Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues (Third Committee)

Status of action on draft proposals

Symbol
Title
Main Sponsor
Programme Budget Implications
Action
Item 25: Social Development
A/C.3/74/L.9/Rev.1 Persons with albinism Malawi and the United Republic of Tanzania None Adopted
51st mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.9  
Item 25 (a): Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty -fourth special session of the General Assembly
A/C.3/74/L.12/Rev.1 Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the Twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) Oral statement Adopted
by vote:
183-2-0
51st mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.12  
Item 25 (b): Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family
A/C.3/74/L.8/Rev.1 Policies and Programmes involving youth Portugal, Cabo Verde and Kazakhstan None Vote on
OP 10,12 and 13
retained:
134-17-10
51st mtg
19 Nov

Adopted
51st mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.8
A/C.3/74/L.13/Rev.1 Follow-up to the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) None Adopted
51st mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.13 None
A/C.3/74/L.14/Rev.1 Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) None Adopted
51st mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.14 None
A/C.3/74/L.16 Cooperatives in social development Mongolia None Adopted
(orally revised)
44th mtg
7 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.17/Rev.1 Promoting social integration through social inclusion Peru None Adopted
47th mtg
15 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.17 None
A/C.3/74/L.66 Amendment to draft resolution A/C.3/74/L.8/Rev.1 United States   Rejected
by vote:
103-26-25
51st mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.67 Amendment to draft resolution A/C.3/74/L.8/Rev.1 United States   Rejected
by vote:
108-24-26
51st mtg
19 Nov
Item 25 (c): Literacy for life: shaping future agendas
         
Item 26: Advancement of women:
Item 26 (a): Advancement of women
A/C.3/74/L.20/Rev.1 Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas Mongolia None Adopted
(orally revised)
49th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.20  
A/C.3/74/L.22/Rev.1 Violence against women migrant workers Indonesia and the Philippines None Adopted
51st mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.22  
Item 26 (b): Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly
A/C.3/74/L.65 Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly Chair's text None Adopted
51st mtg
19 Nov
Item 61: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions
A/C.3/74/L.50/Rev.1 Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa Kenya (on behalf of the African Group) None Adopted
49th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.50  
A/C.3/74/L.57 Enlargement of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Burkina Faso, Iceland, Mail and Malta None Adopted
44th mtg
7 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.59* Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Denmark
(on behalf of the Nordic Countries)
None Adopted
by vote:
169-2-5
47th mtg
15 Nov
Item 65: Report of the Human Rights Council
A/C.3/74/L.56 Report of the Human Rights Council Lesotho (on behalf of the African Group) None Adopted
by vote:
115-4-60

44th mtg
7 Nov
Item 66: Promotion and protection of the rights of children:
         
Item 66 (a): Promotion and protection of the rights of children
A/C.3/74/L.21/Rev.1 Rights of the Child Finland (on behalf of the European Union (EU)) and Uruguay (on behalf of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC)) None

Vote on Operative pragraph 13
retained:
131-10-16
49th mtg
18 Nov

Adopted
(orally revised)
49th mtg
18 Nov

A/C.3/74/L.21  
A/C.3/74/L.23 The Girl Child United Republic of Tanzania
(on behalf of Southern African Development Community (SADC))
None Adopted
47th mtg
15 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.64 Amendment to draft resolution A/C.3/74/L.21/Rev.1 United States None

