68/126 GA
Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace
68
Session
| Draft symbol | A/68/L.30 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 68/126 |
| UN Document | 68/126 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/68/PV.69
Speeches following this vote (9)
The Acting President
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/68/L.31, entitled “A world against violence and violent extremism”.
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/68/L.31, and in addition to those delegations listed in the document, the following countries have become sponsors: Afghanistan, Belarus, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Ecuador, India, Iraq, Japan, Libya, Montenegro, Nicaragua,
the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Switzerland…
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to adopt draft resolution A/68/L.31?
The Acting 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.
Ms. Murmokaitė
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union on resolution 68/126, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”. The European Union would like to extend its thanks to the delegations of Pakistan and the Philippines for the very constructive spirit in which they led the consultation process.
The European Union expresses a…
Mr. Prosor
I refer my statement to resolution 68/127. The Iranian theocracy has presented
a resolution that is riddled with hypocrisy. By putting it forward, Iran seeks to ride the wave towards international legitimacy, but Iran’s aspirations cannot be allowed to drown out the cries of its people who are victims of a regime that pretends to be progressive, but in truth is tragically regressive.
Iran’s cal…
Mr. Erdman
The United States firmly supports efforts to promote interreligious and intercultural dialogue and cooperation, as set forth in resolution 68/126. We are pleased to be joining the consensus on the resolution.
The United States believes strongly in encouraging a culture of peace through the adoption and promotion of values based on freedom, justice, democracy and human rights and that reject viol…
Ms. Ventura
Canada joined the consensus on resolution 68/127, entitled “A world against violence and violent extremism”, because it is a strong supporter of human rights and fundamental freedoms and believes that all citizens of the world should be free from discrimination. In order to achieve a world without violence, where human rights and the freedom of all people are respected, we — all of us — must tak…
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 15.
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