General Assembly of the United Nations
Economic and Financial - Second Committee

Second Committee

Status of draft proposals

(as of 15 December 2009)

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Item 40: Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources
A/C.2/64/L.12
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources
Egypt (on behalf of sponsors listed in document & announced)
29/Oct/2009

Adopted as orally corrected,
recorded vote: 152-9-3
34th meeting, 12 Nov.
No PBI
Introduced at 30th meeting, 3 Nov.

Item 50: Information and communication technologies for development
A/C.2/64/L.11
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Building connectivity through the Trans-Eurasian Information Superhighway
Azerbaijan (on behalf of sponsors listed in document & announced)
28/Oct/2009

Adopted as orally corrected, 34th meeting, 12 Nov.
No PBI
Introduced at 30th meeting, 3 Nov.

A/C.2/64/L.62
[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]
Information and communication technologies for development
[on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.26
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Vice Chair 's (Guinea) text
7/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally corrected, 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
5/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.
Item 51 (a): Macroeconomic policy questions: International trade and development
A/C.2/64/L.40
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
International trade and development
Sudan (G77 and China)
17/Nov/2009
Adopted by recorded vote: 113-47-6 at 42nd meeting, 11 Dec
Introduced at 36th meeting, 19 Nov.
No PBI
A/C.2/64/L.50
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries
Sudan (G77 and China)
30/Nov/2009
Adopted by recorded vote: 108-2-53 at 41st meeting, 9 Dec
Introduced at 39th meeting, 4 Dec.
No PBI
Item 51 (b): Macroeconomic policy questions: International financial system and development

Informal paper
(English only)

A/C.2/64/L.19
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
International financial system and development

Sudan (G77 and China)
4/Nov/2009
Adopted as orally revised
42nd meeting, 11 Dec.
No PBI
Withdrawn at 42nd meeting, 11 Dec.
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.
Item 51 (c): Macroeconomic policy questions: External debt and development: Towards a durable solution to the debt problems of developing countries
A/C.2/64/L.69
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
External debt sustainability and development [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.9

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Vice-Chair's (El Salvador) text
7/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally corrected, 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
23/Oct/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Introduced at 26th meeting, 30 Oct.
Item 51 (d): Macroeconomic policy questions: Commodities
A/C.2/64/L.53
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Commodities
[on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.5

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Vice-Chair's (El Salvador) text
2/Dec/2009
Adopted at 39th meeting,
4 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
21/Oct/2009
Withdrawn at 39th meeting, 4 Dec.
Introduced at 24th meeting, 28 Oct.
Item 52: Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development and the 2008 Review Conference
A/C.2/64/L.28
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Modalities for the fourth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development
Mexico
28/Oct/2009
No action taken
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.
A/C.2/64/L.66
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Follow-up to and implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and the Outcome of the 2008 Review Conference (Doha Declaration on Financing for Development) [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.43

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Vice-Chair's (El Salvador) text
7/Dec/2009
Adopted at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
19/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting 9 Dec.
Introduced at 37th meeting, 25 Nov.
Item 53: Sustainable development
A/C.2/64/L.20
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Oil slick on Lebanese shores
Sudan (G77 and China)
4/Nov/2009

Adopted by
recorded vote: 154-8-3

35th meeting, 17 Nov.
No PBI
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.

A/C.2/64/L.24/Rev.1*
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Harmony with Nature

A/C.2/64/L.24**
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Harmony with Mother Earth

Bolivia (on behalf of sponsors listed in document & announced) 11/Nov/2009

Adopted at 39th meeting, 4 Dec.
No PBI

Introduced at 34th meeting, 12 Nov.

Item 53 (a): Sustainable development: Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development

A/C.2/64/L.21/Rev.1
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

A/C.2/64/L.21
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Agricultural technology for development

Israel (on behalf of sponsors listed in document & announced) 4/Nov/2009

Adopted by
recorded vote: 131-0-37
39th meeting, 4 Dec.
No PBI
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.

A/C.2/64/L.22/Rev.1
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

A/C.2/64/L.22
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Midterm comprehensive review of the implementation of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Life", 2005-2015

Tajikistan (on behalf of sponsors listed in document & announced) 4/Nov/2009 Adopted as orally corrected, 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Oral statement
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.

A/C.2/64/L.59
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.25

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Rapporteur's (Ireland) text
3/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally corrected, 42nd meeting, 11 Dec.
Oral statement
(PBI Document:
A/C.2/64/L.74
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R] )
Sudan (G77 and China)
5/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 42nd meeting, 11 Dec.
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.
Item 53 (b): Sustainable development: Follow-up to and implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
A/C.2/64/L.46
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Follow-up to and implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.15
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Rapporteur's (Ireland) text
24/Nov/2009

Adopted as orally corrected, 39th meeting, 4 Dec.
Oral statement

Sudan (G77 and China)
2/Nov/2009

Withdrawn at 39th meeting, 4 Dec.
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.

