59/111 GA
59
Session
| Draft symbol | A/59/L.29 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 59/111 |
| UN Document | 59/111 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/59/PV.67
Speeches following this vote (13)
The Acting President
Before giving the floor to those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote on the resolution just adopted, may I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes, and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Nornberg
I would like to take this opportunity to explain Norway’s position on the resolution just adopted.
Norway places great emphasis on questions relating to, and the role of, families in society. We regard the following to be key consensus documents for policies and actions relating to the family in all its various forms: the outcome documents of the World Summit for Social Development, held at Cope…
Ms. Groux
Switzerland, which attaches great importance to family-related issues, did not want to oppose the consensus adoption of draft resolution A/59/L.29. However, like other delegations, my delegation dissociates itself from the consensus.
As we stated this morning, Switzerland echoes the Secretary-General’s introductory statement in emphasizing that the family is the basic unit of society and that, d…
Mr. Adsett
Canada joins other delegations in dissociating itself from the consensus on draft resolution A/59/L.29. Canada attaches great importance to the family and to family-related issues. Although we support the aim of that text, we are concerned by what is not in the text. In particular, we
believe that it is important to recognize that, in different cultural, political and social systems, various for…
Mr. Choi
Australia fully supports the comments made by the delegations of Norway, Switzerland and Canada, and we wish to dissociate ourselves from the consensus on this resolution.
Ms. Hauksdóttir
My delegation would like to second the views already expressed by the representatives of the European Union and Norway and by others and to align ourselves with the statements made by previous speakers dissociating them from the consensus on draft resolution A/59/L.29.
Mr. Schurti
My delegation also takes the floor in explanation of position and endorses what was said by the representative of the European Union and by other previous speakers.
Liechtenstein is committed to implementing existing instruments with regard to the well-being of families, particularly the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of t…
Mr. MacKay
New Zealand has been an active participant in United Nations debates on the family, without exception, and we have joined consensus on family resolutions in the past. We believe that families are the fundamental building blocks of our communities, our societies and our nations. We must support them, and we must commit ourselves to
recognizing the family as a source of strength, belonging and coh…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the vote. Three delegations have indicated their wish to make general statements after the adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Adechi
Benin sets great store by issues related to the family. We would like especially to hail the efforts made by the international community during the decade to support the family.
We would have liked to have greater support for the resolution that we have just adopted for celebrating the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family. We see, therefore, that there is still some work tha…
Mr. Cumberbach Miguén
In joining in the support given to the draft resolution submitted by Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77, the delegation of Cuba would like to welcome
the adoption of a resolution that is designed to draw attention to events that the Chairman of our Group and the delegation of Benin have conducted to promote the well-being of families in all their forms.
This is not the first time that the Gener…
Mr. Al-Bader
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I would like to thank the delegations for their great support for this draft resolution. There is no doubt that the adoption of this resolution demonstrates the determination of Member States to honour their commitments to families. This reflects the importance we attach to supporting and protecting families. This is an important testimony to the success of…
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this meeting devoted to the observance of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and this stage of its consideration of agenda item 94.
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