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Draft Resolutions, Voting Results, and Explanations of Vote First Committee 2008

A/C.1/63/L.1 (GA/63/38)
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East
Lead sponsor: Egypt
Adopted in the First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: IsraelIran
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.2 (GA/63/84)
The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
Lead sponsors: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Palestine
Voting result in First Committee as whole: 161-5-5
Voting result in First Committee on PP6: 157-4-5
Explanation of vote: IsraelEuropean UnionIranAustralia, Switzerland, IndiaUnited States
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 169-5-6
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP6: 167-5-4

A/C.1/63/L.3 (draft decision) 
Maintenance of international security — good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe
Lead sponsor: The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.4 (GA/63/40)
Prevention of an arms race in outer space
Lead sponsors: Algeria, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, China, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Zimbabwe
Voting result in First Commitee: 167-1-1
Explanation of vote: European UnionJapan
Voting result in the General Assembly: 177-1-1

A/C.1/63/L.5 (GA/63/41) 
Decreasing the operational readiness of nuclear weapons systems
Lead sponsors: Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sweden and Switzerland
Voting result in First Committee: 134-3-32
Explanation of vote: India, China, Russia, Pakistan, LithuaniaCubaCanadaUnited States/United Kingdom/FranceBelgium
Voting result in the General Assembly: 141-3-34

A/C.1/63/L.6 (GA/63/42) 
Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on their Destruction 
Lead sponsors: Australia, Jordan, and Switzerland
Voting result in First Committee: 151-0-19
Explanation of vote: LaosCubaSingapore, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Pakistan, IranRepublic of KoreaLebanon, Morocco, India, Benin
Voting result in the General Assembly: 163-0-18

A/C.1/63/L.7* (GA/63/39) 
Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons 
Lead sponsors: Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malawi, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam
Voting result in First Committee: 110-1-55
Explanation of vote: South Africa
Voting result in the General Assembly: 122-1-58

A/C.1/63/L.8 (GA/63/43)
Regional disarmament
Lead sponsors: Bangladesh, Ecuador, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Turkey
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.9 (GA/63/44) 
Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels
Lead sponsors: Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine
Voting result in First Committee: 166-1-1
Explanation of vote: Venezuela, India
Voting result in the General Assembly: 175-1-2

A/C.1/63/L.10 (GA/63/45) 
Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context 
Lead sponsors: Bangladesh, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.11 (GA/63/88) 
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction 
Lead sponsor: Hungary
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.12* (GA/63/36)
Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons: report of the Conference on Disarmament 
Lead sponsors: Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Voting result in First Committee: 166-1-1
Explanation of vote: United States
Voting result in the General Assembly: 175-1-1

A/C.1/63/L.13 (GA/63/74) 
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean 
Lead sponsor: Peru on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Canada, United States/United Kingdom, France
Adopted in First Committee without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.14 (GA/63/46)
Nuclear disarmament
Lead sponsors: Algeria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, Uganda, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Zimbabwe
Voting result in First Committee: 104-44-21
Explanation of vote: Japan, Pakistan, India, China
Voting result in the General Assembly: 117-45-19

A/C.1/63/L.15 (GA/63/75) 
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons
Lead sponsors: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Philippines, Samoa, Sudan and Viet Nam
Voting Result in First Committee: 110-50-11
Explanation of vote: Brazil
Voting result in the General Assembly: 121-50-10

A/C.1/63/L.16* (GA/63/47)
Reducing nuclear danger
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Chile, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Samoa, Sudan, Viet Nam and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee: 108-50-13
Explanation of vote: Brazil
Voting result in the General Assembly: 118-50-14

A/C.1/63/L.17 (GA/63/48)
Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction 
Lead sponsor: Poland
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.18 (GA/63/86)
Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region
Lead sponsors: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Libya
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.19 (GA/63/49)
Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons
Lead sponsors: Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Samoa, Senegal, Singapore, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Zimbabwe
Voting result in First Committee: 118-30-22
Explanation of vote: Japan
Voting result in the General Assembly: 127-30-23

