71/159 GA
Global health and foreign policy: health employment and economic growth
71
Session
| Draft symbol | A/71/L.41 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 71/159 |
| UN Document | 71/159 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/71/PV.63
Speeches following this vote (7)
The Acting President
Before giving the floor to those wishing to speak in explanation of position, I would like to remind speakers that explanations of position are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Ms. Kiener
Switzerland would like to thank the core group and the facilitator from South Africa for their efforts to bring the negotiations on resolution 71/159, “Global health and foreign policy: health employment and economic growth”, to completion.
While the Swiss delegation did not want to block the consensus, we would like to take this opportunity to dissociate ourselves from certain aspects of this p…
Ms. Bouillon Dégin
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
At the outset, we would like to thank the co-facilitators and our colleagues for their hard work in achieving consensus on resolution 71/159. While we joined the consensus on the resolution, we believe that stronger language around sexual and …
Mr. Joshi
Global health is one of the most pressing concerns on the international agenda. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has given a significant impetus to this urgent necessity by encouraging broad-based and inclusive health goals and targets. But despite earnest efforts to promote and protect the right of every person to enjoy the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health, s…
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 127.
Programme of work
The Acting President
I would like to draw the attention of members to the date of recess of the current session. Members will recall that at its 51st plenary meeting, on 5 December 2016, the General Assembly agreed to postpone the date of recess of the seventy-first session to Monday, 19 December 2016.
In the light of the work still to be completed in the Fifth Committee, I would like to propose to the Assembly that…
The Acting President
I should also like to consult members regarding an extension of the work of the Fifth Committee. Members will recall that at its 51st plenary meeting, on 5 December 2016, the General Assembly agreed to extend the work of the Fifth Committee to Friday, 16 December. However, I have been informed by the Chair of the Fifth Committee that the Committee requests an additional extension of its work to F…
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