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71/322 GA

Strengthening and promoting effective measures and international cooperation on organ donation and transplantation to prevent and combat trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal and trafficking in human organs

71
Session
Draft symbol A/71/L.80
Adopted symbol 71/322
UN Document 71/322 ↗

Vote ConsensusA/71/PV.96 Sept. 8, 2017

Speeches following this vote (4) may include explanations of vote
The President
Before giving the floor for explanations of position, may I remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Ms. Phipps (United States of America)
We would like to begin by thanking Spain, in particular Victoria Ortega and María José Castillo, for guiding the negotiations of Member States in order to bring attention to two important, yet overlooked, global issues, those of trafficking in human organs and trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal. The number of individuals in need of life-saving organ transplants far exceeds t…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position. I give the floor to the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations. Archbishop Auza (Holy See): I would just like to express my delegation’s sincere gratitude to the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Spain and Guatemala, as well as to the entire membership for the successful negotiation and …
The President
We have heard the last speaker on this item. May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 106?
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