A/52/L.72/Rev.1 GA
52
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Vote Consensus — A/52/PV.78
Speeches following this vote (16)
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to make statements in explanation of vote. May I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Richardson
The United States delegation joins its colleagues today in consensus agreement on “Renewing the United Nations: a programme for reform”. This text represents the United Nations strongest, most decisive action to date for reforming this Organization.
Today's consensus is not a final product. It is simply the beginning of a difficult journey. But it sets a course for the hands-on, strategic manage…
Mr. Mwakawago
I wish to make some brief remarks on behalf of the Group of 77 and China following the adoption of resolution
We have come a long way since the commencement of the deliberations on this important agenda item earlier this year. We are mindful of the fact that the first track was launched by the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, in March. At the beginning there existed an atmosphere of uncertaint…
Mr. Qin Huasun
After strenuous efforts and hard work of over a month, the General Assembly has finally adopted a resolution on the recommendations in the Secretary- General's report on reform. On behalf of the Chinese delegation, Sir, I would like to thank you and your two facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of Botswana and of Ireland, for your assiduous work.
The fact that the General Assembly has ado…
Mr. Owada
The delegation of Japan welcomes the adoption by consensus of resolution A/52/L.72/Rev.1, on renewing the United Nations, which reflects the consideration by the General Assembly of the Secretary-General's report and the recommendations contained therein. This resolution is an important milestone in the ongoing process of reforming the United Nations in order to strengthen its capacity and effect…
Mr. Elaraby
At the outset, I wish to express to you, Sir, our deep appreciation for the constructive role you have played so that a consensus could be achieved on the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary- General on the reform of the United Nations. Those efforts culminated today in the adoption of this resolution.
I would also like to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciati…
Mr. Park
I should like to commend you, Sir, for the able and eminent leadership with which you have guided our important deliberations on the report of the Secretary-General concerning the reform of the United Nations. I would also like to thank the Friends of the President, the distinguished ambassadors of Botswana and Ireland, Ambassador Joseph Legwaila and Ambassador John Campbell, for their invaluable…
Mr. Wolzfeld
I am honoured to speak on behalf of the European Union. The countries of Central and Eastern Europe associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — and the associated country Cyprus, as well as Iceland and Liechtenstein, endorse this statement.
Today, the General Assembly adopted by consensus resolution 52/12 B, by m…
Mr. Ka
Today, the General Assembly is convening in a meeting of historic importance to the process of considering the package of reforms sent to us by the Secretary-General. When we took on this high-priority issue early in the session, we were all aware of the difficulty of the task and of the stakes involved in the exercise.
We were also and above all convinced of the urgent need to endow the United …
Mr. Amorim
As we prepare to wind up this round of meetings of the General Assembly, it is with a clear sense of pride that we recognize the achievements made at this session towards the goal of reforming the Organization and making it more representative of the aspirations of Member States. This result, Sir, we certainly owe to your keen sense of diplomacy, your patience and, not least, to your proverbial s…
Mr. De Rojas
We are particularly pleased that the General
With regard to the text adopted, we wish to state here our understanding of one of the components of paragraph 26. The fourth element mentioned in that paragraph refers to the idea of establishing a Special Commission at the ministerial level to examine possible amendments to the Charter of the United Nations and the treaties from which the specialize…
Ms. Wensley
I am very pleased to speak this evening not only on behalf of my own delegation, but also on behalf of the delegations of Canada and New Zealand, to welcome the adoption of this important resolution on “United Nations reform: measures and proposals”.
This consensus resolution demonstrates the commitment of the Member States of the United Nations to an ongoing process of reform and reinvigoration…
Mr. Baali
My delegation endorses the statement made by the representative of Tanzania on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Assembly has just adopted by consensus draft resolution A/52/L.72/Rev.1 under agenda item 157 of the General Assembly, entitled “United Nations reform: measures and proposals”. Thus, following the adoption on 12 November last of resolution 52/12 on the same item, today marks th…
Mr. Sharma
We wish to congratulate you, Sir, on the determination with which you, assisted by the Permanent Representatives of Botswana and Ireland, have brought our discussions on the Secretary-General's reform proposals to their successful conclusion. We thank the Secretary-General for responding so positively to the suggestions and requests for clarifications that Member States made during the debate whi…
Mr. Amer
At the outset, my delegation would like to express to you, Sir, our deep thanks for your efforts and those of your friends, the representatives of Botswana and Ireland, in preparing the resolution adopted today by the General Assembly. We should also like to express our deep appreciation to the Secretary-General for his proposals aimed at reforming and renewing the United Nations, an exercise tha…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote.
I wish to thank everybody for their participation in the elaboration of the very important decision we adopted today by consensus, in spite of reservations and differing statements, which I think are very encouraging and will help the Secretary-General to implement this decision. They will also help us to participate actively and with 100 pe…
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