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78/270 GA

The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention and settlement of conflicts

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Draft symbol A/78/L.54
Adopted symbol 78/270
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UN Document 78/270 ↗

Vote ConsensusA/78/PV.65 April 3, 2024

Speeches following this vote (6) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of vote before the voting, may I remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Kriss (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
The United Kingdom thanks Zimbabwe for bringing this important resolution 78/270 forward. We care deeply for the Kimberley Process, as evident in our active participation in its various working groups, including the three review missions of the Working Group on Monitoring that we joined from 2022 to 2023. It has taken hard work to establish the Kimberley Process secretariat in Botswana, and we c…
Ms. Lelek (United States of America)
The United States thanks the members of the General Assembly for their engagement on this technical rollover resolution (resolution 78/270). We think that this is a suitable outcome given the fact that the Kimberley Process participants did not reach consensus on the communiqué during the 2023 Kimberly Process plenary. We reiterate the points made in the past that it is critically important that…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the voting. May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 30? Agenda 115 (continued) Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments g) Appointment of members of the Board of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Pa…
The Acting President
Members will recall that two vacancies from the Asia-Pacific States and one vacancy each from the Eastern European States and Latin American and Caribbean States remain to be filled for a term of office beginning on the date of appointment and ending on 20 March 2026. In that regard, the Secretariat has received the nomination of Barbados. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to appoin…
The Acting President
Members are reminded that the following vacancies remain to be filled for a term beginning on the date of the appointment and expiring on 20 March 2026: two members from the Asia-Pacific States and one member from the Eastern European States. The General Assembly will be in a position to act on those vacancies once nominations have been received by the Secretariat. The General Assembly has thus …
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