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Vote Recorded Vote — A/78/PV.42 Dec. 19, 2001

⚠ 1 surprising vote — country whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

Vote Consensus — A/77/PV.46 Dec. 19, 2001

Vote Consensus — A/76/PV.53 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote

The President

I shall now give the floor to those delegations wishing to speak in explanation of vote or position after adoption.

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Mr. Kuzmin (Russian Federation)

Allow me to explain the position of the Russian Federation with regard to resolution 76/176, entitled “Strengthening the role of the United Nations in the promotion of democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections”. We welcome the attempt of the text’s author, the United States delegation, to address the crucial issue of democratic electoral processes. We underscore the importance…

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Mr. Pilipenko (Belarus)

The Republic of Belarus acknowledges the importance and relevance of the subject of resolution 76/176 and shares the lofty aims and principles enshrined in that document. In previous years, my delegation traditionally supported the consensus and always voted in favour of the resolution. Unfortunately, this year, for the first time, the Republic of Belarus cannot fully support the resolution, the…

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Ms. Arab Bafrani (Islamic Republic of Iran)

The Islamic Republic of Iran has joined the consensus on the resolution entitled “Strengthening the role of the United Nations in the promotion of democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections”, which was just adopted as resolution 76/176. My Government is committed to the principles of human rights and democracy, which has been demonstrated in its respect for human rights and the…

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Mr. Shahin (Egypt)

We have always been a strong supporter of this resolution, and we join in the consensus on it this year (resolution 76/176). We voted in favour of the resolution in the past, when voting was requested, and co-sponsored it without interruption starting with the seventieth session of the General Assembly. Unfortunately, we were not able to co-sponsor the resolution at this session because of the co…

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Mr. Sadnovic (Indonesia)

I would like to make the following statement in explanation of our position on the resolution just adopted (resolution 76/176). Indonesia joined the consensus in adopting the resolution since we believe that democracy is key to building lasting peace and achieving sustainable development. As the world’s third largest democracy, we are proud to have developed a notable track record for organizing…

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Mrs. Xu Daizhu (China)

With regard to resolution 76/176, on strengthening the role of the United Nations in the promotion of democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections, would like hereby to speak in explanation of our vote. Democracy is the shared value of humankind. China supports the United Nations in providing technical support and assistance to Member States upon their request for the holding of …

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Mr. Al-Mouallimi (Saudi Arabia)

(spoke in Arabic): In our civilized world, attempts by certain States to adopt a non-democratic approach in order to impose values and concepts that are disputed internationally are unacceptable. Attempts by those States to adopt commitments on sexual orientation and sexual identity in accordance with paragraph 7 of resolution 76/176, which was adopted today, are also unacceptable. We reject thes…

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Mr. Abd Aziz (Malaysia)

Malaysia is committed to promoting and protecting democratic institutions and democratic principles, as well as the rule of law with regard to electoral processes, all of which is enshrined in the Malaysian Constitution. Malaysia has in place a good system of governance that has served us well, and we seek to improve on and strengthen the system even further. As a young nation only 64 years old…

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Mr. Lam Padilla (Guatemala)

Guatemala joins the consensus in the adoption of resolution 76/176, entitled “Strengthening the role of the United Nations in promoting democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections”, because we recognize the importance of democracy as a universal value, and the respect for human rights and the rule of law as fundamental pillars of society. We also recognize that men and women are…

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Ms. Shoman Khot (Jordan)

My delegation would like to thank the delegation of the United States for resolution 76/176. Jordan joined the consensus and supports the resolution, as we firmly believe that the United Nations should play an important role in the promotion of democratic values and national governance, the rule of law and respect for the human and public rights of individuals. However, we would like to express …

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Ms. Saleem (Pakistan)

We take the floor to explain our position on resolution 76/176 following its adoption by consensus. Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of the democratic process. In Pakistan, we have a robust parliamentary democracy, and free and fair elections are periodically held in the country. In recent years, the Government has taken significant steps to strengthen the democratic process and the h…

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Mr. Nze (Nigeria)

Nigeria joined consensus on resolution 76/176 because we strongly support the resolution’s goals and objectives, namely, to advance fair and free elections. However, it is unfortunate that this important resolution is being used to bring in controversial and non-consensual elements. With regard to the terms “sexual orientation and gender identity” and “women in all their diversity”, which are of…

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Mr. Ndiaye (Senegal)

Senegal reaffirms its commitment to democracy as the cornerstone for forming the basis of participation of all in political life. For Senegal, the holding of democratic, free and transparent elections contributes in large part to the democratic breathing space for and stability of our systems, while also giving an impetus for social development. This is why my country supports the contribution th…

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Mr. Salah (Libya)

My delegation would like to explain our position on resolution 76/176, entitled “Strengthening the role of the United Nations in the promotion of democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections”. My country’s delegation joined the consensus on the adoption of the resolution as it touches upon an important especially subject for my country, particularly at the moment, given that we a…

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Mr. Senbeta (Ethiopia)

Ethiopia is committed to the principles and ideals of democratic elections. For that reason, we have joined the consensus on resolution 76/176. However, we would like to state for the record that Ethiopia dissociates itself from the ninth preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 7 of the resolution. Ethiopia does not recognize nor is it bound by any reference made to sexual or gender diversi…

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Mr. Elbahi (Sudan)

