United Nations A/73/ PV.45 General Assembly Official Records Seventy-third session

45th plenary meeting Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 10 a.m. New York

President: Ms. Espinosa Garcés ...... (Ecuador) The meeting was called to order at 10.05 a.m. During the action phase, the Committee adopted 68 draft resolutions and decisions — one was Reports of the First Committee withdrawn — 39 of which were adopted as a whole by a recorded vote, with 50 separate votes requested. The President (spoke in Spanish): The General Twenty-nine draft proposals were adopted as a whole Assembly will now take up the reports of the First without a vote, of which 23 were not on voted on at Committee on agenda items 93 to 108, 123 and 137. all, either on separate paragraphs or as a whole. Of I request the Rapporteur of the First Committee, the 68 draft resolutions and decisions adopted by Ms. Muna Zawani Mohammad Idris of Brunei the Committee, 25 were under the cluster “Nuclear Darussalam, to introduce the reports of the First weapons”. Under the cluster “Other weapons of mass Committee in one intervention. destruction”, five draft resolutions are recommended. In addition, four drafts are recommended under the Ms. Mohammad Idris (Brunei Darussalam), cluster “Outer space (disarmament aspects)”, nine under Rapporteur of the First Committee: I have the honour “Conventional weapons”, 12 on “Other disarmament to introduce to the General Assembly the reports of the measures and international security”, five on “Regional Disarmament and International Security Committee, disarmament and security” and, finally, eight under the the First Committee, on agenda items 93 to 108, 123 and cluster “Disarmament machinery”. 137, as contained in documents A/73/502 to A/73/519. For the convenience of delegations, a checklist prepared The Secretariat made oral statements on the by the Secretariat of action taken in the First Committee financial implications of 12 draft resolutions adopted is contained in document A/C.1/73/INF/3. by the Committee under agenda items 96, 101, 102, 103, 105 and 108. Documents were issued on the programme During this main part of the seventy-third budget implications for the draft resolution entitled session, the Disarmament and International Security “Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace Committee held a total of 31 formal meetings to in the context of international security” and the draft consider the 19 agenda items that were allocated to it. decision entitled “Convening a conference on the During this session, 135 delegations made statements establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear during the general debate segment, as compared with weapons and other weapons of mass destruction”, 131 delegations in 2017. Also, an impressive 354 submitted under agenda items 97, 104 and 136, interventions were made during the thematic discussion respectively. With respect to the draft resolution segment, as compared with 312 interventions made in entitled “Developments in the field of information and 2017. That shows an upward trend in participation in the telecommunications in the context of international work of the Committee. security”, the Secretariat informed the Committee that

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A /73/PV.45 15/12/2018 the oral statement read out superseded the statement the Secretary of the Committee and her team from the of programme budget implications that was initially Department for General Assembly and Conference issued as document A/C.1/73/L.71. Management, conference officers, interpreters, record keepers, press officers, document officers, sound With regard to item 123, “Revitalization of the work technicians and information technology staff. of the General Assembly”, the draft decision containing the provisional programme of work and timetable of The President (spoke in Spanish): I thank the the First Committee for 2019 is contained in document Rapporteur of the First Committee for her report. A/73/518. The positions of delegations regarding the I have the honour to submit to the General Assembly recommendations of the First Committee have been for its consideration and adoption the draft resolutions made clear in the Committee and are reflected in and draft decisions recommended by the Disarmament the relevant official records. Therefore, if there is no and International Security Committee in its reports proposal under rule 66 of the rules of procedure, I shall contained in documents A/73/502 to A/73/519. take it that the General Assembly decides not to discuss the reports of the First Committee that are before the With respect to the report on agenda item 101, Assembly today. issued as document A/73/510, I would like to inform the Assembly for the record that the delegation of Cuba It was so decided. intended to abstain in the voting on operative paragraph The President (spoke in Spanish): Statements will 2 of draft resolution A/C.1/73/L.54, entitled “United therefore be limited to explanations of vote or position. action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons”, and vote in favour of Mr. Yelchenko (Ukraine), Vice-President, took operative paragraph 5 of the same draft resolution. the Chair. Before concluding, I would like to recall the high The Acting President: May I remind members level of cooperation prevailing in the First Committee. that, in accordance with General Assembly decision The Committee was able to fulfil the mandate entrusted 34/401, a delegation should, as far as possible, explain to it by the General Assembly and complete its work its vote only once, that is, either in the Committee or in within the time allotted by the Assembly. On behalf of plenary meeting, unless that delegation’s vote in plenary the Bureau of the Committee, I would like to express meeting is different from its vote in the Committee. our sincere appreciation to all delegations for their In addition, I remind members that explanations are constructive participation during the session. In that limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations regard, I would note in particular the positive manner from their seats. in which the First Committee delegations continue to Before we begin to take action on the embrace the e-Delegate portal. recommendations contained in the reports of the First I should also like to express my deep appreciation Committee, I should like to advise representatives to the Chair of the First Committee, His Excellency that we are going to proceed to take decisions in the Ambassador Ion Jinga of Romania, whose knowledge same manner as was done in the Committee, unless and experience in multilateral forums enabled the the Secretariat was notified otherwise in advance. Committee to successfully consider all the agenda items That means that, where separate or recorded votes allocated to it in a timely and efficient manner. The were taken, we will do the same. I should also hope other members of the Bureau — Ms. Marissa Edwards that we may proceed to adopt without a vote those of Guyana, Mr. José Ataíde Amaral of Portugal and recommendations that were adopted without a vote in Mr. Noël Diarra of Mali, with whom I had the pleasure the First Committee. The results of the votes will be of working — also contributed greatly to the successful uploaded on the PaperSmart portal. conclusion of the work of the Committee. I would like to draw the attention of members Finally, I would like to recognize the dedicated to a note by the Secretariat, in English only, entitled support of Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative “Situation reports of the First Committee on agenda for Disarmament Affairs, and the staff of the United items 93 to 108, 123 and 137”, which has been Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, as well as circulated as document A/C.1/73/INF/3. The note has

