United Nations
General Assembly — Session 53
1998–1999
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Meetings
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Speeches
179
Countries represented
114
Resolutions
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Top agenda items
- General debate 14 mtgs
- Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters 4 mtgs
- Question of Palestine Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (A/53/35) Report of the Secretary-General (A/53/652) Draft resolutions (A/53/L.48, A/53/L.49, A/53/L.50, A/53/L.51) 3 mtgs
- Fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (a) Fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 3 mtgs
- Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance (b) Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions 3 mtgs
- Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization Report of the Secretary-General (A/53/1) 2 mtgs
- Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa Report of the Secretary-General (A/52/871) 2 mtgs
- Armed aggression against the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 mtgs
- Elections to fill vacancies in principal organs (b) Election of eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council 2 mtgs
- Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s, including measures and recommendations agreed upon at its mid- term review 2 mtgs
Key resolutions
7 resolutions flagged as politically significant (Voeten important votes). Browse all →
Most contested votes
| Resolution | Title | Yes | No | Abstain | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A/RES/53/77H | Regional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 63 | 44 | 47 | +19 |
| A/RES/53/158 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte… | 64 | 41 | 56 | +23 |
| A/RES/53/73 | Role of science and technology in the context of international security and dis… | 99 | 45 | 23 | +54 |
| A/RES/53/77S | Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 104 | 46 | 17 | +58 |
| A/RES/53/77F | Reducing nuclear danger : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 108 | 45 | 17 | +63 |
Resolutions
| Symbol | Title | Yes | No | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53/1 | Assistance to Bangladesh in the wake of the devastating floods | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/10 | Emergency assistance to the Sudan | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/13 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/14 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/15 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/16 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/168 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/17 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/2 | Fiftieth anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/202 | The Millennium Assembly of the United Nations | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/216 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/22 | The Clash of Civilizations | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/224 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/239 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/24 | International Year of Mountains | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/243 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/25 | International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World (2001-20… | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/26 | Assistance in mine action | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/28 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/30 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/31 | Support by the United Nations system of the Avoiding renewed conflict in new democracies is one of … | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/33 | Large-scale pelagic drift- net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction and … | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/43 | Fiftieth anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/5 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/7 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/8 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/86 | Steps taken within the United Nations system to resolve the year 2000 date conversion problem of co… | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/87 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/9 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/90 | adopted by consensus | |||
