General Assembly: 69th Plenary meeting, 80th session

Good afternoon. The 69th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly is called to order. The Assembly will consider under Agenda Item 7 the request submitted by the Secretary-General in documents A/80/241 and A/80/242 to include in the agenda of the 80th session an additional item pursuant to Resolution 79/214 and an additional sub-item pursuant to Resolution 79/325. Owing to the nature of the item and the sub-item, the Secretary-General recommends that they be considered directly in plenary meeting. Owing to the nature of the item and the sub-item, unless there's any objection, may I take it that the Assembly agrees to waive the relevant provision of Rule 40 of the Rules of Procedure, which would require a meeting of the General Committee on the question of the inclusion of this additional item and sub-item in the agenda. I see no objection. It is so decided. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to include in the agenda of the current session an additional item entitled Follow-up to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, under Heading A entitled Promotion of Sustained Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United Nations conferences, and consider it directly in plenary meeting. It is so decided. I should like to inform members that this additional item becomes agenda item 178. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to include in the agenda of the current session under item 115 an additional sub-item entitled Appointment of Members of the Independent International Scientific Panel On artificial intelligence and consider it directly in plenary meeting. It is so decided. I should like to inform members that this additional sub-item becomes sub-item M of agenda item 115. The Assembly will resume its consideration of agenda item 13 entitled integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social, and related fields to take action on a proposal announced in the journal. I give the floor to the distinguished representative of Italy to introduce draft resolution A/80/L21.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Madam President, I have the honor to introduce on behalf of Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, and Tunisia, draft resolution A/80/21, International Day of the Mediterranean Diet. Submitted for the consideration and adoption of the General Assembly. This draft resolution reflects the outcome of an inclusive and transparent negotiation process conducted over the past weeks, during which we engaged constructively with all regional groups and Member States. The text before us— before you enjoys broad support and incorporates suggestions and language aimed at ensuring balance, clarity, and full consistency with relevant UN mandates. The resolution seeks to designate November 16th as the International Day of the Mediterranean Diet. We trust that the observance of an international day will create a platform to promote awareness and cultural exchange about the Mediterranean diet, as well as on the benefits of well-balanced and healthy diets in general. The text recognizes the contribution of the Mediterranean diet to nutrition and its potential contribution to biodiversity, environmental sustainability, sustainability and resilient food systems, as also recognized by the FAO in its Resolution 7/2025 last July. The promotion of traditional dietary patterns and healthy diets, such as the Mediterranean one, can play an important role in the prevention of conditions and diseases such as obesity, malnutrition, and chronic disease. Beyond its nutritional and environmental value, the Mediterranean diet also represents a living expression of the cultural heritage of the peoples and territories of the Mediterranean region. It embodies traditional knowledge, local practices, and social customs that have been passed down through generations, linking food to identity, community, and landscape. Actually, for its characteristics, the message of the Mediterranean diet speaks also to other regions of the world. Supporting these initiatives means recognizing and promoting the role of traditional diets and sustainable food cultures as powerful vehicles for preserving cultural diversity, strengthening social cohesion, and ensuring the transmission of heritage to future generations. In this sense, the Mediterranean diet stands as a model for safeguarding cultural identity through sustainable development, fully in line with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda and the spirit of UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. We are grateful to all delegations for their constructive engagement, and we hope that the Assembly will adopt this resolution by consensus. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Italy. We shall now proceed to consider draft resolution A/80/L21. For your information, the draft resolution has closed for e-sponsorship. I give the floor to the representative of the Secretariat.

Thank you, Madam President. I should like to announce that since the submission of the draft resolution, and in addition to the delegations listed on the EO document, the following countries have also become co-sponsors of A/AD/EO21: Albania, Algeria, Bahrain, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, and and Vietnam. If any other countries wish to co-sponsor A/AD/L21, please signify by pressing the microphone button now. I see the Dominican Republic, Austria, Islamic Republic of Iran, Egypt, Slovakia, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Burkina Faso, although Burkina Faso's name has already been read out, Mali. Congo, Djibouti, Burundi, and the State of Palestine. That concludes the additional co-sponsors. Thank you, Madam President.

I thank the Secretariat. The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/80/L21 entitled International Day of the Mediterranean Diet. May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt draft resolution A/80/L21?

Aye.

It is so decided. Before giving the floor— before giving the floor for explanation of vote after the vote, may I remind delegations that they are strongly urged to limit explanation of vote to 5 minutes, which should in any case not exceed 10 minutes and be made from their seats. I give the floor to Mexico. Muchas gracias.

Thank you very much, Madam President. Mexico is grateful to the proponents for their efforts in presenting and facilitating this draft resolution. My delegation recognizes the cultural, historic, and nutritional value of the Mediterranean diet, as well as its recognition as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and its contribution to promoting healthy diets, preventing non-communicable diseases, and strengthening sustainable food systems. That notwithstanding, my delegation considers that although it's essential that we promote healthy eating and appropriate nutrition and resilient food systems together with the 2030 Agenda and the Decade of Action on Nutrition, These goals can be advanced effectively within the frameworks, initiatives, and mechanisms that already exist without it being strictly necessary to proclaim an international day. Although Mexico supports— supported this resolution, the stance of my country is clear when it comes to the proposals to proclaim various different days, years, and international decades. There is a worrying proliferation of these proposals. These commemorations sometimes can be very relevant, but the reality is that in recent years there has been an increase of them in an unnecessary way, and this overburdens our system, our work, and has generated a significant operational and financial workload for the system. 11 days and 1 international year last year were submitted. Previously, 1 decade, 15 years were proclaimed, and in the 77th session, 12 days and 2 international years were proclaimed. Proclaimed. This trend was recognized as a concern in Resolution 79/327 on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, through which all member states agreed to suspend on a trial basis the consideration of new proposals for the proclamation of international days, years, and decades during the 81st and 82nd session of the General Assembly and to group these initiatives under thematic, broad thematic frameworks. The fact that this has not yet begun its implementation should not be interpreted as an opportunity to approve a larger number of new commemorations at this session. On the contrary, in the framework of the UN80 initiative, this is an opportunity for us to show a collective commitment to more rational efficient and consistent management of the work of this Assembly. In that regard, Mexico considers that it is necessary to move towards a more efficient, coherent, and thematically comprehensive mechanism and to make sure that these initiatives have added value to the work of the United Nations. Thank you very much.

