72/241 GA
A world against violence and violent extremism
72
Session
| Draft symbol | A/72/L.32 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 72/241 |
| UN Document | 72/241 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/72/PV.74
Speeches following this vote (9)
The Acting President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of position following the adoption of the resolution, may I remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Ms. Green
I have the honour of delivering this explanation of position on behalf of Canada.
Canada is pleased to have joined the consensus on resolution 72/241, entitled “A world against violence and violent extremism”. Canada is a strong supporter of human rights and condemns the targeting of civilians, which violates international humanitarian law. Canada also strongly condemns the promotion of racial d…
Ms. Fisher-Tsin
Israel joined the consensus in the adoption of resolution 72/241, entitled “A World Against Violence and Violent Extremism”.
The problem with this resolution is not the message, but the messenger. Iran, the Member State that brought this resolution to the attention of the international community, is the same Member State that is responsible for what the resolution aims to combat. In fact, this M…
Mr. Ababtain
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today joined its sisterly countries — the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of Yemen — in the consensus
on resolution 72/241, entitled “A world against violence and violent extremism”, based on our belief in the need for cooperation and a comprehensive effort to prevent and combat violent extremism.
The text of the resolution is in line wi…
Ms. Eckels-Currie
Just yesterday morning, the General Assembly adopted a strong resolution (resolution 72/189) condemning Iran for continuing to commit human rights violations. The Assembly called on Iran to end the harassment and detention of journalists and to cease its targeting of dual and foreign nationals for arbitrary detention. The General Assembly also voiced its concern about Iran’s practice of targeting…
Ms. Mukhametzyanova
The Russian delegation joined the consensus on the adoption of resolution 72/241, entitled “A world against violence and violent extremism”. We are grateful to the delegation of Iran for its efforts to reach an agreement on the resolution and for its organization of a transparent negotiation process.
We would like to present our approach to this issue. We believe that realizing the potential of …
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position.
I now call on the observer of the European Union, who wishes to make a statement following the adoption of resolution 72/241.
Mrs. Cujo
The European Union and its member States are pleased to have joined the consensus on resolution 72/241, entitled “A world against violence and violent extremism”.
We are strong supporters of preventing and countering all forms of violent extremism, including discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, color, ethnic or social origin; genetic features; language; religion or
belief; political or a…
The Acting President
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 15.
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