| 53/91 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/94 | The situation in Central America: procedures for the establishment of a firm and lasting peace and … | adopted by consensus | ||
| 53/95 | The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/RES/53/10 | Elimination of coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic compulsion : resolut… | 80 | 2 | 67 |
| A/RES/53/135 | Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of p… | 115 | 18 | 35 |
| A/RES/53/136 | The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | 162 | 2 | 6 |
| A/RES/53/141 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures: resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 110 | 45 | 10 |
| A/RES/53/143 | Respect for the right to universal freedom of travel and the vital importance of family reunificati… | 103 | 2 | 66 |
| A/RES/53/155 | Right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 125 | 1 | 42 |
| A/RES/53/157 | Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 103 | 3 | 56 |
| A/RES/53/158 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Ass… | 64 | 41 | 56 |
| A/RES/53/163 | Situation of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republ… | 141 | 0 | 21 |
| A/RES/53/164 | Situation of human rights in Kosovo : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 122 | 3 | 34 |
| A/RES/53/196 | Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Je… | 144 | 2 | 12 |
| A/RES/53/21 | Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 113 | 1 | 8 |
| A/RES/53/227 | Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Asse… | 119 | 2 | 1 |
| A/RES/53/32 | Oceans and the law of the sea | 134 | 1 | 6 |
| A/RES/53/34 | Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 126 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/53/37 | Jerusalem | 149 | 1 | 7 |
| A/RES/53/38 | The situation in the Middle East : the Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 97 | 2 | 58 |
| A/RES/53/39 | Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People | 110 | 2 | 48 |
| A/RES/53/4 | Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of … | 157 | 2 | 12 |
| A/RES/53/40 | Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People | 111 | 2 | 48 |
| A/RES/53/41 | Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information … | 156 | 2 | 2 |
| A/RES/53/42 | Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine | 154 | 2 | 3 |
| A/RES/53/46 | Assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 157 | 1 | 2 |
| A/RES/53/48 | Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities : resolution / adopted by… | 156 | 2 | 1 |
| A/RES/53/49 | Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational train… | 160 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/53/50 | Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : … | 157 | 2 | 2 |
| A/RES/53/51 | Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 156 | 2 | 1 |
| A/RES/53/52 | University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Asse… | 156 | 2 | 2 |
| A/RES/53/53 | Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Pa… | 86 | 2 | 67 |
| A/RES/53/54 | Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of Wa… | 155 | 2 | 2 |
| A/RES/53/55 | Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and the occupied Sy… | 150 | 3 | 2 |
| A/RES/53/56 | Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian … | 151 | 2 | 4 |
| A/RES/53/57 | The occupied Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 150 | 1 | 6 |
| A/RES/53/60 | Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of th… | 156 | 0 | 5 |
| A/RES/53/61 | Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing T… | 154 | 2 | 5 |
| A/RES/53/62 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples… | 112 | 0 | 51 |
| A/RES/53/68 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples | 144 | 2 | 18 |
| A/RES/53/69 | Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 156 | 3 | 3 |
| A/RES/53/71 | Maintenance of international security : prevention of the violent disintegration of States : resolu… | 156 | 0 | 6 |
| A/RES/53/73 | Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament : resolutio… | 99 | 45 | 23 |
| A/RES/53/75 | Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the … | 117 | 0 | 52 |
| A/RES/53/76 | Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 165 | 0 | 4 |
