64/77 GA

Vote Consensus — A/64/PV.60 Dec. 7, 2009

Speeches following this vote (8) may include explanations of vote

The Acting President

On behalf of the General Assembly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Her Excellency Ms. Sylvie Lucas, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, for undertaking the task of coordinating consultations and negotiations on the resolutions adopted under agenda item 70. I call on the representative of Colombia on a point of order.

View full speech →

Mr. Suárez (Colombia)

I would like to recall that we had informed the Secretariat that the Group of 77 and China wishes to keep this agenda item open, since consultations continue on a draft resolution on international cooperation in humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters and the provision of development aid. We hope to submit this draft resolution in a few days, and need therefore to keep this item…

View full speech →

The Acting President

I now call on those representatives who wish to explain their positions on the resolutions just adopted.

View full speech →

Mr. Ali (Sudan)

My delegation would like to explain its vote on resolution 64/77, on safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel. We participated in the consultations leading to the unanimous adoption of this resolution. We would like to register in the record of this meeting our reservations regarding the twentieth preambular paragraph of this resolution. The fact t…

View full speech →

Mr. Tarar (Pakistan)

I am taking the floor to explain Pakistan’s vote on resolution 64/77, entitled “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel”. We had informed the Secretariat that we wanted to make an explanation of position before the vote. However, I believe, owing to some confusion, we could not do so. Therefore, since the agenda item is still open, we are making ou…

View full speech →

Mr. Al-Musawi (Iraq)

My delegation is pleased to make a statement on behalf of the Arab Group on the resolution entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations” (resolution 64/76), which the General Assembly has just adopted. The resolution contains important humanitarian goals and enumerates the positive measures undertaken by the peoples of the world to deal wi…

View full speech →

Mrs. Gallardo Hernández (El Salvador)

With respect to resolution 64/74, on behalf of the Government and people of El Salvador, I would like to thank the sponsors and all States members of the General Assembly for having ensured its adoption. It is well known that the Central American region has been painfully exposed in recent years to a series of natural disasters that have caused us major difficulties, the negative of impact of wh…

View full speech →

The Acting President

The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-items (a) and (b) of agenda item 70 and of agenda item 71.

View full speech →

Related resolutions

• S/RES/1325(2000) — Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) [on women and peace and security] (1 shared citation)
• S/RES/1502(2003) — Security Council resolution 1502 (2003) [on protection of humanitarian personne… (1 shared citation)
• S/RES/1882(2009) — Security Council resolution 1882 (2009) [on children and armed conflict] (1 shared citation)
• S/RES/1888(2009) — Security Council resolution 1888 (2009) [on sexual violence against women and c… (1 shared citation)
• S/RES/1674(2006) — Security Council resolution 1674 (2006) [on protection of civilians in armed co… (1 shared citation)