/404)

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Reports of the First Committee

The President #104152
The General Assembly will take up the reports of the First Committee on agenda items 90 to 106, 120 and 135. I now request the Rapporteur of the Committee, Mr. Heidar Ali Balouji of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to introduce the reports of the Committee in one intervention. Mr. Balouji (Islamic Republic of Iran), Rapporteur of the First Committee: I have the honour to introduce to the General Assembly the reports of the Disarmament and International Security Committee (First Committee) on agenda items 90 to 106, 120 and 135, as contained in documents A/78/400 to A/78/416, A/78/575 and A/78/576. For the convenience of delegations, a list of the proposals in the reports of the First Committee for consideration by the General Assembly has been prepared by the Secretariat and issued as document A/C.1/78/INF/3. During the main part of the seventy-eighth session, the First Committee held a total of 30 formal meetings to consider the 19 agenda items that were allocated to it. This year, the Committee, working efficiently, was able to conclude its work in exactly five weeks, after having to convene one additional plenary meeting to exhaust the list of the speakers for the thematic discussion. This session, 151 delegations made statements during the general debate segment, three more than last year, the highest number to date since the collection of statistics began. An impressive 375 interventions were made for the thematic discussion segment, compared to the previous high of 365 interventions last year. For the 30 meetings of the Committee, delegations exercised the right to reply at least 146 times, not counting second interventions. By the end of the action phase, the Committee had adopted 61 draft resolutions and decisions, compared to 74 last year. Forty of those were adopted by a recorded vote, with 112 separate votes requested, compared to 85 recorded votes requested for the 74 proposals that were discussed last year. In total, the Committee voted 148 times, compared to 128 times last year, and only 21 draft proposals were adopted without a vote. Of the 61 resolutions and decisions adopted by the Committee, 22 were under the thematic cluster “Nuclear weapons”. Under the cluster “Other weapons of mass destruction”, four draft resolutions are recommended. In addition, five drafts are recommended on the cluster “Outer space (disarmament aspects)”; eight on the cluster “Conventional weapons”; eight on “Other disarmament measures and international security”; five on “Regional disarmament and security”; and finally, nine under the cluster “Disarmament machinery”. It is worth mentioning that three new proposals were adopted this year in the Committee. In addition, this year the Secretariat made oral statements on the financial implications of five draft resolutions, while six draft proposals attracted statements on their programme budget implications. Those six proposals will be considered by the General Assembly once their implications are reviewed by the Fifth Committee. They are, first, “Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security”; secondly, “Open- ended Working Group on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies 2021–2025, established pursuant to resolution 75/240”; thirdly, “Nuclear disarmament verification”; fourthly, “Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons: providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons”; fifthly, “Lethal autonomous weapons systems”; and sixthly, “Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space”. With regard to agenda item 120, “Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly”, the draft decision containing the provisional programme of work and timetable of the First Committee for 2024 is contained in document A/78/416. I have the honour to submit to the General Assembly for its consideration and adoption the draft resolutions and draft decisions recommended by the First Committee in its reports contained in documents A/78/400 to A/78/416, A/78/575 and A/78/576. Despite the current challenging international political environment, I would like to recognize the high level of professionalism that prevailed in the First Committee. The Committee was able to fulfil the mandate entrusted to it by the Assembly and to complete its work within the time allotted by the Assembly. On behalf of the Bureau of the Committee, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to delegations for their constructive participation and cooperation during the session. I would also like to express my deep appreciation to the Chair of the First Committee, Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas of Lithuania, who did his utmost to ensure that the Committee successfully considered all the agenda items allocated to it in a timely and efficient manner. I also thank the other members of the Bureau, Mr. Matías Andrés Eustathiou de los Santos of Uruguay, Mr. Yaseen Lagardien of South Africa and Ms. Christine Nam of New Zealand, with whom I have had the pleasure of working and whose steadfast team spirit and professionalism were vital to the successful conclusion of the Committee’s work. Finally, I would like to recognize the dedicated support of Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and the staff of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, as well as of Ms. Sonia Elliott, the Secretary of the Committee, and her team from the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management, including conference officers, interpreters, record keepers, press officers, document officers, sound technicians and information technology staff. They all did a great job.
The President #104153
I thank the Rapporteur of the First Committee. The positions of delegations regarding the recommendations of the Committee have been made clear in the Committee and are reflected in the relevant official records. If there is no proposal under rule 66 of the rules of procedure, I shall therefore 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.
Vote: 31/100 Consensus
The President #104154
Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote or position. I would like to 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. In addition, I want to remind members that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats. When there are multiple proposals under an agenda item, statements in explanation of vote or position before action is taken on any or all of them should be made in one intervention, followed by action on all of them, one by one. Thereafter, there will be an opportunity for statements in explanation of vote or position after action is taken on any or all of them, in one intervention. Before we begin to take action on the recommendations contained in the reports of the First Committee, I would like to advise representatives that we will proceed to take decisions in the same manner as was done in the Committee, unless the Secretariat is notified otherwise in advance. That means that where separate or recorded votes were taken, the Assembly will do the same. I also hope that we may proceed to adopt without a vote those recommendations that were adopted without a vote in the Committee. The results of the votes will be uploaded on the e-deleGATE portal under plenary announcements. I would like to draw the attention of members to a note by the Secretariat entitled “List of proposals contained in the reports of the First Committee for consideration by the General Assembly”, which has been issued as document A/C.1/78/INF/3. Members are reminded that additional sponsors are no longer accepted now that the draft resolutions and decisions have been adopted by the Committee. Any clarification about co-sponsorship in the Committee reports should be addressed to the Secretary of the Committee. Furthermore, members are reminded that any corrections to the voting intentions of delegations after the voting on a proposal has concluded should be addressed directly to the Secretariat after the meeting. I count on members’ cooperation in avoiding any interruptions to our proceedings in that regard.

