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Draft Resolutions, Voting Results, and Explanations of Vote First Committee 2011

A/C.1/66/L.1 (A/RES/66/25)
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East
Lead sponsor: Egypt
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statement: Arab Group
Explanation of voteIsrael, Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

A/C.1/66/L.2 (A/RES/66/61)
The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
Lead sponsor: Egypt
Voting result in First Committee as a whole157-5-6
Voting result in First Committee on PP5155-2-4
Voting result in First Committee on PP6160-2-2 
Voting result in First Committee on PP7163-1-2
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole167-6-5
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP5170-2-2
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP6171-2-2
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP7173-1-2
Explanation of voteEuropean UnionIsraelUnited StatesSwitzerlandAustraliaNew ZealandIndia, Iran, Pakistan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Canada

A/C.1/66/L.3 (A/RES/66/28)
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 2010 Review Conferences of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 
Lead sponsor: Islamic Republic of Iran
Voting result in First Committee as a whole105-52-10
Voting result in First Committee on PP6110-7-47
Voting result in First Committee on PP9112-7-44
Voting result in the General Assembly118-52-6
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP6113-9-48
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP9118-7-43
Explanation of voteEuropean UnionUnited States, Pakistan

A/C.1/66/L.4 (A/RES/66/29)
Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
Lead sponsors: Albania, Norway and Cambodia
Voting result in First Committee155-0-17
Voting result in the General Assembly162-0-18
General statement: Albania
Explanation of vote: Cuba, Morocco, India, Egypt, Pakistan, Singapore, Iran, Libya, Lebanon, Republic of Korea

A/C.1/66/L.5 (A/RES/66/22)
Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace 
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries 
Voting result in First Committee123-4-45
Voting result in the General Assembly124-4-46

A/C.1/66L.6 (A/RES/66/30)
Relationship between disarmament and development
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statement: Cuba 
Explanation of vote: United States, France-United Kingdom

A/C.1/66/L.7 (A/RES/66/31)
Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control 
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries 
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statement: Cuba 
Explanation of vote: United States, France-United Kingdom

A/C.1/66/L.8 (A/RES/66/32)
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 Movement of Non-Aligned Countries
Voting result in First Committee120-4-49
Voting result in the General Assembly125-5-48
General statement: Cuba 
Explanation of voteCanada-Australia-New Zealand

A/C.1/66/L.9 (A/RES/66/53)
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 Movement of Non-Aligned Countries
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.10 (draft decision)
Missiles 
Lead sponsors: Egypt, Indonesia and Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.11 (draft decision)
Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities
Lead sponsors: China and Russian 
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.12 (draft decision)
Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security 
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.13/Rev.1 (A/RES/66/59)
Report of the Conference on Disarmament
Lead sponsor: Cuba
Original: A/C.1/66/L.13
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote 
General statement: Cuba, Chile, Russian Federation, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, Iran, Australia, Japan

A/C.1/66/L.14 (A/RES/66/27)
Prevention of an arms race in outer space
Lead sponsor: Sri Lanka
Voting result in First Committee171-0-2
Voting result in the General Assembly176-0-2
General statement: Cuba

A/C.1/66/L.15 (A/RES/66/33)
2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its Preparatory Committee
Lead sponsor: Philippines
Voting result in First Committee as a whole169-0-3
Voting result in First Committee on PP7169-0-3
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole175-0-3
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP7174-0-3
Explanation of vote: Pakistan

A/C.1/66/L.16 (A/RES/66/54)
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
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.17 (A/RES/66/62)
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: Bulgaria and Sweden 
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
Explanation of vote: Libya

A/C.1/66/L.18 (A/RES/66/34)
Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them 
Lead sponsors: Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chad, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mali (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Economic Community of West African States), Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statement: Morocco

A/C.1/66/L.19 (A/RES/66/35)
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
Explanation of vote: Iran

A/C.1/66/L.20 (A/RES/66/60)
Report of the Disarmament Commission
Lead sponsor: Iraq on behalf of the members of the extended Bureau of the United Nations Disarmament Commission
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statement: Cuba

