I call on the representative of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh firmly believes that global tolerance is absolutely essential for the establishment and maintenance of world peace and prosperity for all. Governments have the primary responsibility for securing social tolerance, by promoting and protecting hu…
This morning, the General Assembly will, in accordance with the decision taken at its 3rd plenary meeting and pursuant to its resolution 49/213 of 23 December 1994, devote a special commemorative plenary meeting at its fiftieth session to mark the United Nations Year for Tolerance, under sub- item (…
I should like to read out a statement that the President of the General Assembly has requested that I deliver on his behalf on the occasion of the sixth Africa Industrialization Day. The statement reads as follows:
“This year’s celebration of Africa Industrialization Day comes at a historic time. A…
I should like to inform Members that agenda item 43, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity”, which was scheduled for Monday 20 November 1995, in the afternoon, will now be considered at a later date to be announced.
I should also like to inform the A…
In addition to the report (A/50/697 and Add.1) of the Secretary-General, a note by the Secretariat transmitting the report of the Chairman of the consultative process on prospective new modalities for funding operational activities for development has been circulated in document A/50/271.
I congratulate the States that have been elected members of the Economic and Social Council.
There remains one seat to be filled from among the Asian States. In accordance with the rules of procedure, we should continue with the series of restricted ballots. However, in view of the late hour, I pro…
I thank the representative of Bolivia for his cooperation.
In accordance with the rules of procedure, we shall proceed with the first restricted ballot, taking into account the statement made by the representative of Bolivia.
Thus, ballot papers marked “D”, for the Latin American and Caribbean Sta…
I congratulate the States that have been elected members of the Economic and Social Council.
There remain four seats to be filled — two from among the Asian States and two from among the Latin American and Caribbean States.
We shall therefore proceed to the first restricted ballot.
The second rou…
The result of the voting is as follows:
Group A — African States
Number of ballot papers: 175 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 175 Abstentions: 0 Number of Members voting 175 Required two-thirds majority: 117 Number of votes obtained: Tunisia 173 Gabon 172 Togo 170 Central Afr…
I thank the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic and for his cooperation.
In accordance with the rules of procedure, we shall now proceed to the election by secret ballot, taking into account the statements made by the representatives of Albania, Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, Norway, South Afri…
I congratulate Jordan on its election.
The following 18 States have thus been elected members of the Economic and Social Council for a three- year term beginning on 1 January 1996: Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, the Central African Republic, China, the Czech Republic, Finland, Gabon, Guyana, Jordan…
The result of the voting is as follows:
Number of ballot papers: 152 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 152 Abstentions: 0 Number of Members voting: 152 Required two-thirds majority: 102 Number of votes obtained: Jordan 103 Cambodia 49