90.  Reduction of military budgets Report of the First Committee (A/78/400)

The President #104155
The General Assembly will now consider the report of the First Committee on agenda item 90, entitled “Reduction of military budgets”, which was issued as document A/78/400. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to take note of the report of the Committee? It was so decided (decision 78/509).
The President #104156
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 90?
Vote: 32/95 Consensus
It was so decided.

91.  Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace Report of the First Committee (A/78/401)

The President #104157
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution, entitled “Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Norway informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Vote: 31/169 Consensus
The draft resolution was adopted by 138 votes to 4, with 42 abstentions (resolution 78/13).
The President #104158
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 91?
It was so decided.
Vote: 32/97 Consensus

92.  African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty Report of the First Committee (A/78/402)

The President #104159
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution, entitled “African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty”. 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 78/14).
The President #104160
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 92?
It was so decided.

93.  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/78/403)

The President #104161
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in 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 180 votes to 3, with 1 abstention (resolution 78/15).
The President #104162
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 93?
It was so decided.
The President #104163
The Assembly has before it two draft resolutions and a draft decision recommended by the First Committee in its report. Before proceeding, I would like to inform members that action on draft resolution I, entitled “Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security”, and a draft decision entitled “Open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and communication technologies 2021-2025, established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 75/240” are postponed to a later date to allow time for the review of their programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will take action on those drafts as soon as the report of the Fifth Committee on their programme budget implications is available. We will now take a decision on draft resolution II, entitled “Programme of action to advance responsible State behaviour in the use of information and communication technologies in the context of international security”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 4.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 4 of draft resolution II was retained by 139 votes to 10, with 18 abstentions.
The President #104164
I now put to the vote draft resolution II, as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution II was adopted by 161 votes to 9, with 11 abstentions (resolution 78/16).
The President #104165
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 94.

95.  Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East Report of the First Committee (A/78/405)

The President #104166
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of New Zealand informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 179 votes to 1, with 3 abstentions (resolution 78/17).
The President #104167
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.  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/78/406)

The President #104168
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in 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 123 votes to none, with 62 abstentions (resolution 78/18).
The President #104169
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.
The President #104170
The Assembly has before it four draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in its report. Before proceeding further, I would like to inform members that action on draft resolution IV, entitled “Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space”, 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 the draft resolution as soon as the report of the Fifth Committee on its programme budget implications is available. The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolutions I to III, one by one. We first turn to draft resolution I, entitled “Prevention of an arms race in outer space”. The Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 78/19).
The President #104171
Draft resolution II is entitled “Reducing space threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviour”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the eighth, thirteenth and fifteenth preambular paragraphs and operative paragraphs 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. I shall first put to the vote the eighth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The eighth preambular paragraph of draft resolution II was retained by 154 votes to 8, with 3 abstentions.
The President #104172
I shall now put to the vote the thirteenth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The thirteenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution II was retained by 153 votes to 9, with 2 abstentions.
The President #104173
I shall now put to the vote the fifteenth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The fifteenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution II was retained by 153 votes to 9, with 2 abstentions.
The President #104174
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 2.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution II was retained by 150 votes to 9, with 2 abstentions.
The President #104175
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 4.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 4 of draft resolution II was retained by 145 votes to 9, with 9 abstentions.
The President #104176
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution II was retained by 149 votes to 9, with 7 abstentions.
The President #104177
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 6.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraphs 6 of draft resolution II was retained by 149 votes to 9, with 5 abstentions.
The President #104178
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 7.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 7 of draft resolution II was retained by 129 votes to 9, with 25 abstentions.
The President #104179
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 8.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution II was retained by 126 votes to 9, with 25 abstentions.
The President #104180
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 9.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 9 of draft resolution II was retained by 151 votes to 9, with 5 abstentions.
The President #104181
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 10.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 10 of draft resolution II was retained by 153 votes to 9, with 2 abstentions.

99.  General and complete disarmament Report of the First Committee (A/78/409)

Vote: 32/100 Consensus
The President #104182
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution II, as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution II, as a whole, was adopted by 166 votes to 9, with 4 abstentions (resolution 78/20).
The President #104183
Draft resolution III is entitled “No first placement of weapons in outer space”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the fifth, ninth and eleventh preambular paragraphs. I shall first put to the vote the fifth preambular paragraph.
Vote: 32/101 Recorded Vote
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A recorded vote was taken.
The fifth preambular paragraph of draft resolution III was retained by 118 votes to 49 votes, with 6 abstentions.
The President #104184
I now put to the vote the ninth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The ninth preambular paragraph of draft resolution III was retained by 115 votes to 48, with 6 abstentions.
The President #104185
I now put to the vote the eleventh preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The eleventh preambular paragraph of draft resolution III was retained by 119 votes to 48, with 5 abstentions.
The President #104186
I now put to the vote draft resolution III, as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution III, as a whole, was adopted by 127 votes to 51, with 6 abstentions (resolution 78/21).
The President #104187
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-items (a), (b) and (d) of agenda item 97?
It was so decided.
The President #104188
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 97 and its sub-item (c).

98.  Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament Report of the First Committee (A/78/408)

