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XViI GA

Situation of refugees in the Sudan

40
Session
88
Yes
11
No
47
Abstentions
Draft symbol XViI
P5 Positions
Russia ✓ United States ✗ United Kingdom ✓ China ~ France ✓

Vote Recorded Vote — A/40/PV.116 Dec. 13, 1985

— Abstain (47)
✗ No (11)
✓ Yes (86)
Speeches following this vote (9) may include explanations of vote
The President
The next draft resolution concerns human rights in the administration of justice. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution XVIII without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution XVIII wa6 adopted (resolution 40/146).
The President
We turn now to draft resolution XIX, entitled "Question of enforced or involuntary disappearances". The Third Committee also adopted this draft resolution without a vote. May I consider that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? Draft resolution XIX was adopt~ (resolution 40/147). The PRESIDE~~ (interpretation from Spanish): We come next to draft resolution XX, entitled "Measures to b…
The President
We shall now accordingly proceed to vote on draft resolution XX, as amended. I call on the representative of the Netherlands. Mr. HAMER (Netherlands): Allow me, Mr. President, to make just one comment. I must say that the representative of the United Kingdom made a very pertinent point when she said that this had not been agreed in the Committee. I am frankly surprised to hear that the repr…
The President
I thank the representative of the Netherlands for his remarks, which will be reflected in the record, but they would have been more relevant before the vote. The Assembly will now vote on draft resolution XX~ as a whole, as amended. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, …
The President
Finally, we come to draft resolution X~I, which relates to hQman rights and mass exoduses. In the Committee, this draft resolution was adopted without a vote. May I consider that the General Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution XXI was adopted (resolution 40/149).
The President
I now invite representatives to turn to the draft decisions rec~nded by the Third Committee in paragraph 79 of its report (A/fO/l007). Draft decision I was adopted by the Third Comittee without a vote. May I consider that the General Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft decision I was adopted.
The President
Draft decision 11 was also adopted by the Third Committee without a vote. May I consider that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? Draft decision 11 was adopted.
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to explain their vote. Mr. RAJAIE-KHORASSANI (Islamic Republic of Iran): Draft resolution XIII contained in document A/fO/1007 won the support of only 53 Members of the entire United Nations, both in the Third Committee and in the General Assembly. In other words, almost one-third of the Member States voted in favour of that draft. This ind…
The President
The Assellbly has thus concluded its consideration of all the chapters of the report of the Economic and Social COlmcil allocated to the Third Connnittee and of all the reports of the Third Connnittee. The meeting rose at 6.30 p.m.
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