76/68 GA
Follow- up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace
76
Session
| Draft symbol | A/76/L.19 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 76/68 |
| Sponsors (2) | |
| UN Document | 76/68 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/76/PV.48
Speeches following this vote (15)
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/76/L.21, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”.
I give the floor to the representative of the Secretariat.
Ms. Ochalik
I should like to announce that, since the submission of draft resolution A/76/L.21, and in addition to those delegations listed in the document, the following countries have also become sponsors: Bahrain, Bangladesh, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, the Central African Republic, China, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, …
The President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of vote after the voting, may I remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Malovrh
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States to explain our vote on resolution 76/69.
The EU is a strong supporter of freedom of religion or belief and actively encourages and supports interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace. We also believe that no meaningful dialogue can take place without proper guarantees for…
Ms. Lelek
The United States strongly believes in encouraging a culture of peace through the promotion of justice, democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as by rejecting violence and addressing the root causes of conflict. In recognition of those values, we support resolution 76/68, on the follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. We thank Bangladesh for …
Mr. Dvornyk
The delegation of Ukraine would like to make an explanation of vote with regard to resolution 76/69, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”. We thank the Philippines and Pakistan for presenting the text on this important topic. Ukraine acknowledges the importance of interreligious and intercultural dialogue for the purposes of pe…
Mr. Alvarez
Argentina voted in favour of resolution 76/69, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”, because we believe that dialogue among religions and cultures can make a significant contribution to the goals of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace.
Argentina has the greatest respect for religious freedoms and has …
Mr. Aliyev
Azerbaijan would like to offer the following explanation of vote on resolution 76/69, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”, which was just adopted with the overwhelming support of the States Members of the United Nations.
Azerbaijan shares the main objectives of the resolution and voted in favour of it. We are grateful to the …
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the voting.
Before giving the floor to speakers in the exercise of right of reply, 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 and should be made by delegations from their seats.
I now give the floor to the representative …
Mr. Knyazyan
I take the floor in exercise of Armenia’s right of reply to the delegation of Azerbaijan.
Positioning itself as an example of multiculturalism and tolerance, Azerbaijan is investing significant
resources in an attempt to conceal and whitewash its responsibility for the State policy of dehumanizing the Armenian people, instigating identity-based hatred and violence, glorifying perpetrators of an…
Mr. Aliyev
I have asked for the floor in the exercise of the right of reply in connection with the comments by the representative of Armenia. I would like to make the following points.
No matter how many international events Azerbaijan hosts and how many initiatives it puts forward, that is its sovereign right, as it is the right of any State or international organization to participate in or contribute to…
Mr. Knyazyan
I would like to exercise my second right of reply. I will not dignify the representative of Azerbaijan’s statement with a response, bearing in mind that he attempted to deflect the attention of those present in the Hall from the topic of our discussion, namely, the culture of peace, by referring to its so-called counteroffensive and right to defence in the context of the pre-planned and well-prep…
Mr. Aliyev
Instead of replying to the specific points in our statement, as is customary, the representative of Armenia preferred to rely on a set of standard fabrications and distortions. As a result, we have heard irrelevant and out-of-context comments that apparently fail to respond to our arguments.
Attacks against a State Member of the United Nations demonstrate not only the ill-breeding of the authors…
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 16.
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