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A/61/413 GA

61
Session
100
Yes
1
No
52
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/61/413
P5 Positions
Russia ~ United States ✗ United Kingdom ~ China — France ~

Vote Recorded Vote — A/61/PV.84 Dec. 21, 2006

— Abstain (52)
✗ No (1)
✓ Yes (100)
Speeches following this vote (7) may include explanations of vote
The President
I shall now give the floor to those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote on the resolution just adopted.
Ms. Brazier (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
The United Kingdom welcomes the participation of associate members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in the relevant meetings of the United Nations. Indeed, United Kingdom delegations to a number of recent meetings, including those of the Beijing Plus Ten review and the Commission on Sustainable Development, have included representatives from ECLAC associate …
Mr. Miller (United States of America)
The United States voted against resolution 61/231. We agree in principle that United Nations funds, programmes and specialized agencies can usefully provide support to territories that are not United Nations Members, so long as the domestic laws and policies of a territory’s administering Power allows such United Nations support. However, the United States considers that it is inappropriate to l…
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 37?
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of all the reports of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) before it. The Assembly will take up the remaining reports of the Third Committee, on agenda items 67 (c) and 68, as well as the reports of the Fifth Committee, as soon as the Fifth Committee has concluded its work. I propose therefore to suspend t…
The President
The General Assembly will now take up the remaining reports of the Third Committee on sub-item (c) of agenda item 67 and agenda item 68. Thereafter, it will take up the reports of the Fifth Committee on agenda items 115; 116 together with 117; 118; 120; 121; 122; 124; 125; 126; 129; 130; 131; 47 together with 113, 116, 117, 122, 123, 132, 147 and 149; 47 together with 113, 116, 117, 122, 123, 132…
The President
Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote. The positions of delegations regarding the recommendations of these Committees have been made clear in the Committees and are reflected in their relevant official records. May I remind members that under paragraph 7 of decision 34/401, the General Assembly agreed that “When the same draft resolution is considered in a Main Committee…
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