My delegation joined the consensus on resolution 76/176, entitled “Strengthening the role of the United Nations in the promotion of democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections”. The Sudan stresses its support for the content of the original text of the resolution, and we would like to thank the United States delegation for introducing the draft and facilitating negotiations on i…

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Ms. Ali (Syrian Arab Republic)

We take the floor in explanation of position after the adoption of resolution 76/176, entitled “Strengthening the role of the United Nations in the promotion of democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections”. My delegation has always joined the consensus in the adoption of the resolution on that topic ever since its inception, based on its belief in the concepts contained therein.…

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Mr. Balobaid (Yemen)

At the outset, we would like to thank the United States delegation for proposing resolution 76/176. We joined the consensus on the resolution as a whole. However, we dissociate ourselves from the ninth preambular paragraph and paragraph 7 of resolution 76/176. We stress that the terms contained therein are not agreed language and run counter to our national and religious legislation, traditions …

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Mrs. Nabeta (Uganda)

We would like to explain our position as follows. While Uganda supports the objectives of resolution 76/176, entitled “Strengthening the role of the United Nations in the promotion of democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections”, and also stresses the importance of the United Nations role in enhancing elections, Uganda has concerns over the use of non-agreed language, such as the…

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Vote Consensus — A/74/PV.46 Dec. 19, 2001

Vote Consensus — A/73/PV.45 Dec. 19, 2001

Vote Consensus — A/72/PV.73 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXV is entitled “The role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rights”. The Third Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVI is entitled “Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa”. The Third Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 72. (c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Report of the Third Committee (A/72/439/Add.3)

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The Acting President

The Assembly has before it five draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 33 of its report. Before proceeding further, I should like to inform members that action on draft resolution V, entitled “The situation of human rights in Myanmar”, is postponed to a later date to allow time for a review of its programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will t…

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Mr. Ja Song Nam (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea categorically rejects draft resolution I, on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, submitted by the European Union and Japan. The draft resolution is a product of the political and military confrontation, plot and conspiracy organized by the United States of America and other hostile forces against …

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Mr. Hassani Nejad Pirkouhi (Islamic Republic of Iran)

I am delivering this statement in regard to draft resolution II, submitted by Canada. Who can argue with the fact that the gravest atrocities in our recent history have been committed by the closest allies of Canada and other main sponsors of this draft resolution? Who can argue with the fact that the cause of human rights is being abused by countries that have made every attempt — from coups an…

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Mr. Yao Shaojun (China)

China has consistently maintained that constructive dialogue and cooperation should be carried out on a basis of equality and mutual respect when addressing differences in the field of human rights. We reject the politicization of human rights issues and the practice of exerting pressure on other countries. We oppose country-specific resolutions on human rights. In that regard, the Chinese deleg…

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Mr. Qassem Agha (Syrian Arab Republic)

Draft resolution IV, on the so-called situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, was submitted to the General Assembly by the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. That is an expressive variety of States. If some Member States put the promotion and the protection of human rights in the hands of these States, they have to know that they are p…

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Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation)

Our delegation normally votes against socalled country-specific resolutions on human rights, which are designed to exert political pressure on a given State. The exploitation of human rights issues in order to settle scores, wage information wars or advance political agendas leads only to situations in which such resolutions are often based on unreliable information and have nothing to do with th…

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Mr. Kyslytsya (Ukraine)

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all those delegations that supported draft resolution III, on the situation of human rights in the Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, Ukraine, in the Third Committee. The current draft resolution is the follow-up to resolution 71/205, adopted last year. Forty-two countries initiated this new document in the Third Committee because, since…

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The Acting President

We shall now take a decision on draft resolutions I to IV, one by one. We first turn to draft resolution I, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”. The Third Committee adopted it without the vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution II is entitled “Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution III is entitled “Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine)”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution IV is entitled “Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I now give the floor to those delegations that wish to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions just adopted.

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Mr. Cepero Aguilar (Cuba)

The Cuban delegation does not join the consensus on resolution 72/188, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, consistent with our position against the imposition of selective and politically motivated resolutions and mandates. We believe that genuine international cooperation alone, underpinned by the principles of objectivity, impartiality and non-sel…

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Mr. Hassani Nejad Pirkouhi (Islamic Republic of Iran)

My delegation would like to make the following statement in explanation of position on resolution 72/188 and of vote on resolution 72/191. We dissociate ourselves from resolution 72/188, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, in line with our principled position on the practice of the selective adoption of country-specific resolutions, which is damagin…

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Mr. Poveda Brito (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)

Given its principled position and without prejudice to the content of the resolution, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela dissociates itself from the consensus reached on resolution 72/188, entitled “Situation of human rights on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”. Venezuela would like to affirm its principled position with regard to the adoption of resolutions, special procedures or any…

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Mr. Mohamed (Sudan)

We abstained in the voting on resolution 72/191, entitled “Situation of human rights in Syria”, for the same reasons we gave during the seventy-first session. Moreover, it is our view that the reference to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the resolution is a step backwards, and we therefore dissociate ourselves from it. We will certainly attempt to address that element to ensure that it …

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Vote Consensus — A/72/PV.62 Dec. 19, 2001

Vote Recorded Vote — A/71/PV.51 Dec. 19, 2001

⚠ 2 surprising votes — countries whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

Vote Consensus — A/70/PV.80 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (13) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “Towards the full realization of an inclusive and accessible United Nations for persons with disabilities”. The Third Committee adopted it. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXV is entitled “United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-west Asia and the Arab Region”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I now give the floor to the representative of El Salvador.

