74/18 GA
Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments
74
Session
| Draft symbol | A/74/L.21 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 74/18 |
| Sponsors (7) | |
| UN Document | 74/18 ↗ |
Brazil
Honduras
Indonesia
Japan
Ukraine
Vote Consensus — A/74/PV.43
Speeches following this vote (17)
The Acting President
We now turn to draft resolution A/74/L.22, as orally revised, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”.
I now give the floor to the representative of the Secretariat.
Mr. Nakano
I should like to announce that since the submission of the draft resolution and in addition to those delegations listed in document A/74/L.22, the following countries have also become sponsors of draft resolution, as orally revised: Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia,…
The Acting President
A recorded vote has been requested. [Subsequently, the delegations of Costa Rica and Switzerland informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour.]
The Acting President
Before giving the floor for explanations of vote after the vote, I remind delegations that explanations of vote about are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Trejo Blanco
The Republic of El Salvador wishes to underscore the importance of resolution 74/19, on oceans and the law of the sea, adopted today in the General Assembly. My delegation is aware of the importance of the oceans, especially in terms of their exploitation within the framework of sustainable development, which is essential to ensuring food security for all human beings on the planet in an orderly …
Mr. Guerra Sansonetti
We thank Ms. Natalie Morris-Sharma of Singapore and Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik of Norway for having facilitated the negotiations on the respective texts of resolutions 74/18 and 74/19.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is not a signatory to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) or to the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Con…
Mrs. Chigiyal
My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered today by the representatives of Belize,
Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, the Pacific Islands Forum and the Pacific small island Developing States, respectively (see A/74/PV.42).
I wish to speak now in my national capacity in explanation of vote after the adoption of resolution 74/19 on oceans…
Mr. Marani
Argentina would like to speak in explanation of vote on resolution 74/18.
Although Argentina joined the consensus on resolution 74/18, on sustainable fisheries, it wishes to once again stress that no recommendations in the resolution can be interpreted as signifying that the provisions contained in the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on th…
Ms. Pierce
I wish to deliver the following explanation of position on resolution 74/18, on sustainable fisheries.
While we strongly support the vast majority of the sustainable fisheries resolution, the United States continues to have significant concerns with the language in the resolution pertaining to the World Trade Organization and trade negotiations occurring outside the United Nations, including tha…
Mr. Yakut
Turkey requested a vote on and voted against resolution 74/19, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, which was submitted under sub-item (a) of agenda item 74. Turkey agrees with the general content of the resolution in principle and believes that the resolution is particularly important in that it recognizes the importance of the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine…
Mr. Mavroyiannis
Fully subscribing to the statement delivered earlier in the debate by the observer of the European Union (see A/74/ PV.42), Cyprus, speaking in its national capacity, would also like to stress that, as it does every year, it co-sponsored and voted in favour of the omnibus General Assembly resolution on “Oceans the law of the sea” (resolution 74/19).
We thank Singapore for its hard work in facili…
Mr. Papakostas
Greece fully aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer
of the European Union on the matter in question (see A/74/PV.42). I add the following remarks in my national capacity.
As it does every year, Greece co-sponsored and voted in favour of the omnibus resolution on oceans and the law of the sea (resolution 74/19). In this respect, we would like to express our appreciati…
Mr. Cuellar Torres
The delegation of Colombia wishes to express its sincere thanks to Ms. Natalie Morris-Sharma of Singapore and
Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik of Norway for their excellent work as coordinators of the resolutions on oceans and law of the sea (resolution 74/19) and on sustainable fisheries (resolution 74/18), respectively. Since assuming their role as facilitators, they have conducted discussions wit…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the vote.
The exercise of the right of reply has been requested. I remind members that statements in the exercise of the right of reply are limited to 10 minutes for the first intervention and to five minutes for the second intervention, and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Liu Yang
China would like to exercise its right of reply in response to the statements made by the representatives of the United States and other countries on the question of the South China Sea.
China is the staunchest force for maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea. China has long been committed to properly managing and finally settling relevant disputes through negotiations with the c…
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 74?
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 74 and its sub-item (a).
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