The President #104189
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Vote: 33/173 Recorded Vote
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✓ Yes (141)
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 78/22).
The President #104190
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 98?
It was so decided.
The President #104191
The Assembly has before it 35 draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in its report. Before proceeding further, I would like to inform members that action on draft resolutions XIX, entitled “Nuclear disarmament verification”; XXXI, entitled “Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons: providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons”; and XXXIII, entitled “Lethal autonomous weapons systems”, is postponed to a later date to allow time for the review of their programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will take action on them as soon as the report of the Fifth Committee on their programme budget implications is available. The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolutions, one by one. We first turn to draft resolution I, entitled “Relationship between disarmament and development”. The Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Vote: 39/192 Recorded Vote
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✓ Yes (123)
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 78/23).
The President #104192
Draft resolution II is entitled “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. The Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? Draft resolution III is entitled “Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control”. The Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 78/24).
Vote: 351/97 Consensus
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 78/25).
The President #104193
Draft resolution IV is entitled “Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
The draft resolution was adopted by 130 votes to 5, with 50 abstentions (resolution 78/26)
The President #104194
Draft resolution V is entitled “Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the sixth, twelfth and fourteenth preambular paragraphs. I shall first put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The sixth preambular paragraph of draft resolution V was retained by 139 votes to 2, with 29 abstentions.
The President #104195
I shall now put to the vote the twelfth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The twelfth preambular paragraph of draft resolution V was retained by 125 votes to 18, with 26 abstentions.
The President #104196
I shall now put to the vote the fourteenth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
Vote: 40/144 Consensus
The fourteenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution V was retained by 121 votes to 39, with 12 abstentions.
The President #104197
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution V as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution V, as a whole, was adopted by 140 votes to 35, with 10 abstentions (resolution 78/27).
The President #104198
Draft resolution VI is entitled “Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the third, fifth and eighth preambular paragraphs and on operative paragraphs 2 through 4. I shall now put to the vote the third preambular paragraph to the vote.
A recorded vote was taken.
The third preambular paragraph of draft resolution VI was retained by 145 votes to 4, with 24 abstentions.
The President #104199
I shall now put to the vote the fifth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The fifth preambular paragraph of draft resolution VI was retained by 156 votes to 1, with 12 abstentions.
The President #104200
I shall now put to the vote the eighth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The eighth preambular paragraph of draft resolution VI was retained by 159 votes to 2, with 10 abstentions.
The President #104201
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 2.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution VI was retained by 152 votes to 4, with 17 abstentions.
The President #104202
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 3.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution VI was retained by 150 votes to 3, with 20 abstentions.
The President #104203
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 4.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 4 of draft resolution VI was retained by 144 votes to 5, with 22 abstentions.
The President #104204
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution VI as a whole.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution VI as a whole was adopted by 160 votes to 5, with 20 abstentions (resolution 78/28).
The President #104205
Draft resolution VII is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the sixth preambular paragraph and on operative paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 21. I shall first put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The sixth preambular paragraph of draft resolution VII was retained by 112 votes to 8, with 39 abstentions.
The President #104206
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 2.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution VII was retained by 87 votes to 11, with 58 abstentions.
The President #104207
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 3.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution VII was retained by 104 votes to 11, with 42 abstentions.
The President #104208
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 4.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 4 of draft resolution VII was retained by 106 votes to 11, with 40 abstentions.
The President #104209
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 5.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution VII was retained by 104 votes to 10, with 43 abstentions.
The President #104210
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 6.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 6 of draft resolution VII was retained by 102 votes to 10, with 47 abstentions.
The President #104211
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 7.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 7 of draft resolution VII was retained by 115 votes to 7, with 34 abstentions.
The President #104212
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 21.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 21 of draft resolution VII was retained by 107 votes to 9, with 43 abstentions.
The President #104213
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution VII as a whole.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution VII, as a whole, was adopted by 159 votes to 7, with 16 abstentions (resolution 78/29).
The President #104214
Draft resolution VIII is entitled “Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 2010 Review Conferences of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on the sixth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution.
A recorded vote was taken.
The sixth preambular paragraph of draft resolution VIII was retained by 113 votes to 3, with 53 abstentions.
The President #104215
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution VIII, as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution VIII, as a whole, was adopted by 116 votes to 45, with 19 abstentions (resolution 78/30).
The President #104216
Draft resolution IX is entitled “Youth, disarmament and non-proliferation”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on the twelfth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The twelfth preambular paragraph of draft resolution IX was retained by 167 votes to none, with 3 abstentions.
The President #104217
The First Committee adopted draft resolution IX, as a whole, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution IX was adopted (resolution 78/31).
The President #104218
Draft resolution X is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions”. [Subsequently, the delegation of Uzbekistan informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution X was adopted by 148 votes to 1, with 36 abstentions (resolution 78/32).
The President #104219
We now turn to draft resolution XI, entitled “Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the tenth and eighteenth preambular paragraphs and operative paragraph 2. I shall first put to the vote the tenth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The tenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XI was retained by 141 votes to 2, with 30 abstentions.
The President #104220
I shall now put to the vote the eighteenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XI. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Japan, Pakistan, Republic of Moldova, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Sudan, Switzerland
The eighteenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XI was retained by 113 votes to 41, with 12 abstentions.
The President #104221
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 2.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution XI was retained by 116 votes to 40, with 12 abstentions.
The President #104222
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XI, as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XI, as a whole, was adopted by 135 votes to 35, with 15 abstentions (resolution 78/33).
The President #104223
Draft resolution XII is entitled “Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Samoa informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour; the delegation of Latvia informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote against.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XII was adopted by 141 votes to 11, with 33 abstentions (resolution 78/34).
The President #104224
Draft resolution XIII is entitled “Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Samoa informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XIII was adopted by 123 votes to 43, with 17 abstentions (resolution 78/35).
Vote: 39/201 Consensus
The President #104225
Draft resolution XIV is entitled “Regional disarmament”. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution XIV was adopted (resolution 78/36).
The President #104226
Draft resolution XV is entitled “Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the seventh preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 2. I shall first put to the vote the seventh preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
Vote: 56/169 Recorded Vote
✓ 122   ✗ 49   13 abs.
Show country votes
✓ Yes (122)
The seventh preambular paragraph of draft resolution XV was retained by 171 votes to 1, with 2 abstentions.
The President #104227
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 2.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution XV was retained by 116 to 1, with 50 abstentions.
Vote: 57/583 Recorded Vote
✓ 170   ✗ 1   16 abs.
Show country votes
✗ No (1)
✓ Yes (170)
The President #104228
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XV as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XV, as a whole, was adopted by 186 to 1, with no abstentions (resolution 78/37).
The President #104229
Draft resolution XVI is entitled “Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context”. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution XVI was adopted (resolution 78/38).
The President #104230
Draft resolution XVII is entitled “Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 2.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution XVII was retained by 170 to none, with 2 abstentions.
The President #104231
The First Committee adopted draft resolution XVII as a whole without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes do likewise?
Draft resolution XVII as a whole was adopted (resolution 78/39).
The President #104232
Draft resolution XVIII is entitled “Steps to building a common road map towards a world without nuclear weapons”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the third, fifth, sixth, seventh, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, fourteenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-second preambular paragraphs and on operative paragraphs 3, 5 through 7, and 10. I shall first put to the vote the third preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The third preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 133 votes to 2, with 30 abstentions.
The President #104233
I shall now put to the vote the fifth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The fifth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 125 votes to 6, with 31 abstentions.
The President #104234
I shall now put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The sixth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 103 votes to 3, with 52 abstentions.
The President #104235
I shall now put to the vote the seventh preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The seventh preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 98 votes to 3, with 56 abstentions.
The President #104236
I shall now put to the vote the tenth preambular paragraph.
Vote: 58/246 Consensus
A recorded vote was taken.
The tenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 138 votes to 3, with 25 abstentions.
The President #104237
I shall now put to the vote the eleventh preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The eleventh preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 130 votes to 3, with 29 abstentions.
The President #104238
I shall now put to the vote the twelfth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The twelfth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 127 votes to none, with 34 abstentions.
The President #104239
I shall now put to the vote the fourteenth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The fourteenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 156 votes to 1, with 6 abstentions.
The President #104240
I shall now put to the vote the eighteenth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The eighteenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 156 votes to 4, with 4 abstentions.
The President #104241
I shall now put to the vote the nineteenth preambular paragraph.
The nineteenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 148 votes to 3, with 12 abstentions.
The President #104242
I shall now put to the vote the twentieth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The twentieth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 145 votes to 3, with 16 abstentions.
The President #104243
I shall now put to the vote the twenty-second preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
Vote: 63/71 Consensus
The twenty-second preambular paragraph of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 148 votes to 2, with 14 abstentions.
The President #104244
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 3.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 141 votes to 2, with 21 abstentions.
The President #104245
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 141 votes to 3, with 20 abstentions.
The President #104246
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 6.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 6 of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 148 votes to 1, with 11 abstentions.
The President #104247
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 7.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 7 of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 152 votes to 2, with 8 abstentions.
The President #104248
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 10.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 10 of draft resolution XVIII was retained by 136 votes to 5, with 23 abstentions.
The President #104249
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XVIII as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XVIII as a whole was adopted by 148 votes to 7, with 29 abstentions (resolution 78/40).
Mr. Pieris (Sri Lanka), Vice-President, took the Chair.
The Acting President #104250
We now turn to draft resolution XX, which is entitled “Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on the eleventh preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The eleventh preambular paragraph of draft resolution XX was retained by 113 votes to 37, with 15 abstentions.
The Acting President #104251
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XX as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XX, as a whole, was adopted by 135 votes to 38, with 12 abstentions (resolution 78/41).
The Acting President #104252
We now turn to draft resolution XXI, entitled “Towards a nuclear- weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the twenty-fourth preambular paragraph and operative paragraphs 1, 20 and 23. I shall first put to the vote the twenty-fourth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The twenty-fourth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XXI was retained by 107 votes to 37, with 19 abstentions.
The Acting President #104253
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 1.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution XXI was retained by 118 votes to 34, with 12 abstentions.
The Acting President #104254
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 20.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 20 of draft resolution XXI was retained by 145 votes to 4, with 11 abstentions.
The Acting President #104255
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 23.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 23 of draft resolution XXI was retained by 106 votes to 40, with 14 abstentions.
The Acting President #104256