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Mr. Rivas (El Salvador)

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 21 members of the Group of Friends of Older Persons. We express our appreciation for the adoption by consensus of resolution 70/164, entitled “Measures to enhance the promotion and protection of the human rights and dignity of older persons”. We acknowledge the effort of Argentina, and particularly the leadership of the facilitator. We …

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The Acting President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 72? (c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Report of the Third Committee (A/70/489/Add.3)

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The Acting President

The Assembly has before it four draft resolutions recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragaph 30 of its report. Action on draft resolution II, entitled “Situation of human rights in Myanmar”, and on draft resolution IV, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic”, is postponed to a later date to allow time for the review of the programme budget implications by the Fifth Co…

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Mr. Ri (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea categorically rejects draft resolution I, on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, submitted by the European Union and Japan, as contained in document A/70/489/Add.3. The draft resolution has no relevance to the genuine promotion and protection of human rights, as it is the product of hostile polici…

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Mrs. Vadiati (Islamic Republic of Iran)

The biased and non-constructive draft resolution III, on which the General Assembly is about to take action, is an insincere and indefensible political move. It marks selective and politicized distortion of the facts in the consideration of issues relating to Iran and only reminds the Iranian people of the deliberate hostile policy of incitement to Iranophobia. Iran clearly has rejected this dra…

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The Acting President

We will now take a decision on draft resolutions I and III, one by one. Draft resolution I is entitled “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution III is entitled “Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (c) of agenda item 72. (d) Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action Report of the Third Committee (A/70/489/Add.4)

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The Acting President

May I take it that the Assembly wishes to take note of the report of the Third Committee?

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The Acting President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (d) of agenda item 72?

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Vote Recorded Vote — A/70/PV.67 Dec. 19, 2001

⚠ 2 surprising votes — countries whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

Speeches following this vote (17) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 13.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXIV as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Angola advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXV is entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 16.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXV as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of South Africa informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.]

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVI is entitled “Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXVI without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVII is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Angola informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVIII is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Angola informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIX is entitled “Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Angola informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Universal Declaration on the Achievement of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegations of Angola and India informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXXI is entitled “The Arms Trade Treaty”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on the operative paragraph 3.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXXI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Angola informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXXII is entitled “Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that it is the Assembly’s wish to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXXIII is entitled “Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear- Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that it is the Assembly’s wish to do the same?

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The Acting President

I now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions just adopted.

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Mr. Dehghani (Islamic Republic of Iran)

Iran strongly supports measures to counter the threat posed by the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by illegal armed groups and terrorists. For that reason, my delegation joined the consensus on resolution 70/46. We believe that prevention and combating the use of IEDs by terrorists and illegal armed groups is the exclusive purpose of the resolution. Therefore, any interpretation of the…

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Mr. Shava (Zimbabwe)

I am speaking on sub-item (l) of agenda item 97, entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction. Zimbabwe is a signatory to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and a State party to the Chemical Weapons Convention. My delegation voted in favour of resolution 70/54 b…

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The Acting President

I should like to remind members that consideration of the amendment contained in document A/70/L.26 and the draft decision recommended in paragraph 95 of the Committee’s report will take place after the Fifth Committee has considered the relevant programme budget implications of the amendment. The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 97.

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Vote Consensus — A/69/PV.62 Dec. 19, 2001

Vote Consensus — A/68/PV.70 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (18) may include explanations of vote

The President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “Protection of migrants”. The Third Committee adopted the draft resolution. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

Draft resolution XXV is entitled “Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons”. The Third Committee adopted the draft resolution. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

Draft resolution XXVI is entitled “Promotion of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: protecting women human rights defenders”. The Third Committee adopted the draft resolution. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 69. (c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Report of the Third Committee (A/68/456/Add.3)

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The President

The Assembly has before it four draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 27 of its report. Before proceeding further, I should like to inform members that action on draft resolution II, entitled “Situation of human rights in Myanmar”, is postponed to a later date to allow time for the review of its programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will t…

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Mr. Kim Song (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

My delegation firmly believes that all human rights issues should be addressed through the Universal Periodic Review mechanism, rather than in plenary meeting, especially given that country-specific draft resolutions clearly run counter to the principles of impartiality and non-selectivity with respect to human rights. Draft resolution I, contained in document A/68/456/ Add.3, can have no impact…

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Mr. Dehghani (Islamic Republic of Iran)

I take the floor to once more enumerate the reasons for which we believe that delegations should vote against draft resolution IV, contained in document A/68/456/Add.3, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran”. The reasons are as follows. First, the draft resolution does not correspond to the actual situation on the ground, as it does not take into consideration the d…

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Mr. Reyes Rodríguez (Cuba)

My delegation would like to express Cuba’s position regarding the various draft resolutions. With regard to Syria, we will vote against draft resolution I. We believe that we are not really promoting dialogue and reconciliation, which are necessary in the quest for a peaceful and inclusive way out of the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, by continuing this exercise  — one that involves a dr…

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The President

We will now take a decision on draft resolutions I, III and IV, one by one. Draft resolution I is entitled “Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic.” A recorded vote has been requested.

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The President

Draft resolution III is entitled “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”. The Third Committee adopted the draft resolution. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

Draft resolution IV is entitled “Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote against.]

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The President

I shall now give the floor to the representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions just adopted.

