| Date | 19 December 2001 |
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| Started | 10:00 |
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Reports of the Third Committee
The President
The General Assembly will now consider the reports of the Third Committee on agenda items 108 to 116, 118, 119, 12 and 27. I request the Rapporteur of the Third Committee, Mr. Juraj Priputen of Slovakia, to introduce the reports of the Third Committee in one intervention.
Mr. Priputen (Slovakia)
I have the great honour to present for consideration the following reports of the Third Committee on the agenda items allocated to it by the General Assembly.
Under item 27 of the agenda, entitled "Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 7 of document A/56/585, the adoption of one draft resolution.
Under item 108 of the agenda, entitled "Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 24 of document A/56/572, the adoption of five draft resolutions.
Under item 109 of the agenda, entitled "Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons: Second World Assembly on Ageing", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 17 of document A/56/573, the adoption of two draft resolutions, and, in paragraph 18, the adoption of two draft decisions.
Under item 110 of the agenda, entitled "Crime prevention and criminal justice", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 21 of document A/56/574, the adoption of five draft resolutions.
I should like to draw the attention of the Assembly to a correction in the English version of draft resolution III, entitled "Combating the criminal misuse of information technologies". The fifth preambular paragraph should be identical to the text contained in document A/C.3/56/L.15/Rev.1, as follows:
"Noting that reliance on information technologies, while it may vary from State to State, has resulted in a substantial increase in global cooperation and coordination, with the result that the criminal misuse of information technologies may have a grave impact on all States".
Under agenda item 111, "International drug control", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 8 of document A/56/575, the adoption of one draft resolution.
Under agenda item 112, "Advancement of women", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 36 of document A/56/576, the adoption of eight draft resolutions. I should like to draw the attention of the Assembly to a correction to draft resolution III, entitled "Improvement of the status of women in the United Nations system". In the second line of the ninth preambular paragraph, the words "in regard to" should be replaced by the words "in the category of". The beginning of the paragraph should read as follows:
"Welcoming the progress made in maintaining and improving the representation of women at some levels of the Secretariat, particularly in the category of geographical appointments".
Under agenda item 113, "Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled 'Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century', the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 10 of document A/56/577, the adoption of one draft resolution.
Under agenda item 114, "Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 18 of document A/56/578, the adoption of five draft resolutions and, in paragraph 19, one draft decision.
Under agenda item 115, "Promotion and protection of the rights of children", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 16 of document A/56/579, the adoption of two draft resolutions.
Under agenda item 116, "Programme of activities of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 7 of document A/56/580, the adoption of one draft resolution.
Under agenda item 118, "Right of peoples to self-determination", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 17 of document A/56/582, the adoption of three draft resolutions.
Under agenda item 119, "Human rights questions", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 4 of document A/56/583, the adoption of one draft decision.
Under sub-item (a) of agenda item 119, "Implementation of human rights instruments", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 24 of document A/56/583/Add.1, the adoption of four draft resolutions.
Under sub-item (b) of agenda item 119, "Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 109 of document A/56/583/Add.2, the adoption of 25 draft resolutions.
Under sub-item (c) of agenda item 119, "Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 48 of document A/56/583/Add.3, the adoption of seven draft resolutions.
Under sub-item (d) of agenda item 119, "Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action", the Third Committee indicates in its report contained in document A/56/583/Add.4 that no draft proposals were submitted or action taken under this sub-item.
Under sub-item (e) of agenda item 119, "Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights", the Third Committee indicates in its report contained in document A/56/583/Add.5 that no draft proposals were submitted or action taken under this sub-item.
Under agenda item 12, "Report of the Economic and Social Council", the Third Committee recommends, in paragraph 12 of document A/56/584, the adoption of three draft decisions. In connection with draft decision I contained in this report, I should like to inform the Assembly that the Third Committee is recommending that it be authorized to hold meetings in 2002, during the resumed fifty-sixth session, in order to consider agenda item 117, entitled "Elimination of racism and racial discrimination".
I would like to take this opportunity to pay a tribute to our Chairman, Ambassador Fuad Mubarak Al-Hinai of Oman, for the outstanding manner in which conducted the work of our Committee. I should also like to thank my dear colleagues on the Bureau of the Committee -- Vice-Chairpersons Ms. Carina Mårtensson of Sweden, Mr. Yehia Oda of Egypt and Mr. Carlos Enrique García González of El Salvador -- with whom I had the pleasure to work.
I should also like to express my gratitude and appreciation to the Secretariat staff who helped us in our work, especially Ms. Kate Starr Newell, the Secretary of the Committee, and her competent and experienced team, in particular Ms. Vivian Pliner-Josephs and Mr. Otto Gustafik, as well as their colleagues. I also wish to thank them for the assistance they gave me in carrying out my duties as Rapporteur of the Third Committee.
