56/219 GA
Assistance in mine action
56
Session
| Draft symbol | A/56/L.63/Rev.1 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 56/219 |
| UN Document | 56/219 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/56/PV.91
Speeches following this vote (6)
The President
Before calling on representatives wishing to speak in explanation of position, let me remind delegations that explanations of vote or position are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
I now call on representatives wishing to speak in explanation of position on the draft resolution just adopted.
Mr. Shen Guofang
China understands the international community’s humanitarian concern over indiscriminate injuries to innocent civilians caused by mines, and it supports the international community’s humanitarian efforts to resolve the problem. The Chinese Government expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General, to the Mine Action Service of the Secretariat and to other relevant United Nations agencies for…
Mr. Amer
My delegation joined in the consensus on the draft resolution entitled “Assistance in mine action”, contained in document A/56/L.63/Rev.1. We would like to thank the sponsors of this resolution for having accepted the amendments to operative paragraph 1, which takes note of the Secretary-General’s recommendations on mine action, contained in document A/56/482.
The report is very important indeed…
Mr. Requejo Gual
Cuba has this year once again joined the consensus on the draft resolution on assistance in mine action, contained in document A/56/L.63/Rev.1.
Our support for the draft reflects our genuine desire to contribute, to the extent possible, to addressing the humanitarian consequences of the irresponsible and indiscriminate use of anti-personnel landmines. We would also like to emphasize that, as is …
Mr. Khairat
The delegation of Egypt joined the consensus on draft resolution A/56/L.63/Rev.1 on assistance in mine action. In this connection, we would like to make the following points.
Egypt accords particular importance to assistance in mine action, given the presence of approximately 23 million landmines in Egyptian territory and their serious consequences for the people of my country. Each year the deb…
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 38?
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