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A/RES/67/234B GA

The Arms Trade Treaty

67
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154
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3
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23
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/67/L.58
Adopted symbol A/RES/67/234B
Category POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
P5 Positions
Russia ~ United States ✓ United Kingdom ✓ China ~ France ✓
UN Document A/RES/67/234B ↗

Vote Recorded Vote — A/67/PV.71 April 2, 2013

— Abstain (23)
✗ No (3)
Absent (13)
✓ Yes (154)
Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
The President
I shall now give the floor to those representatives who have requested to speak in explanation of vote on the resolution just adopted.
Mrs. Ribeiro Viotti (Brazil)
Brazil voted in favour of resolution 67/234 B, which requests that the Secretary-General open the text of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) for signature as of 3 June 2013. We wish to congratulate Ambassador Peter Woolcott of Australia on his able leadership and conduct of the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, held during the past two weeks. We participated actively in the ATT …
Ms. Mehta (India)
As we stated in the concluding plenary of the Final Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty on 28 March, the draft treaty text that has now been adopted through resolution 67/234 B fell short of our expectations and those of a number of other key stakeholders for a text that is clear, balanced and implementable, and one that is able to attract universal adherence. From the beginning of the Arms Trade…
Mr. Aljowaily (Egypt)
Once again, the United Nations Conference on an Arms Trade Treaty was not able to achieve consensus. One delegation blocked consensus in July, while three others did so last week. Egypt regrets that the Final Conference was not able to reach agreement on a fair, balanced and robust text applicable to all. In that regard, however, I would like to commend Ambassador Peter Woolcott of Australia, who…
Mr. Ovsyanko (Belarus)
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus actively participated in the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which ended a few days ago. Belarus strove to make every possible effort to ensure that the Treaty was commensurate with its main goal, namely, to prevent the illicit trade in conventional arms. Together with a group of like-minded States and in our national capacity, …
Mr. Wang Min (China)
China consistently supported the negotiations on the Arms Trade Treaty and expected all parties to reach consensus on an effective Treaty to regulate the conventional arms trade and to combat the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons. China participated in the negotiations in a constructive manner and made its own contributions to advancing the negotiation process on the final text…
Mr. Neo (Singapore)
Singapore voted in favour of resolution 67/234 B. Throughout the entire process, from the sessions of the Preparatory Committee to the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, Singapore consistently stated its position that an arms trade treaty should be practical, effective and based on feasible and implementable obligations so that it could be universally accepted and its text…
Mr. Ri Tong Il (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea voted against resolution 67/234 B. That reflects the position of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the grave concerns that my country has with regard to the Arms Trade Treaty. My delegation would like to make the following explanation of vote. First, as many delegations have noted, the negotiations leading to the Treaty were difficult and it …
Mr. Abdullah (Malaysia)
Malaysia has always supported the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) process. We engaged constructively and in good faith to ensure that the outcome would be a strong, balanced and implementable treaty. Malaysia voted in favour of resolution 67/234 B because we recognize that the process has been fruitful. We recognize that, although the text of the ATT may not satisfy all the concerns of every State, the …
Mr. Al-Jarman (United Arab Emirates)
My delegation welcomes the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty. We voted in favour of resolution 67/234 B, for we believe in the importance of the Treaty’s universality. The Treaty provides the international mechanism needed to regulate and improve the arms trade while respecting the right of States to acquire weapons for legitimate self-defence and to limit the threats and the suffering faced by t…
Ms. Ziade (Lebanon)
I would like today to reiterate and affirm that Lebanon is a small country that has suffered a great deal. Its citizens continue to die and their property continues to be destroyed because of the illegitimate proliferation of arms. Therefore, based on the historical evidence of human suffering, Lebanon has consistently stressed the importance of arriving at an effective international treaty to r…
Mr. Idris (Eritrea)
Eritrea has been engaged in the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) process with high expectations. As my delegation has reiterated on several occasions, a balanced, objective, non-discriminatory ATT that is immune to political use could curb and eradicate diversions of arms to illicit users, thereby contributing qualitatively to regional and international peace and security, as well as to human progress. E…
Mr. Dehghani (Islamic Republic of Iran)
I take the floor in my delegation’s explanation of its vote on resolution 67/234 B, on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, like many other delegations, was expecting the conclusion of an effective, robust, balanced and non-discriminatory ATT, aimed at achieving the noble goal of reducing human suffering resulting from the illicit trade in conventional ar…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote. We shall now hear statements by delegations following the adoption of resolution 67/234 B.
Mr. Dondisch (Mexico)
I wish to deliver this political declaration on behalf of the following States, without prejudice to their own individual views: Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland,…
Mr. Ulibarri (Costa Rica)
I speak on behalf of Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Finland, Japan, Kenya and the United Kingdom. Seven years ago, seven countries saw the terrible harm being caused by the unregulated trade in conventional arms. We listened to the voices of people around the world living daily in fear of violence and armed conflict and we resolved to act. However, we did not act alone. Countless people deser…
Mr. Charles (Trinidad and Tobago)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), namely, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and my own country, Trinidad and Tobago. The adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) has reaffirmed CARICOM’s faith in m…
The President
I now give the floor to the observer of the European Union.
Mr. Mayr-Harting
We would like to express our great satisfaction at the General Assembly’s adoption of a balanced and robust Arms Trade Treaty, which emerged following seven years of negotiations. We would like to express our particular appreciation to Ambassador Peter Woolcott, President of the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty. The Treaty is the product of a comprehensive and inclusive …
Mr. Osorio (Colombia)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay. (spoke in English) After several years of intense negotiations, today we have finally adopted the Arms Trade Treaty in the General Assembly. This great achievement would not have been possible without the skilful leadership of the Presiden…
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/67/234 B General Assembly Distr.: General 11 June 2013 Sixty-seventh session Agenda item 94 13-28223 *1328223* Please recycle Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 April 2013 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/67/L.58 and Add.1)] 67/234. The Arms Trade Treaty B 0F 1 The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 63/240 of 24 December 2008 and 64/48 of 2 December 2009, and its decision 66/518 of 2 December 2011, Recalling also its resolution 67/234 A of 24 December 2012, in which the General Assembly decided to remain seized of the matter of the Arms Trade Treaty during its sixty-seventh session, Having considered the report of the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty as contained in document A/CONF.217/2013/2, 1. Adopts the Arms Trade Treaty as contained in the annex to document A/CONF.217/2013/L.3; 2. Requests the Secretary-General, as depositary of the Treaty, to reflect the date of adoption of the Treaty by the General Assembly in the final sentence of the Treaty; 3. Also requests the Secretary-General, as depositary of the Treaty, to open it for signature on 3 June 2013; 4. Calls upon all States to consider signing and, thereafter, according to their respective constitutional processes, becoming parties to the Treaty at the earliest possible date; 5. Requests the Secretary-General, as depositary of the Treaty, to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session on the status of signature and ratification of the Treaty. 71st plenary meeting 2 April 2013 _______________ 1 Resolution 67/234, in section II of the Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/67/49), vol. I, becomes resolution 67/234 A.
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