69/16 GA
Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent
69
Session
| Draft symbol | A/69/L.3 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 69/16 |
| UN Document | 69/16 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/69/PV.55
Speeches following this vote (7)
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.
Ms. Bova
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU).
At the outset, I would like to thank the South African facilitator, Ambassador Mamabolo, for his stewardship of this process. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the African Group, the Caribbean Community, Brazil and other delegations that have been engaged interlocutors during the consultation process leading to to…
Mr. Israeli
Israel recognizes that resolution 69/16 contains extremely important elements, and Israel supports its goal. However, Israel must disassociate itself from the reference in several preambular paragraphs in the resolution to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001 and related pro…
Mr. Dempsey
While Canada supports the essence and objectives of resolution 69/16, it opposes the references to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference against Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001 and related processes contained in the perambular sections of the resolution. Instead of fostering concerted global action against racism, the 2001…
Mr. De Aguiar Patriota
Brazil takes this opportunity to welcome the adoption of resolution 69/16, on the programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent. Allow me to take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing a high-level event to officially launch, on 10 December – Human Rights Day – the International Decade for People of African Descent, …
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 66.
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