Members will recall that the General Assembly concluded its consideration of agenda item 26 at its 54th plenary meeting, on 17 December 2021. In order for the Assembly to take action on the draft resolution, it will be necessary to reopen consideration of agenda item 26.
May I take it that it is th…
The General Assembly will now take action on draft decision A/76/L.54, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and
financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”.
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to adopt draft decision A/76/L.54?
I congratulate the Czech Republic on having been elected a member of the Human Rights Council.
The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of sub-item (d) of agenda item 116.
The result of the voting is as follows:
Group C — Eastern European States (1 seat) Number of ballot papers: 180
Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 180 Abstentions: 23 Number of members voting: 157 Required absolute majority: 97 Number of votes obtained:
Czech Repu…
Members are reminded that one vacancy from the Eastern European States remains to be filled for a term of office beginning on the date of appointment and ending on 14 March 2024.
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (h) of agenda item 117.
Members will recall that at its 61st and 62nd plenary meetings, on 15 and 18 March 2022, respectively, the General Assembly appointed Costa Rica, Croatia, Kuwait, Mauritius, Pakistan, Senegal, Sweden and the United States of America as members of the Board of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on S…
Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote. I would like to remind Member States that in paragraph 7 of decision 34/401, the General Assembly agreed that
“When the same draft resolution is considered in a Main Committee and in plenary meeting, a delegation should, as far as possib…
The positions of delegations regarding the recommendation of the Fourth Committee have been made clear in the Committee and are reflected in the relevant official records. Therefore, if there is no proposal under rule 66 of the rules of procedure, I shall take it that the General Assembly decides no…
The Assembly will now take action on draft decision A/76/L.53, entitled “International meeting entitled ‘Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all — our responsibility, our opportunity’”.
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to adopt draft decision A/76/L.53?
In the interests of time, the General Assembly will now proceed to consider the other items announced in the Journal of the United Nations while the ballots are being counted.
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (d) of agenda item 116.
For the one vacant seat for Eastern European States, the Secretariat has received a communication from one candidate, the Czech Republic.
I have also been informed by the Secretariat that voluntary pledges and commitments, made by Member States in accordance with paragraph 8 of resolution 60/251, w…
The Assembly will now hold a by-election to elect a member of the Human Rights Council.
Pursuant to resolution 60/251, of 15 March 2006, and taking into account the fact that the vacancy occurred from among the Eastern European States, the new member should be elected from that region. The new memb…
I invite the attention of the General Assembly to the resignation from the Human Rights Council, as communicated by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in a letter to the President of the General Assembly dated 7 April 2022, effective the same date.
As one v…
