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A/75/L.102 GA

Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 72/305 on the strengthening of the Economic and Social Council; Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 67/290 on the format and organizational aspects of the high-level political forum on sustainable development and 70/299 on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the global level

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Session
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Vote ConsensusA/75/PV.87 June 25, 2021

Speeches following this vote (10) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of vote after the voting, I would like to remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by representatives from their seats.
Mr. Lages (Portugal)
We would like to start by thanking the co-facilitators, Ambassadors Marschik of Austria and Niang of Senegal, as well as their teams, for their perseverance and what can only be described as a heroic effort, both of which have brought us here today for the conclusion of a lengthy and difficult negotiation process. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Department of Economic and…
Ms. Mendoza Elguea (Mexico)
Mexico would like to thank the co-facilitators and their team for their very hard work and intensive efforts to achieve a consensus text. While Mexico joined the consensus on resolution 75/290 B and voted in favour of resolution 75/290 A, we believe that the potential and the value of those texts were watered down throughout the discussions, addressing the priorities of only one negotiating grou…
Mr. Thomas (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
I would like to start by thanking the co-facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of Austria and Senegal, and their teams for their tireless efforts to bring delegations together on resolutions 75/290 A and 75/290 B. We sincerely regret today that all delegations could not come together to set the text presented this morning, which passed the silence procedure, and that draft amendments (A/7…
Mr. Mack (United States of America)
I would like to begin by thanking the co-facilitators, Austria and Senegal, for their efforts to achieve a consensus on this important issue. The United States abstained in the voting on resolution 75/290 A to protest the failure of some Member States to approach the negotiations on this vital issue in good faith. Our collective goal should be to make the Economic and Social Council and the high-…
Mr. Skoknic Tapia (Chile)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Lebanon, Uruguay and my own country, Chile, to explain our vote on resolution 75/290 A, which we have just adopted, and the amendment (A/75/L.104) that was introduced. We would first like to express our sincere thanks to the co-facilitators of the resolution, Ambassadors Cheikh Niang, Permanent Repres…
Mr. Castañeda Solares (Guatemala)
Guatemala would like to take this opportunity to briefly explain its vote on the amendment (A/75/L.104) to resolution 75/290 A, concerning the Economic and Social Council. We thank the co-facilitators of the consultation process, Ambassadors Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative of Senegal, and Alexander Marschik, Permanent Representative of Austria, and we welcome their enormous efforts to ens…
Mr. Diane (Guinea)
In my current capacity as Chair of the Group of 77 and China, I have the pleasure to refer to resolutions 75/290 A and 75/290 B, on the review of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 72/305 on the strengthening of the Economic and Social Council; review of the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 67/290 on the format and organizational aspects of the high-level political fo…
Mr. Schlaepfer (Switzerland)
Switzerland welcomes the engagement and the efforts of the co-facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of Austria and Senegal, who have definitely done their utmost to reach a consensus. We regret that such a consensus was not possible. Switzerland would have liked to see the discussions take place in a more constructive and solution-oriented atmosphere, particularly in the final phase of the …
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the voting. On behalf of the President of the General Assembly, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the co-facilitators, Mr. Alexander Marschik, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations, and Mr. Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations, who ably and patiently conducted the d…
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