As regards the remarks of the representative of Côte d'Ivoire, I have taken note of the various points he made.

(b) The assessment of the Special Representative that some improvements have taken place, inter alia, in such areas as women's education

At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution as a whole.

As for the Almaty Programme of Action, he expressed appreciation for the initiatives taken by the Office of the High Representative, UNCTAD and the regional commissions of the United Nations system, as well as those taken by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Before the decision was taken, statements were made by the representative of Cuba and the observer for Switzerland after it was taken, the representative of the United States made a statement (see E 2005 SR.38).

The representative of Germany has lately taken an inappropriate stance with respect to Algeria's position.

Acting as a representative

The United Nations country team has duly reported these positive developments, and, as the Special Representative himself has acknowledged, they had recommended that Tatmadaw Kyi be taken out of annex II.

At the request of the representative of the Russian Federation, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution as a whole, which was adopted by 23 votes to 16, with 14 abstentions. The voting was as follows

At the request of the representative of Cuba, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, which was adopted by 30 votes to 9, with 14 abstentions. The voting was as follows

At the request of the representative of Cuba, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, which was adopted by 21 votes to 17, with 15 abstentions. The voting was as follows

At the request of the representative of the Russian Federation, a recorded vote was taken on the motion, which was rejected by 22 votes to 23, with 7 abstentions. The voting was as follows

At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, which was adopted by 52 votes to 1. The voting was as follows

At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, as orally revised, which was rejected by 22 votes to 8, with 23 abstentions. The voting was as follows

I give the floor to the representative of Armenia, who wishes to speak in explanation of position before a decision is taken.

At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, as orally revised, which was adopted by 46 votes to none, with 4 abstentions.

He attended the meeting as the company representative.

The head of the delegation may designate an alternate representative or an adviser to act as a representative.

I call on the representative of Myanmar, who wishes to speak in explanation of position before action is taken on the draft resolution.

As well as this, the horse is also representative of human talent.

At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, which was adopted by 39 votes to 13, with 1 abstention. The voting was as follows

At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, which was adopted by 52 votes to none, with 1 abstention. The voting was as follows

At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft decision, which was adopted by 34 votes to 15, with 4 abstentions. The vote was as follows

(d) Guidelines allowing an insolvency representative in the insolvency of a holding company to steer the actions to be taken by the (insolvent) subsidiary

Finally, the representative called for a realistic response to the issue of debt relief and welcomed the initiative taken at the G8 Summit in Gleneagles.

Notwithstanding any measures that may be taken in compliance with paragraph 1, a proposal before the Conference shall be voted on if a representative so requests.

The representative of the Swiss competition authority responded that, although such guidelines might be useful, care should be taken not to discourage informants from coming forward.

At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on the proposed amendments to the draft resolution, which were rejected by 51 votes to 1, with 1 abstention. The voting was as follows

At the request of the representative of Canada, a recorded vote was taken on the proposal to modify operative paragraph 5 of the draft resolution, which was rejected by 49 votes to 2, with 2 abstentions. The voting was as follows

At the request of the representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, which was adopted by 35 votes to 13, with 4 abstentions. The voting was as follows

Europe currently exists as an economic actor, not as an international political actor. If Europeans were to set for themselves the goal of speaking with one voice, of having one representative in the spectrum of multilateral institutions starting with the UN Security Council they would be taken more seriously.

Following the usual consultations, it is my intention to appoint Victor da Silva Angelo, who is currently serving as Deputy Special Representative for Sierra Leone, as my Executive Representative for UNIOSIL.

I call on the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who wishes to speak in explanation of position before action is taken on the draft resolution.

Ambassador Jaap Ramaker of the Netherlands was subsequently appointed as Special Representative.

At the request of the representative of Canada, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, which was adopted by 37 votes to 15, with 1 abstention.

At the request of the representative of Australia, a recorded vote was taken on the proposed amendment, which was rejected by 35 votes to 7, with 11 abstentions.

At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft decision, which was adopted by 51 votes to 2.

The representative of Cuba orally revised the draft amendment, which read as follows

In addition, the Office of the Principal Deputy Special Representative as well as the Office of the Deputy Special Representative (Humanitarian and development coordination) are presented as part of the executive direction and management, as their functions and responsibilities encompass several components of the Mission.

With my Representative and the High Representative of France as Co Chairmen, this Follow up Committee will be responsible for monitoring developments in the political, security and human rights situation as well as in the area of respect for democracy.

Both were reluctant to lower interest rates markedly. Indeed, financial markets may have taken the Fed s view on US inflation as representative of other central banks outlook on inflation, reinforced by the surprising ECB decision of October 2 to keep interest rates on hold.

In that context, the General Assembly should reassume its authority as the principal deliberative, legislative and representative body of the United Nations. The Special Committee should consider what measures should be taken to enable the General Assembly to fulfil its duties under the Charter.

The representative of Jordan introduced the draft resolution, on behalf of the sponsors listed, as well as Guatemala.

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary General for his continued and tireless efforts to mobilize assistance for the Somali people, and welcomes the steps being taken to strengthen the capacity of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia, as well as the appointment of the Special Representative of the Secretary General

Closing by the Chair, local indigenous representative and representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as host and on behalf of the Inter Agency Support Group