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58/246 GA

Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities

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UN Document 58/246 ↗

Vote Consensus — A/78/PV.42 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (15) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
We now turn to draft decision XXIX, entitled “Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the sixth preambular paragraph and operative paragraphs 5 and 6. I shall first put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5.
The Acting President
I shall next put to the vote the operative paragraph 6.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXIX as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Radiological weapons”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on the eighth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXX as a whole, on which a recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXII is entitled “Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXIV is entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the thirty-second preambular paragraph and on operative paragraphs 16 and 19. I shall first put to the vote the thirty-second preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 16.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 19.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXXIV as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Libya informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour; the delegation of Uzbekistan informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.]
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXV is entitled “Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them”. A separate recorded vote has been requested on the sixteenth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXXV as a whole without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-items (a) to (dd), (ff) and (gg) of agenda item 99?
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (ee) of agenda item 99.

Vote Consensus — A/77/PV.46 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXIX is entitled “Information on confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the sixth preambular paragraph and on operative paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 18. I shall first put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 2.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 3.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 4.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 6.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 18.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXX as a whole.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXI is entitled “Reducing nuclear danger”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXII is entitled “Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXIII is entitled “Steps to building a common road map towards a world without nuclear weapons”. Separate recorded votes have been requested on the third, fifth, sixth, tenth, eleventh, thirteenth, fourteenth and sixteenth preambular paragraphs and on operative paragraphs 1 through 7, 9 and 10. I shall first put to the vote the third preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote the fifth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote the sixth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote the tenth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote the eleventh preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote the thirteenth preambular paragraph. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, Chi…
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote the fourteenth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote the sixteenth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 1 of the draft resolution.

Vote Consensus — A/71/PV.51 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXIX is entitled “Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXI is entitled “Relationship between disarmament and development”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXII is entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 16.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXXII as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXIII is entitled “Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXIV is entitled “Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXV is entitled “Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive sources”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVI is entitled “Nuclear disarmament verification”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 1. 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 (Plurinational State of), Bosnia …
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXXVI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVII is entitled “National legislation on transfer of arms, military equipment and dual-use goods and technology”. Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the seventh and eighth preambular paragraphs and operative paragraph 1. I shall now put to the vote the seventh preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote the eighth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 1.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXVII as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVIII is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction”. Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the third and fourth preambular paragraphs and on operative paragraphs 2 and 13. I shall first put to the vote the third preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote the fourth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote operative paragraph 2.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote operative paragraph 13.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXVIII as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXIX is entitled “Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium”. A recorded vote has been requested.

Vote Consensus — A/70/PV.67 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (10) may include explanations of vote
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.]
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.]
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXI is entitled “The Arms Trade Treaty”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on the operative paragraph 3.
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.]
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?
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?
The Acting President
I now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions just adopted.
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…
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…
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.

Vote Consensus — A/69/PV.62 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (18) may include explanations of vote
The President
Draft resolution XXIX is entitled “Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control.” A separate, recorded vote has been requested on the eighth preambular paragraph. I shall first put to the vote the eighth preambular paragraph.
The President
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXIX as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The President
Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities.” A separate vote has been requested on the eighth preambular paragraph.
The President
I will now put to vote draft resolution XXX as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The President
Draft resolution XXXI is entitled “Mongolia’s international security and nuclearweapon-free status”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution XXXII is entitled “Information on confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution XXXIII is entitled “United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution XXXIV is entitled “Third Conference of States Parties and Signatories to Treaties that Establish Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and Mongolia, 2015”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The President
Draft resolution XXXV is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction”. A recorded vote has been requested. Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the fourth and fifth preambular paragraphs. I shall first put to the vote the fourth preambular paragraph.
The President
I shall now put to the vote the fifth preambular paragraph.
The President
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXXV, as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Saudi Arabia informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
The President
I now invite delegations to turn to paragraph 96, in section III of the report, concerning the draft decisions. We first turn to draft decision I, entitled “Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The President
We now turn to draft decision II, entitled “Missiles”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft decision III is entitled “Openended Working Group on the Fourth Special Session of the General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The President
I shall now give the floor to representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions just adopted.
Mr. Elshandawily (Egypt)
The delegation of Egypt voted in favour of resolution 69/67, on the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, despite our reservations with respect to particular language and wording and concerns that important elements remain missing from the resolution. Egypt wholeheartedly participated …
Mr. An Myong Hun (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
My delegation would like to explain its vote on resolution 69/59, entitled “Compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and commitments”. The major blocks to achieving disarmament at present are the pursuit of the doctrine of hegemony and power politics of the Cold War era, undisguised armed demonstrations, threats and blackmail, and the open use of wartime tool…
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 96?

Vote Consensus — A/67/PV.48 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (17) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXIX is entitled “The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXX is entitled “United action towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons”. Separate, recorded votes have been requested on operative paragraphs 2, 8, 9 and 16. I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 2.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution XXX, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 9 of draft resolution XXX , on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote operative paragraph 16 of draft resolution XXX, on which a separate, recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXX as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXI is entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 16. I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 16.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
We now turn to draft resolution XXXII, 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 likewise?
The Acting President
We now turn to draft resolution XXXIII, entitled “Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 2. I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 2
The Acting President
I will now put to the vote draft resolution XXXIII as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it draft decision I, entitled “Missiles”, recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 98 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?
The Acting President
We now turn to draft decision II, entitled “Transparency in armaments”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, 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, Botswana,…
The Acting President
We now turn to draft decision III, entitled “Open-ended Working Group on the Fourth Special Session of the General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament”. 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, Belg…
The Acting President
I now give the floor to the representative of South Africa for an explanation of vote.
Mr. Wensley (South Africa)
My delegation would like to explain its vote on resolution 67/60, entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. South Africa remains a staunch supporter of the establishment and maintenance of a nuclearweapon-free world and consequently supports international efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons by pursuing and concluding negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament. In that regard, my delegation has c…
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude this stage of its consideration of agenda item 94? It was so decided.

