67/290 GA
Format and organizational aspects of the high-level political forum on sustainable development
67
Session
| Draft symbol | A/67/L.72 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 67/290 |
| UN Document | 67/290 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/67/PV.91
Speeches following this vote (14)
The President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of position, may I remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Rattray
I have the honour to deliver these remarks on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
CARICOM has attached great importance to the process of determining the organization and format of the High-level Political Forum and appreciates the consultative approach that was taken throughout. We congratulate you, Sir, on having appointed as co-facilitators the Permanent Repr…
Mrs. Daniel
Nauru has the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
At the outset, let me note that we are pleased to be here today to witness the adoption of resolution 67/290, on the format and organizational aspects of the Fighlevel Political Forum on Sustainable Development. We commend the President of the General Assembly for his leadership and for his having appointed t…
Mr. Marks
The United States is pleased to join the consensus on resolution 67/290 and welcomes the important step it represents in our follow-up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) of June 2012. We have and will continue to strongly support the vital work of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council on Rio+20 follow-up and in the larger process of creating a …
Mr. Wenaweser
We thank Ambassadors Cesare Maria Ragaglini and Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti for all their efforts and crucial contributions to the successful establishment of the High-level Political Forum.
Resolution 67/290 is a milestone agreement that will provide for a strong institutional framework for sustainable development and the post-2015 development agenda, including the sustainable development goals.…
Mr. Imanishi
First of all, my delegation would like to thank the Ambassadors of Brazil and Italy as co-facilitators, as well as their team and the Secretariat, for their hard work and tremendous efforts, which led to the adoption of resolution 67/290 today. I would also like to express my gratitude to all delegations for the flexibility they showed throughout the negotiation process.
My delegation was please…
Mrs. Aitimova
The decision to establish a universal intergovernmental High-level Political Forum was one of the critical outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The Forum will be built on the strengths, experiences, resources and inclusive participation modalities of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), which it will replace. Our colleagues, the Permanent Representativ…
Mr. Guerber
We thank co-facilitators Ambassador Ragaglini, Ambassador Figueiredo Machado and Ambassador Ribeiro Viotti for their efforts and critical contributions to the establishment of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. This is an important stage on the path to an enhanced institutional framework for sustainable development and the post-2015 development programme, including the sus…
Mr. Escalona Ojeda
We would like to express our support for resolution 67/290. The General Assembly’s establishment of the High-level Political Forum, in line with the mandate agreed by Heads of State and Government at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, is a development of great political importance and an achievement for which we commend all Member States. In particular, we wish
to thank Br…
Mr. Lazarev
Our delegation is grateful to the facilitators of the process for developing the format and organizational aspects of the High-level Political Forum. Their leadership of that effort has resulted in today’s adoption of resolution 67/290. In our opinion, establishing a High-level Political Forum in line with the outcome documents of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development is a mile…
Mr. Zinsou
The least developed countries welcome the adoption of resolution 67/290, on the format and organizational aspects of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. The least developed countries welcome the spirit of consensus that prevailed during the consultations to arrive at the provisions of the resolution. We pay tribute to the Ambassadors of Brazil and Italy, who demonstrated gr…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position.
I now give the floor to the observer of the European Union to make a statement following the adoption of resolution 67/290.
Mr. Beviglia Zampetti
The European Union and its Member States wish to thank the co-facilitators, Ambassador Ragaglini of Italy and Ambassador Viotti — and most recently Ambassador Machado — of Brazil for all their efforts and leadership in a process that has led to the adoption of resolution 67/290 today. We are pleased with the outcome, which we trust will help all of us work together to ensure that
sustainable dev…
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 20.
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