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Mr. Kim Song (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

My delegation takes the floor to clarify its position in total rejection of resolution 68/183, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” and to disassociate itself from its adoption. There are no human rights violations in my country as mentioned in the resolution. My delegation firmly believes that all human rights issues must be treated under the Univer…

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Mr. Yao Shaojun (China)

China maintains its consistent position on countryspecific resolutions on human rights. We oppose the adoption of such resolutions. We believe that human rights can be promoted and protected only through constructive dialogue and cooperation. On the basis of that principled position, we voted against the countryspecific resolutions concerning Syria and Iran. I reiterate our position, as stated i…

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Ms. Belskaya (Belarus)

Belarus would like to reiterate its position with regard to the unacceptability of country-specific resolutions as a means of exerting political pressure against sovereign States. For that reason, we voted against resolutions 68/182 and 68/184, on the human rights situations in the Syrian Arab Republic and the Islamic Republic of Iran, respectively. For the same reason, we would like to disassoci…

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The President

May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (c) of agenda item 69? (d) Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action Report of the Third Committee (A/68/456/Add.4)

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The President

May I take it that the Assembly wishes to take note of the report of the Third Committee?

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The President

May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (d) of agenda item 69?

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Vote Consensus — A/68/PV.60 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (12) may include explanations of vote

The President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

Draft resolution XXV is entitled “Regional disarmament”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

Draft resolution XXVI is entitled “Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

Draft resolution XXVII is entitled “Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels”. A recorded vote has been requested. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 2. The Assembly will first vote on operative paragraph 2.

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The President

I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXVII as a whole.

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The President

I now invite delegations to turn to paragraph 71 of section III of the Committee’s report, concerning the draft decisions. We turn to draft decision 1, entitled “Missiles”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

Draft decision II is entitled “Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The President

I shall now give the floor to those delegations wishing to speak in explanation of vote or position.

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Mr. Roet (Israel)

The inherent utility of a fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT) in addressing the current growing proliferation challenges, including non-compliance by States with their international obligations in the nuclear domain, is far from being proven. That holds especially true for the Middle East, where several States have an exceptionally poor track record of compliance with their nuclear non-prolife…

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Mr. Seifi Pargou (Islamic Republic of Iran)

I take the floor to explain the position of my delegation regarding decision 68/518, just adopted, on the treaty banning the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. This year my delegation joined the consensus in adopting that decision only due to its nature. It is merely a procedural decision that does not cover substantive aspects of the subject. …

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Mr. Aljowaily (Egypt)

I would like to deliver an explanation of vote on decision 68/518, regarding the treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices. Egypt has always considered a treaty on fissile material as an important step towards achieving nuclear disarmament. This can be clearly seen in the inclusion of step 3 in the New Agenda Coalition-sponsored lan…

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The President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 99?

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Vote Consensus — A/67/PV.48 Dec. 19, 2001

Vote Consensus — A/66/PV.89 Dec. 19, 2001

Vote Consensus — A/66/PV.71 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (11) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

We now turn to draft resolution XXIV, entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. Separate votes have been requested on operative paragraphs 14 and 16 of draft resolution XXIV. I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 14. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Banglades…

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The Acting President

I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 16. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, C…

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXIV as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, …

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The Acting President

The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXV, entitled “Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes”, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

The Assembly has before it draft decision I, entitled “Missiles”, recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 71 of its report. We will now take action on the draft decision. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

We now turn to draft decision II, entitled “Transparency and confidencebuilding measures in outer space activities”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The Acting President

We now turn to draft decision III, entitled “The arms trade treaty”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bo…

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The Acting President

I shall now give the floor to those speakers who have asked to speak in explanation of vote after the voting.

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Mr. Ri Tong Il (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would like to make a few comments on resolution 66/33 under agenda item 98, “2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its Preparatory Committee”. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea voted against the retention of the seventh preambular paragraph of that resolution, which co…

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Mr. Sitnikov (Russian Federation)

Concerning the adoption of resolution 66/45, “United action towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons”, for which Russia voted in favour, I would like to underline our principled position on settling the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula. We firmly believe that such settlement should be implemented within the framework of the Six-Party Talks, on the basis of the Joint Declaration of th…

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The Acting President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 98? It was so decided.

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Vote Consensus — A/65/PV.60 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (19) may include explanations of vote

The President

We now turn to draft resolution XXIV, entitled “Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The President

We now turn to draft resolution XXV, entitled “Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control”. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The President

We now turn to draft resolution XXVI, entitled “Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status”. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The President

Draft resolution XXVII is entitled “Decreasing the operational readiness of nuclear weapons systems”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on paragraph 1 of draft resolution XXVII.

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The President

I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXVII as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The President

Draft resolution XXVIII is entitled “United action towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on paragraphs 2, 8 and 9 of draft resolution XXVIII. I shall first put to the vote paragraph 2.

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The President

I shall next put to the vote paragraph 8.

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The President

I shall now put to the vote paragraph 9.

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The President

I now put to the vote draft resolution XXVIII as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The President

We now turn to draft resolution XXIX, entitled “The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The President

Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive sources”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXX without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The President

We now turn to draft resolution XXXI, entitled “Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on the twelfth preambular paragraph.

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The President

I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The President

We now turn to draft resolution XXXII, entitled “Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The President

Draft resolution XXXIII is entitled “United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXXIII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The President

The Assembly has before it a draft decision entitled “Missiles”, recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 89 of its report. We will now take action on the draft decision. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

I now give the floor to the representative of Colombia.

