| Date | 12 December 1996 |
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Agenda item 104
Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women
Report of the Third Committee (A/51/613)
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 8 of the report.
I now call on the representative of Costa Rica, who wishes to make a statement in explanation of vote.
Mrs. Castro de Barish (Costa Rica)
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I should like to inform the Assembly that, as I indicated on 4 November in the Third Committee, the Group met to take a stand on the inclusion of the phrase "within existing resources" or of other similar wording, such as "within the regular budget of the United Nations".
The Group decided to object to those phrases in the draft resolutions where this terminology was included because we consider this issue to be among the prerogatives of the Fifth Committee, as is specified in resolution 45/248 B VI, entitled "Procedures for administrative and budgetary matters".
Consequently, since this position was adopted, the Group of 77 has been applying it in all forums, especially since it was confirmed during the meeting held by the Group of 77 and China at the highest level on 27 November.
Nonetheless, in this very special case, in which the draft resolution entitled "Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Programme for Action" will be adopted as it appears in document A/51/613, our Group has decided not to propose any change to operative paragraph 44.
The Group hopes that this proposal will not lead to a vote on the draft resolution, to which we attach very special importance.
For this reason, we will be pleased to associate ourselves with the consensus on this draft resolution on the Fourth World Conference on Women, and we are confident that all the necessary resources can be provided so that its goals can fully be attained.
The President
The Third Committee adopted the draft resolution, entitled "Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action" without a vote.
May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 104?