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXI, as a whole, was adopted by 133 votes to 26, with 25 abstentions (resolution 78/42).
The Acting President #104257
Draft resolution XXII is entitled “Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution XXII was adopted (resolution 78/43).
The Acting President #104258
Draft resolution XXIII is entitled “Reducing nuclear danger”. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXIII was adopted by 122 votes to 49, with 13 abstentions (resolution 78/44).
The Acting President #104259
Draft resolution XXIV 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. [Subsequently, the delegation of Botswana informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXIV was adopted by 170 votes to 1, with 16 abstentions (resolution 78/45).
The Acting President #104260
Draft resolution XXV is entitled “The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on the twenty-second and twenty- fourth preambular paragraphs. I shall now put the twenty-second preambular paragraph to the vote.
A recorded vote was taken.
The twenty-second preambular paragraph of draft resolution XXV was retained by 152 votes to none, with 17 abstentions.
The Acting President #104261
I shall now put the twenty- fourth preambular paragraph to the vote.
A recorded vote was taken.
The twenty-fourth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XXV was retained by 146 votes to none, with 25 abstentions.
The Acting President #104262
The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXV, as a whole, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution XXV, as a whole, was adopted (resolution 78/46).
The Acting President #104263
Draft resolution XXVI is entitled “Through-life conventional ammunition management”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on the thirteenth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The thirteenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XXVI was retained by 136 votes to none, with 30 abstentions.
The Acting President #104264
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXVI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXVI, as a whole, was adopted by 176 votes to none, with 5 abstentions (resolution 78/47).
The Acting President #104265
Draft resolution XXVII is entitled “The Arms Trade Treaty”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on the eleventh preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The eleventh preambular paragraph of draft resolution XXVII was retained by 154 votes to none, with 16 abstentions.
The Acting President #104266
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXVII as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXVII, as a whole, was adopted by 159 to none, with 23 abstentions (resolution 78/48).
The Acting President #104267
Draft resolution XXVIII 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 XXVIII was adopted (resolution 78/49).
The Acting President #104268
We now turn to draft decision XXIX, entitled “Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the sixth preambular paragraph and operative paragraphs 5 and 6. I shall first put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The sixth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution was retained by 110 votes to 34, with 20 abstentions.
The Acting President #104269
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 5 was retained by 127 votes to 1, with 38 abstentions.
The Acting President #104270
I shall next put to the vote the operative paragraph 6.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 6 was retained by 139 votes to 1, with 28 abstentions.
The Acting President #104271
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXIX as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXIX as a whole was adopted by 147 votes to 5, with 29 abstentions (resolution 78/50).
The Acting President #104272
Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Radiological weapons”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on the eighth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The eighth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution was retained by 119 votes to 4, with 36 abstentions.
The Acting President #104273
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXX as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXX, as a whole, was adopted by 164 to 4, with 13 abstentions (resolution 78/51).
The Acting President #104274
Draft resolution XXXII is entitled “Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution XXXII was adopted (resolution 78/52).
The Acting President #104275
Draft resolution XXXIV is entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the thirty-second preambular paragraph and on operative paragraphs 16 and 19. I shall first put to the vote the thirty-second preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The thirty-second preambular paragraph of draft resolution XXXIV was retained by 114 votes to 41, with 11 abstentions.
The Acting President #104276
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 16.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 16 of draft resolution XXXIV was retained by 157 votes to 1, with 12 abstentions.
The Acting President #104277
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 19.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 19 of draft resolution XXXIV was retained by 161 votes to 1, with 9 abstentions.
The Acting President #104278
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXXIV as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Libya informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour; the delegation of Uzbekistan informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution XXXIV, as a whole, was adopted by 121 votes to 44, with 17 abstentions (resolution 78/53).
The Acting President #104279
Draft resolution XXXV is entitled “Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on the sixteenth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The sixteenth preambular paragraph of draft resolution XXXV was retained by 154 votes to none, with 18 abstentions.
The Acting President #104280
The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXXV as a whole without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution XXXV, as a whole, was adopted (resolution 78/54).
The Acting President #104281
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-items (a) to (dd), (ff) and (gg) of agenda item 99?
It was so decided.
The Acting President #104282
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (ee) of agenda item 99.
The Acting President #104283
The Assembly has before it six draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in its report. We will now take decisions on draft resolutions I to VI, one by one. Draft resolution I is entitled “Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of the Philippines informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain; the delegation of Saudi Arabia informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
A recorded vote was taken.
Draft resolution I was adopted by 120 votes to 50, with 14 abstentions (resolution 78/55).
The Acting President #104284
Draft resolution II is entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa”. 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 78/56).
The Acting President #104285
Draft resolution III is 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 likewise?
Draft resolution III was adopted (resolution 78/57).
The Acting President #104286
Draft resolution IV 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 likewise?
Draft resolution IV was adopted (resolution 78/58).
The Acting President #104287
Draft resolution V is entitled “Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa”. The Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution V was adopted (resolution 78/59).
The Acting President #104288
Draft resolution VI is entitled “United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament”. The Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution VI was adopted (resolution 78/60).
The Acting President #104289
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 100 and its sub-items (a) to (f)?
It was so decided.
The Acting President #104290
The Assembly has before it two draft resolutions recommended by the Committee in its report. We will now take a decision on draft resolutions I and II, one by one. We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled “Report of the Conference on Disarmament”. The Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 78/61).
The Acting President #104291
Draft resolution II is entitled “Report of the Disarmament Commission”. The Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 78/62).
The Acting President #104292
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 100 and its sub-items (a) and (b)?
It was so decided.