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Mrs. Escorcia (Colombia)

My delegation has requested the floor to ask to be included in the list of sponsors of resolution 65/68, entitled “Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities”.

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The President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 97?

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Vote Consensus — A/64/PV.55 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote

The President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “Second Conference of States Parties and Signatories of Treaties that Establish Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and Mongolia”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegations of Ethiopia, Lithuania, New Zealand and Poland advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]

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The President

Draft resolution XXV is entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of Ethiopia advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The President

The Assembly has before it draft resolution XXVI, which is entitled “Transparency in armaments”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on operative paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 (d), operative paragraph 6 as a whole, and operative paragraph 8. I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 3.

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The President

I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 4 of draft resolution XXVI.

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The President

I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution XXVI.

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The President

I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 6 (d) of draft resolution XXVI.

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The President

I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 6 as a whole of draft resolution XXVI.

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The President

I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution XXVI.

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The President

I now put to the vote draft resolution XXVI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegations of Cameroon and Ethiopia advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]

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The President

Draft resolution XXVII is entitled “Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of Ethiopia advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The President

Draft resolution XXVIII is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegations of Côte d’Ivoire and Ethiopia advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]

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The President

Draft resolution XXIX is entitled “Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 4. Unless I hear any objection, I shall take it that the Assembly agrees to proceed accordingly.

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The President

I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXIX as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of Ethiopia advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The President

We turn next to the draft decisions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 82 of its report contained in document A/64/391. Draft decision I is entitled “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

Draft decision II is entitled “Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive materials and sources”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

I shall now give the floor to speakers who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position following the adoption of the resolutions and decisions on which the Assembly has just taken action.

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Mr. Hallak (Syrian Arab Republic)

My country voted in favour of resolution 64/52, entitled “Second Conference of States Parties and Signatories to Treaties that Establish Nuclear-Weapon- Free Zones and Mongolia”. My country supports the noble principle of emphasizing the importance of special agreements pertaining to the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones throughout the world. In that connection, I should like to refer t…

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Mr. Chatel (France)

I would like to speak briefly on agenda item 96, especially with regard to resolutions 64/32, on the relationship between disarmament and development, and 64/33, on observance of environmental norms in agreements on disarmament and arms control. My delegation wishes to specify that we did not participate in the decisions on those two resolutions for reasons already alluded to in the First Commit…

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Mr. Torres (Colombia)

Colombia voted in favour of resolution 64/48, entitled “The arms trade treaty”, because it is convinced of the need for a universal, legally binding instrument regulating the illicit traffic in conventional arms, including small arms and light weapons, munitions and explosives, to prevent them from being diverted to illegal markets. In both the Group of Governmental Experts and in the Open-ended…

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Mrs. Sánchez Quintero (Cuba)

My delegation wishes to explain its vote on resolution 64/54, on transparency in armaments. Cuba abstained in the vote on the resolution as a whole, as well as in the separate votes on operative paragraphs 3 and 6. My country believes that transparency in armaments is an important factor in building a climate of trust and in decreasing tensions among States, and we believe that the United Nation…

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Vote Consensus — A/63/PV.74 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (7) may include explanations of vote

The President

I call on the representative of the United States of America, who wishes to speak in explanation of position on the resolution just adopted.

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Mr. Traystman (United States of America)

The United States disassociates itself from the consensus on resolution 63/244 for the reasons that we explained in the Third Committee.

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The President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 64? (c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Report of the Third Committee (A/63/430/Add.3 and Corr.1) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/63/651) The President (spoke in Spanish): The Assembly will now take action on draft resolut…

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The President

I now give the floor to the representative of Myanmar, who will speak in explanation of vote.

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Mr. Swe (Myanmar)

The exploitation of human rights for political purposes is not acceptable to Myanmar. Our domestic political process has made significant strides with the adoption of a new Constitution by the people of Myanmar through a nationwide referendum. We have been on track to make a smooth transition to democracy and we are determined to proceed with our seven-step political process. We are actively maki…

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The President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (c) of agenda item 64 and of agenda item 64 as a whole? It was so decided.

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The President

The General Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of all the reports of the Third Committee. Report of the Fifth Committee The President (spoke in Spanish): The General Assembly will now consider the reports of the Fifth Committee on agenda items 116, 119, 127, 121 to 123, 125, 126, 129 to 131, 130 together with 131, 139, 148, 118 and 117. I request the Rapporteur of the Fifth Committ…

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Vote Recorded Vote — A/63/PV.61 Dec. 19, 2001

⚠ 2 surprising votes — countries whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Saint Kitts and Nevis advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour; the delegation of Bahrain advised the Secretariat that it had intended not to participate in the …

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The Acting President

We shall now take a decision on draft resolution XXVI, entitled “Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas”. A separate vote has been requested on operative paragraph 6. Are there any objections to this request? As there are none, we shall now take a vote on operative paragraph 6 of draft resolution XXVI, on which a recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

We shall now take a decision on draft resolution XXVI as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegations of Algeria, Bahrain, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Saint Kitts and Nevis advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President

We now turn to draft resolution XXVII, entitled “Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXVII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

We now turn to draft resolution XXVIII, entitled “Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXVIII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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Mr. Feoktistov (Russian Federation)

