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66/295 GA

Extension of the intergovernmental process of the General Assembly on strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system

66
Session
Draft symbol A/66/L.62
Adopted symbol 66/295
UN Document 66/295 ↗

Vote ConsensusA/66/PV.130 Sept. 17, 2012

Speeches following this vote (5) may include explanations of vote
The President
On this occasion, let me thank the two co-facilitators, Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir of Iceland and Ambassador Desra Percaya of Indonesia, for their diligence and hard work in tackling this important issue. I would also like to thank Member States for their tendency towards a spirit of cooperation and compromise. That is the way in which we should go forward, and I sincerely hope that Member St…
Mr. Lukiyantsev (Russian Federation)
I wish to draw the Assembly’s attention to a mistake in the Russian-language text of the draft resolution. The phrase “and the contribution” is missing from the first line of the fifth preambular paragraph. (spoke in English) I have the honour to speak on behalf of the crossregional group that includes the following States: Belarus, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Syria, Vene…
Ms. Gunnarsdóttir (Iceland)
I am making this statement on behalf of the co-facilitators of the intergovernmental process, namely, Iceland and Indonesia. Allow me, at the outset, Mr. President, to reiterate our appreciation for the trust and honour that you have conferred upon us and our countries to facilitate such an important process related to the human rights treaty body system. As laid out in resolution 66/254, we sou…
Ms. Razzouk (United States of America)
The United States would like to thank the co-facilitators of this process, the Ambassadors of Iceland and Indonesia, for all of their efforts. We look forward to continuing the dialogue on strengthening the treaty body system. As we said throughout the negotiations, the United States does not support a code of conduct for the treaty bodies. We believe that non-governmental organizations must con…
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 124?
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