A/C.1/63/L.20 (GA/63/50)
Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation 
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement
Voting result in First Committee: 115-5-49
Explanation of vote: Australia/Canada/New Zealand
Voting result in the General Assembly: 126-5-50

A/C.1/63/L.21 (GA/63/51)
Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control 
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: United Kingdom, United States, France
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.22 (draft decision)
Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament 
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.23 (GA/63/52)
Relationship between disarmament and development
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement 
Voting result in First Committee: 167-0-1
Explanation of vote: FranceUnited KingdomUnited States
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
Explanation of vote: France

A/C.1/63/L.24 (GA/63/76)
United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.25 (GA/63/53)
Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement
Voting result in First Committee: 160-0-3
Voting result in the General Assembly: 174-0-4

A/C.1/63/L.26 (GA/63/54)
Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium 
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement
Voting result in First Committee: 127-4-34
Explanation of vote: Japan, Netherlands, United States/United Kingdom/France
Voting result in the General Assembly: 141-4-34

A/C.1/63/L.27 (GA/63/55)
Missiles 
Egypt, Indonesia and Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Voting result in First Committee: 112-9-50
Explanation of vote:SingaporeFranceUnited States
Voting result in the General Assembly: 120-10-50

A/C.1/63/L.28 (GA/63/56)
Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status
Lead sponsors: Kazakhstan, Morocco, and Mongolia
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: India
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.29 (GA/63/57)
Information on confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms 
Lead sponsors: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.30 (GA/63/58)
Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments
Lead sponsors: Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa and Sweden
Voting result in First Committee: 141-5-6
Voting result in First Committee on OP4: 138-4-5
Explanation of vote: United States, China, India, Pakistan, United Kingdom, France
Voting result in the General Assembly: 166-5-7
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP4: 165-4-6

A/C.1/63/L.31 (GA/63/85)
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects
Lead sponsors: Greece, Jordan, the Netherlands and Sweden
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.32/Rev.1 (GA/63/59)
A/C.1/63/L.32
Compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and commitments
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America
Voting result in First Committee: 142-0-19
Explanation of vote: CubaIran, Egypt, India, Russia, Indonesia, Syria
Voting result in the General Assembly: 158-0-18

A/C.1/63/L.33 (draft decision)
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament 
Lead sponsor: India
Adopted in First Committe without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.34 (GA/63/60)
Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Monaco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Turkey and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Pakistan
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/36/L.35 (GA/63/61)
Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus 
Lead sponsors: France and Germany
Voting result in First Committee: 172-0-0
Explanation of vote: Venezuela, Pakistan
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.36 (GA/63/62)
Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan and Vanuatu
Voting result in First Committee: 164-0-0
Voting result in First Committee on last two words of PP10: 159-0-1
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, Iran
Voting result in the General Assembly: 182-0-0
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP10: 176-0-1

A/C.1/63/L.37 (GA/63/63)
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia
Lead sponsors: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Voting result in First Committee: 129-3-36
Explanation of vote: Japan, Italy, United States/United Kingdom/France
Voting result in the General Assembly: 141-3-36

A/C.1/63/L.38 (GA/63/64)
The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation
Lead sponsors: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay and Uzbekistan
Voting result in First Committee:146-1-19
Explanation of vote:CubaIndonesia, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Russia, Pakistan, Brazil, Algeria, Iran
Voting result in the General Assembly: 159-1-18

A/C.1/63/L.39* (GA/63/240)
Towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania and Uruguay
Voting result in First Committee: 145-2-18
Voting result in First Committee on OP3: 141-1-19
Voting result in First Committee on OP4: 142-1-18
Voting result in First Committee on OP5: 141-1-19
Explanation of vote: Bahrain/UAE/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Syria/Egypt/Yemen/Sudan/Kuwait/Libya, Venezuela, China, India, Pakistan,SingaporeCuba, Russia, United States, Belarus, Iran, Tanzania, Morocco

A/C.1/63/L.40 (GA/63/65)
Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas
Lead sponsors: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, South Africa and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Voting result in First Committee:161-3-8
Voting result in First Committee on OP6:157-2-8
Explanation of vote:India, Pakistan, United States/United Kingdom/France
Voting result in the General Assembly: 171-3-7
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP6: 168-2-9