2/61 18-41374 15/12/2018 A /73/PV.45 been distributed desk to desk in the General Assembly We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. Hall as a reference guide for action on draft resolutions The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I and decisions recommended by the First Committee in take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? its reports. The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 73/26). Members will find in column 2 of the note the symbols of the draft resolutions and decisions of the The Acting President: May I take it that it is First Committee, with the corresponding symbols of the the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its reports for action in the plenary in column 4 of the same consideration of agenda item 94? note. For reports containing multiple recommendations, It was so decided. the draft resolution or decision number is contained in column 5 of the note. Agenda item 95 Members are reminded that additional sponsors Maintenance of international security — good are no longer accepted now that draft resolutions and neighbourliness, stability and development of decisions have been adopted by the Committee. Any South-Eastern Europe clarification about co-sponsorship in the Committee reports should be addressed to the Secretary of Report of the First Committee (A/73/504) the Committee. The Acting President: The Assembly has before it Furthermore, members are reminded that any a draft decision recommended by the First Committee corrections to the voting intentions of delegations after in paragraph 7 of its report. the voting on a proposal is concluded should be made We will now take a decision on the draft decision. directly to the Secretariat after the meeting. I ask for The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I members’ cooperation in avoiding any interruptions in take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? our proceedings in that regard. The draft decision was adopted (decision 73/511). Agenda item 93 The Acting President: May I take it that it is Reduction of military budgets the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 95? Report of the First Committee (A/73/502) It was so decided. The Acting President: May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to take note of the report of Agenda item 96 the First Committee? Developments in the field of information and It was so decided (decision 73/510). telecommunications in the context of international security The Acting President: May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its Report of the First Committee (A/73/505) consideration of item 93? The Acting President: The Assembly has before It was so decided. it two draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 11 of its report. Agenda item 94 Before proceeding further, I should like to inform African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty members that action on draft resolution II, entitled “Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace Report of the First Committee (A/73/503) in the context of international security”, is postponed to The Acting President: The Assembly has before it a later date in order to allow time for the review of its a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee programme budget implications by the Fifth Committee. in paragraph 7 of its report. The Assembly will take action on draft resolution II

18-41374 3/61 A /73/PV.45 15/12/2018 as soon as the report of the Fifth Committee on its Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, programme budget implications is available. Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the former The Assembly will now take a decision on draft Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, United resolution I, entitled “Developments in the field of Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, information and telecommunications in the context United States of America of international security”. A recorded vote has been requested. Abstaining: A recorded vote was taken. Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Eswatini, Fiji, Haiti, Papua New Guinea, In favour: Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Switzerland, Turkey Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational Draft resolution I was adopted by 119 votes to 46, State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei with 14 abstentions (resolution 73/27). Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Central African Republic, China, [Subsequently, the delegation of Benin informed Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour; d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Côte d’Ivoire had intended to abstain.] Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, The Acting President: The General Assembly has Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- item 96. Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Agenda item 97 Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, region of the Middle East Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Report of the First Committee (A/73/506) Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, The Acting President: The Assembly has before it Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, in paragraph 7 of its report. Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, A recorded vote has been requested. Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, A recorded vote was taken. South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, In favour: Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Against: Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,

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Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Agenda item 98 Eswatini, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Conclusion of effective international arrangements Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, or threat of use of nuclear weapons Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Report of the First Committee (A/73/507) Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, The Acting President: The Assembly has before it Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, A recorded vote has been requested. Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, A recorded vote was taken. Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, In favour: Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, of), Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Against: Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Israel, United States of America Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Abstaining: Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Cameroon, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, United Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor- The draft resolution was adopted by 171 votes to 2, Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, with 5 abstentions (resolution 73/28). Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, The Acting President: May I take it that it is Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe consideration of agenda item 97? Against: It was so decided. None

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Abstaining: Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Georgia, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, United States of America Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, The draft resolution was adopted by 125 votes to Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, none, with 58 abstentions (resolution 73/29). Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, The Acting President: May I take it that it is Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, consideration of agenda item 98? New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, It was so decided. Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic Agenda item 99 of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Prevention of an arms race in outer space and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Report of the First Committee (A/73/508) Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, The Acting President: The Assembly has before Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri it two draft resolutions recommended by the First Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Committee in paragraph 11 of its report and one draft Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the decision recommended by the Committee in paragraph 12 of the same report. former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, The Assembly will take action on draft resolutions Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, I and II and the draft decision, one by one. United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great We first turn to draft resolution I, entitled Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic “Prevention of an arms race in outer space”. A recorded of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela vote has been requested. (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe A recorded vote was taken. Against: In favour: Israel, United States of America Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Abstaining: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, None Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Draft resolution I was adopted by 178 votes to 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, (resolution 73/30).

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[Subsequently, the delegation of Nigeria informed Abstaining: the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and favour.] Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eswatini, Finland, The Acting President: We now turn to draft Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, resolution II, entitled “No first placement of weapons Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, in outer space”. A recorded vote has been requested. Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, A recorded vote was taken. Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, In favour: Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Tuvalu Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Draft resolution II was adopted by 128 votes to 12, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State with 40 abstentions (resolution 73/31). of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina The Acting President: We now turn to the draft Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, decision, entitled “Further practical measures for the Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, prevention of an arms race in outer space”. A recorded Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, vote has been requested. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic A recorded vote was taken. Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial In favour: Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao Singapore, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Against: the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Australia, Estonia, France, Georgia, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, United Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Syrian Arab United States of America Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and

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Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Agenda item 101 Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, General and complete disarmament Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Report of the First Committee (A/73/510) Against: The Acting President: The Assembly has before Israel, Ukraine, United States of America it 40 draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 101 of its report, and two draft Abstaining: decisions recommended by the Committee in paragraph Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, 102 of the same report. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, The General Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolutions I to LX and draft decisions I and Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, II, one by one. After all the decisions have been taken, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, representatives will again have an opportunity to Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, explain their vote or position on any or all of the draft Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, resolutions and draft decisions. I now invite delegations Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Poland, to turn to paragraph 101 of section III of the report Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, concerning the draft resolutions. Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic We first turn to draft resolution I, entitled “Regional of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great disarmament”. The First Committee adopted it without Britain and Northern Ireland a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? The draft decision was adopted by 128 votes to 3, with 48 abstentions (decision 73/512). Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 73/33). The Acting President: May I take it that it is The Acting President: Draft resolution II is entitled “Conventional arms control at the regional and the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its subregional levels”. A separate, recorded vote has been consideration of agenda item 99? requested on operative paragraph 2. It was so decided. A recorded vote was taken. Agenda item 100 In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Role of science and technology in the context of Barbuda, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, international security and disarmament Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Report of the First Committee (A/73/509) Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina The Acting President: The Assembly has before it Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa in paragraph 8 of its report. Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 73/32). Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, The Acting President: May I take it that it is Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao consideration of agenda item 100? People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, It was so decided. Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,

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Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Korea, Republic of Moldova, Saint Lucia, Saint El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Against: Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, India, Russian Federation Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Abstaining: Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Monte- Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi negro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Operative paragraph 2 was retained by 128 votes Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, to 2, with 43 abstentions. Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic draft resolution II as a whole, entitled “Conventional of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, arms control at the regional and subregional levels”. A Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet recorded vote has been requested. Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe A recorded vote was taken. Against: In favour: India Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Abstaining: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bhutan, Russian Federation, Rwanda Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Draft resolution II, as a whole, was adopted by 179 Belize, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), votes to 1, with 3 abstentions (resolution 73/34). Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, The Acting President: Draft resolution III is Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, entitled “Confidence-building measures in the regional Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, and subregional context”. The First Committee adopted