In conclusion, I should like to thank the members of the Group of Eastern European States, whom I had the honour to represent on the Bureau of the Third Committee during this session of the General Assembly.
The President
If there is no proposal under rule 66 of the rules of procedure, I shall take it that the General Assembly decides not to discuss the reports of the Third Committee which are before the Assembly today.
The President
Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote. The positions of delegations regarding the recommendations of the Third Committee have been made clear in the Committee and are reflected in the relevant official records.
May I remind members that, under paragraph 7 of decision 34/401, the General Assembly agreed that
"When the same draft resolution is considered in a Main Committee and in plenary meeting, a delegation should, as far as possible, explain its vote only once, i.e., either in the Committee or in plenary meeting, unless that delegation's vote in plenary meeting is different from its vote in the Committee."
May I remind delegations too that, also in accordance with General Assembly decision 34/401, explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Before we begin to take action on the recommendations contained in the reports of the Third Committee, I should like to advise representatives that we are going to proceed to take decisions in the same manner as was done in the Third Committee, unless the Secretariat is notified otherwise in advance. That means that, where a recorded vote or a separate vote was taken, we will do the same. I would also hope that we may proceed to adopt without a vote those recommendations that were adopted without a vote in the Third Committee.
Agenda item 108 (continued)
Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family
Report of the Third Committee (A/56/572)
The President
The Assembly has before it five draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 24 of its report.
The Assembly will now take a decision on the five draft resolutions one by one. After all the decisions have been taken, representatives will again have the opportunity to explain their votes or positions.
We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled "Preparations for and observance of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft resolution II is entitled "Cooperatives in social development".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution III is entitled "Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: towards a society for all in the twenty-first century".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution III without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft resolution IV is entitled "United Nations Literacy Decade: education for all".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution IV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution V is entitled "Policies and programmes involving youth".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution V without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 108?
Agenda item 109
Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons: Second World Assembly on Ageing
Report of the Third Committee (A/56/573)
The President
The Assembly has before it two draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 17 of its report and two draft decisions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 18 of the same report.
I should like to inform members that action on draft resolution II will be postponed to a later date to allow time for the review of its programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will take action on draft resolution II as soon as the report of the Fifth Committee on its programme budget implications is available.
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution I, entitled "United Nations Trust Fund for Ageing".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on the two draft decisions recommended by the Third Committee for adoption.
Draft decision I is entitled "Arrangements regarding participation of non-governmental organizations in the Second World Assembly on Ageing".
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to adopt draft decision I?
The President
Draft decision II is entitled "Provisional rules of procedure for the Second World Assembly on Ageing".
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to adopt draft decision II?
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 109.
The President
The Assembly has before it five draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 21 of its report.
The Assembly will now take a decision on the five draft resolutions.
We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled "Role, function, periodicity and duration of the United Nations congresses on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft resolution II is entitled "Action against transnational organized crime: assistance to States in capacity-building with a view to facilitating the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the protocols thereto".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution III is entitled "Combating the criminal misuse of information technologies".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution III without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to adopt draft resolution III, as orally corrected by the Rapporteur?
The President
Draft resolution IV is entitled "United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution IV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution V is entitled "Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution V without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 110.
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. The draft resolution is entitled "International cooperation against the world drug problem".
The Third Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 111?
The President
The Assembly has before it eight draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 36 of its report.
I should like to inform members that action on draft resolution VII will be postponed to a later date to allow time for the review of its programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will take action on draft resolution VII as soon as the report of the Fifth Committee on its programme budget implications is available.
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolutions I to VI and VIII.
We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled "Critical situation of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft resolution II is entitled "Situation of older women in society".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution III is entitled "Improvement of the status of women in the United Nations system".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution III without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to adopt draft resolution III, as orally corrected by the Rapporteur?
The President
Draft resolution IV is entitled "Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution IV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution V is entitled "Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution V without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft resolution VI is entitled "United Nations Development Fund for Women".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution VI without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
As announced earlier, action on draft resolution VII will be taken at a later date.
Draft resolution VIII is entitled "Violence against women migrant workers".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution VIII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 112.
Agenda item 113
Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century"
Report of the Third Committee (A/56/577)
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 10 of its report.
The draft resolution is entitled "Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly".
The Third Committee adopted the draft resolution 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 113?
Agenda item 114
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions
Report of the Third Committee (A/56/578)
The President
The Assembly has before it five draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 18 of its report, and one draft decision recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 19 of the same report.
