| Date | 5 December 2007 |
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Reports of the First Committee
The President
The General Assembly will now take up the reports of the First Committee on agenda items 88 to 105, 121 and 129.
I now request Mr. Dainius Baublys of Lithuania, Rapporteur of the First Committee, to introduce the reports of the First Committee in one intervention.
Mr. Baublys (Lithuania)
It gives me great pleasure to introduce to the General Assembly the reports of the First Committee on agenda items 88 to 105 and 121 and 129. Those reports are contained in documents A/62/381 through A/62/400.
In response to the General Assembly's appeal, the First Committee continued to fully utilize its existing resources and was able to conclude its work of the current session in four weeks, holding 25 formal meetings. The work of the Committee proceeded in a procedurally smooth, substantively constructive, more focused and action-oriented manner.
The First Committee had before it 50 draft resolutions and three draft decisions submitted for its consideration under various disarmament and related international security agenda items. One draft resolution with amendments was eventually withdrawn. Out of the 49 draft resolutions and three draft decisions adopted, 23 draft resolutions and one draft decision, or almost 46 per cent of all draft texts were adopted without a vote. As in previous sessions, the highest number of draft resolutions dealt with issues pertaining to weapons of mass destruction, nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and preventing terrorists from acquiring nuclear materials. Indeed, out of the 52 drafts adopted this year, 21 draft resolutions and two draft decisions were devoted to nuclear issues -- although, again, nuclear disarmament issues were divisive and eluded consensus.
The disarmament calendar for 2007, although light on substantive outcomes, has been full of activity. At different multilateral forums, Member States have addressed issues that cover many important aspects of international security and disarmament. Among other things, that included the first meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the successful conclusion of the work of the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts to Consider Further Steps to Enhance International Cooperation in Preventing, Combating and Eradicating the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, the Open-ended Working Group for the Fourth Special Session of the General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament, the panel on the fortieth anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty and the panel on the tenth anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Turning to the session of the First Committee, several trends strongly manifested themselves. First, in their statements delegations paid more attention to the increasing concern over the dangers posed by existing stockpiles of weapons in general and weapons of mass destruction in particular. Secondly, there was a renewed sense of urgency and a readiness to act with a high degree of cooperation on outstanding disarmament and related issues. While that was a result of the ongoing process by Member States to re-evaluate their positions on disarmament and security issues, it was equally rooted in a growing understanding of the imperatives for achieving substantive and tangible disarmament and non-proliferation measures.
That action-oriented approach provided a background for discussions on the entire spectrum of nuclear-weapon-related issues. Member States increasingly focused on some aspects of nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament that should be addressed on a priority basis in the immediate future. In the atmosphere of reasonable expectations that prevailed in anticipation of the 2010 Review Conference, Member States felt it was even more important to take a fresh look at nuclear disarmament in general, with a view to adopting new, innovative and daring approaches. A new draft resolution on decreasing the operational readiness of nuclear weapons systems was notable in that regard.
Several draft resolutions included recognition of the need for negative security assurances. Other draft resolutions that prominently reflected those concerns addressed the conclusion of a convention on the prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons, reducing nuclear danger, a renewed determination towards total elimination of nuclear weapons, nuclear disarmament and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
A number of draft resolutions -- such as those dealing with the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia, the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East, the consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty of Tlatelolco, the South-East Asia nuclear-weapon-free zone and the nuclear-weapon-free Southern Hemisphere and adjacent area -- expressed wide support for the existing nuclear-weapon-free zones. There were also calls for the establishment of new zones as a step leading to a world without nuclear weapons.
Many delegations spoke of the opportunities within the framework of the Conference on Disarmament. As before, the draft resolution on the Conference was adopted without a vote. The draft resolution took note of the strong collective interest of the Conference to build on the increased level and focus of activities within the Conference through 2007 and to commence substantive work in 2008.
Member States also expressed their strong wish to break the existing stalemate over negotiations on the fissile material cut-off treaty and over the inability of the Conference on Disarmament to take up substantive issues for quite some time. Many delegations were hopeful that solutions were within reach and that the way would be paved for the possible establishment of the relevant ad hoc committees at the Conference.
