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A/40/978 GA

Craft declaration on social and legal principles relating to the protection and welfare of children, with special reference to foster placement and adoption, nationally and internationally

40
Session
119
Yes
14
No
12
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/40/978
P5 Positions
Russia ✓ United States ✗ United Kingdom ✗ China ✓ France ✗

Vote Recorded Vote — A/40/PV.112 Dec. 11, 1985

— Abstain (12)
✗ No (14)
✓ Yes (117)
Speeches following this vote (14) may include explanations of vote
The President
We have thus concluded consideration of agenda item 134. *Subsequent1y the 6~legations of Uganda and Zimbabwe advised the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour. (The President) We turn next to. the report of the Sixth Committee on age~da it~~ 135, entitled ·Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade La~ on the work of its eighteenth session· (A/40/935). T…
The President
Draft resolution 11 is entitled "Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law". The Sixth Committee adopted draft resolution 11 by consensus. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to adopt this draft resolution? Draft resolution 11 was adopted (resolution 40/72)
The President
We have concluded our consideration of agenda item 135. We turn now to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 136, entitled ·Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives· (A/40/936). The Assembly will now take a decision on the recommendation of the Sixth Committee in paragraph 7 of its r…
The President
We have concluded our consideration of agenda item 136.
The President
I now invite members to turn their attention to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 137: "Report of the Ad Hoc Committee qn the Drafting of an International Conve~tion against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries· (A/40/979). The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 10 of its report. The…
The President
In connection with this item I draw the attention of members of the Assembly to documents A/40/9l8 and A/4C/102l, from the Chairmen of the African Group and the Latin American Group respectively, relating to the membership of the Ad Hoc Committee. In accordance with the communicaH;_. in document A/40/9l8, the African group has endorsed Benin to replace Togo, which has decided to withdraw fro…
The President
Finally, in connection with paragraph 7 of the draft resolution just adopted by the Assembly, I should like (The President) to inform members that agreement has been reac~ed to hold the 1986 session of the Ad H~ Committee from 16 June to 11 July 1986. The Assembly has concluded consideration of agenda item 137. The Assembly will now consider the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item…
The President
The Assembly has concluded consideration of agenda item 139. We turn now to the report of the Sixth Committ~ on agenda item l40~ "Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country" (A/40/l012). ~3-35 (The President) The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recOBllended by the Sixth Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. The Committee adopted the draft resolu…
The President
The Assembly has concluded its consideration of item 140. The Assembly will now consio~r the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 141: "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the united Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization" (A/40/l0l3). I now invite the Assembly to turn its attention to the recommendation of the Sixth Committee in paragraph 12 …
The President
In connection with paragraph 2 of the draft resolution just adopted by the Assembly, agreement has been reached to hold the 1986 sassion of the Special Committee from 7 April to 2 May 1986. The Assembly has concluded consideration of agenda item 141. We now turn to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 142: "Draft body of principles for the protection of all persons under any for…
The President
We have thus concluded our consideration of agenda item 142. The General Assembly will now consider the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 143 entitled "Draft standard rules of procedure for United Nations conferences· (A/40/1002). The Sixth Committee adopted the draft decision recommended by it in paragraph 5 of its report without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly …
The President
We have concluded our consideration of agenda item 143. The General Assembly will now turn to the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 148, entitled "Draft declaration on social and legal principles relating to the protection and welfare of children, with special reference to foster placement and adoption, nationally and internationally" (A/40/998). The draft decision recommended by…
The President
We have concluded our consideration of agenda item 148. (The President) The Assembly will turn next to thf} report of the sixth COJIIf!littee on agenda iteJl 12, entitled "Report of the Economic and Social CouncU" (A/40/997), from which it will see that the sixth Committee took note of chapter 1 of the report of the Economic ar.d Social Council (A/40/3). May I take it that the Assembly also…
The President
This concludes our consideration of the report of the Sixth Committee on agenda item 12 and of all the other reports of the Sixth Committee. I should like to thank representatives for making it possible to deal with all these items so expeditiously. The meeting rose at 12.05 p.m•.
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