102.  The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East Report of the First Committee (A/78/411)

The Acting President #104293
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Committee in its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the fifth and sixth preambular paragraphs. I shall first put to the vote the fifth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The fifth preambular paragraph was retained by 163 votes to 4, with 3 abstentions.
The Acting President #104294
I shall now put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The sixth preambular paragraph was retained by 163 votes to 4, with 3 abstentions.
The Acting President #104295
I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution as a whole.
A recorded vote was taken.
The Acting President #104296
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 102?
It was so decided.

103.  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/78/412)

The Acting President #104297
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 78/64).
The Acting President #104298
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 103?
It was so decided.

104.  Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region Report of the First Committee (A/78/413)

The Acting President #104299
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. Separate recorded votes have been requested on operative paragraphs 2 and 5. I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 2.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 2 was retained by 168 votes to 2, with 1 abstention.
The Acting President #104300
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia Against: Israel, United States of America Abstaining: South Sudan
Operative paragraph 5 of the draft resolution was retained by 164 votes to 2, with 1 abstention.
The Acting President #104301
I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
The Acting President #104302
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 104?
It was so decided.

105.  Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Report of the First Committee (A/78/414)

The Acting President #104303
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the sixth, eighth, ninth and thirteenth preambular paragraphs and on operative paragraphs 1, 5 and 6. I shall first put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The sixth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution was retained by 169 votes to 1, with 3 abstentions.
The Acting President #104304
I shall now put to the vote the eighth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The eighth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution was retained by 170 votes to none, with 5 abstentions.
The Acting President #104305
I shall now put to the vote the ninth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The ninth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution was retained by 166 votes to 2, with 7 abstentions.
The Acting President #104306
I shall now put to the vote the thirteenth preambular paragraph.
A recorded vote was taken.
The thirteenth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution was retained by 164 votes to 2, with 6 abstentions.
The Acting President #104307
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 1.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 1 of the draft resolution was retained by 170 votes to 2, with 5 abstentions.
The Acting President #104308
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 5 of the draft resolution was retained by 166 votes to 4, with 6 abstentions.
The Acting President #104309
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 6.
A recorded vote was taken.
Operative paragraph 6 of the draft resolution was retained by 169 votes to 2, with 5 abstentions.
The Acting President #104310
I now put to the vote the draft resolution as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
The Acting President #104311
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.

106.  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/78/415)

The Acting President #104312
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. 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 78/67).
The Acting President #104313
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 106?
It was so decided.

120.  Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly Report of the First Committee (A/78/416)

The Acting President #104314
The Assembly has before it a draft decision recommended by the First Committee in its report. We will now take action on the draft decision, entitled “Provisional programme of work and timetable of the First Committee for 2024”. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to adopt the draft decision?
The draft decision was adopted (decision 78/510).
The Acting President #104315
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 120.

135.  Programme planning Report of the First Committee (A/78/575)

The Acting President #104316
May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to take note of the report of the First Committee? It was so decided (decision 78/511).
The Acting President on behalf of General Assembly #104317
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 135. The General Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of all the reports of the First Committee before it for this meeting. On behalf of the General Assembly, I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Rytis Paulauskas of Lithuania, the Chair of the First Committee, as well as the members of the Bureau, the delegations and the Secretary of the Committee, for a job well done.
The meeting rose at 1.15 p.m.