We shall now consider draft resolu- tion IV, entitled "Action by intergovernmental and non- governmental organizations with respect to Namibia" in document A/31/437. A recorded vote has been requested.
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangla…
Since neither candidate obtain- ed the required two-thirds majority, we shall now pro- ceed to the third unrestricted ballot. As before, in this unrestricted ballot any Member State from the group of Latin American States may be a candidate for election ex- cept, of course, Bolivia and Jamaica. Ball…
The result of the voting is as follows: Number ofballot papers: 145 Invalid ballots: 0 Number ofvalidballots: 145 Abstentions: 3 Number ofmembers voting: 142 Required majority: 9S
Number of votes obtained: Cuba.........•.•.............................•..••.......80 Colombia 62
The General Assembly will now resume the election of one non-permanent member of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning on 1 January 1980. The other members have already been elected at our preceding meeting.
7. We shall proceed to the sixth ballot, which is the sec- ond unrestricted ba…
Before we take up the agenda for this afternoon, I should like to recall that the General .Assembly, in its resolution 31/150 of 20 December 1976, decided to observe the last week of Oc- tober as a Week of Solidarity with the People of Namibia and their liberation movement, the South West Africa Peo…
The reports on these two agenda items were introduced on Friday afternoon [104th meet- ing} by the Rapporteur of the Fourth Committee.
2. The Assembly will consider first the report of the Fourth Committee on agenda item 85 [A/31/437/. We shall now take a decision on the eight draft resolutions rec…
Under paragraphs I and 2 of the resolution just adopted, the General Assembly has decided to establish an Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, composed of 35 Member States, and requested the Presi- dent of the General Assembly, after consult…
We turn next to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 123[A/31/430J. We shall now take a decision on the draft resolution entitled "Draftingof an international convention against the taking of hostages" recommended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 11 of its report. The report of the Fi…
We shall now take a decls.on on the draft resolution entitled "Measures to prevent international terrorism which endangers or takes innocent human lives or jeopardizes fundamental freedoms, and study of the under- lying causes of those forms of terrorism and actsof violence which lie in misery, frus…
We come now to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 113[A/31/429/.
29. I call on the representative of Uruguay, whowishes to explain his vote before the voting.
We turn next to the report of the Sixth Committee onagenda item 109/A/31/418J. We shall now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 11 of its report. The Sixth Committee adopted that draft resolution by con- sensus. May I take it that the General Assem…
Draft resolution III is entitled "United Nations Conference on the Carriage of Goods by Sea". The report of the Fifth Committee on the admlnis- trative and financial implications of that draft resolution is in document A/31/444. The Sixth Committee adopted draft resolution III by consensus. May I co…
Draft resolution 11 is entitled "Report of the United Nations Commission on Inter- national Trade Law". The Sixth Committee adopted draft resolution 11 by consensus. May Iconsider that theGeneral Assembly wishes to do likewise?
We come next to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 108[A/31/390/. We shall now take a decision on the three draft resolutions recom- mended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 49 of its report.
22. Draft resolution I isentitled"Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on Int…