Muchas gracias. I thank the distinguished representative of Mexico. I give the floor to Argentina.

Thank you very much, Madam President. With relation to the document A/AT/L21, Argentina would like to thank the facilitators from the delegation of Italy for the work that they have done on the draft resolution in question. Regarding the draft in general, we would like to express the following. In line with what has already been said by our delegation at the FAO, we take note of the potential benefits that the Mediterranean diet can provide to health, as well as its strong cultural rooting in the Mediterranean region. However, we consider it important to underscore that this is a typical dietary pattern of a specific region that is conditioned by cultural, social, factors and by the availability of and access to certain foodstuffs. Madam President, the relationship between the production and consumption of foodstuffs and their impact on the environment is highly complex and it should not be simplified via comparing different diets. A reductive vision could lead to incorrect conclusions and could lead to the promotion of policies that do not take into account the diverse range of productive contexts at a global level. Moreover, although we agree with the need to move towards more healthy diets in the framework of more sustainable food systems, we understand that we should not assume there is a direct correlation between both processes. That link could lead to negative unwanted impacts on certain forms of production technologies and techniques, or categories of food, in particular those of animal origin whose nutritional contribution is broadly backed by scientific evidence. Therefore, we must avoid approaches that promote one single type of diet, ignoring the diverse range of food systems and cultural systems that characterize the different regions of the world. It is also necessary that we avoid wording that could have a limiting effect on the production and consumption of other foodstuffs that are not included in the Mediterranean diet, thus generating a potential impact on productive sectors which are essential for the food security and rural development of many countries. Lastly, Argentina dissociates from Preamble paragraph 1 regarding the reference to the 2030 Agenda. Thank you very much.

I thank the distinguished representative of Argentina. We have heard the last speaker and explanation of vote after the vote. The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 13. The Assembly will consider sub-item E of agenda item 114, entitled Election of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The documentation under this item is listed in the Journal of the United Nations. In his note, the Secretary-General proposes that the Assembly elects Mr. Baham Ahmed Salih of Iraq as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. For a period of 5 years, beginning on January 1st, 2026, and ending on December 31st, 2030. May I take it that the Assembly decides to elect Mr. Bahram Ahmed Saleh as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a period of 5 years, Beginning on January 1st, 2026, and ending on December 31st, 2030. It is so decided. I would like, on behalf of the Assembly, to congratulate Mr. Salih on his election as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Looking forward to working together. May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item E of the agenda Item 114. It is so decided. The Assembly will now resume its consideration of the report of the Third Committee, 25, 26, 61, 66 to 71, 107, and 121, and their sub-items to take action on draft resolutions and draft decision Remaining from the 62nd, 63rd, and 67th Plenary Meetings on December 15th and 17th, 2025. The documentation under these items is listed in the Journal of the United Nations. The Assembly will begin with consideration of Draft Resolution 25, Effective Promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 24. Entitled Effective Promotion of the Declaration of the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious, and Linguistic Minorities, as recommended by the Third Committee. Again, this is a vote on draft resolution 25. 5 on national, ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities. This is vote 22 in the information note, vote 22 as numbered in the information note. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen?

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The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 173; against, 1; abstentions, 3. Draft Resolution 25 is adopted. Draft Resolution 29 is entitled strengthening United Nations action in the field of human rights through the promotion of international cooperation and the importance of non-selectivity, impartiality, and objectivity. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote number 23. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 29, 29, entitled Strengthening United Nations action in the field of human rights through the promotion of international cooperation and the importance of non-selectivity, impartiality, and objectivity. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 169; against, Abstentions, 5. Draft Resolution 29 is adopted. Draft Resolution 30 is entitled Enhancement of International Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 24. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 30. We now proceed to the vote on resolution 223 entitled Enhancement of International Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 175; against, Against, 3. Abstentions, 2. Draft Resolution 30 is adopted. Draft Resolution 31 is entitled Human Rights and Cultural Diversity. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against. Abstentions.

Vote 25. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 31 entitled Human Rights and Cultural Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 122; against, 55; abstentions, Draft Resolution 31 is adopted. Draft Resolution 32 is entitled Promotion of Equitable Geographical Distribution in the Membership of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 26. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 32 entitled Promotion of Equitable Geographical Distribution in the Membership of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 124; against, 53; abstentions, 1. Draft Resolution 32 is adopted. Draft Resolution 33 is entitled The Right to Development. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, Abstentions?

Vote 27. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 33 entitled The Right to Development. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 127; against, 23; Abstentions, 32. Draft Resolution 33 is adopted. Draft Resolution 34 is entitled Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the resolution— of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

The vote number 28. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 34 entitled Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 119; against, 55; abstentions, Draft Resolution 34 is adopted. Draft Resolution 35 is entitled Human Rights and Unilateral Coercive Measures. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 29. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 35 entitled Human Rights and unilateral coercive measures. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 122; against, 56; abstentions, 0. Draft Resolution 35 is adopted. Draft Resolution 36 is entitled The Right to Food. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 30. We— the Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 36 entitled The Right to Food. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 176; against, 3; abstentions, 2. Draft Resolution 36 is adopted. Draft Resolution 37 is entitled Protection of and Assistance We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 31. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 37 entitled Protection of and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 174; against, 3; abstentions, 3. Draft Resolution 37 is adopted. Draft Resolution 38 is entitled Subregional Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 32. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 38 entitled Subregional Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting The vote has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 178; against, 3; abstentions, 0. Draft Resolution 38 is adopted. Draft Resolution 39 is entitled Terrorism and Human Rights. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please Signify those against. Abstentions.