A/C.1/66/L.21/Rev.1
Taking forward multilateral disarmament negotiations
Lead sponsors: Austria, Mexico and Norway
Original: A/C.1/66/L.21
Withdrawn

A/C.1/66/L.22 (A/RES/66/63)
Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region
Lead sponsors: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Tunisia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote 
Explanation of vote: Iran

A/C.1/66/L.23 (A/RES/66/55)
Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa
Lead sponsors: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statement: Congo

A/C.1/66/L.24 (A/RES/66/21)
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, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Poland, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
Voting result in First Committee173-1-1
Voting result in the General Assembly168-1-1
General statement: Belarus 
Explanation of vote: United States

A/C.1/66/L.25 (A/RES/66/26)
Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons 
Lead sponsors: Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic and Viet Nam
Voting result in First Committee119-0-56
Voting result in the General Assembly120-0-57
General statement: Cuba, Pakistan
Explanation of vote: Japan

A/C.1/66/L.26 (A/RES/66/36)
Regional disarmament
Lead sponsors: Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Turkey 
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.27 (A/RES/66/37)
Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels
Lead sponsors: Belarus, Egypt, Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan, Peru, Syrian Arab Republic and
Voting result in First Committee as a whole165-1-3
Voting result in First Committee on OP2133-1-31 
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 175-1-2
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP2141-1-31
Explanation of voteMexico, Russian Federation, India, Poland

A/C.1/66/L.28 (A/RES/66/38)
Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context 
Lead sponsors: Ecuador, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine and Uruguay 
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.29 (A/RES/66/39)
Transparency in armaments
Lead sponsors: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Micronesia (Federated States of), Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Zambia 
Voting result in First Committee as a whole149-0-25
Voting result in First Committee on OP2150-0-24
Voting result in First Committee on OP3150-0-23
Voting result in First Committee on OP4151-0-23
Voting result in First Committee on OP5b150-0-23
Voting result in First Committee on OP5149-0-25
Voting result in First Committee on OP7150-0-23
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole156-0-23
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP2154-0-22
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP3154-0-20
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP4156-0-19
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP5b157-0-21
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP5154-0-24
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP7156-0-22
Explanation of vote: Arab Group, Syria, Tanzania

A/C.1/66/L.30 (A/RES/66/24)
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security
Lead sponsors: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statement: Cuba, Belgium-Denmark-Estonia-Finland-Iceland-Latvia-Lithuania-Netherlands-Norway-Poland-Sweden-Switzerland

A/C.1/66/L.31/Rev.1 (A/RES/66/40)
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
Original: A/C.1/66/L.31
Voting result in First Committee as as whole160-6-4
Voting result in First Committee on OP1162-1-8
Voting result in First Committee on OP9160-5-3
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole169-6-6
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP1170-1-7
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP9168-4-3
General statementNew Agenda Coalition
Explanation of vote: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Pakistan, India, China, United States

A/C.1/66/L.32 (A/RES/66/65)
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
General statementHungary

A/C.1/66/L.33 (A/RES/66/41)
National legislation on transfer of arms, military equipment and dual-use goods and technology
Lead sponsor: The Netherlands
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.34 (A/RES/66/56)
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific 
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Thailand and Viet Nam
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.35 (A/RES/66/20)
Objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures 
Lead sponsors: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
Explanation of vote: Cuba, Syria

A/C.1/66/L.36 (A/RES/66/42)
Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus 
Lead sponsors: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Zambia
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.37 (A/RES/66/64)
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America
Voting result in First Committee as a whole170-1-3
Voting result in First Committee on PP6168-1-3
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole175-1-3
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP6174-1-3
Explanation of vote: Cuba, Iran, Pakistan, Syria, Israel

A/C.1/66/L.38 (A/RES/66/43)
Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)
Lead sponsor: Indonesia on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the States parties to the Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)
Adopted in First Committee wihout a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statement: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 
Explanation of voteIndia

