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69/293 GA

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

69
Session
Draft symbol A/69/L.75
Adopted symbol 69/293
UN Document 69/293 ↗

Vote ConsensusA/69/PV.96 June 19, 2015

Speeches following this vote (6) may include explanations of vote
The President
I now call on those delegations wishing to make statements following the adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Hahn Choonghee (Republic of Korea)
First of all, the Republic of Korea welcomes the establishment of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. I would like to thank Argentina and the Offices of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict for leading us in the establishment o…
Mr. Okamura (Japan)
First of all, I would like to congratulate the Assembly on its adoption of resolution 69/293, on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Let me also commend and thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mrs. María Cristina Perceval, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations, for spearheading today’s resolution. It is my great pleasure to be here.…
Mr. González de Linares Palou (Spain)
At the outset, I would like to thank and congratulate Argentina for introducing the important resolution 69/293 to the General Assembly. Thanks to this initiative, each year on this date the international community will remember the immense price that civilians, particularly women and children, pay in armed conflict by falling victim to sexual violence. We renew our commitment to combating that c…
The President
I give the floor to the observer of the Holy See. Reverend Monsignor Grech (Holy See): My delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 69/293, entitled “International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict”. We wish to thank the Permanent Mission of Argentina, the main sponsor of the resolution, for its hard work, and for having created an environment of cooperation throughout …
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 32.
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