78/5 GA
Political declaration of the high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis
78
Session
| Draft symbol | A/78/L.4 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 78/5 |
| UN Document | 78/5 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/78/PV.16
Speeches following this vote (18)
The President
Before giving the floor for explanations of position after adoption, may I remind delegations that explanations of position are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Ms. Jimenez de la Hoz
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. The candidate countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine; the potential candidate country Georgia; and the European Economic Area countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, as well as Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Monaco and San Marino,…
Mr. Larsen
I take the floor on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia (CANZ) regarding the three political declarations adopted today on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and the fight against tuberculosis (resolution 78/5).
At the outset, I wish to thank the Permanent Representatives of Israel, Morocco, Guyana…
Mr. Al Rubkhi
It is my honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the delegations of the States members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, namely, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait and my country, the Sultanate of Oman.
At the outset, our countries appreciate the efforts made to facilitate the intergovernmental negotiations …
Mrs. Kuzee
My delegation wishes to make this explanation of position after the adoption of the political declarations on pandemic preparedness, prevention and response (resolution 78/3), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and the fight against tuberculosis (resolution 78/5), respectively.
We thank the former President of the General Assembly, as well as the respective co-facilitators and their tea…
Ms. Carty
The United States is pleased to join the consensus on the political declarations of the General Assembly high-level meetings on tuberculosis (resolution 78/5), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3). We appreciate the constructive approach of all three sets of co-facilitators — Poland and Uzbekistan, Guyana and Thailand, an…
Mr. Van Schalkwyk
South Africa would like to make the following explanation of position after the adoption of the three political declarations on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and tuberculosis (resolution 78/5). Allow me first to thank the co-facilitators of the three
political declarations for their hard work during the difficult ne…
Mr. Elshandawily
Egypt’s delegation welcomes the General Assembly’s adoption of the three political declarations of the high-level meetings held in September, on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3), universal health coverage (resolution 78/5) and the fight against tuberculosis (resolution 78/5), reflecting international solidarity towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3. Egyp…
Mr. Gaal
Hungary welcomes the adoption by consensus of the three political declarations of the high-level meetings on health-related matters (resolutions 78/3, 78/4 and 78/5), held back-to-back in September during the high-level week of the General Assembly. We would like to convey our appreciation to the facilitators of the various processes for their tireless efforts, ensuring that we, as the internatio…
Ms. Del Águila Castillo
Guatemala thanks the delegations of Poland, Uzbekistan, Israel, Morocco, Guyana and Thailand for co-facilitating the three health processes, which involved several weeks of hard work.
I wish to refer to resolutions 78/3 and 78/4, adopted at this plenary meeting and containing the political declarations adopted during the high-level meetings held on 20 and 21 September, respectively.
My country …
Mr. Woodroffe
Like other speakers, I would like to begin by thanking both the former and current Presidents of the General Assembly and the co-facilitators for their hard work, which enabled the adoption of political declarations on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and the fight against tuberculosis (resolution 78/5) this morning. We …
Mr. Nakagawa
We would like to welcome today’s consensus adoption of the political declarations of the high-level meetings on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and the fight against tuberculosis (resolution 78/5). We would also like to extend our deep appreciation for the dedicated efforts of the co-facilitators — Morocco and Israel, T…
Mr. Nicolino
My delegation makes this statement on resolution 78/3 in its national capacity.
Argentina supports the adoption of that declaration on the understanding that it represents a step forward in the preparedness for, prevention of and response to future pandemics. We stress the importance of equity as a guiding principle. Cooperation and solidarity are the two central pillars that will make it possib…
Mr. Prabowo
At the outset, Indonesia would like to congratulate the President on the consensus adoption of the political declarations on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and the fight against tuberculosis (resolution 78/5). Furthermore, we would like to also appreciate the work of the co-facilitators in navigating and leading the …
Mrs. Birrer
Switzerland attaches great importance to the political declarations. They represent an important step towards our shared vision of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. We thank the co-facilitators for their tireless work.
In our view, the declarations are not perfect. In particular, Switzerland considers that the political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (re…
Mr. Sahraoui
At the outset, Algeria expresses its great satisfaction over the consensus among members of the General Assembly on the adoption of the three relevant resolutions 78/3, 78/4 and 78/5 without a vote, although we did not reach consensus on them during the negotiations. That highlights the deep gap among the various countries, especially the countries of the North and the South.
The adoption of the…
Ms. Matos Menéndez
I should first like to refer to the negotiation process on the political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3). In that regard, the Dominican Republic would like to express its sincere gratitude to the co-facilitators of the political declaration, the Ambassadors of Morocco and Israel, for their unwavering commitment and leadership, which led to a succes…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position after adoption.
On behalf of the President of the General Assembly, I would like to convey my sincere appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Morocco, Israel, Guyana, Thailand, Poland and Uzbekistan and the respective teams of experts, who ably and patiently conducted the discussions and complex negotiations in the informal consu…
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