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General Assembly Session 62 meeting 122

Date15 September 2008
Started10:00
Ended19:55

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A-62-PV.122 2008-09-15 10:00 15 September 2008 [[15 September]] [[2008]] /
The President: Mr. Kerim (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
The meeting was called to order at 10.05 a.m.

Agenda item 121 (continued)

Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly

Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly (A/62/952)
Draft resolution (A/62/952, para. 46)
The President

With regard to the report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly, I would like to inform members that the annex to the report, in English only, is available in the General Assembly Hall and will be issued in all official languages at a later stage, as agreed.

We shall now proceed to consider the draft resolution contained in paragraph 46 of the report of the Ad Hoc Working Group.

Before giving the floor to speakers wishing to speak in explanation of vote before the vote, I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.

As I see no requests for the floor, the Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution entitled "Revitalization of the General Assembly", which is contained in paragraph 46 of the report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly. May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt the draft resolution?

The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 62/276).
The President

I should like to express my sincere thanks to Ambassador Eladio Loizaga of Paraguay and Ambassador Andrzej Towpik of Poland, the two Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group, who have so ably conducted the Group's discussions and complex negotiations. I am sure the members of the Assembly join me in extending to them our sincere appreciation.

May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 121?

It was so decided.

Agenda item 14

Prevention of armed conflict

The President

Members will recall that, at its 3rd plenary meeting, on 21 September 2007, the Assembly decided to include this item in the agenda of the sixty-second session.

It is my understanding that it would be desirable to defer the consideration of this item to the sixty-third session. May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to defer the consideration of this item and to include it in the draft agenda of its sixty-third session?

It was so decided.
The President

The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of agenda item 14.

Agenda items 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

The situation in Central America: progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development

Question of Cyprus

Armed aggression against the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti

Armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequences for the established international system concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international peace and security

Consequences of the Iraqi occupation of and aggression against Kuwait

Declaration of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity on the aerial and naval military attack against the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya by the present United States Administration in April 1986

The President

Members will recall that, at its 3rd plenary meeting, on 21 September 2007, the Assembly decided to include item 15 in the agenda of the sixty-second session, in accordance with its decision 60/508, of 31 October 2005. Members will further recall that, at the same plenary meeting of 21 September 2007, the Assembly decided to include items 22 to 28 in the agenda of the sixty-second session, in accordance with paragraph 4 (b) of the annex to its resolution 58/316, of 1 July 2004. In resolution 58/316, of 1 July 2004, and decision 60/508, of 31 October 2005, the Assembly decided that those items shall remain on the agenda for consideration upon notification by a Member State. Accordingly, those items have been included in the draft agenda of the sixty-third session.

The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of agenda items 15 and 22 to 28.

Agenda item 124

Follow-up to the recommendations on administrative and internal oversight of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme

The President

Members will recall that, at its 3rd plenary meeting, on 21 September 2007, the General Assembly decided to include this item in the agenda of the sixty-second session.

Mr. Urbina (Costa Rica)

Costa Rica would like to request that we retain this item in the agenda of the General Assembly. The report of the Independent Inquiry Committee made a series of recommendations that we believe continue to be relevant. The Assembly may be able to take action on those recommendations in the future. Along those lines, we would like to repeat our request to retain this item on the agenda.

The President

May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to defer consideration of this item and to include it in the draft agenda of its sixty-third session?

It was so decided.
The President

The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of agenda item 124.

Agenda item 145

Financing of the United Nations Mission in East Timor

The President

Members will recall that, at its 3rd plenary meeting, on 21 September 2007, the Assembly decided to include this item in the agenda of the sixty-second session. It is my understanding that it would be desirable to defer consideration of this item to the sixty-third session of the General Assembly. May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to defer consideration of this item and to include it in the draft agenda of its sixty-third session?

It was so decided.
The President

The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of agenda item 145.

Agenda item 116 (continued)

Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit

Draft resolutions (A/62/L.51 and A/62/L.52)
The President

We shall now proceed to consider draft resolutions A/62/L.51 and A/62/L.52. Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of vote before the vote, may I remind speakers that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.

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