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The Acting President

We shall now proceed to consider draft resolution A/61/L.62. I give the floor to the representative of the Secretariat.

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Ms. Kelley

In connection with draft resolution A/61/L.62, entitled “International Day of Nonviolence”, I wish to put on record the following statement of financial implications on behalf of the Secretary-General, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly. “Under the terms of operative paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the draft resolution, the Secretariat envisaged that the follo…

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The Acting President

I thank the representative of the Secretariat. The Assembly will now take action on draft resolution A/61/L.62, entitled “International Day of Non-Violence”. The following countries have become sponsors of the draft resolution: Andorra, Azerbaijan, Belize, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, the Central African Republic, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait,…

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The Acting President

I now give the floor to the representative of the United States, who wishes to speak in explanation of position on the resolution just adopted. May I remind delegations that such explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by representatives from their seats.

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Mr. Miller (United States of America)

I have asked for the floor in connection with the adoption of draft resolution A/61/L.61, entitled “The Ethiopian Millennium”. The United States did not participate in the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity and is therefore not in a position to affirm or reaffirm that document in its entirety. However, we are in a position to affirm, as stated in the resolution, “its app…

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The Acting President

The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 44.

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