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Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Arab Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Zambia Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Against: San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, None Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Abstaining: Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cambodia, Cuba, Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom Republic of), Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People’s of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Vanuatu, Zambia Oman, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Against: Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Israel, United States of America United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen, Zimbabwe Abstaining: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Operative paragraph 4 was retained by 138 votes Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cambodia, to none, with 33 abstentions. Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran [Subsequently, the delegation of Iraq informed the (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.] Lebanon, Libya, Nicaragua, Oman, Qatar, Russian The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, operative paragraph 9. Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela A recorded vote was taken. (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen, Zimbabwe In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua Operative paragraph 9 was retained by 134 votes and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, to 2, with 35 abstentions. Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, draft resolution IV as a whole. Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, A recorded vote was taken. China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, In favour: Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus,

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Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Draft resolution V was adopted (resolution 73/37). Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, The Acting President: Draft resolution VI Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, is entitled “Effects of the use of armaments and Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, ammunitions containing depleted uranium”. A recorded Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, vote has been requested. Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, A recorded vote was taken. Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, In favour: Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Zambia Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Against: Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic None Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Abstaining: Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, (Plurinational State of), Cuba, Democratic Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kuwait, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Oman, Qatar, Russian Federation, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, United States Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Yemen, Zimbabwe Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Draft resolution IV, as a whole, was adopted Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the by 151 votes to none, with 29 abstentions former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- (resolution 73/36). Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, The Acting President: Draft resolution V is entitled Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab “Relationship between disarmament and development”. Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay,

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Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Against: Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, France, Israel, United Kingdom of Great Britain Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, and Northern Ireland, United States of America Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Abstaining: Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua Albania, Andorra, Australia, Canada, Croatia, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Poland, and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Draft resolution VI was adopted by 151 votes to 4, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, with 25 abstentions (resolution 73/38). Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic The Acting President: Draft resolution VII is of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, entitled “Observance of environmental norms in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, the drafting and implementation of agreements on Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe disarmament and arms control”. The First Committee Against: adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly China, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, wishes to do likewise? Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Poland, Romania, Russian Draft resolution VII was adopted (resolution 73/39). Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, United Kingdom of The Acting President: Draft resolution VIII is Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States entitled “Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of of America the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament”. A Abstaining: recorded vote has been requested. Albania, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and I shall first put to the vote the twelfth preambular Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, paragraph of draft resolution VIII, on which a separate Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, recorded vote has been requested. Japan, Liberia, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, the former Yugoslav Republic of A recorded vote was taken. Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine In favour: Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The twelfth preambular paragraph was retained by Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, 129 votes to 19, with 23 abstentions. Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), draft resolution VIII as a whole. Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, A recorded vote was taken. Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte In favour: d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa

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Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation”. A People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic recorded vote has been requested. of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, A recorded vote was taken. Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, In favour: Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran Barbuda, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor- Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Against: Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Albania, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, United Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, United States of America Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Abstaining: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Against: Finland, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of), United Portugal, Serbia, Spain, the former Yugoslav Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine United States of America Abstaining: Draft resolution VIII, as a whole, was adopted Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, by 143 votes to 27, with 14 abstentions Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, (resolution 73/40). Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, The Acting President: We now turn to draft Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, resolution IX, entitled “Promotion of multilateralism Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,

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Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga, Turkey, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Tuvalu, Ukraine Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Draft resolution IX was adopted by 128 votes to 4, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great with 52 abstentions (resolution 73/41). Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, The Acting President: Draft resolution X is entitled Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Assembly devoted to disarmament”. A recorded vote has been requested. Against: None A recorded vote was taken. Abstaining: In favour: France, Israel, Papua New Guinea, United States Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, of America Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Draft resolution X was adopted by 178 votes to Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, none, with 4 abstentions (resolution 73/42). Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei The Acting President: Draft resolution XI is Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, entitled “Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Geneva Protocol”. A recorded vote has been requested. Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, A recorded vote was taken. Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic In favour: People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,

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Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic I shall first put to the vote the fourth Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, preambular paragraph. Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, A recorded vote was taken. Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, In favour: Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cabo Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Verde, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Against: Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, None Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Abstaining: Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Israel, United States of America Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Draft resolution XI was adopted by 181 votes to Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of none, with 2 abstentions (resolution 73/43). Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and The Acting President: Draft resolution XII is Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab entitled “Mongolia’s international security and nuclear- Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and weapon-free status”. The First Committee adopted Northern Ireland, United States of America, draft resolution XII without a vote. May I take it that Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia the Assembly wishes to do likewise? Against: Belarus, Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic Draft resolution XII was adopted (resolution 73/44). of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Russian The Acting President: Draft resolution XIII Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Zimbabwe is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on Abstaining: the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on (Plurinational State of), China, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Their Destruction”. Separate recorded votes have been Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, requested on the fourth preambular paragraph and Mali, Oman, Philippines, Rwanda, Seychelles, operative paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 16. Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Uganda, United

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Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Venezuela Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab (Bolivarian Republic of) Republic, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zimbabwe The fourth preambular paragraph was retained by Abstaining: 134 votes to 7, with 25 abstentions. Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Egypt, [Subsequently, the delegation of the Bangladesh Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote Lebanon, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, in favour; the delegation of Nicaragua had intended Philippines, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, to vote against.] Tajikistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 2. Operative paragraph 2 was retained by 122 votes A recorded vote was taken. to 13, with 26 abstentions. In favour: [Subsequently, the delegations of the Bangladesh Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, and Benin informed the Secretariat that they had Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, intended to abstain.] Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei operative paragraph 3. Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, A recorded vote was taken. Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican In favour: Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Eswatini, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Sierra (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Against: Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the China, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kyrgyzstan, Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,

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Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Against: Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cambodia, Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, China, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nicaragua, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Russian Federation, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zimbabwe America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia Abstaining: Against: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Burundi, Comoros, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cambodia, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, China, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic People’s Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Republic of Korea, India, Iran (Islamic Republic Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, of), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Suriname, Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Tajikistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam

Operative paragraph 3 was retained by 122 votes Abstaining: to 13, with 30 abstentions. Algeria, Azerbaijan, Benin, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Ecuador, Egypt, Eswatini, [Subsequently, the delegation of Bangladesh Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, informed the Secretariat that it had intended to Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia, vote in favour, the delegation of Benin had intended Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, to abstain.] Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Tajikistan, Thailand, Uganda, United Republic of operative paragraph 4. Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe

A recorded vote was taken. Operative paragraph 4 was retained by 112 votes In favour: to 18, with 35 abstentions. Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, [Subsequently, the delegation of Bangladesh Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia informed the Secretariat that it had intended to and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cabo abstain.] Verde, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, operative paragraph 16. Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, A recorded vote was taken. France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, In favour: Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Libya, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, of), Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy,