A/C.1/63/L.41 (GA/63/66)
Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them 
Lead sponsor: Mali on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Economic Community of West African States
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.42 (GA/63/77)
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Canada, United States
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.43 (GA/63/67)
Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities
Lead sponsors: Angola, Australia, Austria, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Lithuania, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Russia, CubaIndonesia, Brazil
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
Explantation of vote: Russia

A/C.1/63/L.44/Rev.1 (GA/63/68)
A/C.1/63/L.44
Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities 
Lead sponsors: Armenia, Belarus, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Viet Nam
Voting result in First Committee: 166-1-1
Explanation of vote: United States
Voting result in the General Assembly: 180-1-1

A/C.1/63/L.45 (GA/63/37)
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security 
Lead sponsors: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Chile, China, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Serbia, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe
Voting result in First Committee: 167-1-0
Explanation of vote: European Union
Voting result in the General Assembly: 178-1-0

A/C.1/63/L.46 (GA/63/78)
Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa 
Lead sponsors: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Liberia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.47 (GA/63/82)
Report of the Conference on Disarmament
Lead sponsors: Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Norway
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.48 (GA/63/83)
Report of the Disarmament Commission
Lead sponsors: Armenia, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Croatia, France, Guatemala, Peru, Netherlands, Philippines and Uzbekistan
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: United States, Cuba
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.49 (GA/63/79)
United Nations disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services
Lead sponsors: Algeria, Angola, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Chile, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.50/Rev.1 (GA/63/80)
A/C.1/63/L.50
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa 
Lead sponsor: Nigeria on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of African States
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: United States
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.51 (GA/63/69)
Transparency in armaments
Lead sponsors: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee: 144-0-21
Voting result in First Committee on OP2: 142-0-21
Voting result in First Committee on OP3: 143-0-21
Voting result in First Committee on OP4: 143-0-21
Voting result in First Committee on OP5b: 143-0-21
Voting result in First Committee on OP5: 143-0-21
Voting result in First Committee on OP7: 143-0-21
Explanation of vote: Arab Group, Syria, Iran
Voting result in the General Assembly: 160-0-22
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP2: 157-0-22
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP3: 158-0-22
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP4: 157-0-22
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP5b: 158-0-22
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP5: 158-0-22
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP7: 158-0-22

A/C.1/63/L.52 (GA/63/70)
United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education
Lead sponsors: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Japan, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.53 (GA/63/81)
United Nations Disarmament Information Programme
Lead sponsors: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.54 (draft decision)
United Nations conference to identify appropriate ways of eliminating nuclear dangers in the context of nuclear disarmament
Lead sponsor: Mexico
Voting result in First Committee: 121-3-45
Voting result in the General Assembly: 130-3-46

A/C.1/63/L.55 (GA/63/87)
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine and Uruguay
Voting result in First Committee:168-1-3
Explanation of vote: Colombia, Syria, Pakistan, Israel
Voting result in the General Assembly: 175-1-3

A/C.1/63/L.56 (GA/63/71)
Convention on Cluster Munitions
Lead sponsor: Ireland on behalf of Austria, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway and Peru (members of the Core Group of the Oslo Process)
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: IsraelSingaporeIndia, Russia, Egypt, Republic of Korea, China, Pakistan, Belarus, Morocco
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/63/L.57 (GA/63/72)
The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay
Voting result in First Committee on OP4: 164-0-2
Voting result in First Committee on OP13: 164-1-1
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 166-1-0
Explanation of vote: IranCubaUnited States
Voting result in the General Assembly: 181-1-0
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP4: 177-0-2
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP13: 176-1-1

A/C.1/63/L.58* (GA/63/73)
Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons 
Lead sponsors: Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Finland, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Switzerland and Ukraine
Voting result in First Committee: 163-4-6
Explanation of vote: DPRKIran, Syria, Pakistan, IndiaBrazilFranceUnited States, China
Voting result in the General Assembly: 173-4-6