Although draft resolution XXVIII was adopted without a vote, my country decided not to participate in the decision.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIX is entitled “Transparency and Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: United States of America Abstaining: Israel [Subsequently, the delegation of Saint Kitts and Nevis advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Transparency in armaments”. Separate votes have been requested on operative paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 (b), 5 as a whole and 7. Are there any objections to those requests? As there are none, I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution XXX, on which a separate recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution XXX, on which a separate requested vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 4 of draft resolution XXX, on which a separate requested vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5 (b) of draft resolution XXX, on which a separate requested vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5 as a whole of draft resolution XXX, on which a separate recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 7 of draft resolution XXX, on which a separate recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXX as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Saint Kitts and Nevis advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXXI is entitled “United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education”. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXXII is entitled “Convention on Cluster Munitions”. The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXXIII is entitled “The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects”. Separate votes have been requested on operative paragraphs 4 and 13. Are there any objections to those requests? As there are none, I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 4 of draft resolution XXXIII, on which a separate recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 13 of draft resolution XXXIII, on which a separate recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXXIII as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Braz…

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXXIV is entitled “Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and…

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Vote Recorded Vote — A/62/PV.61 Dec. 19, 2001

⚠ 5 surprising votes — countries whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

Speeches following this vote (10) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXV is entitled “Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive materials and sources”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVI is entitled “The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVII is entitled “Relationship between disarmament and development”. A recorded vote has been requested. Draft decision I is entitled “United Nations conference to identify appropriate ways of eliminating nuclear dangers in the context of nuclear disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft decision II is entitled “Missiles”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I now give the floor to delegations wishing to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions and decisions just adopted.

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Mr. De Klerk (Netherlands)

The Netherlands voted “no” on draft resolution IX contained in document A/62/391, entitled “Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium”. We recognize the need for ongoing research on this subject and appreciate the fact that it is being discussed in the forum of the United Nations. However, the current reference in this resolution to the potential harmful effects…

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Mr. Khammanichanh (Lao People's Democratic Republic)

My delegation has taken the floor to explain its vote on resolution 62/41, entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction”. Although the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is not yet a State party to the Mine Ban Treaty, we support the humanitarian efforts undertaken within the framewor…

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Mr. Aly (Egypt)

My delegation would like to explain its vote on resolution 62/37, under agenda item 98, entitled “Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons”. My delegation voted in favour of the resolution, after having abstained in the voting in the First Committee, because we appreciate the positive spirit in which Japan has addressed disarmament issues as well as its constructive…

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The Acting President

We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote. The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 98.

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Vote Consensus — A/61/PV.67 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (17) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzeg…

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXV is entitled “Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons”. A separate vote has been requested on operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution XXV. If there is no objection to that request, I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution XXV. A recorded vote has been reque…

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXV as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chil…

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVI is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVII is entitled “Reducing nuclear danger”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVIII is entitled “Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXVIII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIX is entitled “Mongolia’s international security and nuclearweapon-free status”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXIX without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXXI is entitled “Towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms”. Separate votes have been requested on operative paragraph 2 and operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution XXXI. As there are no objections to those requests, I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution…

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The Acting President

I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution XXXI, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Will delegations now please turn to paragraph 109 of section III to take action on the draft decision. The draft decision is entitled “United Nations conference to identify ways of eliminating nuclear dangers in the context of disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of Pakistan informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour, and the delegati…

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The Acting President

I call on the representative of Costa Rica, who wishes to speak in explanation of position on the decisions just taken.

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Mr. Weisleder (Costa Rica)

First, on behalf of my delegation, I wish to congratulate the General Assembly on having adopted the set of resolutions under agenda item 90, “General and complete disarmament”. We voted in favour of all the resolutions under this item. I wish to illustrate our pleasure at the adoption of those resolutions by referring specifically to resolution 61/89, on the adoption of a treaty on the conventi…

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The Acting President

I call on the representative of Argentina on a point of order.

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Mrs. Martinic (Argentina)

I regret that I need to ask for the floor at this time to draw attention to the fact that a mistake was made in the records of vote circulated under the topic of general and complete disarmament. For the resolutions we have just adopted, the records reflect the title of the agenda item, but not the exact title of the resolution. This is of particular importance since our consideration of agenda i…

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The Acting President

The Secretariat will address the matter. The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 90.

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Vote Recorded Vote — A/59/PV.66 Dec. 19, 2001

⚠ 4 surprising votes — countries whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

Speeches following this vote (13) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “Regional disarmament”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXIV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXV is entitled “Prevention of the illicit transfer and unauthorized access to and use of man-portable air defence systems”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVI is entitled “The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Djibouti informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVII is entitled “Information on confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXVII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVIII is entitled “United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXVIII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIX is entitled “Bilateral strategic nuclear arms reductions and the new strategic framework”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXIX without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Improving the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Committee”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXX without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

The Assembly will now turn to paragraph 91 of document A/59/459, which deals with draft decisions. Draft decision I is entitled “Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia”. The First Committee adopted draft decision I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The Acting President

Draft decision II is entitled “United Nations conference to identify ways of eliminating nuclear dangers in the context of disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Israel informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote against; the delegations of the Czech Republic and the Netherlands informed the Secretariat that they had intended to abstain.]

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The Acting President

Draft decision III is entitled “Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus”. The First Committee adopted draft decision III without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote after the voting.

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Mr. Alnajar (Yemen)

Our delegation shares the concerns of the delegations that voted in favour of draft resolution XXVI, entitled “The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation”. Those concerns relate to disarmament and non-proliferation issues affecting regional and international peace and security. Our delegation does not oppose resolution 59/91 on the Hague Code of Conduct. My country attache…

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The Acting President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 65?

