61/257 GA
Strengthening of the capacity of the Organization to advance the disarmament agenda
61
Session
| Draft symbol | A/61/L.55 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 61/257 |
| UN Document | 61/257 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/61/PV.88
Speeches following this vote (19)
The President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of position, may I remind delegations that explanations of position are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
I now give the floor to those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of position on the resolutions just adopted.
Mr. Malmierca Díaz
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Allow me first of all, Madam, to thank you for convening this meeting. I am confident that, under your wise and able guidance, our deliberations will yield a solid outcome.
Regarding resolution 61/256, I would also like to congratulate the facilitators — Ambassador Løvald, Permanent Representative of Norway, and Ambassador K…
Mr. Wallace
I would like to thank you, Madame President, for your efforts on behalf of the Secretary-General’s reorganization plans. We also wish to thank the four facilitators for their hard work and support for the Secretary-General’s proposals.
The United States delegation welcomes the General Assembly’s adoption of two framework resolutions that support the Secretary-General’s proposed reorganization of…
Mr. Choi Young-jin
My delegation would like to thank you, Madam President, as well as the facilitators, for your work on the two framework resolutions that we have just adopted. We believe they are a very well balanced reflection of the various positions held by Member States in our recent consultations. The Republic of Korea welcomes the adoption of both resolutions. With those resolutions, we have enabled the Sec…
Mr. Labbé
The delegation of Chile would like to associate itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Cuba on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
Chile welcomes the consensus adoption of the resolutions before us. We would like to congratulate you, Madam President — as well as Ambassador Løvald, Ambassador Kariyawasam, Ambassador Salgueiro and Ambassador Rosselli — …
Mr. Arias Cárdenas
We have taken due note of the statement made by the President with regard to the two resolutions that we have adopted this afternoon.
Our delegation joined the consensus to adopt draft resolution A/61/L.54 in order to demonstrate the confidence we have had in Secretary-General Ban Kimoon since the very moment of his election by acclamation by the General Assembly. Our joining the consensus also …
Mr. Akram
The Pakistan delegation would like to thank you, Madam, for presenting the two texts we have just adopted as resolutions 61/256
and 61/257. Your skills and your persistence were essential to achieving the consensus adoption of those two resolutions, and we would like to congratulate you and our Secretary-General on that accomplishment.
We would also like to thank our friends the facilitators, t…
Mr. Cabral
I take the floor not to explain my vote, because there is no reason to do so. I simply wish to express my delegation’s pleasure that resolutions 61/256 and 61/257 were adopted by consensus. I also take this opportunity to convey our appreciation, Madam, for your efforts to establish all the conditions necessary to ensuring a frank, transparent, open and cordial discussion on the two resolutions. …
Mr. Hill
I want to make a few comments on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand (CANZ).
The CANZ countries want to commend the Secretary-General on his efforts to strengthen the Organization, particularly in peacekeeping and disarmament — areas that we regard as critically important. We also want to commend him for his efforts to make progress in a timely fashion. We believe that it is important to…
Mr. Oshima
The delegation of Japan welcomes the adoption of the two framework resolutions. Japan also welcomes the Secretary- General’s strong commitment to Secretariat reform, including improvement in management.
We support the broad thrust of the Secretary- General’s proposals on strengthening the capacity of the Organization to meet the challenges of expanding peacekeeping operations and advancing the d…
Mr. Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg
On behalf of the European Union, I would like to make the following explanatory remark on resolution 61/257, on the Department of Disarmament Affairs (DDA). But first of all, the European Union thanks you, Madam President, and all four facilitators, for the great efforts made to bring about the consensus on the two framework resolutions that we have adopted today.
As for the resolution entitled …
Mr. Butagira
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Madam President, and your facilitators for the work well done in making sure that these two resolutions have been adopted by consensus.
I would like to place on the record our thanks to the Secretary-General for coming out early in his term with these proposals to reform the Department for Disarmament Affairs and the Department of Peacekeeping Op…
Mr. Kebret
I should like at the outset to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Madam President, on the manner in which you steered our informal consultations, especially by appointing able facilitators and making our consultations a success. I would also like to express my appreciation to all the facilitators for having handled the difficult consultation process in a very transparent and consistent…
Mr. Belinga-Eboutou
The General Assembly has just adopted two resolutions dealing with, first, strengthening the capacity of the Organization to advance the disarmament agenda and, secondly, strengthening its capacity in peacekeeping operations.
My delegation believes that the Assembly’s actions in this regard are doubly important. First of all, this is the first time since the Secretary-General took office that th…
Mr. Mohamad
Today, we are witnessing an important event, marking the acceptance by the General Assembly of the Secretary-General’s proposals on the restructuring of two important Departments: the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department for Disarmament Affairs.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his timely initiatives and proposals. They confirm what he promised us upon his unan…
Mr. Mohamed
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting to enable us to adopt these two resolutions. They are part of the process of United Nations reform in two of the most important areas of the Organization’s major efforts to maintain international peace and security: disarmament and peacekeeping.
I associate myself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of fraternal Cuba o…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position.
I now give the floor to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon.
The Secretary-General
Allow me to express my sincere gratitude for what we have achieved today. My thanks go first and foremost to you, Madam President, for your personal leadership and commitment in advancing the consultative process.
Let me also thank the able facilitators — Ambassador Løvald of Norway, Ambassador Kariyawasam of Sri Lanka, Ambassador Salgueiro of Portugal and Ambassador Rosselli of Uruguay — for th…
The President
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
We have now adopted resolution 61/256, on strengthening the capacity of the Organization in
peacekeeping operations, and resolution 61/257, on strengthening the capacity of the Organization to advance the disarmament agenda.
I was very pleased that throughout the consultations process the membership was united in providing the Secretary-General …
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