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Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, In favour: Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, of), Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Republic, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Against: Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cambodia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, China, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic People’s Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Sudan, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela (Bolivarian Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Republic of), Zimbabwe Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Abstaining: Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic Algeria, Azerbaijan, Benin, Brazil, Brunei of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Darussalam, Burundi, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Guinea, Eswatini, Fiji, Ghana, India, Indonesia, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia, Niger, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, South Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Africa, Suriname, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uganda, of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Viet Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Nam Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Operative paragraph 16 was retained by 110 votes Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia to 15, with 38 abstentions. Against: Cambodia, China, Iran (Islamic Republic of), [Subsequently, the delegation of Bangladesh Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab informed the Secretariat that it had intended to Republic, Zimbabwe abstain.] Abstaining: The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational draft resolution XIII as a whole. A recorded vote has State of), Burundi, Comoros, Cuba, Egypt, been requested. Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, A recorded vote was taken. Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Rwanda,

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Suriname, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Draft resolution XIII, as a whole, was United Republic of Tanzania, United States of adopted by 152 votes to 7, with 22 abstentions America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia (resolution 73/45). Against: The Acting President: We now turn to draft None resolution XIV, entitled “Women, disarmament, Abstaining: non-proliferation and arms control”. A separate, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia recorded vote has been requested on the tenth (Plurinational State of), Cuba, Democratic preambular paragraph. People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, India, We will now take a vote on the tenth Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kuwait, preambular paragraph. Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Qatar, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, A recorded vote was taken. Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Venezuela In favour: (Bolivarian Republic of), Zimbabwe Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, The tenth preambular paragraph was retained by Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, 149 votes to none, with 23 abstentions. Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Acting President: The First Committee Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, adopted draft resolution XIV, as a whole, without a vote. Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Draft resolution XIV was adopted (resolution 73/46). Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El The Acting President: We now turn to draft Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, resolution XV, entitled “Humanitarian consequences of Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, nuclear weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, A recorded vote was taken. Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, In favour: Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Ghana, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein,

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Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao Republic of Moldova, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Panama, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Against: Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Hungary, Israel, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Poland, Republic of Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Ireland, United States of America Against: Abstaining: Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Albania, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Draft resolution XV was adopted by 142 votes to Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, 15, with 26 abstentions (resolution 73/47). Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the The Acting President: We now turn to draft former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, resolution XVI, entitled “Treaty on the Prohibition of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Nuclear Weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. Ireland, United States of America A recorded vote was taken. Abstaining: Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Democratic People’s In favour: Republic of Korea, Finland, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Mali, Marshall Islands, Serbia, Singapore, Sweden, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Draft resolution XVI was adopted by 126 votes to Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo 41, with 16 abstentions (resolution 73/48). Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa [Subsequently, the delegation of Saint Kitts and Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Nevis informed the Secretariat that it had intended Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, to vote in favour.]

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The Acting President: We now turn to draft Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, resolution XVII, entitled “The Hague Code of Conduct Zambia, Zimbabwe against Ballistic Missile Proliferation”. A recorded vote Against: has been requested. Iran (Islamic Republic of) A recorded vote was taken. Abstaining: In favour: Algeria, China, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Syrian Arab and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Republic, Yemen Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Draft resolution XVII was adopted by 171 votes to Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 1, with 12 abstentions (resolution 73/49). Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei The Acting President: We now turn to draft Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, resolution XVIII, entitled “Nuclear disarmament”. Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, thirty-second preambular paragraph and operative Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, paragraph 16. Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, I shall first put to the vote the thirty-second Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, preambular paragraph Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, A recorded vote was taken. Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, In favour: Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Verde, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad Moldova, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab

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Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Against: Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, and Northern Ireland, United States of America South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Abstaining: Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Democratic People’s of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad Republic of Korea, Finland, India, Japan, and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Pakistan, Serbia, Sierra Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic Leone, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Republic of Macedonia Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe The thirty-second preambular paragraph was retained by 116 votes to 38, with 15 abstentions. Against: Pakistan, Russian Federation The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 16. Abstaining: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, France, A recorded vote was taken. Israel, Marshall Islands, United Kingdom of Great In favour: Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua America and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Operative paragraph 16 was retained by 167 votes Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, to 2, with 6 abstentions. Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, draft resolution XVIII as a whole. Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, A recorded vote was taken. Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte In favour: d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Barbuda, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Republic, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon,

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Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- it without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran wishes to do the same? (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao Draft resolution XIX was adopted (resolution 73/51). People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, The Acting President: We now turn to draft Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, resolution XX, entitled “Assistance to States for curbing Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, and collecting them.” The First Committee adopted Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, it without a vote. May I consider that the Assembly Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, wishes to do the same? Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Draft resolution XX was adopted (resolution 73/52). Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon The Acting President: We now turn to draft Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, resolution XXI, entitled “Consolidation of peace Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor- through practical disarmament measures”. A separate, Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, recorded vote has been requested on the ninth Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United preambular paragraph. Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, A recorded vote was taken. Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Against: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the former Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ireland, United States of America Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Abstaining: Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Cyprus, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, India, Ireland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malta, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Republic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, of Moldova, San Marino, Serbia, South Africa, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Sweden Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Draft resolution XVIII, as a whole, was Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, adopted by 125 votes to 40, with 18 abstentions Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, (resolution 73/50). Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New The Acting President: We now turn to Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, draft resolution XIX, entitled “Information on Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, confidence-building measures in the field of Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of conventional arms”. The First Committee adopted Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian

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Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lao People’s United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Against: Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Israel, United States of America Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Abstaining: Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cuba, Democratic Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, People’s Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Saint of), Nicaragua, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, (Bolivarian Republic of) San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, The ninth preambular paragraph was retained by Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, 168 votes to 2, with 7 abstentions. Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- [Subsequently, the delegation of Egypt informed Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.] Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain The Acting President: The First Committee and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, adopted draft resolution XXI, as a whole, without a vote. Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? of), Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Draft resolution XXI, as a whole, was adopted None (resolution 73/53). Abstaining: The Acting President: We now turn to draft Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Greece, resolution XXII, entitled “Implementation of the Israel, Kuwait, Latvia, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Convention on Cluster Munitions”. A separate, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab recorded vote has been requested on the fourteenth Republic, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United preambular paragraph. States of America, Viet Nam A recorded vote was taken. The fourteenth preambular paragraph was retained In favour: by 153 votes to none, with 18 abstentions. Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, [Subsequently, the delegation of Greece informed Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), favour.] Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, draft resolution XXII as a whole. A recorded vote has Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, been requested. Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s A recorded vote was taken.

