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Vote ConsensusA/70/PV.117 Sept. 13, 2016

Speeches following this vote (7) may include explanations of vote
The President
We shall now hear statements after the adoption of the draft resolution. I give the floor to the observer of the European Union.
Mr. Van Den Akker
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. The European Union and its member States welcome today’s adoption of resolution 70/305 on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. We would like to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting and for your engagement in the revitalization process. We owe further thanks to the co-Chairs, His Excellen…
Ms. Lind (Estonia)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group, which is a cross-regional group comprised of the following 25 small and mid-size countries seeking to improve the working methods of the Security Council: Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, New Zealand,…
Mr. Sobral Duarte (Brazil)
Brazil welcomes the adoption by consensus of another breakthrough resolution on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (resolution 70/305). We would like to thank Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak of Croatia and Ambassador Wilfred Emvula of Namibia for their excellent work on a second consecutive year as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the Gen…
Ms. Mejía Vélez (Colombia)
I thank the co-facilitators, Ambassador Vladimir Drobjnak and Ambassador Wilfried Emvula, for their tireless work, and President Lykketoft for his enormous efforts to reach the point where we find ourselves today. As we did last year in this same forum, this year I wish, on behalf of my delegation and my country, to extend our gratitude to President Lykketoft for the way he has, throughout these…
Mr. Drobnjak (Croatia)
On behalf of my dear friend, Ambassador Wilfried Emvula of Namibia and myself, I wish to express our sincere appreciation for all the constructive cooperation and creative assistance that we have received from Member States in the previous months. It has been a privilege to continue co-chairing the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly at the seventieth se…
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus completed its consideration of agenda item 120.
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