| A/RES/53/77E | Small arms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 169 | 0 | 1 |
| A/RES/53/77F | Reducing nuclear danger : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 108 | 45 | 17 |
| A/RES/53/77G | Nuclear testing : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 118 | 9 | 33 |
| A/RES/53/77H | Regional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 63 | 44 | 47 |
| A/RES/53/77J | Observance of environmental norms in drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and a… | 170 | 0 | 4 |
| A/RES/53/77L | Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol : resolution / adopted by the General … | 168 | 0 | 5 |
| A/RES/53/77N | Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mi… | 147 | 0 | 21 |
| A/RES/53/77P | Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels : resolution / adopted by the Gene… | 164 | 1 | 2 |
| A/RES/53/77Q | Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas : resolution / adopted by the General As… | 154 | 3 | 10 |
| A/RES/53/77S | Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 104 | 46 | 17 |
| A/RES/53/77U | Nuclear disarmament with a view to the ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopt… | 160 | 0 | 11 |
| A/RES/53/77V | Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 159 | 0 | 12 |
| A/RES/53/77W | Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Thre… | 123 | 25 | 25 |
| A/RES/53/77X | Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 110 | 41 | 18 |
| A/RES/53/77Y | Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world : the need for a new agenda : resolution / adopted by the Gener… | 114 | 18 | 38 |
| A/RES/53/77Z | Bilateral nuclear arms negotiations and nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General A… | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| A/RES/53/78[D] | Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General A… | 111 | 39 | 22 |
| A/RES/53/80 | The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 158 | 2 | 11 |
| A/RES/53/85 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe … | 143 | 0 | 2 |
| A/53/45 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/53/47 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/53/521/Add.2 | Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 48/218 B | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/609/Add.5 | Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Je… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/755 | Financing of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Viol… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/756 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/53/835 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/53/L.2/Rev.1 | adopted by consensus | |||
| A/53/L.26/Rev.2 | International assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Nicaragua: aftermath of the w… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/L.27 | Assistance to Niger, which is severely affected by floods | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/L.29 | Special emergency assistance to the Comoros | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/L.30/Rev.1 | Assistance to Mozambique | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/L.31 | Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/L.32 | Assistance to Mozambique | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/L.36 | International cooperation and coordination for the human I should like to announce that since the i… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/L.64 | Special assistance to Central and East African countries receiving refugees, returnees and displace… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/L.65 | Assistance to the Palestinian people | 131 | 4 | 0 |
| A/53/L.66 | Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanist… | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/L.68 | Non-governmental organizations | adopted by consensus | ||
| A/53/L.71 | adopted by consensus | |||
Meetings
| # | Symbol | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A/53/PV.1 | Sept. 9, 1998 | New York |
| 2 | A/53/PV.2 | Sept. 9, 1998 | New York |
| 3 | A/53/PV.3 | Sept. 15, 1998 | New York |
| 4 | A/53/PV.4 | Sept. 17, 1998 | New York |
| 5 | A/53/PV.5 | Sept. 17, 1998 | New York |
| 6 | A/53/PV.6 | Sept. 18, 1998 | New York |
| 7 | A/53/PV.7 | Sept. 21, 1998 | New York |
| 8 | A/53/PV.8 | Sept. 21, 1998 | New York |
