73/296 GA
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
73
Session
| Draft symbol | A/73/L.85 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 73/296 |
| UN Document | 73/296 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/73/PV.85
Speeches following this vote (11)
The Acting President
Before giving the floor for explanations of position following the adoption of the resolution, I would like to remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Al Khalil
My country’s delegation has joined the consensus on resolution 73/296, entitled “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief”. Such acts of violence are dangerously on the rise, which requires us to adopt a more serious and effective stance to ensure that they do not become a dangerous phenomenon that would be difficult to contain at the internation…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position following the adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Smith
The United States thanks Poland and other members of the core group for their leadership and spirit of cooperation in establishing the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (resolution 73/296). We are pleased to offer our support to this timely initiative.
Recent tragic events, such as the bombings of Christian churches in Colombo, the killin…
Mr. Edrees
At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence of His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland. I also thank Poland very much and other countries for their valuable contributions in preparing resolution 73/296, adopted today.
There has been an unprecedented worldwide rise in acts of violence committed against people based on their religion or belief. In recent times, millions o…
Mr. Duque Estrada Meyer
Brazil is pleased to be part of the core group that submitted resolution 73/296 for consideration by the General Assembly, as we join everyone in the Hall today in condemning violence, terrorism and extremism in all its forms, including when individuals are targeted on the basis or in the name of religion or belief.
Today we are remembering people who were targeted for professing their faith. Th…
Mr. Hassani Nejad Pirkouhi
Islamophobia is gradually overtaking other forms of bigotry, hateful speech and attitudes, mostly thanks to populist politicians and media complacency. It is becoming more difficult to practice as a Muslim, to dress as a Muslim and even to look like a Muslim. Muslim women and girls, in particular, are becoming easy targets for hateful and discriminatory attacks.
Islam and Muslims are being scape…
The Acting President
I now give the floor to the observer of Observer State of the Holy See.
Monsignor Grysa (Holy See): My delegation would like to thank Poland for its leadership in proposing and negotiating resolution 73/296, entitled “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief”.
The Holy See follows with great concern the escalation of acts of violence against re…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position.
One delegation has asked to speak in exercise of the right of reply. I would like to remind him that statements in the exercise of the right of reply are limited to 10 minutes for the first intervention and to 5 minutes for the second intervention, and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Chu Guang
China expresses its strong opposition to and dissatisfaction with the statement made just now by the United
States representative, who levelled unwarranted and groundless accusations against China’s religious policies and practices.
China is a unified country of multiple ethnicities. We have 56 ethnic groups living harmoniously on Chinese soil. The Chinese Constitution protects the freedom of r…
The Acting President
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 74.
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