As far as other weapons of mass destruction were concerned, the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention provided an occasion to express wide support for the Convention and its implementation. States also welcomed the successful outcome of the sixth Review Conference of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention, its Final Declaration after a 10-year gap and decisions concerning four annual meetings and the establishment of the Implementation Support Unit for the period of 2007-2011.
While retaining its traditional aspects, regional and conventional disarmament has attained a new dimension that requires decisive actions. An unprecedented number of delegations took the floor to highlight an initiative for an arms trade treaty. Many dwelled on the issues of illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, illicit brokering and cluster munitions.
A great number of speakers reiterated the necessity to continue the implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. The issue of international assistance and cooperation was markedly highlighted. Some States considered that the Programme of Action did not go far enough. Accordingly, calls were made to review its implementation. Most importantly, the First Committee recommended that the next biennial meeting of States to consider the national, regional and global implementation of the Programme of Action should be held from 14 to 18 July 2008 in New York.
In total, the Committee adopted eight draft resolutions pertaining to conventional weapons, including on the Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons, the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, anti-personnel landmines, man-portable air defence systems and national legislation on arms transfers. A new draft resolution on effects of the use of armaments and ammunition containing depleted uranium was adopted, although consensus eluded it.
The First Committee also recommended the establishment, respectively, in 2009 of a group of governmental experts to continue to study existing and potential threats in the area of information security, and in 2010 of a group of governmental experts to review the operation and further development of the System for the Standardized Reporting of Military Expenditures.
Before concluding my substantive remarks, allow me again to return to the issue of terrorism. As I mentioned earlier, the Committee considered and adopted by consensus two draft resolutions addressing the prevention of acquisition by terrorists of radioactive material and sources and weapons of mass destruction. Those draft resolutions signal the Committee's general agreement that the new challenges faced by the international community call for a common response. Furthermore, they reaffirm that global threats could be addressed only through multilateral and concerted efforts.
Let me now briefly turn to the reports of the First Committee and draw the attention of delegations to some additions as well as a few technical errors that have crept into the text of the following documents. First, the draft resolution referred to in paragraph 8 of document A/62/393 should read as A/C.1/62/L.11*. Secondly, in the annex contained in document A/62/399, the meeting scheduled for Friday, 31 October, will actually take place in the morning.
At this stage, I would like to draw the Assembly's attention to the fact that there are a number of mostly editorial errors in some of the reports, which will require corrections. In order to save time, I shall not dwell on them here; they will be corrected by the Secretariat in due course.
Before concluding, I should like to pay well-deserved tribute to all delegations for their active participation in the work of the Committee and for their spirit of cooperation in the common search for a better, safer and more stable world. I should like to express special gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Paul Badji, Chairman of the First Committee, who, with his intimate knowledge of disarmament and international security matters and his outstanding diplomatic skills, led the proceedings of the Committee with vision and able leadership.
On behalf of the Committee and on my own behalf, let me also extend our sincere gratitude to the Committee's Vice-Chairmen -- Mr. Ricardo Morote of Peru, Mr. Bassam Darwish of the Syrian Arab Republic and Mr. Roman Hunger of Switzerland -- for their most effective contributions to the work of the Committee. I should also like to express my appreciation to Ambassador Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Mr. Shaaban Muhammed Shaaban, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, for their leadership and contributions, as well as to the Secretariat staff that assisted the Committee.
Moreover, special thanks go to Mr. Jarmo Sareva, Secretary of the First Committee, whose vast experience made a significant contribution to the successful outcome of the Committee's work. After some years of absence from the First Committee, he is warmly welcomed back, although in his new capacity.
Mr. Baublys (Lithuania)
On behalf of the delegations to the First Committee, may I also convey our genuine gratitude to Mr. Ioan Tudor, Mr. Sergei Cherniavsky, Ms. Tatyana Shestakova, Ms. Emer Herity and Mr. Timur Alasaniya and other officers of the Secretariat for their sometimes invisible but essential work, guidance and advice.
With those remarks, I submit the reports of the First Committee to the General Assembly for its consideration and approval, as contained in documents A/62/381 to A/62/400.