Vote 33. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 39 entitled Terrorism and Human Rights. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 177; against, 3; abstentions, Draft Resolution 39 is adopted. Draft Resolution 40 is entitled National Human Rights Institutions. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 34. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 40. Entitled National Human Rights Institutions. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 167; against, 2; abstentions, 11. Draft Resolution 40 is adopted. Draft Resolution 41 is entitled Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Digital Technologies. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 35. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 41 entitled Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Digital Technologies. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 174; against, 3; abstentions, 4. Draft Resolution 41 is adopted. Draft Resolution 42 is entitled The Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 36. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 42 entitled The Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 176; against, 2; abstentions, 2. Draft Resolution 42 is adopted. Draft Resolution 44 is entitled Protection of Migrants. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 37. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 44 entitled Protection of Migrants. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed.

Please The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 147; against, 4; abstentions, 27. Draft Resolution 44 is adopted. Draft Resolution 48 is entitled Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please sit.

Vote 38. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 48 entitled Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machines. Resolution 48 has been adopted.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 78; against, 27; abstentions, 64. Draft Resolution 48 is adopted. Draft Resolution 49 is entitled Situation of Human Rights in the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, Including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstention.

Vote 39. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 49 entitled Situation of Human Rights in the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Will all delegations confirm that the votes The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 79; against, 16; abstentions, 73. Draft Resolution 49 is adopted. Draft Resolution 50 is entitled Situation of Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 40. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 50 entitled Situation of Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic. Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 114; against, 2; abstentions, 47. Draft Resolution 50 is adopted. Draft Resolution 54 is entitled Improving the Coordination of Efforts Against Trafficking in Persons. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 41. The Assembly is now voting on Draft Resolution 54 entitled Improving the Coordination of Efforts Against Will all delegations confirm that the votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 139; against, 3; abstentions, 38. Draft Resolution 54 is adopted. I now invite the Assembly to take a decision in one gavel on all the draft resolutions and decision adopted by the Committee without a vote. The Committee adopted the following draft resolutions and decision without a vote. Draft Resolution 5, 9, 22, 26 to 28, 43, 45 to 47, 51 to 53, 55, and the draft decision. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? It is so decided. Before giving the floor for explanation of vote after the vote, may I remind delegations that they are strongly urged to limit explanations of vote to 5 minutes, which should in any case not exceed 10 minutes and be made from their seats. In accordance with Decision 34/401, A delegation should, as far as possible, explain its vote only once, that is, either in the committee or in plenary meeting, unless that delegation's vote in plenary meeting is different from its vote in the committee. I give the floor to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Madam President. My delegation would like to take— explain its position after the vote on Resolution Number 18. The DPRK remains consistent in its position of condemning and opposing any glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism, and any other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and fully supports the fight against such practices. Therefore, my delegation voted in favor of the draft resolution 18. However, we are very regretful about ongoing politicized attempt to pursue the unjustified selective approach by presenting confrontational amendment once again aimed at targeting a specific country. Such politicized approaches are clearly contrary to the fundamental principles of impartiality, objectivity, and non-selectivity, and only cause distrust and confrontation between member states, as well as hinder and impair the constructive dialogue and cooperation in the fields of human rights. In this regard, my delegation disassociates itself from OP4, which represents politicization of human rights and are intended to dilute the essence of the resolution. My delegation requests the Secretariat that our position of dissociation be correctly reflected in the official record of this meeting. Thank you.

I thank the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. I now give the floor to the Russian Federation.

Madam President, the Russian delegation reconfirms the earlier expressed condition about distancing from the politicized paragraph 4 of the operative part of the Russian draft L2 on the fight against the heroization of Nazis. This draft was introduced by a small group of states, and we also want to distance ourselves from the position— provisions regarding human rights on the resolution regarding DPRK. We also want to express the position of the Russian Federation regarding cross-cutting topics of resolutions of the Third Committee. First of all, the Russian Federation does not acknowledge the reference to the draft resolutions, the so-called International Criminal Court and the Rome Statute. The recent voting in the General Assembly on the resolution regarding cooperation with that court demonstrated that less than half of UN member states are ready to work with this politicized pseudo-judicial institution, far from the ideal that was present at its creation. Secondly, regarding the Global Digital Compact and the Pact for the Future, Russia wants to recall its distancing from these measures regarding provisions on disarmament, the issue of the participation of NGOs in the work of the UN and the High Commissioner on Human Rights. Thirdly, documents that are not the result of intergovernmental negotiations, in particular, initiatives and reports of the Secretariat-General, comments and other aspects, do not impose any additional obligations, legal obligations of member states. Fourthly, the Russian Federation considers any reference to gender regarding in any UN documents as exclusively referring to male and female genders. Secondly, regarding the resolution on the enjoyment of the rights of people with disabilities, we want to Fourthly, we mentioned the amendments by Egypt to this, and we are happy that a majority was against introducing controversial issues of gender identity and sexual orientation into UN documents. We also noted that the biased position of the President of the General Assembly on the adoption of these amendments, we consider such conduct unacceptable. Fifthly, we are against using inconsensual text terms that have not been agreed at the intergovernmental level, such as multiple intersectional types of discrimination, surviving human rights defenders, and cyber terminology. Thank you.

I thank the representative of the Russian Federation, and I give the floor to the representative of the United States of America.

Thank you, Madam President.

We take the floor again to emphasize some critical points about this year's proceedings. Madam President, as President Trump stated in this very chamber, The United Nations has tremendous potential, but it has fallen short.

Too often, the UN has drifted from its original purpose. It has grown slow, politicized, and governed by agendas that, at best, distract from the core work of this body and, at worst, actively undermine the UN's mission and credibility.

Gender ideology, and the perverse donor-recipient industrial complex to the core responsibility of the United Nations of advancing real peace and security. Many colleagues across the UN system, including sponsors of many of this year's resolutions, have become obsessed with the Green New Scam, gender insanity, and other terrible ideas. There is a notion that slightly reducing instances of this absurd language is somehow enough to remedy the affliction. It is not. We must remove all of this insanity from our work. Finally, the United States reiterates that UN General Assembly resolutions are non-binding documents that do not create rights or obligations under international law. We further note that General Assembly resolutions do not change the current state of conventional or customary international law.

Madam President, the United States will also continue to hold the UN and its member states to the highest standards, and we remain ready to work with any nation that shares that goal. The UN must be restored to its founding purpose and ensure that it delivers real results for the nations and people it serves.

Thank you.

I thank the representative of the United States of America, and I now give the floor to the representative of India.

Madam President, my delegation takes the floor to convey that India disassociates from the resolution A/C3/ATL32/Rev1, Situation of Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar.

The explanation of votes delivered by my delegation during the adoption of the resolutions in the Third Committee stands.

We thank Thailand, the chair of the Third Committee, and the Bureau members for successfully guiding us through the committee session, and we look forward to the proposed consultations by the chair on the roadmap on streamlining the working methods of the committee. Thank you, Madam President.

I thank the representative of India, and I now give the floor to the representative of Nigeria.

Madam President, Nigeria expresses its sincere appreciation to the facilitators, co-sponsors, and all delegations for their dedication and constructive engagement throughout the work of the Third Committee. The breadth and complexity of issues considered during this session necessitated extensive dialogue, flexibility, and mutual understanding, and we value the spirit of cooperation that made it possible to bring our work to a successful conclusion. Nigeria supported adoption of resolutions on the clear understanding that all provisions will be interpreted and implemented strictly in accordance with our national laws, cultural values, and religious beliefs, as well as our existing international obligations. While we remain firmly committed to multilateral cooperation, we equally emphasize the importance of ensuring that global agreements respect national contexts and establish legal frameworks. In this regard, Nigeria does not associate with certain controversial languages contained in the resolutions and wishes to place the following remarks on record. On sexual and reproductive health and rights and related terminologies, Nigeria reiterates that references to sexual and reproductive health and rights comprehensive sexuality education, among others, do not establish new rights and should not be understood to include a right to abortion. For Nigeria, these terms refer only to services permitted under our domestic law and consistent with the ICPD Programme of Action and the Beijing Platform for Action. We also emphasize that parental roles and responsibilities remain central when minors are concerned. Access to sensitive information or services involving children must respect parental authority and oversight, and in line with international human rights instruments. On the implementation of, of term gender, Nigeria continues to understand the term gender as referring to the 2 biological sexes, male and female, in line with our national legal framework and consistent with agreed UN language, including the Beijing Platform for Action, and the Rome Statute. Nigeria therefore emphasizes that the interpretation of this term remains anchored in these established and consensually agreed references and does not extend beyond the scope of such agreed norms. Regarding other non-consensual and undefined terminologies, Nigeria maintains its reservations regarding terminologies such as multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, sexual orientation and gender identity, and marginalized and vulnerable population groups. These expressions, which lack universally agreed definitions, are not recognized in our national legislation and cannot be interpreted as creating obligations for member states or expanding existing international law. On rights protection and well-being of children, Nigeria attaches great importance to the promotion and protection of rights and overall well-being of children. We reaffirm the central and indispensable role of parents and guardians in the upbringing, education, and holistic development of children. In this context, Nigeria underscores that nothing in the resolution adopted should be construed as undermining parental responsibilities or authority, or as implying that minors may independently access or consent to sensitive services without the appropriate involvement and guidance of their parents or guardians. On humanitarian and development programming, Nigeria underscores the importance of ensuring that development and humanitarian programs are implemented with full respect for national sovereignty and are appropriately tailored to national and cultural contexts. We encourage the continuing prioritization of core development challenges, including poverty eradication, access to clean water, education, youth empowerment, and food security, which remain pressing concerns for many developing countries. In this regard, Nigeria emphasizes that these fundamental priorities should continue to receive adequate attention and resources alongside other issues already benefiting from significant global focus and support. Regarding issues related to migration, Nigeria welcomes the attention accorded to human rights, safety, and well-being of migrants. We take note of the concerns expressed regarding the externalization practices and underscore the importance of ensuring that such approaches do not expose migrants to heightened risk or weaken established international protection standards. In this regard, Nigeria emphasizes that the dignity, safety, and rights of migrants should remain central to the design and implementation of the migration-related policies. Madam President, Nigeria remains committed to the constructive engagement and to advancing human rights and social development in a balanced and mutually respective manner. Our votes today reflect the commitment while remaining grounded in our national laws, values, and development priorities. I thank you. Thank you.

I thank the representative of Nigeria, and I now give the floor to the representative of Cuba.

Muchas gracias, señora presidenta. Thank you very much, Madam President. Cuba deeply regrets the obstructionist, selfish, and non-consensus position taken by the delegation of the United States in the Third Committee during the 80th session of the General Assembly. Although it's no surprise, their Mr.

President.

Madam President, Cuba voted in favor of Draft Resolution 13, entitled Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, given the importance that we attach to this agency and in full solidarity with the millions of refugees around the world that need the UNHCR's international protection. At the same time, we reiterate the need for the High Commissioner to stay away from politicized practices that contradict his mandate or affect his credibility. Cuba reiterates that the High Commissioner has the obligation to ensure respect for refugee status and in no case to abuse it, as regrettably took place during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. For that reason, Cuba disassociates from the positive reference to the work of the High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi, contained in PP11, and expresses its reservations over UNHCR's work referred to in operative paragraph 1. At the same time, we welcome the appointment of the new High Commissioner, Mr. Badham Ahmed Salih of Iraq. We wish him every success in the fulfillment of his relevant functions. We reiterate our readiness to continue working with UNHCR for the sake of each and every refugee on the basis of truth, respectful dialogue, and non-politicization. Cuba supported Resolution 15 entitled Report of the Human Rights Council. We reiterate that the Council is a subsidiary body of the General Assembly in accordance with Resolution 60/251. As a result, it is for this General Assembly to pronounce on its report. However, the positive vote by my delegation should not be interpreted as an endorsement or or recognition of selective, discriminatory, and politically motivated exercises against developing countries which do not enjoy their consent or have a real impact on the ground. In a context of financial crisis, these mandates imply millions in costs and have no practical results. For that reason, my delegation reiterates its firm rejection of mandates and resolutions adopted in the Council against Belarus, Burundi, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, South Sudan, and Venezuela, as included in the report A/AT/53 and its addendum. It is very worrying that this type of practice is only used against developing countries, which almost in every case also face unilateral coercive measures. Double standards and politicization must be rooted out. For these very same reasons, Cuba voted against the draft resolution 48 entitled The Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is regrettable that once again and for essentially political reasons there is recourse to confrontation. There must be a respectful and constructive dialogue based on cooperation. We dissociate, therefore, from the Draft Resolution 46 entitled Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which is another highly politicized exercise that does nothing to improve the human rights situation on the ground. My delegation indicates that its opposition to this selective and politicized mandate in no way prejudges those other pending matters mentioned in PP22, of the resolution, which require a just and dignified solution with the agreement of the interested parties. Cuba will not support manipulation of the question of human rights for the sake of advancing political interests, discrediting legitimate governments, undermining their constitutional orders, or justifying strategies to destabilize them. Madam President, finally, Cuba rejects politically motivated attempts to introduce a politicized and divisive element into the thematic resolution entitled Combating the Glorification of Nazism, Neo-Nazism, and Other Practices That Contribute to Exacerbate Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Forms of Intolerance. Cuba does not support operative paragraph 4 introduced in the Third Committee through an amendment with a clear political undercurrent. The question of Nazism and neo-Nazism could also be highlighted in other contexts, particularly in developed countries. However, the amendment deliberately omits any reference to that effect. In that regard, my delegation voted against OP4 and disassociates from it. We would like to place— make it clear that we do not consider this to be agreed language. We are not bound by it or its potential effects.

Thank you.

I thank the representative of Cuba and I now give the floor to the representative of Vietnam.

Thank you, Madam President. Vietnam reiterates its steadfast commitment to combating all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance, and reaffirms that its position has been clearly expressed in the explanation of vote on the resolution combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism, and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance at the Third Committee. Guided by this consistent stance and our support for genuine cooperation and constructive dialogue, Vietnam votes in favor of the resolution and disassociates itself from operative paragraph 4 of the resolution.

I thank you. I thank the representative of Vietnam, and I now give the floor to the representative of China.

China firmly rejects any attempt to deny, distort, or falsify the history of the Second World War, firmly opposes any acts that glorify Nazism, fascism, and militarism, and contribute to their resurgence and firmly objects to all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and intolerance. Draft Resolution L.2 is a thematic resolution addressing principled questions of combating the glorification of Nazism and neo-Nazism and opposing racism and intolerance. The relevant amendment seeks to ram country-specific content into a thematic resolution. This is evidently inconsistent with working practice Third Committee. Worse, the sponsor list for this amendment contains a certain country that attempts to falsify the history of the Second World War and refuses to acknowledge its war crimes, such as massive sexual violence. In view of the above, China disassociates itself from the consensus on Opposition 4 and voted against it. With regard to the reference to human rights defenders contained in the resolutions, on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity, and on national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights. China reiterates that there is no internationally unified, universally recognized, or legally grounded definition of human rights defenders, and that countries hold divergent views on who qualifies as such. China opposes incorporating human rights defenders in the said resolutions, and it's not— as it's not agreed in language, Accordingly, China dissociates itself from the consensus on paragraphs containing references to human rights defenders in the above-mentioned resolutions. It is our consistent belief that the work of the Third Committee of the General Assembly should be conducted on the basis of equality and mutual respect, and differences in the field of human rights should be properly addressed through constructive dialogue and cooperation. China rejects politicization, selectivity, double standards, and incitement to confrontation, objects to exerting pressure on other countries under the pretext of human rights, and opposed the establishment of country-specific human rights mechanisms without consent of the countries concerned. It was in this context that China voted against the country-specific human rights resolutions concerning Iran and the occupied territory of Crimea that we just adopted and abstained from the vote on the resolution on human rights resolution in Syria. With regard to the 2 resolutions on the human rights situation in the DPRK and the Rohingya, and other minorities in Myanmar, China did not join the consensus. China requests the Secretary to put on the record China's aforementioned position and statement.

Thank you.

I thank the representative of China, and I now give the floor to the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Madam Vice President, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela thanks the delegation for presenting on behalf of the African Group draft resolution L24 on the report of the Human Rights Council in 2025. Well, acknowledging the growing relevance of this organ in the face of current global challenges, including the politicization of human rights and the negative impact of unilateral coercitive measures on over one-third of humankind. In this context, Venezuela reiterates that it disassociates itself and rejects the imposition of instruments and mechanisms established without its consent, because we consider that this manipulates and politicizes human rights through reports that lack methodological rigor and based on indirect sources at the service of agendas of broadly rejected destabilization agendas while reiterating our conviction of promoting and protecting human rights and its commitment to working for a UN system that is progressive and sound, sustained on the principles of universality, objectivity, non-politization, and non-selectivity through dialogue and transparent cooperation in conformity with the principles of the Charter. Furthermore, Venezuela is grateful to the Russian Federation for its presentation of draft resolution L2 on combating the glorification of Nazism and neo-Nazism and other racist and xenophobic practices, which we think is timely and as in previous years we support as one of the main co-sponsors. However, based on the— after the introduction of a hostile amendment in the Third Committee which distorts the spirit of the resolution and politicizes its content. Venezuela would like to go on record that we dissociate ourselves from operative paragraph 4 as a result of the adoption of this amendment, while reiterating our full support for the rest of the resolution. We'd like this statement to go— to be recorded in the minutes. Regarding the reports and resolutions under agenda item 71C, Venezuela reaffirms its alignment with the position of the Non-Aligned Movement, which rejects the adoption of mechanisms, mandates, and instruments that are selective and that tend to interfere on the situation of human rights in specific countries by others without the consent of their governments. And with this in mind, we'd like to go on record with its disassociation of all these texts, and we request that this position position also be recorded in the minutes. Thank you very much, Madam Vice President.

I thank the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and I now give the floor to the representative of Djibouti.

Madam President, distinguished delegates, there seems to be a determination to adopt the General Assembly resolutions by consensus and more importantly to support the agreed-upon language in these resolutions. The General Assembly yesterday answered with a clear yes the question of whether the consensus language remains an incisive, decisive, and guiding method of work for our deliberations. This has always been my delegation's position and underscores the critical need to ensure that global policies are not only inclusive and balanced but are more likely to be respected and achievable everywhere. All these facts are well known. However, they continue to be disputed through the inclusion of controversial language in human rights resolutions often put forward whenever opportunities arise particularly during facilitation process. Such maneuvers are unacceptable as they seek to impose social and cultural norms and values on other delegations and clearly undermining the essence of human rights and their universality. Many delegations, for instance, have yet to accept that the draft Resolution 23, which is traditionally adopted by consensus has been soaked in unnecessary controversy despite its consensus adoption being readily available and easily attainable. From there, we can only surmise and infer that facilitating delegations have unfortunately presented a text in accordance with their own preferences and tastes. They did so intentionally and deliberately despite repeated calls from several delegations, including mine, to delete the controversial element on SOGI in paragraph 11 of the preambular part of this draft resolution. Madam President, in accordance with international human rights treaties, everyone is entitled to human rights on the basis of equality and non-discrimination principles. No individual should be denied any of the protections afforded under international human rights law. Human rights protect all humans equally and without discrimination. These rights exist to defend and protect individuals from harm and injustice regardless of nationality, race, gender, or any other distinguishing characteristic. For nearly 4 score years, human rights rooted in equality and non-discrimination have stood as a universally accepted and clear response to the critical norm— to the critical need for norms that build inclusive, just, and peaceful societies. Madam President, my delegation is pleased to note that the controversial elements have been effectively challenged and finally rejected by the General Assembly yesterday. We are equally pleased to witness that as a result, our efforts have provided a renewed momentum to maintain the internationally agreed-upon and existing categories in human rights which enjoy a common understanding and clear definition among member states. However, until sufficient steps are taken, this strategy of including controversial and unrecognized categories in human rights resolutions, as pursued by some delegations, will continue to be an impediment to our work. The draft resolution on the CRPD implementation was in fact poorly negotiated. In that regard, we reiterate that a consensus adoption is a must for this important resolution to have an impact, if any. Yesterday's vote against the controversial terminology was indeed a crucial step to ensure that this draft resolution contributes meaningfully to our collective commitment to leaving no one behind, particularly for the persons with disabilities who mostly live in vulnerable situations. In addition to that, I wish to recall that references to gender and sexual reproductive health in General Assembly resolutions will only be interpreted in accordance with our national laws, social and cultural norms and values that exist in Djibouti. In closing, Madam President, we believe the General Assembly is undoubtedly in the spotlight as it murmurs and gropes slowly but decisively towards a pragmatical determination to enhance and strengthen the agreed language and internationally accepted definitions in its resolution. Rest assured, my delegation would unreservedly support this necessary task. Please reflect our explanation of vote in the official verbatim record of this meeting. Thank you.

I thank the representative of Djibouti, and I now give the floor to the representative of Mali.

Thank you, Madam President. The government of the Republic of Mali remains resolutely committed to the protection and promotion of human rights. My government also remains committed to respect for human dignity and And we aligned ourselves with the consensus on the majority of the resolutions adopted. However, we do wish to voice our reservations and disassociate ourselves with non-consensus-based terms which are not in alignment with our legislation and not in accordance with our customs. And this includes sexual and reproductive health, multi— and gender-based—

and gender.

My country also remains committed to the protection and the promotion of human— of the rights of the child strictly in accordance with the text related to the rights of the child while strengthening— while emphasizing the critical role of parents and guardians. Thank you.

I thank the representative of the Republic of Mali, and I now give the floor to the representative of the United Kingdom.

Thank you. The United Kingdom expresses our profound disappointment regarding the reintroduction of the amendments to the resolution entitled Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol Thereunto: Amplified Barriers in Diverse Contexts. At a time when the United Nations faces mounting challenges and we strive for an organization that is more effective, effective, efficient, and coherent in meeting the needs of our era, it is disheartening to witness tactics that undermine the well-established practices of this Assembly and the spirit of good faith negotiations. This resolution received overwhelming support only last month. Efforts to revisit and dilute its substance distract us from our collective mission to uphold and defend the human rights of all people everywhere. Let me be unequivocal. The paragraph merely acknowledged that persons with disabilities may also face discrimination on the grounds of their sexual orientation and gender identity. It did not instruct member states to alter their national laws or policies. Its purpose was recognition, not imposition. To those observing from civil society, especially in countries where LGBT people endure appalling violence, torture, and dehumanization, not by accident but as a matter of state policy, please do not lose hope. The omission of a reference to a Soji in a UN document does not diminish your identity or invalidate your lived experience. Rather, it lays bare yet again the shortcomings of those who choose to erode the foundational principle of non-discrimination enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The United Kingdom stands unwavering in our commitment to the universality, interdependence, and indivisibility of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. We recognize that the journey towards their realization is never straightforward. There will be setbacks along the way, as my own national experience demonstrates. Many issues that have widespread support today were considered contentious, not internationally agreed, or controversial. But in the past, we have made progress. Progress is always forged through resilience, solidarity, and confidence. As the late, great Alan Turing once said, we can only see a short distance ahead, But we can see there is plenty that needs to be done. Despite what transpired during yesterday's vote, LGBT people will continue to persist and exist everywhere. Thank you.

I thank the representative of the United Kingdom, and I now give the floor to the representative of Mexico.

Thank you, Madam President. Mexico regrets that the delegation of Egypt, together with a group of countries, presented a hostile amendment to the draft resolution on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This amendment was originally rejected in the Third Committee. Actions such as this run counter to the efforts which, in the context of UNAT, states should be advancing in order to have a transparent and efficient organization. The rules of procedure of the General Assembly provide for the establishment of the committees for substantive deliberation, negotiation, and for informed decision-making. Undermining its decisions through the reintroduction of identical proposals in the plenary weakens the institutional architecture of the General Assembly, erodes trust among delegations, and compromises the predictability and credibility of our working methods. Beyond our differences, we should be united in the rejection of practices that distort the role of the committees and which open the door to relitigating decisions that have already been adopted. We deeply regret the recourse to opaque practices and countries exerting pressure on others, which led to a shameful result for the international community. As for the substance, Mexico categorically rejects any attempt to downplay the right to nondiscrimination. This right is absolute. Absolute, universal, and indivisible, and it constitutes one of the pillars of international human rights law. The principle of equality and non-discrimination is unequivocally enshrined in the United Nations Charter, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in the main international human rights treaties. There are no exceptions. In the specific context of this resolution, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities obliges states to guarantee the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms without any discrimination. Accepting that certain grounds can be excluded from the bounds of international protection, in this case sexual orientation and gender identity, implies an acceptance that discrimination can be tolerated in certain circumstances. Mexico categorically rejects that premise. Discrimination on any grounds is incompatible with human dignity and with the international obligations that all states have taken on. It is sad today that at the end of 2025, We cannot see something so basic and so human. Moreover, Mexico underscores that highlighting multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination that people with disabilities face is a minimum step for properly reflecting the central subject of this year's resolution, the various barriers faced by persons with disabilities in different contexts. That requires a recognition that those barriers are made worse when disability intersects with other grounds for discrimination. Denying this empirical and legal reality weakens the content and the thematic focus and the thematic approach of the resolution. Lastly, Mexico warns that the adoption of amendments such as the one that was considered yesterday in this Assembly is not an isolated incident. It is a clear attempt at normative regression which sets a dangerous precedent for the international human rights system as a whole. Normalizing the selective elimination of grounds of discrimination is no cause for celebration, as some delegations made it yesterday in this hall. Those delegations fail to see that they are contributing to the progressive dismantling of the standards that the international community has spent decades building. They also fail to see that in doing so, they are increasing the possibilities that in the future this precedent would backfire against them and against subjects that are of interest to them, which are also under attack, such as racism, xenophobia, or discrimination on religious grounds, among others. It is deeply worrying to see how far things can go with the sole purpose of denying certain people basic rights and rendering certain groups invisible. For these reasons, Mexico voted against the amendment and regrets its adoption. We reaffirm our firm and unshakeable commitment to equality human dignity, not going backwards on human rights, and preserving a multilateral system that is based on norms, coherence, and respect for international law. We will continue to defend the human rights of all persons without any distinction. Thank you very much.

I thank the representative of Mexico, and I now give the floor to The representative of Uruguay.

Muchas gracias.

Thank you.

Uruguay deeply regrets the reintroduction and adoption of the amendment to the resolution entitled Application of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. And its Optional Protocol, which had been previously rejected in the Third Committee, and eliminates reference to sexual orientation and gender identity from the list of the preambular paragraph that enumerates the different forms of discrimination confronted by persons with disabilities. Uruguay voted against the amendment and would like to recall that International law on human rights prohibits in absolute terms all forms of discrimination without any kind of exceptions, including discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. Therefore, we will not acknowledge attempts to restrict or reinterpret this cornerstone principle of international law. The elimination of FASOGI as a base for discrimination ignores the reality that on a daily basis persons with disabilities confront those that have different sexual orientations and gender identities. This reality— you cannot disregard the multiple intersectional forms of discrimination that in practice persons with disability confront for the full enjoyment of their rights. In an international context characterized by attempts to transform transform human rights into debates of political and ideological type. Uruguay reaffirms its deepest commitment to the full respect for human rights of all persons without any exception, in harmony with the principles of non-discrimination and equality enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Charter, and human rights treaties. We are grateful to Mexico and New Zealand for their leadership, their transparency, and their firm commitment to human rights and gender equality. And we'd like to convey our gratitude to all the organizations of civil society that are working on a daily basis around the world to advance the human rights of persons with disabilities and persons with different sexual orientations and gender identities. Thank you.

I thank the representative of Uruguay, and I now give the floor to the representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The Kingdom of the Netherlands takes the floor to explain its position on the amendment to the resolution on the implementation of the Convention on Persons— on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We deeply regret that the amendment sought to strike protections against discrimination for persons with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities from a text. There is a broad consensus that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and all human beings have the rights to live free from violence and discrimination. As member states of the United Nations, it is our shared responsibility to respect, protect, and fulfill our obligations under international human rights law. We should all be promoting and defending these rights unequivocally through our work at the UN. From a procedural perspective, we regret the choice to use a General Assembly amendment to overturn a decision that was thoroughly deliberated and adopted by the Third Committee. This approach undermines the authority and credibility of the Committee's work by reopening and relitigating decisions that were already carefully negotiated and agreed upon. Aside from creating inefficiencies and unnecessary duplication, it weakens the multilateral architecture at a time when it should be upheld, protected, and strengthened. Mexico and New Zealand demonstrated how an open, transparent, and inclusive negotiation process can meaningfully reflect the diversity of views among member states. The amendment presented disregarded this process and ran counter to the majority of views expressed during the deliberations in the Third Committee. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is proud to stand with those who defend strong protections against discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex persons, and we will continue to do so with determination and conviction. For these reasons, we voted against the amendment and regret its adoption. I thank you.

I thank the representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On behalf of the Assembly, I would like to thank His Excellency Chertchai Cherweiwit of Thailand, Chair of the Third Committee, members of the Bureau, as well as delegates and the Committee Secretary for a job well done. May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda items 25, 26, 66, 61, 66, 67, 68, 70, and 107 and their sub-items, as well as sub-item A of item 69 and sub-item A, C, and D of Item 71. It is so decided. The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of Agenda Item 69 and its Sub-item B, Agenda Item 71 and its Sub-item B, and Agenda Item 121. The Assembly will consider the report of the 5th Committee on agenda item 148, entitled Administrative and Budgetary Aspects of the Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. The documentation under this item is listed in the journal of the United Nations. The positions of delegations regarding the recommendation of the committee have made clear— have been made clear in the committee and are reflected in the relevant official records. Therefore, it is— if there is no proposal under Rule 66 of the rules of procedure, I shall take it that the Assembly decides not to discuss the report of the committee which is before the Assembly today. It is so decided. Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote. We will proceed to take a decision in this same manner as was done in the committee unless the Secretariat is notified otherwise in advance. I should therefore hope that we may proceed to adopt without a vote the recommendation that was adopted without a vote in the committee. The Assembly will now take a decision On the draft resolution entitled Financial Arrangements and Procedures for the Implementation of Resolution 2719/2023. The committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? It is so.

So decided.

The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 148. The Assembly will resume its consideration of the reports of the 6th Committee On agenda items 76 to 87, 109, 121, 137, 146, and 160 to 176, to hear statements in explanation of vote after the vote. The documentation under these items is listed in the Journal of the United Nations. Before giving the floor for explanations of votes after the vote, may I remind delegations that they are strongly urged to limit explanations of vote to 5 minutes, which should in any case not exceed 10 minutes and be made from their seats. In accordance with decisions 34/401, a delegation should, as far as possible, explain its vote only once— that is, either in the committee or in plenary meeting— unless that delegation's vote in plenary meeting is different from its vote in the committee. I give the floor to the representative of Turkey.

Madam President, I am taking the floor with regard to the resolution contained in Report A/80/454 entitled The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels. The resolution, in its operative paragraph 3, takes note of the annual report of the Secretary-General Turkey wishes to recall its general statement delivered in the 6th Committee, in which we expressed our concerns regarding certain elements of the report, as well as the need for further coordination with the member states. Since then, we have been pleased with our engagement with the relevant UN entities. We look forward to the necessary continuation of further engagement in addressing the discrepancies in the report in line with the principles of the UN. I thank you.

I thank the representative of Türkiye, and I now give the floor to the representative of the Russian Federation.

Thank you, Madam President. The Russian Federation unchangingly is committed to the fight against crimes against humanity and the principle of the irreversibility of punishment for their committal. At the same time, we continue to be convinced that the beginning of work on the International Convention on the draft articles of the International Law Commission is premature. On not a single one of the provisions in the draft articles is there true agreement on the part of states. Many of the key questions remain unresolved. Submitted on this— in this regard as well. Procedural steps related to the organization of the work of the preparatory committee prefigure the further promotion of the draft document, which in its current form does not reflect the overall approach of states nor the practice that has been amassed. We remain firmly convinced I would like to emphasize that instead of artificial haste, passing on the matter to the Conference of Parties to consider, it was necessary to focus instead on addressing the existing conceptual disagreements and achieving real consent of states on the issues of substance, the fundamental issues. Thank you, Madam President.

of the Russian Federation. We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the vote. On behalf of the Assembly, I would like to thank His Excellency Enrique Manalo of the Philippines, Chair of the 6th Committee, members of the Bureau, as well as delegates and the Committee Secretariat for a job well done. May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda items 76 to 85, 87, 109, and 160 to 176? It is so decided. The Assembly has thus The committee has concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda items 86, 121, 137, and 146. This meeting is hereby suspended until the report of the 5th committee is available for the consideration of the assembly.

Thank you, Madam President.

Thank you.