57/300 GA
Strengthening of the United Nations: an agenda for further change
57
Session
| Draft symbol | A/57/L.74 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 57/300 |
| UN Document | 57/300 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/57/PV.79
Speeches following this vote (10)
The President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of vote after the adoption of the resolution, may I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by representatives from their seats.
Mr. Niño Gómez
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, allow me to reiterate our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on strengthening the United Nations system (A/57/387). The Group would once again like to extend
its full support to him for the reforms outlined in the report. In section I of its summary the report “suggests a number of improvements aimed at ensuring that the Organization devo…
Ms. Løj
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The acceding States Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe associated with the European Union, Bulgaria and Romania, and the associated country, Turkey, as well as the EFTA countries of the European Economic Area, Iceland and Norway, align the…
Mr. Heinbecker
I would like to take a moment to thank you personally, Mr. President, for the leadership you have given to this process. I would like to commend Deputy Secretary-General Fréchette for her hard work in getting us started on this process. I would also like to salute the effectiveness of Ambassador Hussein of Ethiopia, in helping us all to reach agreement. In addition, I would like to thank the
fac…
Mr. Dauth
Let me immediately join other delegations in offering our thanks and congratulations to you, Mr. President, to your Vice- President, our outstanding colleague from Ethiopia, the facilitators who assisted you so ably in developing this resolution, and Deputy Secretary-General Fréchette as well, for her help along the way. Developing a coherent and strategic response to the Secretary-General’s prop…
Mr. Haraguchi
I am pleased to have this opportunity to make some very brief remarks with respect to the resolution just adopted, to which Japan attaches great importance.
The Government of Japan expresses its appreciation to you, Mr. President, to Ambassador Hussein of Ethiopia, a Vice-President of the Assembly, to the staff of the Office of the President of the General Assembly and to the Deputy Secretary-Ge…
Mr. Kennedy
To remain vital and relevant, any Organization must constantly evaluate and improve itself. The United Nations is no exception. For that reason, the United States joined many other States this fall in welcoming the Secretary-General’ s initiative to ensure the continued effectiveness of the United Nations in meeting the critical needs of the peoples of the world. The report (A/57/387) has provide…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote.
Given the fact that so many speakers referred to the work of the facilitators, I feel that it would be appropriate to remind the Assembly who they were. In addition to Mr. Abdul Mejid Hussein, a Vice-President of the Assembly and Permanent Representative of Ethiopia, who has already been mentioned by me and several others, the group of facil…
The President
With regard to the programme of work of the General Assembly, apart from organizational matters and items that may have to be considered by operation of the rules of procedure of the Assembly, and bearing in mind the action already taken by the Assembly thus far, I should like to propose that the following agenda items remain for consideration during the fifty-seventh session of the General Assem…
The President
This afternoon we have concluded our work for the main part of the fiftyseventh session of the General Assembly. I am pleased that we were able to wrap up a few days before Christmas day, and I hope this signals improved efficiency of our work, partially through the better use of the time allocated for our deliberations.
I should like now to share a few words and to reflect on some important eve…
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