66/290 GA
Follow-up to paragraph 143 on human security of the 2005 World Summit Outcome
66
Session
| Draft symbol | A/66/L.55/Rev.1 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 66/290 |
| UN Document | 66/290 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/66/PV.127
Speeches following this vote (11)
The President
Before giving the floor to the speakers in explanation of vote, may I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Siddique
I have the honour to speak in explanation of vote on resolution 66/290, entitled “Follow-up to paragraph 143 on human security of the 2005 World Summit Outcome”.
Before commenting on the substance of the resolution, we would like to put on record our deep appreciation for the skilful handling of the negotiation process by the two facilitators, Japan and Jordan. Despite our differences in views o…
Ms. Alsaleh
First of all, we would like to thank the facilitators, the representatives of Jordan and Japan, for their efforts to arrive at a common agreement on the term “human security”, in keeping with the provisions of the Charter and the principles of international law, while reaffirming the rights of people to development, freedom and a life of dignity free from poverty and despair.
My country’s delega…
Mr. Maksimychev
The Russian Federation did not join in the consensus adoption of resolution 66/290, on human security, because the text does take many of our proposals into account.
Moreover, we are not convinced of the need for the very concept of human security or its added value for the work of the United Nations. We are not convinced that the notion of human security can offer anything particularly new to t…
Mr. Escalona Ojeda
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the facilitators of resolution 66/290, Ambassador Jun Yamazaki of Japan and Counsellor Mohammed Ali Al Nsour of Jordan, for their tireless efforts and the transparency they demonstrated.
In the spirit of being constructive, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela decided to join the consensus in the Assembly on this resolution. Nonetheless, we would li…
Ms. Nemroff
The United States values the concept of human security as an important innovation in our thinking about the purposes and principles of the United Nations. It encourages us to think about the interconnected nature of security in the twenty-first century, and insists that we keep high on our agenda consideration of the vulnerability and insecurity that plague too many individuals around the world, …
Mr. Sun Xiaobo
China would like to emphasize the following three points with regard to the issue of human security.
First, the concept of human security originated with United Nations Development Programme reports on development. Human security is in essence an issue of development. Helping developing countries to emerge from poverty as quickly as possible, achieve sustainable economic and social development a…
Mr. Selim
The adoption by consensus of resolution 66/290, entitled “Follow-up to paragraph 143 on human security of the 2005 World Summit Outcome”, as the first substantive resolution on the notion of human security only reflects the level of maturity that the discussions within the General Assembly have reached on the notion since 2005.
Egypt was pleased to join the consensus, which enabled the general m…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote.
I now give the floor to the representative of the European Union.
Mr. Vrailas
I will deliver this explanation of position on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
First, let me thank the facilitators, Ambassador Jun Yamazaki of Japan and Counsellor Mohammad Ali Al Nsour of Jordan, for their commendable leadership and tireless efforts throughout this process, which has successfully produced the first substantive resolution of the General Assembly on human se…
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda items 14 and 117.
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