41/121 GA
Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights
41
Session
| Draft symbol | A/4l/878 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 41/121 |
| UN Document | 41/121 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/41/PV.97
Speeches following this vote (20)
The President
The Assembly has concluded its consideration of agenda
item 98.
The next agenda item is item 99, entitled "Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees ft , and the report of the Third Committee is in document
A/41/880 and Corr.l.
The Assembly will now take a decision on the recommendations of the Third
Committee, which are in paragraphs 19 and 20 of its report. We shall turn…
The President
Draft resolution 11 is entitled "Measures of assistance
provided to South African and Namibian refugee women and children". A recorded
vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussal…
The President
Draft resolution III is entitled "Office of the United
Nations High Commissoner for Refugees". The Third Commitee adopted draft
resolution III without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to
do likewise?
Draft resolution III was adopted (resolution 41/124).
The President
We now come to the draft decisions in paragraph 20 of the
report of the Third Committee (~/41/880).
The Third Committee recommends in draft decision I that the Assembly decide to
take note of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the role of the Office of
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Africa and of the comments of
the Secretary-General on that report. May I take i…
The President
Next we turn to draft decision 11, which deals with the
deferral of consideration of the draft resolution entitled "International
procedures for the protection of refugees" until the forty-second of the General
Assembly, in order to permit consultations to be held on the draft resolution. ~ay
I take it that the Assembly wishes to adopt this draft decision?
Draft decision 11 was adopted.
The President
The Assembly has concluded its consideration of agenda
item 99.
The Assembly will now consider the report of the Third Committee (A/4l/85l) on
agenda item 100, entitled "International campaign against traffic in drugs".
The Assembly has to take decisions on the three draft resolutions and the draft
decision recommended by the Third Committee in paragraphs 18 and 19, respectively,
of its rep…
The President
Draft resolution 11, entitled "Preparation of a draft
convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotrophic substances·,
was also adopted by the Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General
Assembly wishes to adopt it?
Draft resolution 11 was adopted (resolution 41/126).
The President
Draft resolution III deals with the international
campaign against traffic in drugs. The Cpmmittee adopted it without a vote. May I
take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution III was adopted (resolution 41/127).
The President
The draft decision in paragraph 19 concerns the report of
the Secretary-General on action taken pursuant to General Assembly resolution
40/120. In it the Third Committee recommends that the Assembly take note of the
report. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do so?
The draft decision was adopted.
The President
The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of
agenda item 100.
The Assembly will now turn to the report of the Third Committee (A/4l/925 and
Corr.l) on agenda item 101, entitled "Alternative approaches and ways and means
within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human
rights and fundamental freedoms".
I shall first call upon those delegations that wish…
The President
I call on the representative of Pakistan on a point of
order.
Mr. BASHIR (Pakistan): I should like to draw the attention of the
President to a technical error in the report, to be found in paragraphs 10 and 35.
AS the Rapporteur of the Third Committee pointed out in his introduction of the
Committee's report, the Third Committee adopted a proposal submitted by Pakistan,
in document A/C.3/41…
The President
What is now referred to in paragraph 35 as "draft
decision" will be corrected to read "draft resolution". With respect to the voting
procedure, if it is acceptable, I intend to keep to the order set out in the report.
Mr. ALBAN-HOLGUIN (Colombia) <interpretation from Spanish): Draft
resolution V in document A/4l/925, which we are now considering, is a well-balanced
text. Its substance will n…
The President
This concludes the explanations of vote before the voting.
We will now take a decision on the reco~endations of the Third Committee and
take up the draft resolutions contained in paragraphs 34 and 35 of the report.
Draft resolution I is entitled "Right to development". A recorded vote has
been reauested.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Ba.rbu…
The President
Draft resolution 11 deals with national institutions for
the protection and promotionJof human rights.
*Subseauently the delegation of Vanuatu advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.
The Third Committee adopted that draft resolution without a vote. May I
consider that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution 11 was adopted (resolution 41/129).
The President
Draft resolution III concerns the development of public
information activities in the field of human rights.
The Third Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote.
May I consider that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution III was adopted (resolution 41/130).
The President
We turn next to draft resolution IV, "Alternative
approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the
effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms."
Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the seventh preambular
paragraph and operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution IV. I hear no objection,
so I shall put the seventh preambular paragraph …
The President
I now put to the vote operative paragraph 8 of draft
resolution IV.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verd…
The President
The Assembly will now vote on draft resolution IV as a
whole. A recorded vote has been reauested.
*Subseauently the delegation of Norway advised the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Fa…
The President
Draft resolution V deals with the respect for the right
of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others and its
contribution to the economic and social development of Member States. A recorded
vote has been reauested.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia…
The President
I now call upon those delegations that wish to explain
their votes.
Mr. RORHONEN (Finland): I will make a statement in explanation of vote
on behalf of Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Finland.
It is indeed an important task of the United Nations to search constantly for
new ways and means to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights. The'
concept of human rights comprises civil a…
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