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Vote Recorded Vote — A/58/PV.77 Dec. 19, 2001

⚠ 2 surprising votes — countries whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

Vote Consensus — A/58/PV.71 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (13) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

Draft resolution XXIV is entitled “A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

We now turn to draft decision I entitled “United Nations conference to identify ways of eliminating nuclear dangers in the context of nuclear disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Germany informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote against; the delegation of Ukraine had intended to abstain.]

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The Acting President

Draft decision II is entitled “Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia”. The First Committee adopted draft decision II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft decision III is entitled “Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures”. The First Committee adopted draft decision III without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The Acting President

We now turn to draft decision IV entitled “Relationship between disarmament and development”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of France informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.]

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The Acting President

Draft decision V is entitled “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. The First Committee adopted draft decision V without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

I now give the floor for explanations of vote after the vote.

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Mr. Omura (Japan)

I would like to explain Japan’s abstention in the voting on draft resolution VIII as recommended in the report A/58/462 entitled “Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context”. Japan fully understands the importance of confidence-building measures, especially in situations and areas of tension and supports these measures. In this context, we view this draft resolution as …

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Mr. Gala López (Cuba)

As it did in the First Committee, Cuba voted in favour of the draft resolution entitled “Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context”, based on our firm conviction that confidence-building measures adopted at various levels can contribute to strengthening peace, security and stability in all parts of the world. Cuba interprets the resolution just adopted as a text of a ge…

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Mrs. Maierá (Brazil)

Brazil voted in favour of the draft resolution on confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context. We support the general thrust of the resolution because we consider that confidence-building measures are a powerful instrument to generate trust among countries in all regions. Their implementation has a positive impact on the consolidation of a more cooperative environment ess…

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Mr. Neo (Singapore)

Singapore voted in favour of the draft resolution on confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context, as we believe that confidence-building measures serve as a useful instrument in the promotion of regional peace and security. It is unfortunate that some of the debate surrounding the draft resolution referred to a specific regional context. The resolution does not in itself …

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Ms. Šorytė (Lithuania)

Lithuania abstained in the vote on draft resolution XV on reduction of nonstrategic nuclear weapons, which was just adopted by the General Assembly. This abstention must not, however, be regarded as entirely reflecting our view on the issue of non-strategic nuclear weapons. Lithuania attaches high importance to the issue addressed in the draft resolution. The Final Document of the 2000 Review Con…

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The Acting President

The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 73.

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Vote Consensus — A/57/PV.78 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (5) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

Draft decision XXIV is entitled “Ensuring effective secretariat support for the sustained follow-up to the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development”. The Fifth Committee adopted draft decision XXIV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

Draft decision XXV is entitled “Revised estimates resulting from resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2002”. The Fifth Committee adopted draft decision XXV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The Acting President

I now give the floor to the representative of Venezuela, who wishes to speak on a point of order.

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Mr. Pulido León (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)

My delegation would like to draw the attention of the Assembly to an omission in paragraph 76 of document A/C.5/57/L.49. It is true that my delegation, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, introduced draft resolution A/C.5/57/L.38. But, also in a formal meeting, we presented amendments to the draft resolution, which gave rise to document A/C.5/57/L.38/Rev.1. This is not reflected in the draft …

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The Acting President

The corrections will be duly made. The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 112. The General Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of all reports of the Fifth Committee before it.

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Vote Consensus — A/57/PV.77 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

We now turn to draft resolution XXIV, entitled “The right to food”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXV is entitled “Respect for the right to universal freedom of travel and the vital importance of family reunification”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

We now turn to draft resolution XXVI, entitled “Khmer Rouge trials”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution XXVII is entitled “Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities”. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution XXVII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?

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The Acting President

The draft decision entitled “Award of human rights prizes in 2003” was adopted by the Third Committee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to adopt the draft decision, as orally corrected by the Rapporteur? The draft decision, as orally corrected by the Rapporteur, was adopted (decision 57/533).

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The Acting President

I now give the floor to those who wish to speak in explanation of vote after the vote.

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Mr. Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia)

My delegation voted in favour of the resolution entitled “Promotion of the right of peoples to peace” since Mongolian principles stands firmly for promoting the right of peoples to peace. In 1984 it was my country that initiated consideration by the General Assembly and adoption of the Declaration of the Right of Peoples to Peace”. The importance of the Declaration at that time was in the reaffi…

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Mr. Haraguchi (Japan)

I am commenting on the Khmer Rouge trials and the resolution which the General Assembly just adopted on that subject. First of all, let me express my deep appreciation to Member States for their support for this resolution. Japan believes that its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly is of great significance as it will reopen the process of bringing to justice those responsible for th…

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The Acting President

We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote.

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Mr. Ouch (Cambodia)

On behalf of the people and the Royal Government of Cambodia, I would like to express our sincere thanks to all Member States who have voted in favour of this resolution. Once again, I would like to reiterate our commitment to bringing justice to our people.

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Mr. Roshdy (Egypt)

My delegation has taken the floor to make a general comment on the report of the Third Committee, particularly document A/57/556/Add.2. It was the understanding we had in the Committee that the comment made by my delegation concerning rule 89 of the rules of procedure will be duly reflected in the report. Unfortunately, it was not. That is why I have to repeat what I said in the Committee and ma…

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Mr. Nikiforov (Russian Federation)

My delegation joined in the consensus on draft resolution XVII. In Russia, we know what terrorism represents and the suffering that it causes among individual citizens. When one addresses the issue of human rights and terrorism, it is important to consider that terrorism is an exceptional phenomenon and that the measures taken by Governments to combat it have an exceptional nature, with consequen…

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The Acting President

I now give the floor to the representative of the Dominican Republic, who wishes to speak on a point of order.

