S/PV.4240 Security Council

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2000/865, which contains the text of identical letters dated 7 September 2000 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2000/1131, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council’s prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. As agreed among Council members, I will make a brief statement before the adoption of this draft resolution. During the consultations on this draft resolution it became apparent that four urgent issues remain to be addressed by the informal working group of the Security Council on the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, namely, the issue of equitable geographical distribution; the issue of compensation of victims, as contained in document S/2000/1063; the issue of compensation of victims of miscarriages of justice and of persons unlawfully arrested or detained, as contained in documents S/2000/904 and S/2000/925; and the issue of gender balance. I now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/2000/1131. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, China, France, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mali, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1329 (2000). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter.