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77/298 GA

77
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Draft symbol A/77/L.78
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UN Document 77/298 ↗

Vote ConsensusA/77/PV.80 June 22, 2023

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
The President
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Robert Rae, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, and to His Excellency Mr. Tarek Ladeb, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations, the co-facilitators of the informal consultations, who demonstrated great ability and patience in guiding the discussions and complex negotiations on resolution …
Mr. Peñalver Portal (Cuba)
For more than 60 years, the Cuban people have been the victim of innumerable terrorist actions that, for the most part, have been planned and organized from the territory of the United States of America, with the support, protection and financing of successive Governments of that country. Because of those acts, Cuba has paid a high cost in human lives and economic losses, with incalculable suffer…
Mr. Shamenov (Kyrgyzstan)
Allow me to express my gratitude to the United Nations for its implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We thank the Permanent Representatives of Tunisia and Canada for preparing the documents related to the eighth review of the Strategy. We are also grateful for their efforts in achieving consensus on the review of the Strategy and its approval by the General Assembly. Kyrgyzsta…
Mr. Al-Hajri (Qatar)
We welcome the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 77/298, on the eighth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We thank the Permanent Representatives of Tunisia and Canada for leading the consultations on the resolution to achieve its adoption by consensus, demonstrates the resolve of all Member States to work together against the scourge of terrorism, which i…
Mr. Alzaabi (United Arab Emirates)
I would like to begin by welcoming the consensus adoption of resolution 77/298, “The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: eighth review”. I thank the co-facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of Canada and Tunisia, for their tireless efforts during the negotiations. The United Arab Emirates also aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of the sister…
Mr. Fouad (Egypt)
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, and all member States on the consensus adoption of resolution 77/298, “The United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy: eighth review”. My country’s delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Tunisia and Canada and their teams for the tireless efforts made in recent weeks to reach consensus. …
Mr. Mahmudzoda (Tajikistan)
First of all, I would like to thank Canada and Tunisia for facilitating and coordinating the negotiating process of resolution 77/298, “The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: eighth review”, and thank all Member States for its adoption. The world is going through turbulent times. Such challenges as terrorism, extremism, radicalization, illicit drug trafficking and other transnatio…
Ms. Jamal (Bahrain)
It is a pleasure to address the General Assembly in person for the first time since our last review took place over video conferencing during the pandemic, when I first took on my current role at the Foreign Ministry of the Kingdom of Bahrain. So much has happened since then. There has been a great deal of positivity at the national, regional and global levels, and the return to normalcy and int…
Mr. Frank (Switzerland)
Today concludes the eighth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, a process centred on the establishment of a unified global response to prevent and counter terrorism. Allow me at the outset to thank the co-facilitators, Mr. Robert Rae of Canada and Mr. Tarek Ladeb of Tunisia, and their teams for having guided our work so skilfully. My delegation congratulates them on the…
Mr. Alwasil (Saudi Arabia)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) upon the adoption of resolution 77/298, on the eighth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS). This review always offers a useful opportunity to renew our collective and unwavering resolve to combat terrorism and promote international peace and security. The O…
Mr. Rae (Canada)
On 22 June 1985, exactly 38 years ago today, a plane took off from Vancouver to Toronto with a bomb that was built in Canada by violent extremists in my country. The luggage in which that bomb was hidden made its way onto a plane that took off from Toronto, my hometown, on Air India Flight 182, which then picked up more passengers in Montreal and took off for London, after which it was intended t…
The President
On a personal note, I would like to thank Ambassador Rae of Canada and his counterpart, Ambassador Tarek Ladeb of Tunisia, for their dedication, empathy, hard work and leadership, which helped us successfully to come around and to stand together when adopting resolution 77/298. I offer many thanks on behalf of the General Assembly.
Mr. Ladeb (Tunisia)
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the trust you placed in my colleague the Permanent Representative of Canada, Ambassador Bob Rae, and myself to facilitate the eighth review of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy. All through this process, we have strived to accomplish this task in the best manner we could and undertook to listen carefully to and to w…
The President
The words of gratitude expressed just a couple of minutes ago to Ambassador Bob Rae go equally go to Ambassador Tarek Ladeb on behalf of the General Assembly. I now give the floor to the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer.
Mr. Skoog
I am honoured to deliver remarks on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States on the occasion of the eighth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The candidate countries Serbia, Albania, the Republic of Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina; the potential candidate country Georgia; and the European Free Trade Association country Iceland, member of the Europea…
Mr. Nasution (Indonesia)
Allow me to begin by extending our appreciation to the co-facilitators of the eighth review, Ambassador Tarek Ladeb of Tunisia and Ambassador Robert Rae of Canada, for their tireless efforts throughout the process. Indonesia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). We echo the OIC’s concerns that…
Mr. Hossain (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). I would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to Ambassador Robert Rae of Canada and Ambassador Tarek Ladeb of Tunisia for their leadership in facilitating the eighth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strat…
Ms. Chan Valverde (Costa Rica)
Costa Rica thanks the co-facilitators of the eighth revision of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy for their work during the negotiating process. It was not an easy job. The review of the Strategy is a golden opportunity to improve the agreements we have reached, to take into account what we have learned since the previous review and to agree on more ambitious objectives. For …
Mr. Aref (Islamic Republic of Iran)
At the outset, please allow me to express my appreciation and sincere gratitude to the President and the co-facilitators for all the efforts made in this process. We align ourselves with the statement delivered on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) by the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fighting terrorism requires strengthened will and determination…
Ms. Vittay (Hungary)
Allow me to begin by applauding the consensus that has been reached on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy review resolution 77/298. We express our deepest appreciation to Canada and Tunisia for their tireless work during the consultations of the eighth review and for their strong efforts to find a compromise. Hungary aligns itself with the statement of the European Union and wi…
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