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71/9 GA

The situation in Afghanistan

70
Session
155
Yes
7
No
7
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/70/L.13
Adopted symbol 71/9
Category POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
Sponsors (5)
P5 Positions
Russia ✓ United States ✗ United Kingdom ✓ China ✓ France ✓
UN Document 71/9 ↗

Vote Consensus — A/71/PV.47 Nov. 17, 2016

Speeches following this vote (1) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 36?

Vote Recorded Vote — A/70/PV.64 Nov. 17, 2016

⚠ 1 surprising vote — country whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

— Abstain (7)
✗ No (7)
Absent (24)
✓ Yes (155)
Speeches following this vote (5) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Before giving the floor to the speakers in explanation of vote, I would like to remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Maes (Luxembourg)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The European Union thanks the Palestinian delegation for the successful outcome of our negotiations on a number of resolutions on which the General Assembly took action. As an outcome of those negotiations, the European Union confirms its consolidated voting pattern on those resolutions. At this time, we would like to put on record…
Mr. Pressman (United States of America)
The United States of America remains profoundly troubled by the repetitive and disproportionate number of one-sided General Assembly resolutions designed to condemn Israel, amounting to a total of 18 this year. That one-sided approach damages the prospects for peace by undermining trust between the parties and the kind of international support critical to achieving peace. All parties to the confl…
Mr. Teo (Singapore)
I have the honour to speak in explanation of vote after the adoption of resolutions 70/12, 70/13, 70/14 and 70/15. Singapore voted in favour of resolution 70/12, entitled “Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People”, on the understanding that the reference in paragraph 2 to the achievement of the two-State solution on the basis of the pre-1967 borders should be …
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 38.
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