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71/65 GA

Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons

63
Session
173
Yes
4
No
6
Abstentions
Draft symbol XXXIV
Adopted symbol 71/65
P5 Positions
Russia ✓ United States ✗ United Kingdom ✓ China ~ France ✓
UN Document 71/65 ↗

Vote Consensus — A/77/PV.46 Dec. 5, 2016

Speeches following this vote (12) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXV is entitled “Strengthening and developing the system of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and agreements”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Timor-Leste informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVI is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions”. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Timor-Leste informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVIII is entitled “Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on the sixteenth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
The Committee adopted draft resolution XXXVIII as a whole, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
I now invite delegations to turn to Section B of the report of the First Committee, concerning the draft decisions. Draft decision I is entitled “Nuclear disarmament verification”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The President
We now turn to draft decision II, entitled “Missiles”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft decision IV is entitled “Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft decision V is entitled “Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
I give the floor to the representative of Costa Rica, who wishes to speak in explanation of vote after the voting.
Mrs. Zamora Zumbado (Costa Rica)
I take the floor to explain my country’s vote in favour of resolution 77/76. Costa Rica thanks Japan for its efforts in leading the negotiations on the draft, and we recognize that the resolution contains many of the elements that were negotiated at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. For Costa Rica, nuclear disarmament is an urgent matter …
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-items (a) to (aa) and (dd) to (qq) of agenda item 99?
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-items (bb) and (cc) of agenda item 99 and of agenda item 99 as a whole.

Vote Consensus — A/76/PV.45 Dec. 5, 2016

Speeches following this vote (5) may include explanations of vote
The President
I now invite delegations to turn to paragraph 94 of the report of the First Committee, concerning the draft decisions. Draft decision I is entitled “Nuclear disarmament verification”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The President
We now turn to draft decision II, entitled “Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices”. The First Committee adopted draft decision II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft decision III is entitled “Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)”. The First Committee adopted draft decision III without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-items (a) through (o), (q) to (t) and (v) to (jj) of agenda item 100?
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-items (p) and (u) of agenda item 100 and of agenda item 100.

Vote Consensus — A/73/PV.45 Dec. 5, 2016

Speeches following this vote (17) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXV is entitled “Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVI is entitled “Ethical imperatives for a nuclearweapon-free world”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on the eleventh preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXVI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVII is entitled “The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects”. Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the seventh preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 6. I shall first put to the vote the seventh preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 6.
The Acting President
The First Committee adopted draft resolution XXXVII, as a whole, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVIII is entitled “Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments”. Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the fourth and twelfth preambular paragraphs and operative paragraphs 13, 15 and 24. I shall first put to the vote the fourth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote the twelfth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall next put to the vote operative paragraph 13.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote operative paragraph 15.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 24. A recorded vote was taken.
In favour: Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba,…
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXXVIII as a whole.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXIX is entitled “Fourth Conference of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and Mongolia, 2020”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XL is entitled “Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
I now invite delegations to turn to paragraph 102 in section III of the report, concerning draft decisions. We first turn to draft decision I, entitled “Missiles”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
We now turn to draft decision II, entitled “Nuclear disarmament verification”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 101.

Vote Consensus — A/71/PV.51 Dec. 5, 2016

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXV is entitled “Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive sources”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVI is entitled “Nuclear disarmament verification”. A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 1. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia …
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXXVI as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVII is entitled “National legislation on transfer of arms, military equipment and dual-use goods and technology”. Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the seventh and eighth preambular paragraphs and operative paragraph 1. I shall now put to the vote the seventh preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote the eighth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 1.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXVII as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXVIII is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction”. Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the third and fourth preambular paragraphs and on operative paragraphs 2 and 13. I shall first put to the vote the third preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote the fourth preambular paragraph.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote operative paragraph 2.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote operative paragraph 13.
The Acting President
I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXVIII as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XXXIX is entitled “Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Draft resolution XL is entitled “Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
Before proceeding further, I would like to inform Member States that action on draft resolution XLI, entitled “Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices” is postponed to a later date to allow time for a review of its programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will take action on the draft resolution as soon as …
The Acting President
I now invite members to turn to paragraph 113 of the report of the First Committee, concerning draft decisions. We turn first to draft decision I, entitled “Further measures in the field of disarmament for the prevention of an arms race on the seabed and the ocean floor and in the subsoil thereof”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the sa…
The Acting President
Draft decision II is entitled “Missiles”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The Acting President
Draft decision III is entitled “Open-ended Working Group on the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The Acting President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions just adopted.
Ms. Dagher (Lebanon)
My delegation would like to explain its vote on resolution 71/69, entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction”. Lebanon would first like to say that we are fully committed to the principal objective of the Convention, to which Lebanon is a signatory. We have expressed our opinion on…

