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68/302 GA

Modalities for the overall review by the General Assembly of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society

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Draft symbol A/68/L.54
Adopted symbol 68/302
UN Document 68/302 ↗

Vote ConsensusA/68/PV.105 July 31, 2014

Speeches following this vote (9) may include explanations of vote
The Acting 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. Mukerji (India)
My delegation had the honour to negotiate resolution 68/302 to its logical conclusion on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Although it was a lengthy period of protracted negotiations spanning nearly six months, the journey that we undertook from seemingly unbridgeable positions to the eventual solution that we have adopted in the form of the resolution today is indeed welcome news for all othe…
Mrs. Robl (United States of America)
The United States was pleased to join the consensus on resolution 68/302 and looks forward to working with the General Assembly and the multi-stakeholder community during the high-level meeting to be held in December 2015. We very much appreciate the excellent leadership of the Permanent Representatives of Finland and Tunisia in marshalling the negotiations that led to the resolution, which we b…
Mr. Mollinedo Claros (Plurinational State of Bolivia)
The Group of 77 and China (G-77) welcomes the adoption by consensus of resolution 68/302 on modalities for the overall review by the General Assembly of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society at this meeting. The resolution recalls the Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action adopted by the World Summit on the Information Society and endorsed by…
Mr. De Aguiar Patriota (Brazil)
I would like to thank the President for convening this meeting on adopting resolution 68/302 on modalities for the 10-year review of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representatives of Finland and Tunisia, Ambassadors Jarmo Viinanen and Khaled Khiari, for assisting us with the mandate set forth in paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agen…
Mr. Missaoui (Tunisia)
My delegation would like to take this opportunity to express its heartfelt appreciation for the contribution of Member States and of the stakeholders of the World Summit on the Information Society to the negotiation process that resulted in the adoption of the text of resolution 68/302. We believe that by adopting the comprehensive set of modalities laid out in the text, we committed to ensuring…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote. I would like to express my sincere thanks to His Excellency Jarmo Viinanen, former Permanent Representative of Finland, and His Excellency Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Permanent Representative of Tunisia, who so ably and patiently conducted the discussions and complex negotiations in the informal consultations. I am sure that members of the Assem…
Mr. Mayr-Harting
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the European Union and its member States. At the outset, we wish to thank the Permanent Representatives of Finland and Tunisia for their tireless efforts in facilitating a consensual outcome on the modalities for the overall review of the World Summit on the Information Society. The European Union and its member States remain strongly comm…
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 16.
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