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A/RES/75/277 GA

The responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity

75
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115
Yes
15
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28
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/75/L.82
Adopted symbol A/RES/75/277
Category HUMANITARIAN AID AND RELIEF
P5 Positions
Russia ✗ United States ✓ United Kingdom ✓ China ✗ France ✓
UN Document A/RES/75/277 ↗

Vote Recorded Vote — A/75/PV.66 May 18, 2021

— Abstain (28)
✗ No (15)
Absent (35)
✓ Yes (115)
Speeches following this vote (4) may include explanations of vote
The Acting President
The exercise of the right of reply has been requested. I would like to remind members that statements in the right of reply are limited to 10 minutes for the first intervention and five minutes for the second, and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mrs. Pejić-Glymph (Serbia)
The delegation of Serbia would like to respond to some remarks by the representative of Albania. The region of the Balkans was indeed the stage for a tragic conflict in the 1990s, in which there were victims on all sides, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. I would like to remind the Assembly that NATO’s intervention, 22 years ago, against a sovereign State, the former Federal R…
Mr. Guerra Sansonetti (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela feels compelled to take the floor to exercise its right of reply following the regrettable statement, replete with inaccuracies and unfounded accusations, by the representative of the Colombian Government. It is a fact that our sister republic of Colombia has been engaged in a war for more than 60 years. It is also a fact that today every country neighbouring…
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 135?
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/75/277 General Assembly Distr.: General 21 May 2021 21-06597 (E) 070621 *2106597* Seventy-fifth session Agenda item 135 The responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 May 2021 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/75/L.82 and A/75/L.82/Add.1)] 75/277. The responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity The General Assembly, Reaffirming its respect for the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling the 2005 World Summit Outcome,1 especially paragraphs 138 and 139 thereof, Recalling also its resolution 63/308 of 14 September 2009 on the responsibility to protect, Taking note of the annual reports of the Secretary-General on the responsibility to protect and the relevant recommendations contained therein, including steps that can be taken by Member States, intergovernmental bodies and the United Nations system to strengthen the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, 1. Decides to include in its annual agenda the item entitled “The responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity”; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to report annually to the General Assembly on the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. 66th plenary meeting 18 May 2021 __________________ 1 Resolution 60/1.
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