A/C.1/66/L.39 (A/RES/66/66)
Revitalizing the work of the Conference on Disarmament and taking forward multilateral disarmament negotiations
Lead sponsors: Netherlands, South Africa and Switzerland
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statementSouth Africa, Morocco, Germany
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, Syria, Iran, Brazil, China

A/C.1/66/L.40/Rev.1** (A/RES/66/44)
Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 
Lead sponsor: Canada 
Original: A/C.1/66/L.40
Rev.1: A/C.1/66/L.40/Rev.1
Voting result in First Committee as a whole151-2-23
Voting result in First Committee on OP2149-3-16
Voting result in First Committee on OP3148-2-19
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole158-2-21
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP2157-2-17
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP3160-2-16
General statement: Canada 
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, Argentina, Iran, Indonesia, Morocco, South Africa, Libya, Slovenia, Israel, Egypt, Liechtenstein, China, Brazil, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

A/C.1/66/L.41* (A/RES/66/45)
United action towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga, Ukraine, United States of America and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee as a whole156-1-15
Voting result in First Committee on PP9165-1-3
Voting result in First Committee on OP2166-3-2
Voting result in First Committee on OP8167-1-3
Voting result in First Committee on OP9161-3-7
Voting result in First Committee on OP15164-1-5 
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole169-1-11
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP9175-1-4
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP2174-3-2
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP8177-1-3
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP9169-3-6
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP15172-1-5
Explanation of vote: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Brazil, India, Pakistan, Cuba, China

A/C.1/66/L.42 (A/RES/66/46)
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, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Viet Nam and Zimbabwe
Voting result in First Committee127-25-22
Voting result in the General Assembly130-26-23
Explanation of vote: Japan, Sweden

A/C.1/66/L.43 (A/RES/66/47)
The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects
Lead sponsors: Argentina, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statement: Morocco

A/C.1/66/L.44 (draft decision)
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament 
Lead sponsor: India 
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote

A/C.1/66/L.45 (A/RES/66/48)
Reducing nuclear danger
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Chile, Congo, Cuba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Viet Nam and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee110-46-12
Voting result in the General Assembly117-49-13
Explanation of vote: Brazil

A/C.1/66/L.46 (A/RES/66/57)
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Chile, Congo, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Libya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Viet Nam and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee113-48-10
Voting result in the General Assembly117-48-12
Explanation of voteAustralia, Brazil

A/C.1/66/L.47/Rev.1 (A/RES/66/49)
Compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and commitments
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America and Uruguay
Original: A/C.1/66/L.47
Voting result in First Committee157-0-18
Voting result in the General Assembly161-0-18
General statement: United States 
Explanation of vote: Iran, Egypt, Syria, Ecuador, Belarus, Pakistan, India

A/C.1/66/L.48 (A/RES/66/50)
Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction 
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
Explanation of vote: Iran, Pakistan

A/C.1/66/L.49 (A/RES/66/51)
Nuclear disarmament
Lead sponsors: Algeria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Libya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee as a whole113-44-18
Voting result in First Committee on OP14157-0-14
Voting result in First Committee on OP16164-1-6
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole117-45-18
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP14162-0-14
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP16172-1-7
General statementMyanmar
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, Japan, France-United Kingdom, IndiaNetherlandsGermany, China

A/C.1/66/L.50 [draft decision] (A/RES/66/518)
The arms trade treaty
Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Finland, Japan, Kenya and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Voting result in First Committee155-0-13
Voting result in the General Assembly166-0-13
General statement: United Kingdom
Explanation of vote: Morocco, India, Egypt, Pakistan, Iran, Uruguay

A/C.1/66/L.51 (A/RES/66/23)
African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty
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
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
Explanation of voteIndia, Spain

A/C.1/66/L.52 (A/RES/66/58)
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
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote
General statement: African Group

A/C.1/66/L.53 (A/RES/66/52)
Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes
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 
Adopted in the General Assembly without a vote 
General statement: African Group

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Agenda

International follow-up conference to the EWIPA Declaration
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International follow-up conference to the EWIPA Declaration

22 - 23 April 2024
Oslo, Norway

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