55/255 GA
55
Session
| Draft symbol | A/55/383/Add.2 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 55/255 |
| UN Document | 55/255 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/55/PV.101
Speeches following this vote (20)
The President
Before giving the floor to the speakers in explanation of vote, may I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats. I call on the representative of Sweden, on behalf of the European Union.
Mr. Norström
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the 15 member States of the European Union and in coordination with the European Commission, which had a negotiating mandate for certain articles in the Protocol.
It is with great satisfaction that the European Union has joined the consensus in the adoption of the United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Fire…
Ms. Verville
The United States is pleased to join the consensus today in the adoption of the Firearms Protocol. We offer our sincere appreciation to Ad Hoc Committee Chairman Lauriola, Ambassador Abe of Japan and the Secretariat for their dedication and perseverance in getting this Protocol completed.
The United States welcomes the technical correction to the chapeau of paragraph 1 of article 8. This makes i…
Mr. Navarrete
On 15 November 2000, the General Assembly met to hold the final negotiations of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, as well as the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing that Convention. It was a memorable occasion, but it …
Mr. Abe
I am pleased to take the floor in the Assembly to express my Government’s warmest appreciation for the excellent work done in Vienna by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. The Committee’s tireless efforts brought about the third of the Protocols to supplement the Convention, namely the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Tra…
Mr. Mekdad
The Syrian Arab Republic attaches particular importance to the question of transnational organized crime. Syria has contributed to all the international efforts made to combat this phenomenon within the framework of international law and of the Charter of the United Nations.
Syria has also effectively participated in the work of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, based on i…
Mr. Hallowes
Of course, the United Kingdom would like first to attach itself fully to the statement made moments ago by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union. I am now going to speak on behalf of the United Kingdom in its national capacity.
The United Kingdom would like to join with the other speakers in expressing our appreciation of the
work done by everyone in Vienna to achieve a c…
Mr. Cappagli
The Argentine Republic participated in the consensus. We wish nonetheless to state for the record our position on the contents of the fourth preambular paragraph of the resolution we have adopted and of the fourth preambular paragraph of the Protocol annexed to it.
The Argentine Republic reiterates its complete support of the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and f…
Ms. Cortés
The delegation of Spain supports the statement of the United Kingdom and that of Sweden on behalf of the European Union. I am speaking in my national capacity
to explain and clarify Spain’s position in connection with the fourth preambular paragraph of the resolution we have just adopted.
The Government of Spain supports the principles of the Charter referred to in that paragraph. Nevertheless,…
Mr. Hayes
The adoption of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime represents a remarkable moment for all of those who have worked on this issue for the past several years. It is with pleasure that Canada has joined in the consensus. On behalf of…
Mr. Mourão
Brazil associates itself with the words of congratulations spoken by preceding delegations. We would like to reiterate through Ambassador Luigi Lauriola our appreciation and respect for the effort put forth by our colleagues in
Vienna during the intensive negotiations on the Protocol we have just adopted.
We are fully aware of the challenges faced in the quest for consensus during negotiations.…
Mr. Govrin
Israel welcomes the adoption of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition. This Protocol is part of the ongoing efforts by the international community to address the issue of organized crime and the grave humanitarian problems caused by it. Those efforts culminated in the adoption of the United Nations Convention again…
Mr. Rivas
In the interest of consensus, Colombia supported the General Assembly’s adoption of the Firearms Protocol. Nevertheless, in accordance with what was stated by the Colombian delegation during the negotiation of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, our country is not in favour of the wording of article 4, paragraph…
Mr. Coutts
We welcome the adoption by the General Assembly of this important instrument, which completes the legal framework represented by the Convention and its additional Protocols. We believe that the devastating affects of the manufacturing of and illicit trafficking in firearms undermine good governance and the promotion of human rights, as well as the social and economic development of peoples.
Chil…
Mr. Thamrin
During the negotiations on the Firearms Protocol in Vienna earlier this year, my delegation expressed reservations about article 4, paragraph 2, on the scope of application of the Protocol. In my delegation’s view, the wording of paragraph 2 is too vague, and we believe that it could open up the possibility of arms transfers being made to non-State actors, which could destabilize sovereign States…
Mr. Lee Kie-cheon
My delegation would like to welcome the adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations Protocol on the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition. This Protocol is the hard-won result of two and a half years of intensive negotiation and represents a very meaningful step forward in the effort to combat the illicit manufacturing of and tr…
Mr. Wu Haitao
First of all, the Chinese delegation would like to welcome the adoption of the Firearms Protocol today. China has consistently advocated the firm suppression of activities relating to the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms and ammunition, and has supported the strengthening of international cooperation for this purpose and the taking of effective measures in this regard. China a…
Mr. Baeidi Nejad
My delegation would like to express its dissatisfaction at the final process of negotiations on the Protocol on firearms, which took place at Vienna. Unexpectedly, it was suggested that the text of the Protocol be changed after the text had been adopted within the framework of the Vienna negotiations. That is unprecedented, and could give rise to confusion.
Consequently, negotiations continued w…
Mr. Umer
My delegation had not intended to take the floor following the adoption of the resolution and the Protocol, but, in the light of the extensive interventions that have been made, we feel obliged to state our position as well. In that context, we would like to make the following points.
First, this was an extremely complex and difficult instrument, which was the subject of prolonged and difficult …
Mr. Pal
We are pleased that the General Assembly has adopted this resolution on the Firearms Protocol by consensus.
I want to make just one point: that in the negotiations in Vienna, the Indian delegation had expressed its unhappiness over the form which article 4 of the Protocol has taken. These reservations are recorded in paragraph 30 of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee. Let me recall that the Indi…
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