74/3 GA
Political declaration of the high- level meeting to review progress made in addressing the priorities of small island developing States through the implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway
74
Session
| Draft symbol | A/74/L.3 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 74/3 |
| UN Document | 74/3 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/74/PV.14
Speeches following this vote (8)
The President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of position, I would like to remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Ms. Juárez Argueta
I would like to begin by reiterating the Guatemalan Government’s solidarity with the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the other countries affected by the recent passage of Hurricane Dorian. We wish them a speedy recovery.
Guatemala welcomes the recent successful midterm review of the Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the unanimous adoption of the …
Ms. Nemroff
On behalf of the United States Government, I would like to extend our thanks to the co-facilitators, Ambassadors Prasad and Byrne Nason, the Permanent Representatives of Fiji and Ireland, for their excellent facilitation of the Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway midterm review.
The United States appreciated the opportunity to participate in the import…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position.
We will now hear statements after the adoption of the resolution.
I give the floor to the observer of the European Union.
Mr. Parenti
I have the honour to deliver a shortened statement on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States.
The European Union and its member States gladly join the consensus on the adoption by the General Assembly of the political declaration of the highlevel meeting to review progress made in addressing the priorities of small island developing States (SIDS) through the implementation of th…
Mrs. Coye-Felson
Let me thank all members for the decision to adopt the political declaration today (resolution 74/3).
At the outset, on behalf of the members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), I want to extend our appreciation to the co-facilitators, the Ambassadors of Fiji and Ireland, for their hard work and for steering us towards an outcome that garnered the full support of the States Members o…
The President
I would like to express my sincere thanks to Ambassador Satyendra Prasad of Fiji and Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason of Ireland, the co-facilitators of the informal consultations, who demonstrated great skill and patience in their conducting of the discussions and complex negotiations on resolution 74/3. I also want to thank Member States for their valuable contributions to reaching an agreement…
The President
Before concluding, I wish to make an announcement concerning the membership of the General Committee of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session.
Members will recall that for the seventy-fourth session, the President, the 21 Vice-Presidents and the Chairs of five of the six Main Committees were
elected during the previous session. I would like to inform members that subsequently, on 7…
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