Draft Resolutions, Voting Results, and Explanations of Vote First Committee 2015
A/C.1/70/L.1
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East
Lead sponsor: Egypt
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Israel, Iran
A/C.1/70/L.2 (A/RES/70/70)
The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
Lead sponsor: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt,* Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and State of Palestine
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 151-5-19
Voting result in First Committee on PP5: 164-3-4
Voting result in First Committee on PP6: 165-3-3
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 157-5-20
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP5: 170-2-4
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP6: 171-2-4
Explanation of vote: Israel, Iran, United States, Pakistan, India, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Switzerland
A/C.1/70/L.3 (A/RES/70/26)
Prevention of an arms race in outer space
Lead sponsors: Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Central African Republic, China, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Madagascar, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 173-0-3
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 179-0-2
A/C.1/70/L.4/Rev.1 (A/RES/70/28)
2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its Preparatory Committee
Original: A/C.1/70/L.4
Lead sponsor: Algeria
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 175-0-3
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 176-0-3
A/C.1/70/L.5
Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region
Lead sponsors: Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Libya, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sudan, Sweden, Tunisia and Zambia
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
A/C.1/70/L.6
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 that are members of the Economic Community of West African States
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
A/C.1/70/L.7
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
Explanation of vote: France/United Kingdom
A/C.1/70/L.8
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
A/C.1/70/L.9 (A/RES/70/31)
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 Committee as a whole: 122-4-51
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 129-4-50
A/C.1/70/L.10
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
Explanation of vote: France/United Kingdom
A/C.1/70/L.11
Open-ended Working Group on 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 Movement of Non-Aligned Countries
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 173-0-4
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole:
Explanation of vote: France/United Kingdom/United States, Germany+
A/C.1/70/L.12
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
A/C.1/70/L.13/Rev.1 (A/RES/70/33)
Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations
Original: A/C.1/70/L.13
Lead sponsors: Austria, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Georgia, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 135-12-33
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 138-12-34
Explanation of vote: China/France/Russia/UK/US, Japan, India, Germany, Australia, Cyprus, Egypt, Pakistan, Cuba, Russian Federation
A/C.1/70/L.14
Report of the Conference on Disarmament
Lead sponsor: New Zealand
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
A/C.1/70/L.15 (A/RES/70/34)
Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament
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 Committee as a whole: 133-26-17
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 140-26-17
Explanation of vote: Netherlands+, France/United Kingdom/United States, Bulgaria+, New Zealand+, Switzerland, Sweden
A/C.1/70/L.16
Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus
Lead sponsors: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Cuba, Pakistan
A/C.1/70/L.17
Objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures
Lead sponsors: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and United States of America
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
A/C.1/70/L.18 (A/RES/70/22)
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 Committee as a whole: 116-3-46
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 128-3-45
A/C.1/70/L.19
Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction
Lead sponsors: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bulgaria, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, India, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia and Zambia
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Pakistan
A/C.1/70/L.20 (A/RES/70/37)
Reducing nuclear dangers
Lead sponsors: Bangladesh, Belize, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 119-48-11
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 127-48-10
Explanation of vote: Brazil, New Zealand
A/C.1/70/L.21 (A/RES/70/62)
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons
Lead sponsors: Bangladesh, Belize, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 121-49-8
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 130-48-8
Explanation of vote: Brazil, Pakistan, New Zealand, Switzerland
A/C.1/70/L.22
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament
Lead sponsor: India
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
A/C.1/70/L.23 (A/RES/70/38)
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 sponsors: Islamic Republic of Iran
Voting result in First Committee as a whole:113-46-15
Voting result in First Committee on PP6: 115-5-4
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 121-48-12
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP6: 124-3-49
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, India, France/United Kingdom/United States
A/C.1/70/L.24
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 sponsor: Poland
