4月12日、リヒテンシュタインが38カ国の共同提案国を代表して、安保理常任理事国による拒否権の行使について総会への説明を求める趣旨の決議案を提出した(リヒテンシュタイン国連代表部Twitter)。
決議本文 A/RES/76/262 https://research.un.org/en/docs/ga/quick/regular/76
決議案の本文(画像ファイル)は次のとおり。テキストデータを含むPDFファイルが国連協会英国支部のウェブサイトにアップされている。※国連総会に提出された決議案はこちら(編集上の変更のみ)
Op 1 Decides that the President of the General Assembly shall convene a formal meeting of the Assembly within ten working days of the casting of a veto by one or more permanent members of the Security Council, to hold a debate on the situation as to which the veto was cast, provided that the General Assembly does not meet in an Emergency Special Session on the same situation;
Op 2 Decides, on an exceptional basis, to accord precedence in the list of speakers to the permanent member or permanent members of the Security Council having cast a veto;
Op 3 Invites the Security Council, in accordance with Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, to submit a special report on the use of the veto in question to the General Assembly at least 72 hours before the relevant discussion in the General Assembly;
Op 4 Decides to include the item “Use of the veto” in the agenda of the 77th session of the General Assembly and that the item should remain on the agenda of the General Assembly for consideration in accordance with OP1;
Op 5 Also decides that should a veto be cast by one or more permanent members of the Security Council during the remainder of the 76th session of the General Assembly the President of the General Assembly shall convene a formal meeting of the Assembly in accordance with OP1 under the agenda item “Strengthening of the United Nations System”.
共同提案国には次の国が含まれる。
米国(国連大使声明)
There are times when a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council will conclude that a particular resolution will not advance international peace and security and will veto that resolution. When a Permanent Member casts a veto, that member should be prepared to explain why the resolution at issue would not have furthered the maintenance of international peace and security. Unfortunately, not all members of the Security Council share this sentiment. We are particularly concerned by Russia’s shameful pattern of abusing its veto privilege over the past two decades, including its vetoes to kill a UN observer mission in Georgia, block accountability measures and chemical weapons investigations in Syria, prevent the establishment of a criminal tribunal on the downing of flight MH-17 over Ukraine, and protect President Putin from condemnation over his unprovoked and unjust war of choice against Ukraine.
The UN General Assembly resolution on the veto will be a significant step toward the accountability, transparency, and responsibility of all of the Permanent Members of the Security Council members who wield its power.
日本
韓国(国連代表部ツイート)
トルコ(国連代表部ツイート)
決議案の審議は4月26日に行われる。共同提案国は57カ国になっている(リヒテンシュタイン)。
4月26日、83カ国が共同提案国となった本決議案はコンセンサスにより採択された。
https://twitter.com/luxembourgun/status/1518965952624349185?s=21&t=J9c-wEQ9qagyBDiCSg1ZmA
UN General Assembly mandates meeting in wake of any Security Council veto
中露の反応(朝日新聞より引用)
🇷🇺ロシアのクズミン国連次席大使は「批判されるべきなのは拒否権ではなく、安保理のいくつかの国が他国の意見に耳を傾け、それを考慮しようとする心持ちが欠けていることだ」と主張。決議について「常任理事国に圧力をかける手段を作ろうとするもので、断固として拒否する」と語った。
🇨🇳中国の代表は決議に一定の理解を示しつつ、「手続き上の混乱や矛盾が生じる可能性がある」と指摘。「決議の意図した目的に値するのかどうか、現時点では判断が難しい」と慎重な姿勢を示した。