66/118 GA
Assistance to the Palestinian people
66
Session
| Draft symbol | A/66/L.27 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 66/118 |
| UN Document | 66/118 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/66/PV.86
Speeches following this vote (11)
The Acting President
The General Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/66/L.28, entitled “Strengthening of the
coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”.
I give the floor to the representative of the Secretariat.
Mr. Zhang Saijin
I should like to announce that, since the submission of draft resolution A/66/L.28, and in addition to those delegations listed in the document, the following countries have become sponsors: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belize, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Croatia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Japan, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ser…
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to adopt draft resolution A/66/L.28?
The Acting President
The General Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/66/L.29, entitled “Strengthening humanitarian assistance, emergency relief and rehabilitation in response to the severe drought in the Horn of Africa region”.
I give the floor to the representative of the Secretariat.
Mr. Zhang Saijin
I should like to announce that, since the submission of draft resolution A/66/L.29, and in addition to those delegations listed in the document, the following countries have become sponsors: Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Croatia, Eritrea, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Peru, San Marino, Serbia, Slova…
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to adopt draft resolution A/66/L.29?
The Acting President
One representative has asked to speak in explanation of vote on the resolutions just adopted. I remind her that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mrs. Furman
Israel joined the consensus on resolution 66/118, “Assistance to the Palestinian people”. Ensuring that assistance reaches the Palestinian people is an important issue for Israel and for our region. Israel has demonstrated its commitment to that cause with more than mere words. We continue to take concrete actions on the ground. In the West Bank, Israel has worked closely with the Palestinian Aut…
The Acting President
The General Assembly has heard the last speaker in explanation of vote.
I now give the floor to the representative of Costa Rica.
Ms. Murillo
Costa Rica attaches great importance to the coordination of United Nations emergency humanitarian assistance and believes that the resolution just adopted on the issue is a useful tool for expediting an effective United Nations response to various humanitarian emergencies, be they complex emergencies or natural disasters, and the delivery of help to affected populations. We agree in general with …
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-items (a) to (c) of agenda item 70 and agenda item 71.
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