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Libya
A/C.1/70/L.25 (A/RES/70/39)
Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices
Lead sponsor: Canada
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 175-1-5
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 179-1-5
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, Indonesia, Israel, Iran
A/C.1/70/L.26 (A/RES/70/40)
United action towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland and Vanuatu
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 156-3-17
Voting result in First Committee on OP5: 164-3-5
Voting result in First Committee on OP15: 165-2-5
Voting result in First Committee on OP19: 162-1-9
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 166-3-16
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP5: 173-3-4
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP15: 171-2-7
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP19: 171-1-9
Explanation of vote: China, Ecuador, Egypt, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Pakistan, France, India, Brazil, New Zealand, Iran, Russian Federation
A/C.1/70/L.27 (A/RES/70/41)
Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction
Original: A/C.1/70/L.27
Lead sponsor: Poland
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 167-0-4
Voting result in First Committee on PP5: 141-4-17
Voting result in First Committee on OP10: 136-4-20
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 174-0-4
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP5: 152-3-17
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP10: 150-3-20
Explanation of vote: Russian Federation, Syria, Cuba, Venezuela, South Africa, Nicaragua, India, Algeria, Iran, Ecuador, Egypt, Pakistan, United States+, Belarus, Turkey, Nigeria, Israel
A/C.1/70/L.28/Rev.1 (withdrawn)
Effective measures on nuclear disarmament
Original: A/C.1/70/L.28
Lead sponsor: Islamic Republic of Iran
General statement explaining withdrawal: Iran
A/C.1/70/L.29
Report of the Disarmament Commission
Lead sponsor: Senegal on behalf of the members of the Bureau of the Disarmament Commission
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
A/C.1/70/L.30
Thirty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Lead sponsor: France
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Japan/United Kingdom/United States, Netherlands
A/C.1/70/L.31
Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context
Lead sponsors: Australia, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Egypt, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine and Uruguay
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
A/C.1/70/L.32 (A/RES/70/25)
Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons
Lead sponsors: Bangladesh, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Viet Nam
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 121-0-56
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 127-0-55
A/C.1/70/L.33
Regional disarmament
Lead sponsors: Australia, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Turkey
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
A/C.1/70/L.34 (A/RES/70/44)
Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels
Lead sponsors: Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan, Peru, Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 169-1-5
Voting result in First Committee on OP2: 133-1-36
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 182-1-2
Voting result in the General Assembly om OP2: 143-1-35
Explanation of vote: India
A/C.1/70/L.35 (A/RES/70/45)
Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas
Lead sponsors: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 174-4-1
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 178-4-1
Explanation of vote: France/United Kingdom/United States
A/C.1/70/L.36
Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Australia and France
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, Austria, Cuba, Iran
A/C.1/70/L.37
Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons
Lead sponsrs: Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Viet Nam
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 136-18-21
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 144-18-22
Explanation of vote: France/United Kingdom/United States, Pakistan, India, Japan, Germany+, Finland, Norway, New Zealand, China, Russian Federation
A/C.1/70/L.38
Humanitarian pledge for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons
Lead sponsors: Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belize, Benin, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, San Marino, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Viet Nam
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 128-29-18
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 139-29-17
Explanation of vote: Brazil, France/United Kingdom/United States, Pakistan, India, Japan, Germany+, Finland, New Zealand, Cuba, Sweden/Switzerland, China, Russian Federation
A/C.1/70/L.39
The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects
Lead sponsors: Austria, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Guyana, Ireland, Japan, Monaco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and Trinidad and Tobago
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
A/C.1/70/L.40
Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world
Lead sponsors: Austria, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Liberia, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Namibia, Nigeria, Philippines, Somalia, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 124-35-15
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 132-36-16
Explanation of vote: France/United Kingdom/United States, Pakistan, India, Japan, Germany+, New Zealand, Cuba, China, Sweden/Switzerland, Russian Federation
A/C.1/70/L.41/Rev.1 (A/RES/70/51)
Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments
Original:A/C.1/70/L.41
Lead sponsors: Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 135-7-38