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In favour: Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia Draft resolution XXII, as a whole, was (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, adopted by 144 votes to 1, with 38 abstentions Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina (resolution 73/54). Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, The Acting President: We now turn to draft Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, resolution XXIII, entitled “Measures to prevent Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction”. Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Draft resolution XXIII was adopted Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, (resolution 73/55). Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, The Acting President: We now turn to draft Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, resolution XXIV, entitled “Reducing nuclear danger”. Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s A recorded vote has been requested. Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, A recorded vote was taken. Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, In favour: Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Nigeria, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Republic, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Yemen, Zambia Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Against: Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Zimbabwe Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Abstaining: Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint China, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Greece, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Kuwait, Latvia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand,

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Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Against: Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Ireland, United States of America Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Abstaining: Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, China, Georgia, Against: Japan, Mali, Marshall Islands, Russian Federation, Albania, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Serbia, Uzbekistan Estonia, France, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Poland, Romania, Russian Draft resolution XXIV was adopted by 126 votes to Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, United Kingdom of 49, with 11 abstentions (resolution 73/56). Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States The Acting President: We now turn to draft of America resolution XXV, entitled “Universal Declaration on Abstaining: the Achievement of a Nuclear-weapon-free World”. Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Democratic seventh and ninth preambular paragraphs. People’s Republic of Korea, Finland, Georgia, I shall first put to the vote the seventh Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, preambular paragraph. Montenegro, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, A recorded vote was taken. Turkey, Ukraine In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and The seventh preambular paragraph was retained Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, by 128 votes to 20, with 25 abstentions. Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational the ninth preambular paragraph. State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, A recorded vote was taken. Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte In favour: d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),

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Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina [Subsequently, the delegations of Norway and Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Sweden of informed the Secretariat that they had Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, intended to vote in favour.] Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s The Acting President: I now put to the vote draft Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the resolution XXV as a whole. Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, A recorded vote was taken. Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Ghana, In favour: Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Zambia, Zimbabwe Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Against: Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Northern Ireland, United States of America Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Abstaining: Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia and Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Against: Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine Albania, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, The ninth preambular paragraph was retained by Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, 136 votes to 3, with 35 abstentions. Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia,

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Slovenia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Northern Ireland, United States of America Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia Abstaining; (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Bosnia and Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Japan, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Draft resolution XXV, as a whole, was adopted Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi by 138 votes to 21, with 26 abstentions (resolution Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, 73/57). Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, The Acting President: Draft resolution XXVI is Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, the entitled “Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Central Asia”. The First Committee adopted it without Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, do likewise? United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United Draft resolution XXVI was adopted States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, (resolution 73/58). Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, The Acting President: Draft resolution XXVII Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe is entitled “Disarmament and non-proliferation Against: education”. A separate, recorded vote has been None requested on operative paragraph 3. Abstaining: A recorded vote was taken. Israel, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Operative paragraph 3 was retained by 171 votes Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, to none, with 3 abstentions. Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, The Acting President: The First Committee Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia adopted draft resolution XXVII, entitled “Disarmament (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, and non-proliferation education”, as a whole, without Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, do likewise? Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Draft resolution XXVII, as a whole, was adopted Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, (resolution 73/59). Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, The Acting President: Draft resolution XXVIII El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, is entitled “Decreasing the operational readiness of Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, nuclear weapons systems”. Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, A recorded vote has been requested. A separate, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, recorded vote has also been requested on the eighth Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, preambular paragraph. Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, I shall first put to the vote the eighth Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, preambular paragraph.

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A recorded vote was taken. The eighth preambular paragraph was retained by 164 votes to 2, with 7 abstentions. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, draft resolution XXVIII as a whole. Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, A recorded vote was taken. Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), In favour: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Georgia, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Against: Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Russian Federation, United States of America Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Abstaining: of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad France, India, Israel, Lithuania, Pakistan, Republic and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, of Korea, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,

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Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua Against: New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Comoros, France, Russian Federation, United Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the United States of America Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Abstaining: Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Israel, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Lithuania, Micronesia (Federated States of), South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Republic of Korea Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Draft resolution XXVIII, as a whole, was Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, adopted by 175 votes to 5, with 5 abstentions Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, (resolution 73/60). United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of The Acting President: Draft resolution XXIX Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian is entitled “Implementation of the Convention on Republic of), Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Against: Their Destruction”. None A recorded vote has been requested. Abstaining: Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, A recorded vote was taken. Egypt, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, In favour: Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Republic of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Arab Republic, United States of America, Viet Nam Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Draft resolution XXIX was adopted by 169 votes to Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), none, with 16 abstentions (resolution 73/61). Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei The Acting President: We now turn to draft Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, resolution XXX, entitled “United action with renewed Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, determination towards the total elimination of nuclear Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, weapons”. Separate, recorded votes have been requested Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, on the nineteenth and twentieth preambular paragraphs Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic and operative paragraphs 2,3,5,7,10,12,13,18,20,21 of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, and 31. Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, I shall first put to the vote the nineteenth Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, preambular paragraph. Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, A recorded vote was taken. Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, In favour: Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi,

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Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, In favour: Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Nam, Yemen, Zambia Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Against: of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and France, Russian Federation, South Africa Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Abstaining: Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United China, Ireland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Switzerland, United States United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, of America, Zimbabwe Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe The nineteenth preambular paragraph was retained Against: by 167 votes to 3, with 10 abstentions. France, Russian Federation The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Abstaining: the twentieth preambular paragraph. China, Israel, Mali, Pakistan, Philippines, United A recorded vote was taken. States of America

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The twentieth preambular paragraph was retained Abstaining: by 168 votes to 2, with 6 abstentions. Algeria, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, France, Ghana, India, Iran (Islamic Republic The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote of), Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, operative paragraph 2. Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, A recorded vote was taken. Thailand, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) In favour: Operative paragraph 2 was retained by 150 votes Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua to 5, with 21 abstentions. and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, operative paragraph 3. Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia A recorded vote was taken. and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, China, In favour: Colombia, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Islands, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Suriname, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Against: Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Austria, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, South Africa, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United United States of America Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

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United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Against: Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Austria, Ireland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United States Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, of America Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Abstaining: Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Algeria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Salvador, France, Ghana, India, Iran (Islamic former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Republic of), Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Pakistan, Philippines, San Marino, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic Operative paragraph 3 was retained by 147 votes of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, to 8, with 22 abstentions. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote operative paragraph 5. Against: India, Israel, Pakistan A recorded vote was taken. Abstaining: In favour: Bhutan, United States of America Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Operative paragraph 5 was retained by 175 votes Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, to 3, with 2 abstentions. Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei operative paragraph 7. Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, A recorded vote was taken. Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte In favour: d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New of), Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic

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Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Thailand, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain Against: and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, France, Russian Federation, South Africa United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Abstaining: Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe China, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, Mali, New Against: Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Switzerland, France United States of America Abstaining: Operative paragraph 7 was retained by 162 votes Algeria, Angola, Austria, Bolivia (Plurinational to 3, with 10 abstentions. State of), Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, operative paragraph 10. Liechtenstein, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, A recorded vote was taken. Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Operative paragraph 10 was retained by 152 votes Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, to 1, with 26 abstentions. Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei operative paragraph 12. Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cabo Verde, A recorded vote was taken. Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, In favour: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,

