49/252 GA
Strengthening of the United Nations system
49
Session
| Draft symbol | A/49/L.68 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 49/252 |
| UN Document | 49/252 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/49/PV.107
Speeches following this vote (15)
Mr. Birenbaum
The United States was pleased to join the consensus on draft resolution A/49/L.68, entitled “Strengthening of the United Nations system”.
Our delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for your vision leading to today’s consensus resolution. We also wish to express our gratitude to Ambassador Sreenivasan of India for his inspired leadership in bringing the work of the drafting committee to a successf…
The President
I now call on the representative of Spain, who will make a statement on behalf of the European Union.
Mr. Yañez-Barnuevo
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union.
The Republic of Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, Malta, the Republic of Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic align themselves with the content of this statement.
The General Assembly has just adopted without a vote draft resolut…
The President
I call on the representative of the Philippines, who will make a statement on behalf of the Group of 77.
Mr. Mabilangan
On behalf of the Joint Coordinating Committee of the Group of 77 and the Non- Aligned Movement, I wish to convey our pleasure at seeing you, Sir, preside over the General Assembly and also warmly to congratulate you on your successful initiative to establish a Working Group to address the issue of
The resolution we have adopted is also the result of constructive negotiations and cooperation on t…
Mr. Balzan
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made earlier by the Permanent Representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union.
It is with satisfaction that we welcome the adoption of the resolution, without a vote, on the question of the strengthening of the United Nations system.
We would particularly like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your tire…
Mr. Biørn Lian
Let me first say that we are all deeply indebted to you, Mr. President, for the determination you have shown to ensure the adoption of draft resolution A/49/L.68 on the strengthening of the United Nations system, and we are also sincerely grateful for the efficient manner in which Ambassador Sreenivasan of the Mission of India guided the consultations that produced the present text.
Norway whole…
The President
I should like to thank all those delegations that participated in the work that made it possible to establish the Working Group, and particularly those that allowed for the agreed formulation. It was not easy; imagination and resolve were needed. For this, I should like to express my thanks.
I think this resolution is the result of everything that was said in plenary by all delegations, and espe…
The President
I wish sincerely to congratulate Ambassador Ernst Sucharipa and Her Excellency Mrs. Annette des Iles for their skill in directing the work of the Group. I thank them very sincerely, and I congratulate them on their work.
May I take it that the General Assembly takes note of the report (A/49/963) of the Fifth Committee on this item?
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft decision contained in paragraph 33 of the report of the High-level
May I take it that the General Assembly decides to adopt the draft decision contained in paragraph 33 of document A/49/43?
Mr. Yáñez-Barnuevo
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. Cyprus and Malta associate themselves with the content of this statement.
The European Union, as it has already stated on previous occasions, particularly in the High-level Working Group on the Financial Situation of the United Nations, attaches the greatest political importance to the need to find a solution to the Organization’s finan…
Mr. Mabilangan
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on the report of the High-level Open-ended Working Group on the Financial Situation of the United Nations.
At the outset, the Group of 77 and China wish to express their appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your valuable efforts, which led to the adoption by consensus of resolution 49/143 on the establishment of this Working Gr…
Mr. Baluch
My delegation wishes to associate itself with the statement made by the Chairman of the Group of 77 on the overall financial situation of the Organization. However, my delegation would wish to refer to the statement by Under-Secretary-General Connor regarding further deterioration of the financial situation of the Organization and the consequent decision to suspend reimbursement to the troop-cont…
Mr. Zulkifli
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the Ambassador of the Philippines on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on this item. May I also take this opportunity to join in support of the statements made by previous speakers on the issue of the suspension of reimbursement to Member States, especially troopcontributing countries.
Having heard the statement of the Und…
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