63/281 GA
Climate change and its possible security implications
63
Session
| Draft symbol | A/63/L.8/Rev.1 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 63/281 |
| Sponsors (1) | |
| UN Document | 63/281 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/63/PV.85
Speeches following this vote (20)
The Acting President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of position 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. Metela
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania and Montenegro; as well as Armenia, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine align themselves with this declaration.
The European Union warmly welcomes the…
Mr. Almansoor
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States to express their views on resolution 63/281.
The Arab Group believes that the developing countries — and in particular the least developed, the African, the landlocked developing and the small island developing countries — are those most severely impacted by climate change. The Arab Group joined in the consensus ad…
Mr. Mérorès
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 States members of
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The States members of CARICOM, in solidarity with the group of Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) Group joined as sponsors of draft resolution A/63/L.8/Rev.1, on climate change and its possible security implications.
CARICOM shares with other small island and low-lying…
Mr. Natelagawa
Among the many issues which demand a united common response from Member States, including from the General Assembly, is the challenge of climate change. Over the past two years, leading up to the Bali Climate Change Conference, held in December 2007, we have seen that the General Assembly can play a crucial role in promoting unity of purpose on this issue. It is in that light that my delegation w…
Mr. Muller
On behalf of His Excellency President Litokwa Tomeing and the people of the Marshall Islands, I bring warm greetings to the General Assembly. The Republic of the Marshall Islands supports and aligns itself with the statement of the Republic of Nauru, whose representative spoke on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands fully acknowledges the com…
Mr. Goledzinowski
This is quite a historic day for the General Assembly and it has been a very long time coming. I recall when negotiations on resolution 63/281 commenced last summer. At that time, there was a lot of discussion among us on what
the resolution was really about — whether it was really about climate change, security or development. I think that, in the end, we realized that it was about all those th…
Mrs. Yang
Palau would like to associate itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Nauru on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States (Pacific SIDS). We are proud of the statement and of resolution 63/281, “Climate change and its possible security implications”. We would like to thank the international community for adopting the resolution by consensus.
We are past the po…
Mr. Pita
Today has special meaning for the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) and for Tuvalu, as it is the first time in the history of the United Nations that this body has considered a resolution on climate change and its possible security implications. I am therefore honoured to speak on behalf of the Government of Tuvalu in fully supporting the adoption of the Pacific SIDS resolution by con…
Ms. Graham
My delegation wishes to add our voice in support of resolution 63/281, adopted by consensus this morning.
In 2008, New Zealand, along with other Pacific Island Forum members, adopted the Niue Declaration on Climate Change. At that time, our leaders expressed deep concerns about
“the serious current impacts of and growing threat posed by climate change to the economic, social, cultural and envir…
Mrs. Beck
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and for facilitating the adoption of resolution 63/281. My delegation would like to speak on the objectives, principles and commitment of the resolution and take the opportunity to thank its sponsors and those that supported it. My delegation would also like to thank those that participated in the negotiations.
The resolution was intensively negotiate…
Mr. Vunibobo
Fiji welcomes this opportunity to make this statement after the adoption of resolution 63/281, submitted by the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS), on climate change and its possible security implications.
My delegation supports and endorses the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Nauru on behalf of the Pacific SIDS and other sponsors of the resolution. We deeply appreci…
Mr. Maurer
The topic of climate change and its security implications is of urgent relevance. The security threat posed by climate change is real and its impacts are of global nature, affecting both developed and developing countries.
An impressive body of scientific evidence now tells us that even a relatively small rise in global temperatures can markedly exacerbate drought, water scarcity and destructive…
Mr. Osuga
I would like to join previous speakers in welcoming the adoption of the present resolution by consensus. The challenges of climate change and its possible security implications are now our shared concern. Japan particularly welcomes the solidarity demonstrated through the resolution to the small island countries facing growing threats to the well-being and security of their people as a result of …
Mr. McNee
Canada wishes to congratulate the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) for their leadership in bringing the important issue of security and climate change to the forefront of our work at the United Nations. All the Pacific SIDS delegations have spoken with great conviction and cogency today. The process of bringing forward a resolution in the General Assembly is often laborious, but the …
Mr. Elisaia
As the last speaker from among the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) to take the floor, allow me on their behalf to thank the General Assembly, under the visionary leadership of its President, for successfully adopting by consensus the resolution entitled “Climate change and its possible security implications” (resolution 63/281).
This is a momentous occasion in the life of our Organ…
Mr. Khaleel
The fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) clearly warned us of the adverse consequences of climate change and global warming, if left unchecked. That was two years ago. Unfortunately, today’s statistics are much more serious and grim. Human-induced climate change is accelerating much faster and far beyond the IPCC’s predictions.
The science is clear. Cl…
Mrs. Bianchi
Argentina understands and shares the concern of the small island developing States and other countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. In that respect, my country has always
promoted appropriate treatment of that particular vulnerability.
However, as we have said on previous occasions, the appropriate context for addressing climate change is the United…
Mr. Muñoz
We welcome the adoption of resolution 63/281, which seeks to alert the international community to the adverse impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels and the threat that they pose to security. The resolution also calls on all relevant bodies of our Organization to step up their efforts in that area.
We thank Indonesia for its role in bringing the process to a successful conclusion…
Mr. Sammis
The United States applauds the adoption today of resolution 63/281, “Climate change and its possible security implications”, and is pleased to join the list of sponsors that includes the original proponents of the resolution, namely, the Pacific small island developing States.
We are encouraged by the General Assembly’s ability to achieve broad consensus on a resolution concerning the urgent iss…
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