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Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, [Subsequently, the delegation of Sweden informed Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cabo the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.] Verde, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech operative paragraph 13. Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican A recorded vote was taken. Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, In favour: Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Georgia, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Sweden, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nam, Yemen, Zambia Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Against: Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, France, South Africa Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Abstaining: Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Algeria, Angola, Austria, Bolivia (Plurinational Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, State of), Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Egypt, El Salvador, India, Iran (Islamic Republic Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, of), Ireland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, the San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Switzerland, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Thailand, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Zimbabwe Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain Operative paragraph 12 was retained by 148 votes and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, to 2, with 27 abstentions. United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,

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Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Against: Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United China, France, Russian Federation Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Abstaining: United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mali, Pakistan, Republic Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet of Korea Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Operative paragraph 13 was retained by 170 votes South Africa, United States of America to 3, with 4 abstentions. Abstaining: The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Algeria, Angola, Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, operative paragraph 18. Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, India, Iran (Islamic A recorded vote was taken. Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Philippines, Sweden, In favour: Switzerland, Thailand Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Operative paragraph 18 was retained by 159 votes Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, to 2, with 20 abstentions. Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, operative paragraph 20. Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, A recorded vote was taken. Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech In favour: Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique,

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Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, the Against: former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Pakistan Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Abstaining: Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Thailand, Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain Zimbabwe and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Operative paragraph 20 was retained by 174 votes Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, to 1, with 5 abstentions. Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Against: operative paragraph 21. China, Pakistan A recorded vote was taken. Abstaining: India, Israel, Myanmar, Thailand In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Operative paragraph 21 was retained by 173 votes Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, to 2, with 4 abstentions. Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), operative paragraph 31. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei A recorded vote was taken. Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, In favour: Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,

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Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, A recorded vote was taken. Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic In favour: of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Republic, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Against: Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, the None former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Abstaining: Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Brazil, Egypt, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Israel, Myanmar, Pakistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Republic of) Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Operative paragraph 31 was retained by 172 votes Zambia to none, with 8 abstentions. Against: The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, draft resolution XXX as a whole. Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic

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Abstaining: Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Algeria, Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Egypt, France, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ireland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Myanmar, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, South Africa, United States of America, Venezuela Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United (Bolivarian Republic of), Zimbabwe Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Draft resolution XXX, as a whole, was United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, adopted by 162 votes to 4, with 23 abstentions Yemen, Zambia (resolution 73/62). Against: The Acting President: Draft resolution XXXI None is entitled, “Preventing and combating illicit Abstaining: brokering activities”. Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State A separate, recorded vote has been requested on of), Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the ninth preambular paragraph. Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, A recorded vote was taken Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, In favour: Uganda, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Zimbabwe Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, The ninth preambular paragraph was retained by Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia 157 votes to none, with 19 abstentions. and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, draft resolution XXXI as a whole. A recorded vote has Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, been requested. Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, A recorded vote was taken. Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, In favour: Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel,

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Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, In favour: Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Ghana, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Saint United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Against: Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Abstaining: Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Draft resolution XXXI, as a whole, was adopted by Against: 185 votes to 1, with 2 abstentions (resolution 73/63). France, United States of America The Acting President: Draft resolution XXXII Abstaining: is entitled “Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia and International Court of Justice on the legality of the Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, threat or use of nuclear weapons”. Separate, recorded Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, votes have been requested on the ninth and seventeenth Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, preambular paragraphs and on operative paragraph 2. Luxembourg, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, I shall first put to the vote the ninth Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav preambular paragraph. Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United A recorded vote was taken. Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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The ninth preambular paragraph was retained by Abstaining: 138 votes to 2, with 31 abstentions. Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Equatorial The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Guinea, Eswatini, Finland, Georgia, India, Japan, the seventeenth preambular paragraph. Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Pakistan, Serbia, Sweden, A recorded vote was taken. Switzerland, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua The seventeenth preambular paragraph was and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, retained by 118 votes to 35, with 20 abstentions. Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina operative paragraph 2. Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, A recorded vote was taken. Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, In favour: Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome Zambia, Zimbabwe and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Against: Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Against: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Ireland, United States of America China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

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France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor- Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Ireland, United States of America Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Abstaining: Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Against: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Equatorial Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Guinea, Eswatini, Finland, Georgia, India, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Serbia, Sweden, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Operative paragraph 2 was retained by 121 votes Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great to 35, with 18 abstentions. Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The Acting President: I now put to the vote draft resolution XXXII as a whole. Abstaining: Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, A recorded vote was taken. Canada, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, In favour: Eswatini, Finland, Georgia, Iceland, India, Japan, Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, of), Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Macedonia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Draft resolution XXXII, as a whole, was Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, adopted by 138 votes to 32, with 17 abstentions Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, (resolution 73/64). Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, The Acting President: Draft resolution XXXIII Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is entitled “Treaty banning the production of fissile Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, devices”. A recorded vote has been requested. Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, A recorded vote was taken. Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), In favour: Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial

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Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Draft resolution XXXIV was adopted Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, (resolution 73/66) Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, The Acting President: Draft resolution XXXV is Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, entitled “Countering the threat posed by improvised Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, explosive devices”. The First Committee adopted it Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic to do likewise? Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Draft resolution XXXV was adopted Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, (resolution 73/67) Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, The Acting President: Draft resolution XXXVI Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, is entitled “Ethical imperatives for a nuclear- Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, weapon-free world”. Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, A separate, recorded vote has been requested on the Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, eleventh preambular paragraph. Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, A recorded vote was taken. Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint In favour: Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Against: Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Pakistan Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Abstaining: Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Iran Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Syrian Arab Republic Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome Draft resolution XXXIII was adopted by 182 votes and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, to 1, with 5 abstentions (resolution 73/65). Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, The Acting President: Draft resolution XXXIV Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, is entitled “Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, radioactive sources”. The First Committee adopted it United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, to do likewise? Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Against: and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, United Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic United States of America of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Abstaining: Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Democratic People’s Against: Republic of Korea, Finland, Georgia, Iceland, Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, India, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Serbia, Spain, the former Yugoslav Republic of Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Turkey Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, The eleventh preambular paragraph was retained Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, by 122 votes to 29, with 18 abstentions. Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great The Acting President: I now put to the vote draft Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of resolution XXXVI as a whole. A recorded vote has America been requested. Abstaining: A recorded vote was taken. Andorra, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, In favour: China, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Korea, Georgia, India, Japan, Pakistan, Serbia, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Republic of Macedonia Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Draft resolution XXXVI, as a whole, was Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African adopted by 136 votes to 36, with 14 abstentions Republic, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, (resolution 73/68). Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic The Acting President: Draft resolution XXXVII Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, is entitled “The illicit trade in small arms and light Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, weapons in all its aspects”. Separate, recorded votes Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, have been requested on the seventh preambular Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, paragraph and operative paragraph 6. Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, I shall first put to the vote the seventh Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, preambular paragraph. Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, A recorded vote was taken. Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, In favour: Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Panama, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Saint Kitts Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei

