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| Draft symbol | A/63/L.51 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 63/135 |
| UN Document | 63/135 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/63/PV.68
Speeches following this vote (20)
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 42?
It was so decided. Agenda item 65 (continued) Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance Draft resolution A/63/L.48 (a) Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance…
Mrs. Asmady
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the tsunami-affected countries, draft resolution A/63/L.47, entitled “Strengthening emergency relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and prevention in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster”.
The Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004 is still considered one of the unprecedented natural disasters in recorded history. The casualties of th…
The Acting President
I now give the floor to the representative of Liberia to introduce draft resolution A/63/L.45.
Mrs. Osode
On behalf of the sponsors, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/63/L.45, entitled “Humanitarian assistance and reconstruction of Liberia”. The draft is similar to resolution 61/218, adopted by consensus, and other consensus resolutions on the subject adopted by the General Assembly since 1990, updated to take into consideration new developments.
Draft resolutions on this subject hav…
The Acting President
I now call on the representative of France to introduce draft resolutions A/63/L.48 and A/63/L.50.
Mr. Ripert
It is my pleasure, on behalf of the European Union, to introduce draft resolutions A/63/L.48, entitled “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel”, and A/63/L.50, entitled “Assistance to the Palestinian people”. Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Montenegro and Serbia align themselves with this statement.
While humani…
The Acting President
I now call on the representative of Sweden to introduce draft resolution A/63/L.49.
Mr. Örnéus
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/63/L.49.
We would like to thank all delegations for the good and constructive spirit of cooperation and partnership in which the consultations were held. We are pleased that consensus for this im…
The Acting President
I call on the representative of Antigua and Barbuda to introduce draft resolution A/63/L.53.
Ms. Akbar
I have the honour to address the Assembly on behalf of the Group of 77 and China to introduce draft resolution A/63/L.53, entitled “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development”. I am further honoured to inform the Assembly that Mexico and the Russian
Federation have joined the sponsors of the draft resolution.
I should like …
The Acting President
I should like to consult the Assembly with a view to proceeding immediately to consider draft resolution A/63/L.53. In this connection, since the draft resolution was circulated only this morning, it will be necessary to waive the relevant provision of rule 78 of the rules of procedure, which reads as follows:
“As a general rule, no proposal shall be discussed or put to the vote at any meeting o…
The Acting President
We shall now proceed to consider draft resolutions A/63/L.45, A/63/L.47, A/63/L.48, A/63/L.49, A/63/L.50 and A/63/L.53.
Before giving the floor to those who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position before action is taken on the draft resolutions, I remind delegations that explanations of vote or position are limited to 10 minutes, and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Tarragô
My delegation wishes to thank those delegations that contributed to the drafting of draft resolution A/63/L.49, entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”. I should also like to take this opportunity to highlight one of its main accomplishments.
Today, Member States are deciding to establish 19 August as World Humanitarian Day. The dat…
Mr. Mercado
First, we thank the delegation of India for its leadership in guiding the informal negotiations for draft resolution A/63/L.53, on international cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development, in a positive and constructive manner.
However, the United States is deeply disappointed by the introduction at this late date of revised language afte…
Mr. Delacroix
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union in explanation of its position on draft resolution A/63/L.53.
First, I strongly stress that the European Union attaches the greatest importance to humanitarian assistance in the event of natural disasters. It thanks India for conducting the negotiations on the draft, but
regrets the introduction of a last-minute amendment when the text …
Ms. Grau
Switzerland would like to explain its position on draft resolution A/63/L.53.
Switzerland is disappointed with the way in which the latest changes have been introduced into the draft resolution. It is an important achievement that the General Assembly is able to adopt humanitarian draft resolutions by consensus, a consensus that is very dear to my delegation. But the consensus approach can work …
Ms. Sunderland
Canada strongly supports efforts to enhance the coordination of humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, including by addressing the transition from the emergency relief period through reconstruction and rehabilitation stages to the development phase.
Canada participated constructively throughout negotiations on the text of draft resolution A/63/L.53.
However, we are disappoin…
The Acting President
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolutions A/63/L.45, A/63/L.47 to A/63/L.50, as well as A/63/L.53.
We turn first to draft resolution A/63/L.45, entitled “Humanitarian assistance and reconstruction of Liberia”. Since the submission of the draft resolution, the following countries have become sponsors: Brazil, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Isr…
The Acting President
Draft resolution A/63/L.47 is entitled “Strengthening emergency relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and prevention in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster”.
Since the submission of the draft resolution, the following countries have become sponsors: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, …
The Acting President
Draft resolution A/63/L.48 is entitled “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel”. Since the submission of the draft resolution, the following countries have become sponsors: Botswana, Colombia, Gabon, Georgia, Greece, Kenya, Saint Lucia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Uruguay.
May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to ado…
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