59/140 GA
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community
59
Session
| Draft symbol | A/59/L.42 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 59/140 |
| UN Document | 59/140 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/59/PV.72
Speeches following this vote (8)
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (s) of agenda item 56? Item 39 (continued) Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance (a) Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations
The President
Members will recall that the General Assembly held its debate on agenda item 39 and sub-items (a) and (c) at the 51st and 52nd meetings, held on 11 November 2004.
I now give the floor to the representative of Sweden to introduce draft resolution A/59/L.49.
Mr. Lidén
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, a draft resolution on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, contained in document A/59/L.49. I should like to announce that, since the publication of the draft resolution before the Assembly, the following countries have become sponsors: Belarus, Cape Verde, Liechtenstein, Luxemb…
The President
We shall now proceed to consider draft resolution A/59/L.49, entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”.
May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to adopt draft resolution A/59/L.49?
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of position on the resolution just adopted. May I remind delegations that explanations of position are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Thammavongsa
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic supports the efforts of the international community to address humanitarian emergencies around the world. In that connection, we appreciate the important role played by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. For that reason, we can support
the primary objective of draft resolution A/59/L.49, on strengthening of the coordination of emergency …
Mr. Filgueiras Rivero
Draft resolution A/59/L.49 having been adopted, the delegation of Cuba wishes to dissociate itself from the language used in paragraph 15. Concepts such as the culture of protection, utilized in the context of the humanitarian assistance needed by millions of persons throughout the world, are being used in order to contravene international law and the principles and purposes of the United Nations…
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 39.
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