The Acting President
I thank the Rapporteur of the First Committee for his introduction of the reports of the Committee.
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 First Committee that are before the Assembly today.
The Acting President
Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote.
The position of delegations regarding the recommendations of the First Committee have been made clear in the Committee and are reflected in the relevant official records.
May I remind members that, in accordance with General Assembly decision 34/401, a delegation should, as far as possible, explain its vote only once, that is, either in the Committee or in plenary meeting, unless that delegation's vote in plenary meeting is different from its vote in the Committee, and that 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 First 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 Committee, unless the Assembly is notified otherwise in advance. That means that where separate or recorded votes were taken, we will do the same. I should also hope that we may proceed to adopt without a vote those recommendations that were adopted without a vote in the First Committee.
Before proceeding further, I would like to draw the attention of members to a note by the Secretariat entitled "Situation reports of the First Committee on agenda items 88 to 105", which has been circulated as document A-C.1-62-INF-3-Rev.1. That note has been distributed desk-to-desk in the General Assembly Hall as the reference guide for action on draft resolutions and decisions recommended by the Committee in its reports. In that connection, members will find in column 2 of the note the numbers of the draft resolutions or decisions of the First Committee, with the corresponding numbers for action in the plenary in column 5 of the same note.
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution entitled "Objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures". The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The Acting President
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 88?
Agenda item 89
Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace
Report of the First Committee (A/62/382)
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested.
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The draft resolution was adopted by 130 votes to 3, with 47 abstentions (resolution 62/14).
favour=130 against=3 abstain=47 absent=12
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, Montenegro, 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, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, 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, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The Acting President
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 89?
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The Acting President
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 90?
Agenda item 91
Consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco)
Report of the First Committee (A/62/384)
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The Acting President
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 91?
Agenda item 92
Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security
Report of the First Committee (A/62/385)
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it a draft decision recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take action on the draft decision. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The Acting President
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 92?
Agenda item 93
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security
Report of the First Committee (A/62/386)
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested.
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| abstain |
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The draft resolution was adopted by 179 votes to 1 (resolution 62/17).
favour=179 against=1 abstain=0 absent=12
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, Montenegro, 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, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, 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, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The Acting President
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 93?
Agenda item 94
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East
Report of the First Committee (A/62/387)
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The Acting President
May I take it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 94?
Agenda item 95
Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons
Report of the First Committee (A/62/388)
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested.
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| abstain |
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The draft resolution was adopted by 121 votes to 1, with 56 abstentions (resolution 62/19).
favour=121 against=1 abstain=56 absent=14
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, Montenegro, 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, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, 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, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The Acting President
I give the floor to the representative of Australia, who wishes to speak in explanation of vote after the vote.
Mr. Hill (Australia)
I actually wanted to make an explanation of vote following the adoption of the resolution under agenda item 93; but you are so efficient, Sir, that you just missed me. But the few comments that I want to make are equally relevant to the resolution just adopted.
I simply wanted to draw the attention of the General Assembly to the fact that a new Australian Government was sworn in on Monday of this week. Obviously, it has therefore not had adequate time to consider each of the draft resolutions to the depth that it would wish. It is therefore adopting the position of maintaining the position that the Australian delegation took on each of these items in the First Committee. Our votes today will therefore reflect the decisions that were taken by the previous Australian Government.
Nevertheless, the new Government has asked that I specifically draw to the attention of the General Assembly that it is a Government that is strongly interested in, and committed to, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. That commitment will inform its approach to issues relating to international peace and security in the United Nations and other international forums.
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 95?
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested.
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The draft resolution was adopted by 178 votes to 1, with 1 abstention (resolution 62/20).
favour=178 against=1 abstain=1 absent=12
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, Montenegro, 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, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, 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, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 96?
Agenda item 97
Verification in all its aspects, including the role of the United Nations in the field of verification
Report of the First Committee (A/62/390)
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 97?
The Acting President
The Assembly has before it 27 draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 77 of its report and two draft decisions recommended by the Committee in paragraph 78 of the same report.
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to explain their votes or positions before the voting.
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