I would like to inform members that, in connection with draft resolution A/64/L.41, entitled “Modalities for the fourth High- level Dialogue on Financing for Development”, I wish to put on record the following statement of financial implications on behalf of the Secretary-General, in accordance with…
I would like to inform members that, in connection with draft resolution A/64/L.36*, entitled “Organization of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly”, I wish to put on record the following statement on the financial implications, on behalf of the Secretary…
In connection with draft resolution A/64/L.1, entitled “High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation”, I wish to put on record the following statement of financial implications on behalf of the Secretary- General, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the Genera…
I would like to inform Member States that this oral statement is made in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly.
By paragraph 1 of the draft decision, the General Assembly would “decide to reschedule the high-level meeting to 24 September 2009, mindful of the nee…
I would like to make this oral statement in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly.
Under the terms of the operative paragraph of draft decision A/63/L.65, the General Assembly would decide that
“the general debate for the sixty-fourth session shall be held fro…
On behalf of our office, I would like to clarify that unfortunately there is no indication that draft resolution A/63/L.45 was co-sponsored by the delegation of China.
In connection with draft resolution A/63/L.43, entitled “Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stoc…
In connection with draft resolution A/63/L.42, entitled “Oceans and the law of
the sea”, I wish to put on record the following statement of financial implications on behalf of the Secretary-General.
By operative paragraphs 28, 49, 127, 160 and 162 of the draft resolution, the General Assembly woul…
Yes, as I explained earlier, it is the sovereign right of Member States to withdraw their candidature, and, as I explained earlier, if the candidate has support from more than one group — from more than its own national group — all other groups should support that proposal. In this case, the candida…
I have just been told that the view of the Legal Counsel of the Secretary- General is reflected in document A/63/186, the memorandum by the Secretary-General, which was cited by Member States. If I may say, not as representative of Legal Affairs, when it says in rule 151 that “Any meeting of the Gen…
The practice of the General Assembly, and even in elections in other principal bodies, is that if a Member State withdraws a candidature, it does not mean the Assembly ends the meeting and then starts another meeting. We have this in elections in the Security Council, too. The number of the meeting …
As I mentioned earlier, and as the President of the General Assembly was following, we started today with the 39th meeting of the Assembly. The result of the ballot was that five candidates got an absolute majority. The Security Council held its plenary meeting in parallel. Letters from both Preside…
Let me read from the President’s notes for the 39th meeting, the first plenary meeting held this morning:
“In accordance with Article 10, paragraph 1 of the Statute of the Court, those candidates who obtain an absolute majority of votes both in the General Assembly and in the Security Council shall…
I would like to make reference to Article 11 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which states:
“If, after the first meeting held for the purpose of the election, one or more seats remain to be filled, a second and, if necessary, a third meeting shall take place.”
The General Asse…
Articles 11 and 12 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which govern the procedure for elections, do not make specific reference to the process of the withdrawal of candidates. However, in keeping with the long and well-established practice of the Assembly, in the light of the fact …
In connection with draft resolution A/62/L.48, entitled “The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy”, I wish to place on record the following statement of financial implications on behalf of the Secretary-General, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembl…
I would like to inform members that, in connection with draft resolution A/62/L.32, entitled “Permanent Memorial to and Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade”, I wish to put on record the following statement of financial implications on behalf of the Secretary-Gener…
I should like to inform
members that, in connection with draft resolution A/61/L.56, entitled “Multilingualism”, I wish to place on record the following statement on financial implications on behalf of the Secretary-General, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assem…
I should like to announce that, since the introduction of draft resolution A/64/L.27, the following countries have become sponsors: Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel…
