78/322 GA
Multidimensional vulnerability index
78
Session
| Draft symbol | A/78/L.98 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 78/322 |
| UN Document | 78/322 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/78/PV.103
Speeches following this vote (13)
The President
Before giving the floor for explanations of position, may I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Luteru
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
Our United Nations embarked on a journey four years ago to deliver the empirical grounding for what we know to be true — that a single-layered approach to development is not fit for purpose. The emerging groundbreaking work on the multidimensional vulnerability index was advocated…
Mr. Reynolds
We are pleased to be here for the adoption of resolution 78/322 today and
to deliver this short statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ).
CANZ has been steadfast in its commitment to the development of the multidimensional vulnerability index (MVI). We recognize that decisions about eligibility for international support should not rely solely on income measures, such as g…
Ms. Williams
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The group aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
This is a defining moment for CARICOM. It is a moment where political will and reality converge, reflecting the shared aspirations for the past three decades of the most vulnerable group of count…
Ms. Sørensen
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia, as well as Monaco and San Marino, align themselves with this statement.
First of all, we congratulate Antigua and Barbuda and Portugal on their successful work as co-facilitators of the im…
Mr. Lages
I am honoured to take the floor on behalf of Antigua and Barbuda and my own country, Portugal, as co-facilitators of the
intergovernmental process on the multidimensional vulnerability index (MVI).
Since our nomination as co-facilitators of the process in February, we have come a long way. The road that took us here was not always easy. And yet, today’s adoption by consensus of resolution 78/32…
Mr. Webson
First, I align my statement with those delivered by the representative of Samoa, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island Devel oping States (AOSIS), and by the representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis, on behalf of the Caribbean Community.
I must offer commendation and appreciation to my fellow co-Chairs from Portugal, Ambassador Rui Vinhas and Ambassador Ana Paula Zacarias. The success of the…
Mr. Madeleine
Seychelles aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Samoa on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States.
Today is an important day as the General Assembly adopts the multidimensional vulnerability index (MVI), four years after the Secretary-General heeded our call for a mechanism that would take into account the vulnerabilities of small island developing States. Be it ou…
Ms. Soomro
I should like to begin by thanking Antigua and Barbuda and Portugal for their successful facilitation of resolution 78/322 and their commitment and hard work in pursuing this important agenda.
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of the resolution on the multidimensional vulnerability index (MVI), which reiterates the importance of measuring vulnerability and resilience by highlighting and t…
Mr. May
First and foremost, Fiji would like to thank Ambassador Webson of Antigua and Barbuda and Ambassador Vinhas of Portugal for their stewardship and commitment throughout the arduous intergovernmental process that enabled us to reach this important milestone on an issue that has been evolving for a while. The outcome of our action today will be a fundamental turning point for global governance in en…
Mr. Heartney
The United States is pleased to join consensus on resolution 78/322, on the multidimensional vulnerability index (MVI). We appreciate the flexibility shown by delegations throughout the negotiation process. In particular, we appreciate the exhaustive efforts of the
co-facilitators, Portugal and Antigua and Barbuda, to achieve a consensus outcome.
The United States would like to note that the sc…
Mrs. Zalabata Torres
Colombia is improperly designated as a middle-income country with significant challenges in achieving sustainable development. That is why we have stressed in multilateral scenarios the need to better understand the approach to the varied and specific development challenges confronted by countries through an approach that goes beyond gross domestic product (GDP) and that understands the context o…
The President
At this point, allow me to add my own words of thanks and, indeed, commendation to Ambassador Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda, and Ambassador Rui Vinhas, Permanent Representative of Portugal, co-facilitators of the intergovernmental process pursuant to resolution 78/232. I also wish to acknowledge and thank Ambassador Ana Paula Zacarias for her critical contribution…
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