A/48/717/Add GA
Third United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices
48
Session
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Vote Consensus — A/48/PV.86
Speeches following this vote (20)
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of subitem (h) of agenda item 91?
The President
We shall now consider part XI of the report (A/48/717/Add.10) of the Second Committee on sub-item (i) of agenda item 91, entitled "Entrepreneurship".
In accordance with the decision taken under rule 66 of the rules of procedure, I now call on the representative of the United States of America.
The draft resolution reflects a world that now understands that market liberalization unleashes econom…
The President
The Assembly will now consider part XII of the report (A/48/717/Add.11) of the Second Committee on sub-item (j) of agenda item 91, entitled "Integration of the economies in transition into the world economy".
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Second Committee in paragraph 5 of part XII of its report. The draft resolution, entitled "Integration of th…
The President
I call on the representative of Belgium, who will make a statement in explanation of position on behalf of the European Union.
Mr. Portocarero
The European Union supports the relevant measures the Secretary-General is requested to take to increase the Organization’s focus on countries with economies in transition. We take note of the explanations given by the Secretariat during the informal consultations relating to this point. We believe that the commitments to be entered into by the Secretariat will be fully in keeping with this inter…
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of subitem (j) of agenda item 91 and of agenda item 91 as a whole?
The President
The Assembly will now consider the report (A/48/718) of the Second Committee on agenda item 92, "External debt crisis and development".
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Second Committee in paragraph 11 of its report. The draft resolution is entitled "Enhanced international cooperation towards a durable solution to the external debt problems of deve…
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to make statements in explanation of position.
Mr. Portocarero
I am speaking on behalf of the European Union.
The European Union attaches great importance to the quest for a solution to the external-debt problems of the most seriously indebted developing countries. The Union welcomes the fact that late in the work of the Second
However, we feel that the resolution does not reflect adequately the progress made on the basis of a debt strategy which has evolv…
Mr. Blaney
We welcome this opportunity for an exchange of views on the external debt situation.
My delegation believes that heavy debt burdens may indeed impair countries’ ability to secure the benefits of economic growth. However, we must underscore that the problem of debt burdens is only one of a host of factors that may limit a country’s growth potential. In this regard, we have major difficulties with…
Mr. Hjelmaker
Sweden and the Nordic countries voted in favour of the resolution on external debt contained in paragraph 11 of document A/48/718. We did so, however, with some hesitation, and I shall briefly comment on our reasons.
The debt problem varies in nature in different developing countries. We therefore strongly believe that there is a need for action on a case-by-case basis according to how that appr…
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 92?
The President
The Assembly will now consider the report (A/48/719) of the Second Committee on agenda item 93, entitled "International cooperation for the eradication of poverty in developing countries".
The Assembly will now take a decision on the two draft resolutions recommended by the Second Committee in paragraph 13 of that report.
Draft resolution I is entitled "International Year for the Eradication of…
The President
Draft resolution II is entitled "International cooperation for the eradication of poverty in developing countries".
The Second Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
The Assembly will now consider the report (A/48/720) of the Second Committee on agenda item 94, "Operational activities for development".
The Assembly will now take a decision on the two draft decisions recommended by the Second Committee in paragraph 10 of its report.
We turn first to draft decision I, "Implementation of General Assembly resolution 45/217 on the World Summit for Children".
Th…
The President
Draft decision II, "Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme," is recommended by the Committee. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to adopt draft decision II?
Mr. Portocarero
The European Union joined in the consensus on draft resolution I, which proclaims 1996 the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. We are pleased that the resolution is universal in scope and that it decides to devote the year 1996 to the struggle against poverty and want throughout the world.
However, in this equally universal forum we feel bound to state that we are not in favour of…
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 94?
It was so decided.
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Second Committee in paragraph 8 of its report.
The draft resolution was adopted by the Second Committee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 95?
The President
The Assembly will now consider the report (A/48/722) of the Second Committee on agenda item 96, "International Conference on Population and Development".
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Second Committee in paragraph 10 of its report and the draft decision recommended by the Second Committee in paragraph 11 of the same document.
The Assembly will …
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