Obama will demand that the USA join in this world-wide GUN CONTROL effort. ************************************************** Professor Joseph Olson, J.D., LL.M. o- 651-523-2142 Hamline University School of Law (MS-D2037) f- 651-523-2236 St. Paul, MN 55113-1235 c- 612-865-7956 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> "rufx2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/01/08 10:22 PM >>> Sixty-third General Assembly First Committee 20th Meeting (PM) 10/29/08 General Assembly GA/DIS/3378 The uncontrolled spread of illicit weapons in many of the world’s regions triggered humanitarian and socio-economic crises, posed a serious threat to peace, security and sustainable development and required the international community’s concerted effort and commitment to halt that deadly trend, according to 1 of 20 draft texts approved today by the Disarmament Committee. [Document A/C.1/63/L.57 is set forth at the end, to which links to referenced documents have been provided] Approved by an overwhelming majority of 166 in favour to 1 against (United States), with no abstentions, the draft resolution would have the General Assembly call upon all States to implement the International Tracing Instrument by, among other things, including in their national reports data on the name and contact information of the national points of contact and on national marking practices related to markings used to indicate country of manufacture or import. Further to that draft, the Assembly would encourage States to consider further steps to enhance international cooperation in preventing, combating and eradicating illicit brokering. (For details of the vote, see Annex VI.) Prior to approval of the draft as a whole, the Committee took two separate recorded votes. The first was on operative paragraph 4, which endorsed the report of the Third Biennial Meeting of States encouraging States to implement the report’s measures. It voted to retain that paragraph by a vote of 164 in favour to none against, with 2 abstentions ( Iran, United States). (See Annex IV.) Next, it voted to retain operative paragraph 13, by which the Assembly would decide to convene an open-ended meeting of governmental experts for one week to address key implementation challenges and opportunities relating to particular issues and themes, including international cooperation and assistance in this field. The vote was 164 in favour to 1 against ( United States), with 1 abstention ( Iran). (See Annex V.) Explaining her opposition to the text, the United States’ representative said that costly meetings were not needed to advance the real objectives of the resolution, but the United States was ready to assist other States in fulfilling their obligations. Despite her vote, the United States was still committed to the 2001 Programme of Action to combat the illicit small arms and light weapons trade and urged States to undertake steps in that direction, including destroying surplus weapons and achieving better stockpiling methods. _____ 1 See Report of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, New York, 9-20 July 2001 (A/CONF.192/15), chap. IV, para. 24. [ http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?Open&DS=A/CONF.192/15(SUPP)&Lang=E ]
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