Vote Consensus — A/69/PV.62 Dec. 5, 2016

Speeches following this vote (10) may include explanations of vote
The President
Draft resolution XXXV is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction”. A recorded vote has been requested. Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the fourth and fifth preambular paragraphs. I shall first put to the vote the fourth preambular paragraph.
The President
I shall now put to the vote the fifth preambular paragraph.
The President
I shall now put to the vote draft resolution XXXV, as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegation of Saudi Arabia informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.]
The President
I now invite delegations to turn to paragraph 96, in section III of the report, concerning the draft decisions. We first turn to draft decision I, entitled “Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The President
We now turn to draft decision II, entitled “Missiles”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft decision III is entitled “Openended Working Group on the Fourth Special Session of the General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested.
The President
I shall now give the floor to representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions just adopted.
Mr. Elshandawily (Egypt)
The delegation of Egypt voted in favour of resolution 69/67, on the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, despite our reservations with respect to particular language and wording and concerns that important elements remain missing from the resolution. Egypt wholeheartedly participated …
Mr. An Myong Hun (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
My delegation would like to explain its vote on resolution 69/59, entitled “Compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and commitments”. The major blocks to achieving disarmament at present are the pursuit of the doctrine of hegemony and power politics of the Cold War era, undisguised armed demonstrations, threats and blackmail, and the open use of wartime tool…
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 96?

Vote Recorded Vote — A/63/PV.61 Dec. 5, 2016

⚠ 4 surprising votes — countries whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

— Abstain (6)
✗ No (4)
✓ Yes (173)
Speeches following this vote (8) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
We shall now turn to paragraph 87 of section III of the report contained in document A/63/389, in order to take action on the two draft decisions recommended by the First Committee. Draft decision I is entitled “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. The Committee adopted the draft decision without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes t…
The Acting President
Draft decision II is entitled “United Nations conference to identify appropriate ways of eliminating nuclear dangers in the context of nuclear disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brun…
The Acting President
I shall now give the floor to representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote or position on the resolutions and decisions just adopted. May I remind members that, in accordance with General Assembly decision 34/401, delegations should, as far as possible, explain their vote only once, that is, either in the Committee or in plenary meeting, unless that delegation’s vote in plenary meetin…
Mr. Delacroix (France)
Before we conclude our consideration of agenda item 89, my delegation would like express its position with regard to resolution 63/52. France’s position was not to participate in the General Assembly’s action on the resolution. We continue to maintain our known reservations on the symbiotic nature of the relationship between disarmament and development.
Mr. Ben-Shaban (Libya)
I should like to explain my country’s vote on resolution 63/42, entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on their Destruction”. My country abstained in the voting on that resolution for the following reasons. It is regrettable that current international mechanisms have failed to address the issue of…
Mr. Zinsou (Benin)
Benin voted in favour of resolution 63/42, entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on their Destruction”, because the Government of Benin attaches great importance to the fight against landmines in the framework of the implementation of the Convention. Anti-personnel mines have been banned because …
Ms. Diallo (Mali)
I would like to call attention to the fact that Mali is a sponsor of two of the resolutions adopted and its name does not appear on the relevant lists. These are resolution 63/64 on the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation and resolution 63/72 on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects. I would like this to be rectified in the record.
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 89.
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