Rejected
by vote:
100-31-39
49th mtg
18 Nov

Item 66 (b): Follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children
Item 67: Rights of indigenous peoples:
Item 67 (a): Rights of indigenous peoples
A/C.3/74/L.19/Rev.1 Rights of Indigenous Peoples Ecuador and the Plurinational State of Bolivia None Adopted
44th mtg
7 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.19  
Item 67 (b): Follow-up to the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
Item 68: Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance:
Item 68 (a): Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
A/C.3/74/L.62 Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Russian Federation None Adopted by vote:
121-2-55
44th mtg
7 Nov
Item 68 (b): Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
A/C.3/74/L.60/Rev.1 A global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action State of Palestine (on behalf Group of 77 and China) None Adopted
by vote:
131-10-44
51st mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.60  
Item 69: Right of peoples to self-determination
A/C.3/74/L.36 Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination Cuba None Adopted
by vote:
127-51-7
49th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.58 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination Egypt (on behalf of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)) None Adopted
by vote:
164-5-9
51st mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.61 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination Pakistan None Adopted
52nd mtg
19 Nov
Item 70: Promotion and protection of human rights:
A/C.3/74/L.33/Rev.1 The Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Germany and Spain None Adopted
49th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.33  
A/C.3/74/L.49 International Equal Pay Day Australia, Canada, Germany, Iceland, New Zealand, Panama, South Africa and Switzerland None Adopted
47th mtg
15 Nov
Item 70 (a): Implementation of human rights instruments
A/C.3/74/L.24 Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Denmark None Adopted
(orally revised)
43rd mtg
5 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.32/Rev.1 Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto: accessibility Mexico and New Zealand None Adopted
49th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.32  
Item 70 (b): Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms
A/C.3/74/L.25 Freedom of Religion or Belief Finland (on behalf of the European Union) None Adopted
47th mtg
15 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.31/Rev.1 Implementing the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders through providing a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders and ensuring their protection Norway None Adopted
(orally revised)
52nd mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.31
A/C.3/74/L.34 Terrorism and Human Rights Egypt and Mexico None Adopted
47th mtg
15 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.35/Rev.1 Protection of migrants Mexico None Adopted
47th mtg
15 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.35 None
A/C.3/74/L.37/Rev.1 The right to food Cuba None Adopted
by vote:
185-2-0
49th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.37  
A/C.3/74/L.38 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order Cuba None Adopted
by vote:
125-53-9
49th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.39/Rev.1 Strengthening United Nations action in the field of human rights through the promotion of international cooperation and the importance of non-selectivity, impartiality and objectivity Cuba None Adopted
49th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.39  
A/C.3/74/L.40/Rev.1 The right to development Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) None Adopted
by vote:
137-24-26
49th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.40  
A/C.3/74/L.41* Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) None Adopted
50th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.42* Human rights and unilateral coercive measures Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) None Adopted
by vote:
126-55-0
50th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.43* Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) None Adopted
by vote:
130-52-1
50th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.44/Rev.1 National Human Rights Institutions Germany None Adopted
52nd mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.44
A/C.3/74/L.45/Rev.1 The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity Argentina, Austria, Costa Rica, France, Greece and Tunisia None Adopted
52 mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.45  
A/C.3/74/L.46/Rev.1 Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization United States of America None Adopted
52nd mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.46 None
A/C.3/74/L.47/Rev.1 Human rights and cultural diversity Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) None Adopted
by vote:
131-55-0
50th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.47  
A/C.3/74/L.48/Rev.1 Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons Norway None Adopted
52nd mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.48  
A/C.3/74/L.51 International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Argentina, France and Morocco None Adopted
44th mtg
7 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.52/Rev.1 Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa Cameroon
(on behalf of Economic Community of Central African States)
None Adopted
47th mtg
15 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.52  
A/C.3/74/L.53/Rev.1 United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region Qatar None Adopted
by vote:
176-1-2
47th mtg
15 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.53  
A/C.3/74/L.54 Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons, based on religion or belief United Arab Emirates
(on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC))
None Adopted
48th mtg
15 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.55/Rev.1 Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities Austria None Adopted
48th mtg
15 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.55  
A/C.3/74/L.63 Amendment to draft resolution A/C.3/74/L.46/Rev.1 Russian Federation None Rejected
by vote:
95-26-32
52nd mtg
19 Nov
Item 70 (c): Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives
A/C.3/74/L.26 Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Finland (on behalf of the European Union) None Adopted
45th mtg
14 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.27 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Canada None Adopted
by vote:
84-30-66
45th mtg
14 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.28 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine Ukraine None Adopted
by vote:
67-23-82
45th mtg
14 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.29 Situation of Human Rights of the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar Finland
(on behalf of the European Union (EU))
and the United Arab Emirates
(on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC))
PBI contained in L.68 Adopted
by vote:
140-9-32
45th mtg
14 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.30/Rev.1 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic Saudi Arabia and the United States None Adopted
by vote:
106-15-58
45th mtg
14 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.30  
Item 70 (d): Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
Item 106: Crime prevention and criminal justice
A/C.3/74/L.2 Integrating sport into youth crime prevention and criminal justice strategies Recommended by ECOSOC Oral statement Adopted
43rd mtg
5 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.3 Follow-up to the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Fourteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Recommended by ECOSOC None Adopted
43rd mtg
5 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.4 Education for Justice and the rule of law in the context of sustainable development Recommended by ECOSOC None Adopted
43rd mtg
5 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.5 Promoting technical assistance and capacity-building to strengthen national measures and international cooperation to combat cybercrime, including information-sharing Recommended by ECOSOC None Adopted
43rd mtg
5 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.6 Countering child sexual exploitation and sexual abuse online Recommended by ECOSOC Oral statement Adopted
43rd mtg
5 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.7 Technical assistance provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime related to counter-terrorism Recommended by ECOSOC Oral statement Adopted
43rd mtg
5 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.10/Rev.1 Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons Belarus Oral statement Adopted
48th mtg
15 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.10  
A/C.3/74/L.18/Rev.1 Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity Italy None Adopted
52nd mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.18  
Item 107: Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes
A/C.3/74/L.11/Rev.1 Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes Russian Federation PBI contained in L.70 Adopted
by vote:
88-58-34
50th mtg
18 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.11
Item 108: International drug control
A/C.3/74/L.15/Rev.1 International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem Mexico None Adopted
52nd mtg
19 Nov
A/C.3/74/L.15  
Item 121: Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly
A/C.3/74/L.69

Draft programme of work of the Third Committee for the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly

Conference room paper 1 on the provisional programme of work and timetable for the Third Committee at the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly

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  Adopted
52nd mtg
19 Nov

 

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