Voting result in First Committee on OP13: 163-5-7
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 142-7-36
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP13: 172-6-3
Explanation of vote: France/United Kingdom/United States, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Repubic of Korea, Norway, Pakistan
A/C.1/70/L.42
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
A/C.1/70/L.43/Rev.2
Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa
Original: A/C.1/70/L.43
Revision 1: A/C.1/70/L.43/Rev1
Lead sponsor: Angola on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Economic Community of Central African States
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Cuba, Iran, Indonesia
A/C.1/70/L.44 (A/RES/70/52)
Nuclear disarmament
Lead sponsors: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malawi, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 119-42-16
Voting result in First Committee on OP16: 163-3-6
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 127-43-15
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP16: 177-2-3
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, India, Japan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
A/C.1/70/L.45
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security
Lead sponsors: Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mali, Morocco, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United States of America and Uzbekistan
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Cuba
A/C.1/70/L.46 (A/RES/70/73)
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Lead sponsors: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Uruguay
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 174-1-3
Voting result in First Committee on PP6: 168-0-3
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 181-1-3
Voting result in the General Assembly on PP6: 177-0-4
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, Israel, Brazil, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran
A/C.1/70/L.47 (A/RES/70/27)
No first placement of weapons in outer space
Lead sponsors: Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Zimbabwe
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 122-4-47
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 129-4-46
Explanation of vote: United States, European Union, Mexico, Costa Rica, Australia, Japan, India, Switzerland, Iran
A/C.1/70/L.48
Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities
Lead sponsors: China, Russian Federation and United States of America
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: India
A/C.1/70/L.49/Rev.1 (A/RES/70/54)
Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Original: A/C.1/70/L.49
Lead sponsors: Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Zambia
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 130-2-40
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 139-2-40
Explanation of vote: Viet Nam, Russian Federation, Argentina, United States, Poland+, Republic of Korea, Austria, Mexico, Singapore, Cyprus, Lativa, Bolivia, Cuba, Pakistan, Iran, Morocco, Brazil
A/C.1/70/L.50 (A/RES/70/55)
Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
Lead sponsors: Belgium, Chile and Mozambique
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 159-0-19
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 168-0-17
Explanation of vote: Morocco, India, United States, Egypt, Libya, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Singapore, Cuba, Pakistan
A/C.1/70/L.51 (A/RES/70/56)
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, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kenya, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Zimbabwe
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 129-24-24
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 137-24-25
Explanation of vote: Pakistan, Japan
A/C.1/70/L.52/Rev.1 (A/RES/70/57)
Universal Declaration on the Achievement of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World
Original: A/C.1/70/L.52
Lead sponsor: Kazakhstan
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 131-22-28
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 133-23-28
Explanation of vote: Austria, Cuba, Australia+, New Zealand, Kazakhstan, India, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Russian Federation
A/C.1/70/L.53
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific
Lead sponsors: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: United Kingdom/United States
A/C.1/70/L.54 (A/RES/70/58)
The Arms Trade Treaty
Lead sponsors: Australia, Austria, Benin, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo and Trinidad and Tobago
Voting result in First Committee as a whole: 150-0-26
Voting result in First Committee on OP3:
Voting result in the General Assembly as a whole: 157-0-26
Voting result in the General Assembly on OP3: 151-0-25
Explanation of vote: Cuba, Venezuela, Armenia, Bolivia, Nicaragua, India, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Syria, Pakistan, Iran
A/C.1/70/L.55
African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty
Lead sponsor: Australia, Belize, Mexico, Nigeria,* Serbia, Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: India, Spain, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
A/C.1/70/L.56
Prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes
Lead sponsors: Belize and 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
A/C.1/70/L.57
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa
Lead sponsors: Australia, Belize, Nigeria on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of African States, Serbia, and Trinidad and Tobago
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
A/C.1/70/L.58
Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)
Lead sponsor: Malaysia 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), and Mexico
Adopted in First Committee without a vote
Explanation of vote: Democratic People's Republic of Korea