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Mr. Félix (Dominican Republic)

In document A/57/556/Add.2, the name of my delegation appears as a sponsor of draft resolution XXV. We should like to clarify for the Assembly that, although we voted in favour of that draft resolution, we are not one of its sponsors. We hope that the Secretariat will take note of this clarification.

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The Acting President

The Secretariat will take note of that information. The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 109. (c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Report of the Third Committee (A/57/556/Add.3) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/57/647)

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The Acting President

The report of the Fifth Committee on the programme budget implications of draft resolution II is contained in document A/57/647. I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote before the voting.

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Mr. Sallam (Saudi Arabia)

With regard to draft resolution III contained in document A/57/556/Add.3, my delegation notes that paragraph 5 (m) of the draft resolution calls upon the Government of Iraq to cooperate fully with the Tripartite Commission and its Technical Subcommittee to establish the whereabouts and resolve the fate of the remaining several hundred missing persons, including prisoners of war, Kuwaiti nationals…

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Mr. Erwa (Sudan)

Since my delegation has already made a general statement in the Third Committee, we should now like to speak in explanation of vote regarding draft resolution I, on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, contained in document A/57/556/Add.3. We thank the delegation of the European Union for its efforts on that draft resolution. However, we should like to state the following. First of all, I…

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The Acting President

The Assembly will take a decision on the five draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 46 of its report. We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Sudan”. A recorded vote has been requested.

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The Acting President

Draft resolution II is entitled “Situation of human rights in Myanmar”. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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Vote Consensus — A/56/PV.88 Dec. 19, 2001

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote

The President

As announced earlier, action on draft resolution XXIV will be taken at a later stage. I give the floor to the representative of Mexico, who wishes to speak on a point of order.

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Mrs. Monroy (Mexico)

The delegation of Mexico would like to make a statement in its capacity as one of the chief sponsors of this draft resolution on the protection of migrants in order to rectify some errors that we have noted in the Rapporteur’s presentation as well as in the English- Spanish-language versions of this document. There are also some errors in the Spanish version. The delegation of Mexico would like …

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The President

The Third Committee adopted draft resolution XXV without a vote. May I suggest that the General Assembly also adopt draft resolution XXV, as orally corrected by the representative of Mexico, without a vote?

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The President

The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 119. (c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Report of the Third Committee (A/56/583/Add.3)

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The President

The Assembly has before it seven draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 48 of its report. I should like to inform members that action on draft resolution III is postponed to a later date to allow time for the review of its programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will take action on draft resolution III as soon as the report of the Fifth Commi…

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Mrs. Baldeh (Gambia)

On 13 November, at a meeting of the Third Committee during the discussion on agenda item 119, entitled “Human rights questions”, Mr. Stéphane De Loecker, Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations, speaking on behalf of the European Union (EU), made certain allegations regarding some arrests that took place shortly after the Gambia’s presidential elections, which were held t…

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Mrs. Ahmed (Sudan)

My delegation would like to explain its vote on draft resolution VI contained in document A/56/583/Add.3, entitled “Human rights situation in Sudan”. My delegation, along with that of the European Union, tried to achieve consensus on this draft resolution. However, it has now become clear that some will insist on grossly politicizing this decision. The positive developments in my country have be…

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Mr. Al-Ethary (Yemen)

The democratic attitude that emerged with the birth of the Republic of Yemen has been put into everyday practice in our country. That attitude requires us to adopt clearly defined positions vis-à-vis many political issues, particularly those designed to support and protect human rights on the national and international levels. In this respect, we emphasize our full respect for relevant internati…

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The President

The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolutions I, II and IV to VII one by one. After all the decisions have been taken, representatives will again have the opportunity to explain their votes or positions. We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favou…

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The President

Draft resolution II is entitled “Situation of human rights in parts of South-Eastern Europe”. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

As announced earlier, action on draft resolution III will be taken at a later date. Draft resolution IV is entitled “Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, …

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The President

Draft resolution V is entitled “Situation of human rights in Iraq”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech…

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The President

Draft resolution VI is entitled “Situation of human rights in the Sudan”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salv…

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The President

Draft resolution VII is entitled “Question of human rights in Afghanistan”. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution VII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?

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The President

I now give the floor to the representative of Côte d’Ivoire, who wishes to speak in explanation of vote.

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Mr. Djangoné-Bi (Côte d'Ivoire)

The delegation of Côte d’Ivoire abstained from the vote on draft resolution I, concerning the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Côte d’Ivoire remains committed to the principle of respect for human rights, both on the national level and throughout the world. This year, our position has evolved in the light of the improvement of the human rights situation in certain spheres,…

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The President

The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (c) of agenda item 119. (d) Comprehensive implementation of and followup to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action Report of the Third Committee (A/56/583/Add.4)

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The President

May I take it that the Assembly takes note of the report of the Third Committee? It was so decided.

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The President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (d) of agenda item 119? It was so decided. (e) Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Report of the Third Committee (A/56/583/Add.5)

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The President

May I take it that the Assembly takes note of the report of the Third Committee? It was so decided.

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Vote Consensus — A/47/PV.92 Dec. 19, 2001