Vote Recorded Vote — A/65/PV.60 Dec. 23, 2003

— Abstain (10)
✗ No (1)
✓ Yes (173)
Speeches following this vote (10) may include explanations of vote
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.
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?
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.
The President
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
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.
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?
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?
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Colombia.
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”.
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 97?

Vote Consensus — A/64/PV.55 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (10) may include explanations of vote
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.
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.]
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?
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?
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 96.

Vote Consensus — A/63/PV.61 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
Mr. Feoktistov (Russian Federation)
Although draft resolution XXVIII was adopted without a vote, my country decided not to participate in the decision.
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.]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.]
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?
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?
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.
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.
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…
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…
The Acting President
We shall now turn to paragraph 87 of section III of the report contained in document A/63/389, in order to take action on the two draft decisions recommended by the First Committee. Draft decision I is entitled “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. The Committee adopted the draft decision without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes t…
The Acting President
Draft decision II 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. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brun…
The Acting President
I shall now give the floor to representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions and decisions just adopted. May I remind members that, in accordance with General Assembly decision 34/401, delegations should, as far as possible, explain their vote only once, that is, either in the Committee or in plenary meeting, unless that delegation’s vote in plenary meetin…
Mr. Delacroix (France)
Before we conclude our consideration of agenda item 89, my delegation would like express its position with regard to resolution 63/52. France’s position was not to participate in the General Assembly’s action on the resolution. We continue to maintain our known reservations on the symbiotic nature of the relationship between disarmament and development.
Mr. Ben-Shaban (Libya)
I should like to explain my country’s vote on resolution 63/42, entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on their Destruction”. My country abstained in the voting on that resolution for the following reasons. It is regrettable that current international mechanisms have failed to address the issue of…

Vote Consensus — A/61/PV.67 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (11) may include explanations of vote
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?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXX is entitled “Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia”. A recorded vote has been requested.
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…
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.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
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…
The Acting President
I call on the representative of Costa Rica, who wishes to speak in explanation of position on the decisions just taken.
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…
The Acting President
I call on the representative of Argentina on a point of order.
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…
The Acting President
The Secretariat will address the matter. The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 90.

Vote Consensus — A/60/PV.61 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (13) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXIX is entitled “Information on confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms”. The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXIX without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Will delegations now please turn to paragraph 95 of Section III, concerning the draft decisions. Draft decision I is entitled “Missiles”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegations of Angola and Niger informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]
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 likewise?
The Acting President
Draft decision III 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 Angola informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
The Acting President
Draft decision IV is entitled “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. The First Committee adopted draft decision IV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The Acting President
Draft decision V is entitled “International instrument to enable States to identify and trace, in a timely and reliable manner, illicit small arms and light weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently the delegation of Angola informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
The Acting President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote on the resolutions just adopted.
Mr. Rodríguez Zahar (Mexico)
Our explanation of vote relates to the resolution on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects. During the voting, Mexico joined in the adoption of the resolution on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons because we believed that our points of view had been sufficiently expressed during the voting conducted in the context of the work of the First Committee. …
Mr. Song Se Il (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
This morning, on the basis of its principled stand in favour of nuclear disarmament, particularly the total elimination of nuclear weapons, the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea voted in favour of draft resolution XVIII under agenda item 97, as contained in document A/60/463, entitled “Followup to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Review Conferen…
Mr. Gala López (Cuba)
With respect to draft resolution I, entitled “Compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements”, contained in the report of the First Committee (A/60/463), my delegation abstained for the following reasons. In October 2002, Cuba, together with various other delegations in the First Committee, was concerned about some of the amendments made to the draft resolution con…
Mr. Ben-Shaban (Libya)
The delegation of my country abstained in the vote on resolution XXVII, on implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, because my country is not a party to the Convention. Despite that Convention’s positive qualities, it does not respond to the concerns of my country and other countries. Fi…
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of item 97. Before adjourning this meeting, I would like to inform members that, in view of the late hour, the General Assembly will take up the remaining reports of the First Committee and the reports of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee — the Fourth Committee — at 3 p.m. today. Organization of work
The Acting President
Member States will recall, that at its 17th plenary meeting, on 20 September 2005, the General Assembly approved the recommendation of the General Committee that the Second Committee would complete its work by Tuesday, 6 December 2005 and that the Fifth Committee would complete its work by Friday, 9 December 2005. However, I have been informed by the Chairs of both Committees that they will not b…

Vote Consensus — A/59/PV.66 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (8) may include explanations of vote
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?
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?
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?
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.]
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?
The Acting President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote after the voting.
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…
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 65?

Vote Consensus — A/58/PV.79 Dec. 23, 2003

Speeches following this vote (5) may include explanations of vote
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 117. (c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Report of the Third Committee (A/58/508/Add.3) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/58/651)
The President
The Assembly will resume consideration of the report of the Third Committee on sub-item (c) of agenda item 117 to take action on draft resolution II, recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 57 of its report in document A/58/508/Add.3. The report of the Fifth Committee on the programme budget implications of draft resolution II is contained in document A/58/651. Draft resolution II is en…
Mr. Tun (Myanmar)
In the Third Committee, Myanmar disassociated itself from draft resolution A/C.3/58/L.63/Rev.1, as orally revised, contained in report A/58/508/Add.3 as draft resolution II. I would like to request that, for reasons already given in the Third Committee, Myanmar’s disassociation from the resolution be duly reflected in the official records.
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 117?
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded consideration of all the reports of the Third Committee.
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