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67/250 GA

Organization of the special session of the General Assembly on the follow- up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014

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Draft symbol A/67/L.55
Adopted symbol 67/250
UN Document 67/250 ↗

Vote ConsensusA/67/PV.65 Feb. 21, 2013

Speeches following this vote (9) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Before giving the floor to the 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. De Léon Huerta (Mexico)
The delegation of Mexico attaches great importance to resolution 67/250, as it concerns a topic that is relevant to the international community, namely, the followup to the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014. We are certain that the special session of the General Assembly will enable States to reaffirm at the highest political level their commitment to implementing…
Mr. Vasiliev (Russian Federation)
The Russian Federation is committed to the effective implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) beyond 2014. We attach particular importance to next year’s special session of the General Assembly to review the status of the implementation of the ICPD. We welcome the consensus adoption of resolution 67/250 with regard to that ses…
Mrs. Furman (Israel)
The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo, was a groundbreaking event in the history of population and development, as well as of women’s rights. The ICPD Programme of Action endorsed a new strategy that emphasized the many linkages between population and development and focused on the needs of individual women and men. It has had a profound impact on p…
Ms. Hentic (Canada)
Let me take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Koki Muli, Deputy Permanent Representative of Kenya, for her very constructive opening remarks. Canada supports the important work of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and is pleased that we could reach consensus on the resolution. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Kenya fo…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position following the adoption of resolution 67/250. I now give the floor to the observer of the European Union.
Mr. Devanlay
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. The acceding country Croatia; the candidate countries Turkey, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Iceland and Serbia; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina; and the European Free Trade Agreement country Norway, membe…
Mr. Fuchs (Switzerland)
Switzerland would like to commend the facilitators, Ambassador Kamau and Mr. John Mosoti from the Mission of Kenya to the United Nations, for their unwavering efforts in providing guidance in the consultations on resolution 67/250 and leading it to a sound consensus. Switzerland welcomes the purpose of the resolution, and we reaffirm our commitment to the full implementation of the Programme of …
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 14.
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