The Assembly will now take a decision on the five draft resolutions and the draft decision.
We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled "Enlargement or the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution II is entitled "Follow-up to the Regional Conference to Address the Problems of Refugees, Displaced Persons, Other Forms of Involuntary Displacement and Returnees in the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Relevant Neighbouring States".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft resolution III is entitled "Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution III without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution IV is entitled "Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution IV without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution V is entitled "Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution V without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft decision recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 19 of its report.
The draft decision is entitled "Audit of the operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Albania".
May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to adopt the draft decision?
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 114?
Agenda item 115
Promotion and protection of the rights of children
Report of the Third Committee (A/56/579)
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on the two draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 16 of its report.
We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled "The rights of the child".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution II is entitled "The girl child".
A separate, recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution II.
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Operative paragraph 1 was retained by 162 votes to 1, with 1 abstention.
favour=162 against=1 abstain=1 absent=26
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The President
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II, as a whole, 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 115?
Agenda item 116
Programme of activities of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
Report of the Third Committee (A/56/580)
The President
The Assembly will take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. The draft resolution is entitled "International Decade of the World's Indigenous People".
The Third Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I consider 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 116?
The President
The Assembly has before it three draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 17 of its report.
I should like to inform members that action on draft resolution I will be postponed to a later date to allow time for the review of its programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will take action on draft resolution I as soon as the report of the Fifth Committee on its programme budget implications is available.
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolutions II and III.
We turn first to draft resolution II, entitled "Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft resolution III is entitled "The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination".
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Draft resolution III was adopted by 161 votes to 3, with 1 abstention (resolution 56/142).
favour=161 against=3 abstain=1 absent=25
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The President
I call on the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who wishes to speak in explanation of vote on the resolution just adopted.
Mr. Alaei (Iran)
We have just now adopted draft resolution III, entitled "The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination". In that regard, I would like to explain my delegation's vote.
My delegation would like to express its reservations on those parts of the resolution that may be construed as recognition of Israel.
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 118.
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft decision recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 4 of its report. The draft decision is entitled "Documents considered by the General Assembly in connection with the question of human rights".
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to adopt the draft decision?
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 119.
(a) Implementation of human rights instruments
Report of the Third Committee (A/56/583/Add.1)
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on the four draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 24 of its report.
We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled "Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution I without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft resolution II is entitled "International Covenants on Human Rights". The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution III is entitled "International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families". The Third Committee adopted draft resolution III without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft resolution IV is entitled "Equitable geographical distribution of the membership of the human rights treaty bodies".
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Draft resolution IV was adopted by 113 votes to 47, with 5 abstentions (resolution 56/146).
favour=113 against=47 abstain=5 absent=25
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 119?
(b) Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms
Report of the Third Committee (A/56/583/Add.2)
The President
The Assembly has before it 25 draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 109 of its report.
I should like to inform members that action on draft resolution XXIV will be postponed to a later date, to allow time for the review of its programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Assembly will take action on draft resolution XXIV as soon as the report of the Fifth Committee on its programme budged implications is available.
The Assembly will take a decision on draft resolutions I through XXIII and XXV one by one. After all the decisions have been taken, representatives will again have the opportunity to explain their votes or positions.
We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled "Human rights education". The Third Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution II is entitled "Human rights and unilateral coercive measures."
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Draft resolution II was adopted by 114 votes to 51, with 2 abstentions (resolution 56/148).
favour=114 against=51 abstain=2 absent=23
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The President
Draft resolution III is entitled "Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution III without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The President
Draft resolution IV is entitled "The right to development".
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Draft resolution IV was adopted by 123 votes to 4, with 44 abstentions (resolution 56/150).
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Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The President
Draft resolution V is entitled "Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order".
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Draft resolution V was adopted by 109 votes to 53, with 6 abstentions (resolution 56/151).
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Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The President
Draft resolution VI is entitled "Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations to achieve international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms and in solving international problems of a humanitarian character".
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Draft resolution VI was adopted by 100 votes to 54, with 15 abstentions (resolution 56/152).
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Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The President
Draft resolution VII is entitled "Strengthening United Nations action in the field of human rights through the promotion of international cooperation and the importance of non-selectivity, impartiality and objectivity".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution VII without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?
The President
Draft resolution VIII is entitled "Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States in electoral processes as an important element for the promotion and protection of human rights".
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Draft resolution VIII was adopted by 99 votes to 10, with 59 abstentions (resolution 56/154).
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Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The President
Draft resolution IX is entitled "The right to food".
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Draft resolution IX was adopted by 169 votes to 2, with 2 abstentions (resolution 56/155).
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Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru,