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3 December 1987
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Forty-second session
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OF THE EIGHTY-FIFTH MEETING
Held at Headquarters, New York, on Monday, 30 November 1987, at 3 p.m.
President; Mr. FLORIN (German Democratic Republic)
later: Mr. JACOBOVITS DE SZEGED (Netherlands)
(Vice-President)
- Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a zone of Peace
[67] (continued)
(a) Report of the First Committee
(b) Report of the Fifth Committee

- Israeli nuclear armament: report of the First Committee [68] (continued)
- Relationship between disarmament and development: report of the First Committee [69] (continued)
- Statement by the President
This record contains the original text of speeches delivered in English and interpretations of speeches in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records of the General Assembly.
Corrections should be submitted to original speeches only. They should be sent under the signature of a member of the delegation concerned, within one week, to the Chief, Official Records Editing Section, Department of Conference Services, room DC2-750, 2 United Nations Plaza, and incorporated in a copy of the record.
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- Question of Antarctica: report of the First Committee [70]
- Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination: report of the Third Committee [87]
- National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress: report of the Third Committee [88]
- Question of aging: report of the Third Committee [89]
- Policies and programmes involving youth: report of the Third Committee [90]
- Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination: report of the Third Committee [92]
Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons and the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons: report of the Third Committee [93]
- Crime prevention and criminal justice: report of the Third Committee [94]
- Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women: report of the Thin Committee [95]
- Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women to the year 2000; report of the Third Committee [96]
- International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women: report of the Third Committee [97]

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The meeting was called to order at 3.20 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS 67 to 69 (continued) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION OF THE INDIAN OCEAN AS A ZONE OF PEACE
(a) REPORT OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE (A/42/755)
(b) REPORT OF THE FIFTH COMMITTEE (A/42/828)
ISRAELI NUCLEAR ARMAMENT: REPORT OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE (A/42/756)
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISARMAMENT AND DEVELOPMENT'. REPORT OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE (A/42/757)
The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): The Assembly will now turn
its attention to the report of the First Committee (A/42/755) on agenda item 67,
entitled "Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of
Peace", and take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First
Committee in paragraph 8 of that report. The report of the Fifth Committee on the
programme budget implications of the draft resolution is contained in
document A/42/828.
The First Committee adopted the draft resolution without a vote. May I take
it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 42/43).
The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian)*. We have concluded our
consideration of agenda item 67.
We turn now to the report of the First Committee (A/42/756) on agenda item 68,
entitled "Israeli nuclear armament".
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by
the First Committee in paragraph 7 of the report.
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(The President)
Separate, recorded votes have been requested on the seventh and tenth
preambular paragraphs and on operative paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 of the draft
resolution. If there are no objections, we shall proceed accordingly.

I put to the vote the seventh preambular paragraph of the draft resolution In
paragraph 7 of the report (A/42/756).
A recorded vote was taken.

In favour : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh
Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burk na Faso, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Cyprt , Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Dj bouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic f), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malawi Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Moza bique, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, oman, Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sole on Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, ogo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, I ited Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Viet Nam, Yem* , Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against: Belgium, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Federal Republic
of, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Abstaining: Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d ' Ivoire , Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, FJ land, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan , Malta, Nepal, Norway, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Span, Swaziland, Sweden, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zaire
The seventh preambular paragraph was retained by 8 4 votes to 10, with .' '
abstentions.*

Subsequently the delegations of Peru, the Philippines and Seycheines advised the secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour-, the delegations of Austria, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Samoa had intended to abstain.
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The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): I now put to the vote the
tenth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour; Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Paso, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against; Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Denmark, Dominican
Republic, Finland, Prance, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Abstaininq; Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d 'Ivoire, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zaire
The tenth preambular paragraph was retained by 80 votes to 22, with 33 abstentions.*

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The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): I now put to the vote active paragraph 2 of the draft resolution. A recorded vote was taken.
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
' Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against; Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France,
Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Abstaining; Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, C6te d ' Ivoire, Ecuador, El Salvador Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Japan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Sa int Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Togo, Uruguay, Zaire
Operative paragraph 2 was retained by 84 votes to 18, with 37 abstentions.*

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The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): I now put to the vote
operative paragraph 4 of the draft resolution.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Benin., Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Jugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against; Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic,
Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Abstaining: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d ' Ivoire, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Sa int Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay, Zaire

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The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): I now put to the vote operative paragraph 5 of that draft resolution. A recorded vote was taken.
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
"""" Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Guyana, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland,
France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Abstaining: Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cote d ' Ivoire Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, logo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zaire
Operative paragraph 5 was retained by 83 votes to 22, with 35 abstentions.*
The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): I now put to the vote the
draft resolution as a whole. A recorded vote has been requested.

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A recorded vote was taken.
In favour; Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Paso, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against : Israel, United States of America
Abstainingt Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d ' Ivoire, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, E1 Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Sa int Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Zaire
The draft resolution, as a whole, was adopted by 97 votes to 2, with 52 abstentions (resolution 42/44).*
The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian)! The Assembly has thus
concluded its consideration of agenda item 68.
* Subsequently the delegation of the Philippines advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour; the delegations of Austria, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had intended to abstain.

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(The President)
We shall now consider the report of the First Committee (A/42/757) on agenda item 69, entitled "Relationship between disarmament and development".
I call on the representative of the United States for an explanation of vote before the voting.
Mr. THAYER (United States of America)t The United States delegation wishes to announce that it will not participate in whatever action the General Assembly takes on agenda item 6 9.
As is commonly known, the United States believes that disarmament and development are two distinct issues that cannot be considered appropriately in terms of an interrelationship between these two disparate subjects.
Consequently, the United States declined to participate in the recent International Conference on this matter, and it refrained from participating in he drafting of draft resolution A/C.1/42/L.74 in the First Committee, the subsequen debate on it in the Committee and its adoption in that Committee.
For those reasons, the United States delegation requests that the record of today's proceedings reflect the fact that the United States has not participate( U the consideration of agenda item 69. At the same time, our delegation takes this opportunity to state that the United States Government does not, and will not, consider itself bound or committed in any way by either the declarations in the Final Document of the recent International Conference or the terms of any resolution adopted here.
The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian) : The Assembly will now t le a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 8 of its report (A/42/757).

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(The President)
The First Committee adopted this draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 43/45).
The PRESS IDENT (interpretation from Russian): That concludes our consideration of agenda item 69. STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): At its forty-second session the General Assembly has just adopted a number of resolutions aimed at putting an end to the arms race and achieving decisive disarmament measures. Peace, international security and disarmament - above all, of weapons of mass destruction - are inseparably linked* of particular importance in this respect is the prevention of an arms race in outer space.
The good news we have received from Geneva that understanding has been reached between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America on a treaty to eliminate on a global scale their medium- and shorter-range nuclear missiles is in accord with the spirit of the resolutions we have just adopted. I am firmly convinced that the forthcoming signing of the treaty will give new encouragement to all those who sincerely want and are working for peace and fruitful international co-operation, and who are striving to guarantee them. Once again it has been proved in practice what possibilities of strengthening peace can be opened up when the great Powers and their allies - when a large number of States - manage to reach an understanding on the basis of equal security.
May the resolutions we have adopted today strengthen the basis of the hopes we pin on the forthcoming Soviet-United States summit meeting.

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AGENDA ITEM 70 QUESTION OF ANTARCTICA*. REPORT OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE (A/42/758) The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): I call on Mr. Kazimierz Tomaszewski, Rapporteur of the First Committee, to present that Committee's report on agenda item 70.
Mr. TOMASZEWSKI (Poland), Rapporteur of the First Committee: I have the honour to present to the General Assembly the report of the First Committee on agenda item 70, "Question of Antarctica". As the report states, despite efforts aimed at achieving consensus, this once again proved to be elusive in the case of the question of Antarctica. Two draft resolutions were adopted by roll-call votes in which a number of delegations explicitly did not participate.
Under draft resolution A the General Assembly would reiterate its appeal to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties to take urgent measures to exclude the racist apartheid regime of South Africa from participation in the meeting of the Consultative Parties at the earliest possible date and would invite the States parties to the Treaty to inform the Secretary-General of action taken in pursuance of the resolution so that he might report in that regard to the forty-third session of the General Assembly. Twenty-two delegations announced that they were not participating in the voting on draft resolution A.
Under draft resolution B, the General Assembly would reaffirm that the iternational community was entitled to information covering all aspects of Antarctica for which the United Nations should be made a repository and that any netural minerals regime on Antarctica should take fully into account the interests f the international community. The Assembly would call upon the Antarctic Treaty

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(Mr. Tomaszewski, Rapporteur, First Committee)
Consultative Parties to invite the Secretary-General or his representative to all
meetings of the Treaty parties and would have the Secretary-General submit a report
on his evaluations to the General Assembly at its forty-third session. It would
also call upon the Consultative Parties to impose a moratorium on the negotiations
to establish a minerals regime until such time as all members of the international
community might participate fully in such negotiations. Forty-two delegations
announced that they were not participating in the voting on draft resolution B.
With these introductory remarks, I have the honour to submit the
recommendations of the First Committee as contained in its report (A/42/758) to the
General Assembly for adoption.
The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian) : I shall now call on those representatives who wish to explain their votes before the voting.
Mr. WOOLCOTT (Australia): I speak on behalf of States parties to the Antarctic Treaty who firmly hold to the view expressed in the General Assembly when this item was last considered, on 4 December 1986, that consensus offers the only realistic basis for the consideration of Antarctica by the General Assembly. It was therefore a matter of regret for the Treaty parties that despite protracted efforts consensus on the text under this item was not achieved.
I understand that roll-call votes have been requested on the draft resolutions on the question of Antarctica. Those delegations which have elected not to participate in the voting need to indicate their non-participation, and I ask that such non-participation be explicitly indicated in the records of the General Assembly.

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The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): The Assembly will now turn its attention to the draft resolutions recommended by the First Committee in paragraph 10 of its report (A/42/758).
The Assembly will first take a decision on draft resolution A.
The representative of Australia has asked to speak on a point of order.
Mr. WOOLCOTT (Australia): It is actually a point of clarification. I think it should be made clear to everybody in what order the draft resolutions are to be taken up. The reason I make this point is that in the First Committee deaf resolution A/C.1/42/I.. 87 was taken up first and draft resolution A/C.1/42/L. 86 second. I think it would be helpful to delegations to be quite clear on the order in which the two draft resolutions are being taken up.
The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian) : I do not understand why w should change the order. I think we should follow the order used in the report c the First Committee and start with draft resolution A, as planned.
The representative of Zaire has asked to speak on a point of order.
Mr. BAGBENI ADE ITO NZENGEYA (Zaire) (interpretation from French): My delegation agrees with you, Sir. If in the First Committee we adopted draft resolution B first, we did so because it was convenient, because of the order in which the draft resolutions were presented to us. The Assembly is entitled to begin with draft resolution A, following the order used in the report.

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The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): We shall therefore follow the document presented by the Committee and take a decision first on draft resolution A. A roll-call vote has been requested.
A roll-call vote was taken.
Haiti, having been drawn by lot by the President, was called upon to vote first.
In favour; Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Sa int Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against: None
Abstaining; Canada, Cote d ' Ivoire, Ireland, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Portugal
Draft resolution A was adopted by 122 votes to none, with 9 abstentions (resolution 42/4 6 A).*
* During the course of the roll-call vote the following Members announced that they were not participating: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Grenada, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Uruguay.

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The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian)t The Assembly will now proceed to draft resolution B. A roll call vote has been requested.
A roll call vote was taken.
Norway, having been drawn by lot by the President, was called upon to vote
first.
In favour; Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d ' Ivoire, Cyprus, Democratic Kampuchea, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Sa int Kitts and Nevis, Sa int Lucia, Sa int Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against: None
Abstaining; Antigua and Barbuda, Canada, China, Fiji, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Solomon Islands, Turkey, Venezuela
Draft resolution B was adopted by 100 votes to none, with 10 abstentions. (resolution 42/46 B).*
During the course of the roll-call vote the following Members announced that they were not participating: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, the German Democratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Uruguay and Viet Nam.

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The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian) : The General Assembly has concluded its consideration of agenda item 70.*
*Mr. Jacobovitz de Szeged (Netherlands), Vice-President, took the Chair.

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AGENDA ITEMS 87 TO 90 AND 92 TO 97
IMPLEMEN TATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR THE SECOND DECADE TO COMBAT RACISM AND RACIALS DISCRIMINATION : REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/42/703)
NATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN ACHIEVING FAR-REACHING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES FOR TIE SOCIAL PROGRESS: REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/42/770)
QUESTION OF AGING: REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/42/771)
POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES INVOLVING SOUTH: REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/42/772)
ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION: REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/42/720)
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORLD PORGRAMME OF ACTION CONCERNING DISABLED PERSONS AND THE UNITED NATIONS DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS: REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/42/774)
CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/42/775)
ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN: REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/42/786)
FORWORD-LOOKING STRATEGIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN TO THE YEAR 2000: REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/42/787)
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN: REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE (A/42/788)
The PRESIDENT; I request the Rapporteur of the Third Committee, Mrs. Ani Santhoso of Indonesia, to present all the reports in one intervention.
Mrs. SANTHOSO (Indonesia), Rapporteur of the Third Committee: I have the honour to present to the General Assembly the reports of the Third Committee on agenda items 87 to 90 and 92 to 97.
The first report is A/42/703, on agenda item 87, entitled "Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial
Discrimination". The draft resolution, adopted without a vote, is to be found in paragraph 10,

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(Mrs. Santhoso, Rapporteur, Third Committee)
The second report (A/42/770) relates to agenda item 88, entitled "National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress". Three draft resolutions and one draft decision appear in paragraph 15. Draft resolutions I and II were adopted without a vote draft resolution III was adopted by a recorded vote ; and the draft decision was adopted without a vote.
The third report (A/42/771) relates to agenda item 89, entitled "Question of aging". The draft resolution, which appears in paragraph 8 of the report, was adopted without a vote.
The report on agenda item 90, entitled "Policies and programmes involving Youth", is contained in document A/42/772. Pour draft resolutions were adopted by the Committee and appear in paragraph 19. The Committee adopted draft resolution I ay a recorded vote; it adopted draft resolutions II, III and IV without a vote.
The report on agenda item 92, entitled Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination", is contained in document A/42/720. The Committee adopted two draft resolutions and they appear in paragraph 14: draft resolution I was adopted by a recorded vote and draft resolution II was adopted without a vote.
The report on agenda item 93, entitled "Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons and the United Nations Decade of Disabled persons", is contained in document A/42/774. The Committee adopted one draft resolution without a vote and it appears in paragraph 8.
The report on agenda item 94, entitled "Crime prevention and criminal justice", is contained in document A/42/775. There is one draft resolution which he Committee adopted without a vote, and it appears in paragraph 8.

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(Mrs. Santhoso, Rapporteur, Third Committee)
The report on agenda item 95, entitled "Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women", is contained in document A/42/786. The Committee adopted one draft resolution without a vote and it appears in paragraph 10.
The report on agenda item 96, entitled "Forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women to the year 2000", is contained in document A/42/787. The Committee adopted the four draft resolutions which appear in paragraph 18 without a vote.
Finally, the report on agenda item 97, entitled "International research and training institute for the advancement of women", is contained in document A/42/788. The Committee adopted without a vote the draft resolution which appears in paragraph 7.
The PRESIDENT: If there is no proposal under rule 66 of the rules of procedure, I shall consider that the General Assembly decides not to discuss the reports of the Third Committee.
It was so decided.
The PRESIDENT; Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote. The positions of delegations on the various recommendations of the Third Committee have been made clear in the Committee and are reflected in the relevant official records.
May I remind members that, in paragraph 7 of its decision 34/401, the General Assembly decided that, when the same draft resolution is considered in a Main Committee and in plenary meeting, a delegation should, as far as possible, explain its vote only once, 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.

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(The President) May I also remind members that, in accordance with decision 34/401, explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
The Assembly will first consider the report of the Third Committee in document A/42/703 on agenda item 87, entitled "Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination".
Since no delegation has asked to explain its vote before the vote, the Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution relating to the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, as recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 10 of the report.
The draft resolution was adopted by the Third Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 42/47).
The PRESIDENT: I call on the representative of the United States of America in explanation of vote after the vote.
Miss BYRNE (United States of America): My delegation did not participate in the adoption of the resolution under agenda item 87, entitled "Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination". The United States has not participated in the adoption of resolutions under this item or in the activities of the Decade since the adoption in 1975 of United Nations General Assembly resolution 3379 (XXX) which equated racism with Zionism.
The PRESIDENT: That concludes our consideration of agenda item 87. The Assembly will now turn to the report of the Third Committee in document A/42/770 on agenda item 88, entitled "National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress".

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I call on the representative of the United States of America in explanation of vote before the vote.
Miss BYRNE (United States of America): My delegation did not participate in the adoption of draft resolution I under agenda item 88 in the Third Committee. I explained our position on this matter in the Third Committee on 29 October. I wish to state again that the United States does not adhere to the Declaration on Social Progress any longer and, therefore, we will not participate in action on this issue today.
The PRESIDENT: The Assembly will now take a decision on the three draft resolutions and one draft decision recommended by the Third Committee in paragraphs 15 and 16 of its report (A/42/770).
We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled "Twentieth anniversary of the Declaration on Social Progress and Development", contained in paragraph 15 of the report. The Third Committee adopted that draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 42/48).
The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution II, entitled "Achievement of social justice", was adopted by the Third Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 42/49).
The PRESIDENT We turn now to draft resolution III, entitled "National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress".
A recorded vote has been requested.

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A recorded vote was taken.
In favour Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d ' Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against; United States of America
Abstaining; Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Federal Republic
of, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Draft resolution III was adopted by 144 votes to 1, with 10 abstentions resolution 42/50).*
The PRESIDENT: We turn now to the draft decision contained in
paragraph 16 of the report of the Third Committee (A/42/770).
Subsequently the delegation of Portugal advised the Secretariat that it had int anded to abstain.

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(The President)
The Third Committee recommended that the General Assembly adopt this draft decision. Hay I take it that the Assembly wishes to do so?
The draft decision was adopted.
The PRESIDENT; We have thus concluded our consideration of agenda item 88.
The General Assembly will now consider the report of the Third Committee (A/42/771) on agenda item 89, entitled "Question of aging".
The Assembly will now proceed to take a decision on the draft resolution contained in paragraph 8 of its report.
The draft aresolution, entitled "implementation of the International Plan of Action on Aging and related activities", was adopted by the Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same.
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 42/51).
The PRESIDENT: That concludes our consideration of agenda item 89.
We turn next to the report of the Third Committee (A/42/772) on agenda item 90, entitled "Policies and programmes involving youth".
The Assembly will now proceed to take decisions on the four draft resolutions contained in paragraph 19 of the report of the Third Committee.
' Draft resolution I concerns the efforts and measures for securing the implementation by States and the enjoyment by youth of human rights in conditions of peace, particularly the right to education and to work. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour; Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,

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Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d ' Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Sa int Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against: United States of America
Draft resolution I was adopted by 156 votes to 1 (resolution 42/52) .
The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution II, entitled "Opportunities for youth", was adopted by the Third Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 42/53) .
The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution III, concerning the implementation of the guidelines for further planning and suitable follow-up in the field of youth, was adopted by the Third Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution was adopted (resolution 42/54) .

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The PRESIDENT! Draft resolution IV, concerning channels of communication between the United Nations and youth and youth organizations, was adopted by the Third Committee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the
same?
Draft resolution IV was adopted (resolution 4 2/55).
The PRESIDENT: The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of agenda item 90.
We turn next, therefore, to the report of the Third Committee (A/42/720) on agenda item 92, entitled "Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination".
The Assembly will now take decisions on the two draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 14 of its report.
Draft resolution I relates to the status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid. A recorded vote has been requested.
I call on the representative of the United Kingdom on a point of order.
Ms. YOUNG (United Kingdom) : As regards draft resolution I in document A/42/720, I understood that voting on a number of paragraphs had also been requested.
The PRESIDENT; I have no such request, but if you wish to request voting on individual paragraphs I would be glad to receive it.
I call on the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany on a point of order.
Mr. REINBOTHE (Federal Republic of Germany): We have asked for separate votes on the following four points in draft resolution I: first, the words "State terrorism" in the fourth preambular paragraph) secondly, the fifth preambular paragraph; thirdly, operative paragraph 5; and, fourthly, operative paragraph 8.

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The PRESIDENT: Since there is no objection to the request, I shall now
put of the vote the words "State terrorism" in the fourth preambular paragraph, on
which a separate vote has been requested. A recorded vote has been requested.
V recorded vote was taken,
in favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against; Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Abstaining-. Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji,
Finland, Guatemala, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay
It was decided, by 123 votes to 16, with 15 abstentions, to retain the words "State terrorism" in the fourth preambular paragraph.

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The PRESIDENT: I put to the vote the fifth preambular paragraph of draft
resolution I. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour; Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d ' ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against; Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Prance, Germany, Federal Republic of,
Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Abstaining; Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Fiji, Finland, Japan, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Sweden, Turkey
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The PRESIDENT; I now put to the vote operative paragraph 5 of draft
re resolution I. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour; Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d ' Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against; Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal
Republic of, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Abstaining; Australia, Finland, Malawi, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Sweden, Turkey
Operative paragraph 5 was retained by 124 votes to 18, with 9 abstentions.

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The PRESIDENT; Next I put to the vote operative paragraph 8 of draft
resolution I. A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'lvoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic of,
Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Abstaining; Australia, Canada, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Sweden, Turkey
Operative paragraph 8 was adopted by 124 votes to 16, with 9 abstentions.

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The PRESIDENT; I now put to the vote draft resolution I as a whole. A
reorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour; Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalara, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d ' Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Against; United States of America
Abstaining; Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Draft resolution I, as a whole, was adopted by 128 votes to 1, with 27 abs entions (resolution 42/56) .

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PRESIDENT: Draft resolution II is entitled "Report of the Committee

on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination".
The Third Committee adopted draft resolution II without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 42/57).
The PRESIDENT: We have thus concluded our consideration of agenda item 92.
The Assembly will now turn to the report of the Third Committee (A/42/774) on agenda item 93, "Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons and the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons".
The Assembly has to take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 8 of its report.
The draft resolution was adopted by the Third Committee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to adopt it?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 42/5 8).
The PRESIDENT: This concludes our consideration of agenda item 93. The Assembly will now turn to the report of the Third Committee (A/42/775) on agenda item 94, entitled "Crime prevention and criminal justice".
The Assembly will take a decision on the draft resolution contained in paragraph 8 of the report.
This draft resolution was adopted by the Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to adopt it?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 42/59).
The PRESIDENT; This concludes our consideration of agenda item 94. Next, the Assembly will turn its attention to the report of the Third

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Committee (A/42/786) on agenda item 95, entitled "Elimination of all forms of
discrimination against women".
The Assembly has to take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 10 of its report.
Th i draft resolution, entitled "Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women", was adopted by the Third Committee without a vote. Hay I t ke it that the Assembly wishes to adopt it?
Th draft resolution was adopted (resolution 42/60).

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We shall now consider the report of the Third Committee on agenda item 96, entitled "Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women to the year 2000", contained in document A/42/787.
I call on the representative of Democratic Kampuchea, who wishes to speak in explanation of vote.
Miss CHENG (Democratic Kampuchea): My delegation wishes to explain its position regarding draft resolution I in document A/42/720, draft resolution III in document A/42/770 and draft resolution I in document A/42/772, which have just been adopted. We should like to explain our votes on these all together.
We shall be joining in the consensus on draft resolution I in document A/42/787.
In taking this position we are conscious of the vital importance of the principles laid down in these documents, which seek to serve the interests of world peace and security and ensure justice in international relations.
Our position as indicated by our votes is also a testimony to our contribution to the realization of the ideals of all the countries that love peace, independence and justice and have sincerely sponsored these draft resolutions and made selfless efforts for the development and well-being of peoples around the world. However, my delegation deems it necessary to place on record its strong reservations concerning the presence of Viet Nam among the sponsors of these draft resolutions, for the actual deeds and policies of Viet Nam in Kampuchea are in total contradiction of the essence of these documents.

As an aggressor and occupier of my country, Kampuchea, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam flagrantly and cynically violates the principles of the United Nations Charter that we are all upholding and defending and the very letter and spirit of these resolutions.

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(Miss Cheng, Democratic Kampuchea) It is worth noting that, if these resolutions had been implemented in good faith by Viet Nam, especially when applied to its policies towards Kampuchea and other countries of the region, the people of Kampuchea, whose inalienable right to self-determination was trampled upon after the invasion and occupation in late 1978, would have enjoyed their fundamental rights and peace and security would have been restored in the region.
In this light, therefore, my delegation regards Viet Nam's co-sponsorship of the aforementioned draft resolutions as part and parcel of its diplomatic manoeuvres aimed at hoodwinking world public opinion about its true nature as an aggressor, invader, violator of human rights and regional expansionist. It is known to all that Viet Nam is at present facing increasing and forceful national resistance in Kampuchea and a hopeless economic situation in Viet Nam. It is in this situation that Viet Nam is making strenuous efforts shamelessly to deceive the world community and entice our Organization into accepting its occupation as a fait accompli. However, the international community has presented a clear verdict in th is regard.'
It is high time Viet Nam realized the futility of its manoeuvres and recognized that it is not by posing as an apostle of human rights or as an advocate of economic and social progress and development that it can hope to evade the world's condemnation of its crimes against the Kampuchean people, its violation of the independence and sovereignty of Kampuchea and the principles of the United Nations Charter. The only way for Viet Nam to show its commitment to peace, justice and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is for it to implement in good faith the relevant resolutions adopted every year by our Organization. The road to peace with honour has already been laid out and it is facilitated by the relevant United Nations resolutions and the eight-point peace

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proposal of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea. The only thing that
is lacking is readiness and sincerity on the part of Viet Nam to sit down and
negotiate with the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea in order to being
the agony of Kampuchea and Viet Nam to an end. As long as Viet Nam refuses b
comply with international demands and continues to put Kampuchea to fire and word
Viet Nam will always be condemned and isolated, and its co-sponsorship of the e
draft resolutions and its statements will be considered insults to the world
community.
It is also too flagrant for Viet Nam to call on the international community to promote and respect the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter an the Universal Declaration of Human Rights while at the same time it is mercilessl and impudently trampling under foot those very principles at home in Viet Nam and in neighboring countries, particularly Kampuchea.
The PRESIDENT; There are no further explanations of vote before th i vote. Therefore the Assembly will now take a decision on the four draft resolutions recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 18 of its report contained in document A/42/787.
Draft resolution I is entitled "Participation of women in promoting international peace and co-operation".
The Third Committee adopted that draft resolution without a vote. May take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 42/61).
The PRESIDENT; Draft resolution II is entitled "Implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women".
The Third Committee adopted that draft resolution without a vote. May take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise

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The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution III is entitled "United Nations Development Fund for Women".
It was adopted without a vote by the Third Committee. May I consider that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise?
Draft resolution III was adopted (resolution 42/63) .
The PRESIDENT: Draft resolution IV relates to the role of women in society. The Third Committee adopted that draft resolution without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same? Draft resolution IV was adopted (resolution 42/64).
The PRESIDENT: I shall now call on those representatives wishing to explain their votes after the vote.
Miss BYRNE (United States of America): Although my delegation joined in the consensus on draft resolution IV under agenda item 96, entitled "The role of women in society", the United States has strong reservations concerning the fourth preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 3.
The fourth preambular paragraph uses language unacceptable to the United States in a call for the establishment of a new international economic order. This issue is not a topic of discussion either in this cluster of items or in the Third Committee.
Operative paragraph 3, in its call for equal pay for work of equal value, meddles in the workings of a free-market system and appears to seek the establishment of central government pay scales throughout all sectors of the economy. We believe in equal pay for equal work. Although there are political entities within the United States municipal and county governments that do acknowledge the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, it is not United States policy to promote that principle.

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Ma. LARSEN (Denmark) t Denmark joined the consensus on draft resolution II in document A/42/787, and we look forward to working with other Members of the United Nations in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women. We are disappointed, however, that the resolution contains no reference to future world conferences, which were unanimously endorsed at the special session of the Commission on the Status of Women held in January this year - that is, one in the decade of the 1990s and one in the year 2 000. As is well known, Denmark favours holding further world conferences. In our view, they contribute significantly to keeping the question of the advancement of women high on the international agenda.
The PRESIDENT: We have thus concluded our consideration of agenda item 96.
We shall now consider the report of the Third Committee (A/42/788) on agenda item 97, entitled "International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women".
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Third Committee in paragraph 7 of its report. The Third Committee adopted that draft resolution without a vote. May I consider that the General Assembly also wishes to adopt it?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 42/65)
The That concludes our consideration of agenda item 97.
The meeting rose at 5 p.m.