| 9 | A/53/PV.9 | Sept. 22, 1998 | New York |
| 10 | A/53/PV.10 | Sept. 22, 1998 | New York |
| 11 | A/53/PV.11 | Sept. 23, 1998 | New York |
| 12 | A/53/PV.12 | Sept. 23, 1998 | New York |
| 13 | A/53/PV.13 | Sept. 24, 1998 | New York |
| 14 | A/53/PV.14 | Sept. 24, 1998 | New York |
| 15 | A/53/PV.15 | Sept. 25, 1998 | New York |
| 16 | A/53/PV.16 | Sept. 25, 1998 | New York |
| 17 | A/53/PV.17 | Sept. 28, 1998 | New York |
| 18 | A/53/PV.18 | Sept. 28, 1998 | New York |
| 19 | A/53/PV.19 | Sept. 29, 1998 | New York |
| 20 | A/53/PV.20 | Sept. 29, 1998 | New York |
| 21 | A/53/PV.21 | Sept. 30, 1998 | New York |
| 22 | A/53/PV.22 | Sept. 30, 1998 | New York |
| 23 | A/53/PV.23 | Oct. 1, 1998 | New York |
| 24 | A/53/PV.24 | Oct. 1, 1998 | New York |
| 25 | A/53/PV.25 | Oct. 2, 1998 | New York |
| 26 | A/53/PV.26 | Oct. 2, 1998 | New York |
| 27 | A/53/PV.27 | Oct. 5, 1998 | New York |
| 28 | A/53/PV.28 | Oct. 5, 1998 | New York |
| 29 | A/53/PV.29 | Oct. 6, 1998 | New York |
| 32 | A/53/PV.32 | Oct. 7, 1998 | New York |
| 33 | A/53/PV.33 | Oct. 8, 1998 | New York |
| 34 | A/53/PV.34 | Oct. 9, 1998 | New York |
| 36 | A/53/PV.36 | Oct. 12, 1998 | New York |
| 37 | A/53/PV.37 | Oct. 14, 1998 | New York |
| 38 | A/53/PV.38 | Oct. 15, 1998 | New York |
| 39 | A/53/PV.39 | Oct. 16, 1998 | New York |
| 40 | A/53/PV.40 | Oct. 21, 1998 | New York |
| 41 | A/53/PV.41 | Oct. 21, 1998 | New York |
| 42 | A/53/PV.42 | Oct. 22, 1998 | New York |
| 43 | A/53/PV.43 | Oct. 26, 1998 | |
| 44 | A/53/PV.44 | Oct. 27, 1998 | New York |
| 46 | A/53/PV.46 | Oct. 28, 1998 | New York |
| 47 | A/53/PV.47 | Oct. 28, 1998 | New York |
| 48 | A/53/PV.48 | Oct. 29, 1998 | New York |
| 49 | A/53/PV.49 | Oct. 29, 1998 | New York |
| 50 | A/53/PV.50 | Nov. 2, 1998 | New York |
| 51 | A/53/PV.51 | Nov. 2, 1998 | New York |
| 52 | A/53/PV.52 | Nov. 3, 1998 | New York |
| 53 | A/53/PV.53 | Nov. 4, 1998 | New York |
| 54 | A/53/PV.54 | Nov. 10, 1998 | New York |
| 55 | A/53/PV.55 | Nov. 10, 1998 | New York |
| 56 | A/53/PV.56 | Nov. 12, 1998 | New York |
| 57 | A/53/PV.57 | Nov. 12, 1998 | New York |
| 58 | A/53/PV.58 | Nov. 16, 1998 | New York |
| 59 | A/53/PV.59 | Nov. 16, 1998 | New York |
| 60 | A/53/PV.60 | Nov. 17, 1998 | New York |
| 61 | A/53/PV.61 | Nov. 18, 1998 | New York |
| 62 | A/53/PV.62 | Nov. 19, 1998 | New York |
| 63 | A/53/PV.63 | Nov. 19, 1998 | New York |
| 64 | A/53/PV.64 | Nov. 20, 1998 | New York |
| 65 | A/53/PV.65 | Nov. 20, 1998 | New York |
| 66 | A/53/PV.66 | Nov. 23, 1998 | New York |
| 67 | A/53/PV.67 | Nov. 23, 1998 | New York |
| 68 | A/53/PV.68 | Nov. 24, 1998 | New York |
| 69 | A/53/PV.69 | Nov. 24, 1998 | New York |
| 70 | A/53/PV.70 | Nov. 25, 1998 | New York |
| 71 | A/53/PV.71 | Nov. 25, 1998 | New York |
| 72 | A/53/PV.72 | Nov. 30, 1998 | New York |
| 73 | A/53/PV.73 | Nov. 30, 1998 | New York |
| 74 | A/53/PV.74 | Dec. 1, 1998 | New York |
| 75 | A/53/PV.75 | Dec. 1, 1998 | New York |
| 76 | A/53/PV.76 | Dec. 2, 1998 | New York |
| 77 | A/53/PV.77 | Dec. 2, 1998 | New York |
| 78 | A/53/PV.78 | Dec. 3, 1998 | New York |
| 79 | A/53/PV.79 | Dec. 4, 1998 | New York |
| 80 | A/53/PV.80 | Dec. 7, 1998 | New York |
| 81 | A/53/PV.81 | Dec. 7, 1998 | New York |
| 82 | A/53/PV.82 | Dec. 8, 1998 | New York |
| 83 | A/53/PV.83 | Dec. 8, 1998 | New York |
| 84 | A/53/PV.84 | Dec. 9, 1998 | New York |
| 85 | A/53/PV.85 | Dec. 9, 1998 | New York |
| 86 | A/53/PV.86 | Dec. 10, 1998 | New York |
| 87 | A/53/PV.87 | Dec. 10, 1998 | New York |
| 88 | A/53/PV.88 | Dec. 10, 1998 | New York |
| 89 | A/53/PV.89 | Dec. 11, 1998 | New York |
| 90 | A/53/PV.90 | Dec. 11, 1998 | New York |
| 91 | A/53/PV.91 | Dec. 15, 1998 | New York |
| 92 | A/53/PV.92 | Dec. 17, 1998 | New York |
| 93 | A/53/PV.93 | Dec. 18, 1998 | New York |
| 94 | A/53/PV.94 | Feb. 18, 1999 | New York |
| 95 | A/53/PV.95 | March 23, 1999 | New York |
| 96 | A/53/PV.96 | March 24, 1999 | New York |
| 97 | A/53/PV.97 | April 7, 1999 | New York |
| 98 | A/53/PV.98 | April 23, 1999 | New York |
| 99 | A/53/PV.99 | May 24, 1999 | New York |
| 100 | A/53/PV.100 | May 25, 1999 | New York |
| 101 | A/53/PV.101 | June 8, 1999 | New York |
| 102 | A/53/PV.102 | June 23, 1999 | New York |
| 103 | A/53/PV.103 | June 29, 1999 | New York |
| 104 | A/53/PV.104 | July 12, 1999 | New York |
| 105 | A/53/PV.105 | July 28, 1999 | New York |
| 106 | A/53/PV.106 | Sept. 2, 1999 | New York |
| 107 | A/53/PV.107 | Sept. 13, 1999 | New York |