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Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, A recorded vote was taken. Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Central African In favour: Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Against: Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Israel, United States of America Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Abstaining: former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Ukraine Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United The seventh preambular paragraph was retained Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, by 176 votes to 2, with 1 abstention. United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, operative paragraph 6. Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Against: Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Israel, United States of America Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Operative paragraph 6 was retained by 176 votes Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Timor-Leste, to 2. Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United The Acting President: The First Committee Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, adopted draft resolution XXXVII, as a whole, without Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe do likewise? Against: Draft resolution XXXVII, as a whole, was adopted United States of America (resolution 73/69). Abstaining: The Acting President: Draft resolution XXXVIII Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Bosnia and is entitled “Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, commitments”. Separate, recorded votes have been Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, requested on the fourth and twelfth preambular Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Poland, paragraphs and operative paragraphs 13, 15 and 24. Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, the former I shall first put to the vote the fourth Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, preambular paragraph. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern A recorded vote was taken. Ireland In favour: The fourth preambular paragraph was retained by Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, 139 votes to 1, with 33 abstentions. Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), the twelfth preambular paragraph. Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina A recorded vote was taken. Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, In favour: Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Ghana, Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,

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Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts Against: and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Ireland, United States of America Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Abstaining: Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Israel, United States of America Herzegovina, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Finland, Georgia, India, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Abstaining: Pakistan, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Ukraine Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, The twelfth preambular paragraph was retained by Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, 122 votes to 35, with 17 abstentions. Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, The Acting President: I shall next put to the vote Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the operative paragraph 13. former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, A recorded vote was taken. Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland In favour: Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Operative paragraph 13 was retained by 132 votes Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, to 2, with 41 abstentions. Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, The Acting President: I now put to the vote Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, operative paragraph 15. Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, China, A recorded vote was taken. Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic In favour: of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,

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Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, operative paragraph 24. Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, A recorded vote was taken. In favour: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Against: Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Albania, Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Against: Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Pakistan, United States of America Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Abstaining: Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Bhutan, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Monaco, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain Britain and Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland, United States of America Operative paragraph 15 was retained by 162 votes Abstaining: to 4, with 8 abstentions. Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, [Subsequently, the delegation of Andorra informed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Finland, the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.] Georgia, India, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan,

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Serbia, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Against: Macedonia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Operative paragraph 24 was retained by 122 votes Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Latvia, to 36, with 15 abstentions. Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, [Subsequently, the delegation of Andorra informed Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.] Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Northern Ireland, United States of America draft resolution XXXVIII as a whole. Abstaining: A recorded vote was taken. Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Democratic People’s In favour: Republic of Korea, Finland, Georgia, Iceland, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Japan, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, States of), Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Serbia, the Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Draft resolution XXXVIII, as a whole, was Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central adopted by 139 votes to 32, with 17 abstentions African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, (resolution 73/70). Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, The Acting President: Draft resolution XXXIX is Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, entitled “Fourth Conference of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Zones and Mongolia, 2020”. A recorded vote has El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, been requested. Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, A recorded vote was taken. Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), In favour: Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Panama, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Saint Kitts Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor- Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia,

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Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Against: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent None and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Abstaining: France, Israel, Russian Federation, United Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, United States of America Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Draft resolution XXXIX was adopted by 179 votes former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- to none, with 5 abstentions (resolution 73/71). Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, The Acting President: Draft resolution XL is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern entitled “Transparency and confidence-building Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, measures in outer space activities”. A recorded vote has Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian been requested. Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe A recorded vote was taken. Against: In favour: Israel, United States of America Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Abstaining: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Palau Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Draft resolution XL was adopted by 180 votes to 2, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), with 1 abstention (resolution 73/72). Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, The Acting President: I now invite delegations Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Central African to turn to paragraph 102 in section III of the report, Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, concerning draft decisions.

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We first turn to draft decision I, entitled “Missiles”. Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet A recorded vote has been requested. Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe A recorded vote was taken. Against: Israel, United States of America In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Abstaining: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Fiji, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Palau, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Tonga Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Draft decision I was adopted by 174 votes to 2, with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei 7 abstentions (decision 73/513). Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, The Acting President: We now turn to draft Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, decision II, entitled “Nuclear disarmament verification”. Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, A recorded vote has been requested. Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, A recorded vote was taken. Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic In favour: of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent

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and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao In favour: Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brunei Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Against: Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- None Bissau, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Abstaining: Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Syrian Arab Republic Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Draft decision II was adopted by 181 votes to none, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, with 2 abstentions (decision 73/514). Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, The Acting President: The General Assembly has Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, item 101. Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome Agenda item 102 and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Review and implementation of the Concluding Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the Republic, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, General Assembly Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Report of the First Committee (A/73/511) Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, The Acting President: The Assembly has before Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet it eight draft resolutions recommended by the First Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Committee in paragraph 24 of its report. Against: We will now take decisions on draft resolutions I to Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, VIII, one by one. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Draft resolution I is entitled “United Nations Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, disarmament fellowship, training and advisory Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, services”. The First Committee adopted it without Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the same? Malta, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 73/73). Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, The Acting President: Draft resolution II is Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former entitled “Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, Nuclear Weapons”. A recorded vote has been requested. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern A recorded vote was taken. Ireland, United States of America

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Abstaining: a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Guyana, Haiti, Japan, the same? Mali, Marshall Islands, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Serbia, Thailand Draft resolution VIII was adopted (resolution 73/80). Draft resolution II was adopted by 124 votes to 50, The Acting President: May I take it that it is with 13 abstentions (resolution 73/74). the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its The Acting President: Draft resolution III is consideration of agenda item 102? entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and It was so decided. Disarmament in Africa”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes Agenda item 103 to do the same? Review of the implementation of the Draft resolution III was adopted (resolution 73/75). recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session The Acting President: Draft resolution IV is entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Report of the First Committee (A/73/512) Disarmament and Development in Latin America and The Acting President: The Assembly has before the Caribbean”. The First Committee adopted it without it two draft resolutions recommended by the First a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do Committee in paragraph 12 of its report. the same? We will now take a decision on draft resolutions I Draft resolution IV was adopted (resolution 73/76). and II, one by one. The Acting President: Draft resolution V is Draft resolution I is entitled “Report of the entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace Conference on Disarmament”. The First Committee and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific”. The First adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that wishes to do the same? the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 73/81). Draft resolution V was adopted (resolution 73/77). The Acting President: We now turn to draft The Acting President: Draft resolution VI is resolution II, entitled “Report of the Disarmament entitled “Regional confidence-building measures: Commission”. The First Committee adopted draft activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa”. Assembly wishes to do likewise? The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 73/82). The Acting President: May I take it that it is Draft resolution VI was adopted (resolution 73/78). the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its The Acting President: Draft resolution VII is consideration of agenda item 103? entitled, “United Nations Disarmament Information It was so decided. Programme”. The First Committee adopted it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do Agenda item 104 the same? The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East Draft resolution VII was adopted (resolution 73/79). Report of the First Committee (A/73/513) The Acting President: Draft resolution VIII is The Acting President: The Assembly has before it entitled “United Nations regional centres for peace and a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee disarmament”. The First Committee adopted it without in paragraph 10 of its report, and a draft decision

54/61 18-41374 15/12/2018 A /73/PV.45 recommended by the Committee in paragraph 11 of the Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint same report. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Before proceeding further, I should like to inform Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, members that action on the draft decision, entitled Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, “Convening a Conference on the Establishment of a South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Weapons of Mass Destruction”, is postponed to a later Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic date to allow time for the review of its programme of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and budget implications by the Fifth Committee. The Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Assembly will take action on the draft decision as soon Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United as the report of the Fifth Committee on its programme Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, budget implications is available. United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Separate recorded votes have been requested on the Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe fifth and sixth preambular paragraphs. Against: I shall first put to the vote the fifth India, Israel, Pakistan preambular paragraph. Abstaining: A recorded vote was taken. Bhutan, France, Georgia, United States of America In favour: The fifth preambular paragraph was retained by Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, 168 votes to 3, with 4 abstentions. Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, the sixth preambular paragraph. Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia A recorded vote was taken. and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, In favour: Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Belize, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,

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Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Against: of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and India, Israel, Pakistan Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Abstaining: Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Bhutan, France, Georgia, United States of America Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet The sixth preambular paragraph was retained by Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe 167 votes to 3, with 4 abstentions. Against: The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution as a whole. A recorded vote has Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia been requested. (Federated States of), Palau, United States of America A recorded vote was taken. Abstaining: In favour: Australia, Belgium, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Lithuania, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Panama, (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom of Great Britain Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, and Northern Ireland Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, The draft resolution, as a whole, was adopted Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, by 158 votes to 6, with 21 abstentions Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, (resolution 73/83). Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, The Acting President: The General Assembly has El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, item 104.

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Agenda item 105 In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Indiscriminate Effects Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Report of the First Committee (A/73/514) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo The Acting President: The Assembly has before it Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, in paragraph 8 of its report. The First Committee adopted Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s it without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican to do the same? Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 73/84). Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, The Acting President: May I take it that it is Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, consideration of agenda item 105? India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, It was so decided. Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Agenda item 106 Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mediterranean region Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Report of the First Committee (A/73/515) Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New The Acting President: The Assembly has before it Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, in paragraph 7 of its report. Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, I give the floor to the representative of the Islamic Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Republic of Iran. Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mr. Seifi Pargou (Islamic Republic of Iran): I take Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi the floor to explain the position of my delegation on the Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, draft resolution entitled “Strengthening of security and Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, cooperation in the Mediterranean region”, as contained South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, in document A/73/515. Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic As it did in the First Committee, Iran will vote of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, in favour of operative paragraphs 2 and 5 of the draft Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, resolution. However, for the reasons elaborated on by my United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great delegation in the Committee, Iran will not participate Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic in the General Assembly’s action on the draft resolution of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, as a whole. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, The Acting President: We will now take a decision Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe on the draft resolution. Separate, recorded votes have Against: been requested on operative paragraphs 2 and 5. Israel, United States of America I shall first put to the vote operative paragraph 2. Abstaining: A recorded vote was taken. Fiji, Togo, Tuvalu

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Operative paragraph 2 was retained by 169 votes (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, to 2, with 3 abstentions. Zambia, Zimbabwe The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Against: operative paragraph 5. Israel, United States of America A recorded vote was taken. Abstaining: Fiji, France, Tuvalu In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Operative paragraph 5 was retained by 168 votes Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, to 2, with 3 abstentions. Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, The Acting President: I now put to the vote the Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), draft resolution as a whole. A recorded vote has been Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei requested. Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, A recorded vote was taken. Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, In favour: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Finland, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi

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Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Against: Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, None Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mexico, Abstaining: Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Israel, United States of America Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New The draft resolution, as a whole, was adopted Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, by 181 votes to none, with 2 abstentions Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, (resolution 73/85). Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian The Acting President: May I take it that it is Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San consideration of agenda item 106? Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, It was so decided. Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Agenda item 107 South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Report of the First Committee (A/73/516) Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, The Acting President: The Assembly has before it United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic in paragraph 7 of its report. of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, We will now take a decision on the draft resolution. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe fourth and seventh preambular paragraphs. Against: I shall first put to the vote the fourth None preambular paragraph. Abstaining: A recorded vote was taken. Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic In favour: of), Mauritius, Nicaragua, Syrian Arab Republic, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, United States of America Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, The fourth preambular paragraph was retained by Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, 167 votes to none, with 11 abstentions. Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina The Acting President: I shall now put to the vote Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, the seventh preambular paragraph.

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A recorded vote was taken. Abstaining: Egypt, India, Israel, Mauritius, Pakistan, Syrian In favour: Arab Republic, United States of America Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, The seventh preambular paragraph was retained Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, by 172 votes to none, with 7 abstentions. Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), The Acting President: I now put to the vote the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, draft resolution as a whole. A recorded vote has been Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, requested. Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte A recorded vote was taken. d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, In favour: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Against: San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi None Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,

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Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, It was so decided. South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Agenda item 123 (continued) former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor- Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Report of the First Committee (A/73/518) United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great The Acting President: The Assembly has before it Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic a draft decision recommended by the First Committee of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, in paragraph 5 of its report. We will now take action on Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, the draft decision. Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe The First Committee recommended that the Against: Assembly adopt the draft decision entitled “Provisional Democratic People’s Republic of Korea programme of work and timetable of the First Abstaining: Committee for 2019”. May I take it that the Assembly India, Mauritius, Syrian Arab Republic, United wishes to adopt the draft decision? States of America The draft decision was adopted (decision 73/515). The draft resolution, as a whole, was adopted by The Acting President: The General Assembly has 183 votes to 1, with 4 abstentions (resolution 73/86). thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda The Acting President: May I take it that it is item 123. the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 107? Agenda item 137 It was so decided. Programme planning Report of the First Committee (A/73/519) Agenda item 108 The Acting President: May I take it that the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, General Assembly wishes to take note of the report of Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological the First Committee? (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction It was so decided (decision 73/516). Report of the First Committee (A/73/517) The Acting President: The Assembly has thus The Acting President: The Assembly has before it concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda a draft resolution recommended by the First Committee item 137. in paragraph 8 of its report. We will now take a decision On behalf of the General Assembly, I would like on the draft resolution. to thank His Excellency Mr. Ion Jinga, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations and The First Committee adopted it without a vote. Chair of the First Committee, members of the Bureau May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? and representatives for a job well done. The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 73/87). The General Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of all the reports of the First Committee The Acting President: May I take it that it is before it for this meeting. the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 108? The meeting rose at 12.30 p.m.

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