2220 (2015) SC
Security Council resolution 2220 (2015) [on small arms]
70
Session
9
Yes
0
No
6
Abstentions
| Draft symbol | S/2015/333 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 2220 (2015) |
| Category | POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS |
| Sponsors (2) | |
| P5 Positions |
Russia
~
United States
✓
United Kingdom
✓
China
~
France
✓
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| UN Document | 2220 (2015) ↗ |
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.7447
Speeches following this vote (13)
Mr. Gaspar Martins
Allow me to make this statement on behalf of the three African States members of the Security Council, namely, Angola,
Chad and Nigeria. The African group also associates itself with the contents of the present resolution and vote.
Let me begin by acknowledging the efforts deployed by the Lithuanian presidency and by you, Madam President, with a view to reaching consensus on this critical resol…
Mr. Cherif
Chad endorses the statement made by the representative of Angola on behalf of the African Group, including the African members of the Security Council.
Chad notes with regret that a resolution as important as the one just voted upon by nine members of the Security Council (resolution 2220 (2015)), whose aim, we were told, is to help the most affected regions by the destabilizing impact of small …
Mr. Ibrahim
With regard to resolution 2220 (2015), which the Council has just adopted, Malaysia places high hopes on the Council being able to reach consensus on this important issue. The statement that you made before the voting, Madam President, clearly amplified why this resolution is needed. However, we also recognize that Council members will have to redouble their efforts to further
refine an approach…
Mr. Delattre
I would like to thank the Lithuanian delegation for preparing today’s resolution 2220 (2015), on the illicit trade and destabilizing accumulation of small arms and light weapons, and to commend your and your colleagues’ unflagging efforts, Madam President, to arrive at a text that is both ambitious and pragmatic. We welcome the text’s adoption and the fact that it obtained the sponsorship of more…
Mr. Rycroft
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of today’s important resolution 2220 (2015). We thank Lithuania for the leadership and tenacity it has shown on the issue, with efforts that build innovatively on resolution 2117 (2013), which was the Council’s first on small arms and light weapons.
Today marks a substantial step forward in the saving of lives from the scourge of small arms and light weap…
Mr. Barros Melet
Chile voted in favour of today’s resolution 2220 (2015) in an expression of my country’s ongoing commitment to disarmament in every form and to the fight against the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. We believe the work of the Security Council can be enriched through an ongoing dialogue on the impact of illicit transfers of such weapons on international security and on the foundation…
Mr. Iliichev
The Russian Federation shares the growing concern about the problem of the illegal trade in small arms and light weapons. We believe that combating it requires a coordinated effort on the part of the international community while at the same time maintaining the central role of the United Nations. However, the Russian Federation abstained in the voting on today’s resolution on small arms and ligh…
Mr. Van Bohemen
New Zealand has supported today’s resolution 2220 (2015) in both its concept and its details since Lithuania first proposed it. We see the resolution as important because of the gains it makes in an area too little discussed by the Security Council. We thank Lithuania for taking forward the initiative initially taken by Australia in resolution 2117 (2013).
As the President has enumerated, the re…
Mr. Suárez Moreno
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela abstained in the voting on resolution 2220 (2015) despite the efforts made by Lithuania in leading the negotiations.
Venezuela participated actively and constructively in the process. We believe that the resolution has some positive but weak elements with respect to establishing clear objectives for lifting arms embargoes and providing for i…
Mr. Wang Min
The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons exacerbates regional armed conflicts, worsens regional tension, fosters terrorism and transnational organized crime and causes bodily harm and death to innocent civilians. Tackling the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons is of great significance for maintaining regional peace and stability and promoting the normal socioeconomic developme…
Mr. Fernández-Arias Minuesa
Spain supported and co-sponsored resolution 2220 (2015) and thanks the delegation of Lithuania for presenting it and for its tireless work leading to the adoption of a timely and positive text. The text is a good complement to resolution 2117 (2013) and keeps the issue on the Security Council’s agenda. We view positively the references to the control of arms transfers to terrorist groups and crim…
Mr. Pressman
We adopt resolution 2220 (2015) today, almost two years after the Security Council adopted the first-ever Security Council resolution on small arms and light weapons (resolution 2117 (2013). It is a pioneering text, and we should all support it. The new elements of the resolution will help mitigate the misuse of these weapons and ultimately advance international peace and security. It will not ch…
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