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A/40/86l GA

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

40
Session
Draft symbol A/40/86l

Vote ConsensusA/40/PV.96 Nov. 29, 1985

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
The President
I call on the representative of the United States, who wishes to explain her delegation's position. Miss BYRNE (Uniteg States of America): My delegation wishes the record to reflect that the United States did not participate in the adoption of the draft resolution in document A/40/86l, entitled "Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination". The United States does not participate…
The President
We have concluded our cons1deration of agenda item 88. The Assembly will now turn to the report of the Third Committee on agenda item 91, RNational experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic. changes for the purpose of social progress (A/4D/879). The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 7 of its report (A/40/8…
The President
The Assem~ly has concluded its consideration of agenda item 91. The Assembly will now turn to the report of the Third Committee on agenda item 93, entitled "Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights" (A/40/863). I ca…
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on the two draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 12 of its report (A/40/863). The Assembly will first take a decision on draft resolution I, entitled "universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination". The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wis…
The President
Draft resolution 11 is entitled "Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights". ". (The President) A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 26 of draft resolution 11. I hear no objection. I…
The President
I now put to the vote draft resolution 11, as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, BUlgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central Africa…
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to explain their vote. Mrs. LEGWAILA (Botswana): Although my delegation voted in favour of draft resolution 11, for reasons very well known to this Assembly, we must unfortunately reserve our position on the paragraphs pertaining to economic sanctions. My delegation wishes to stress two points in this connection. First, although we are not …
The President
That concludes our consideration of agenda item 93. w~ turn next to the report of the Third Committee on agenda item 94, "Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination". That report is contained in document A/40/914. The Assembly will take decisions on the three draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 15 of its report. Draft resolution I is entitled "Status of …
The President
Draft resolution 11 relates to the status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid. A separate vote has been requested on the third preambu1ar paragraph of that draft resolution. Is there any objection to that request? There appears to be no objection, and I therefore put to the vote the third preambular paragraph of draft resolution 11. A …
The President
A separate vote has been requested also on operative paragtapb 5 of draft resolution 11. Is there any objection to that request? As there appears to be no objection, 1 shall put operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution 11 to the vote. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vo~ was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barb…
The President
A separate vote has been requested also on operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution 11. Is there any objection to that request? ·Subsequently the delegations of Antigua and Barbuda and Colombia advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour. (The President) As there is none, I now put to the vote operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution 11. A recorded vote has been reques…
The President
I now put to the vote draft resolution 11 as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. *Subsequently the delegations of Antigua and Barbuda and Colombia advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour. Against: United States of America. Abstaining: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greec…
The President
Draft resolution III is entitled "Report of the committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination". A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 4 of draft resolution Ill. If I hear no objection 1 shall first put that paragraph to the vote. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, B…
The President
.a separate, recorded vote has also been requested on operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution Ill. If there is no objection to that requ~st, I shall put it to the vote now. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Senin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, …
The President
A separate, recorded vote has also been requested on a phrase in operative pnragraph 13 of draft resolution Ill. Paragraph 13 as a whole reads: "Reiterates its invitation to the States parties to the Convention to provide the Committee, in accordance with its general guidelines, with information on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention, including information on the demograp…
The President
The Assembly will now vote on draft resolution Ill, as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, C…
The President
We have thus concluded our consideration of agenda item 94. *Subsequently the delegations of Antigua and Barbuda and Colombia advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour, the delegation of Swaziland had intended to abstain. The Assembly will now consider the report of the Third Committee on agenda item 96, 8Question of aging-, contained in document A/40/928, and proceed t…
The President
Draft resolution 11 concerning the implementation of the International Plan of Action on Aging was adopted by the Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution 11 was adopted (resolution 40/30).
The President
This concludes our consideration of agenda item 96. The Assembly will now consider the raport of the Third Committee on agenda item 97, -Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons and United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons". The report of the Third Committee is contained in document A/40/880. The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution re…
The President
This concludes our consideration of agenda item 97. The Assembly will now turn to the report of the Third committee on agenda item 98, entitled "Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice", document A/40/88l, and take a decision on the six draft resolutions contained in paragraph 12 of that report. Draft resolution I, dealing with the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and…
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