Item 53 (c): Sustainable development: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
A/C.2/64/L.52
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.10

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Rapporteur's (Ireland) text
1/Dec/2009

Adopted at 39th meeting,
4 Dec.
Oral statement
Sudan (G77 and China)
29/Oct/2009
Withdrawn at 39th meeting, 4 Dec.
Introduced at 32nd meeting, 5 Nov.
Item 53 (d): Sustainable development: Protection of global climate for present and future generations
A/C.2/64/L.54
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Protection of global climate for present and future generations
[on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.39

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Rapporteur's (Ireland) text
2/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally corrected, 39th meeting , 4 Dec.
Oral statement
Sudan (G77 and China)
17/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 39th meeting, 4 Dec.
Introduced at 36th meeting, 19 Nov.
Item 53 (e): Sustainable development: Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
A/C.2/64/L.67
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification (2010-2020) [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.31

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Rapporteur's (Ireland) text
7/Dec/2009
Adopted at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
6/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Introduced at 34th meeting, 12 Nov.
No PBI
A/C.2/64/L.71
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.36

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Rapporteur's (Ireland) text
8/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally corrected, 42nd meeting, 11 Dec.
Oral statement
Sudan (G77 and China)
13/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 442nd meeting, 11 Dec.
Introduced at 35th meeting, 17 Nov.
Item 53 (f): Sustainable development: Convention on Biological Diversity

A/C.2/64/L.57
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Convention on Biological Diversity [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.29

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Rapporteur's (Ireland) text
3/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally corrected, 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Oral statement
Sudan (G77 and China)
6/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.
Item 53 (g): Sustainable development: Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its twenty-fifth session

A/C.2/64/L.65
[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]
Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its twenty-fifth session
[on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.30
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Rapporteur's (Ireland) text
6/Dec/2009
Adopted at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Oral statement
Sudan (G77 and China)
6/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting 9 Dec.
Introduced & orally corrected at 34th meeting, 12 Nov.
Item 53 (h): Sustainable development: Sustainable mountain development
A/C.2/64/L.23/Rev.1
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

A/C.2/64/L.23
*
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Sustainable mountain development

Switzerland (on behalf of sponsors listed in document & announced)
4/Nov/2009

Adopted as orally corrected, 37th meeting, 25 Nov.
No PBI
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.

Item 53 (i): Sustainable development: Promotion of new and renewable sources of energy
A/C.2/64/L.60
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Promotion of new and renewable sources of energy [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.33

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Rapporteur's (Ireland) text
4/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally corrected, 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
11/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 41st. meeting, 9 Dec.
Introduced at 35th meeting, 17 Nov.
Item 54: Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
A/C.2/64/L.70
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.32
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Rapporteur's (Ireland) text
7/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally revised, 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
6/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Introduced & orally corrected at 34th meeting, 12 Nov.
Item 55 (a): Globalization and interdependence: Role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence

A/C.2/64/L.63
[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]
Development cooperation with middle-income countries
[on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.13
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Vice-Chair's (Guinea) text
4/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally corrected, 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
29/Oct/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Introduced at 30th meeting, 3 Nov.
A/C.2/64/L.16
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Towards a New International Economic Order
Sudan (G77 and China)
2/Nov/2009
Adopted by
recorded vote: 108-0-52
40th meeting, 4 Dec.
No PBI
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.
A/C.2/64/L.61
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.41

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Vice-Chair's (Guinea) text
7/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally corrected, 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
17/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Introduced at 36th meeting, 19 Nov.
Item 55 (b): Globalization and interdependence: Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption

A/C.2/64/L.64
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.37
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Vice-Chair's (Guinea) text
4/Dec/2009
Adopted at 42nd meeting, 11 Dec.
(PBI Document:
A/C.2/64/L.72
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R] )
Sudan (G77 and China)
14/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 42nd meeting, 11 Dec.
Introduced at 35th meeting, 17 Nov.
A/C.2/64/L.72
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Programme budget implications of draft resolution A/C.2/64/L.64
Submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly
Item 55 (c): Globalization and interdependence: Science and technology for development
A/C.2/64/L.8/Rev.1
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

A/C.2/64/L.8

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Creation of a global culture of cybersecurity and taking stock of national efforts to protect critical information infrastructures

United States (on behalf of sponsors listed in document & announced)
22/Oct/2009

Adopted as orally corrected, 37th meeting, 25 Nov.
No PBI
Introduced at 30th meeting, 3 Nov.

A/C.2/64/L.49
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Science and technology for development [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.17

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Vice-Chair's (Guinea) text 30/Nov/2009 Adopted at 38th meeting,
1 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
2/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 38th meeting, 1 Dec.
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.
Item 56 (a): Groups of countries in special situations: Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
A/C.2/64/L.48
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.7
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Vice-Chair's (Serbia) text
24/Nov/2009

Adopted at 38th meeting,
1 Dec.
Oral statement

Sudan (G77 and China)
22/Oct/2009

Withdrawn at 38th meeting, 1 Dec.
Introduced & orally corrected at 24th meeting, 28 Oct.
Item 56 (b): Groups of countries in special situations: Specific actions related to the particular needs and problems of landlocked developing countries: outcome of the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation
A/C.2/64/L.45
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Groups of countries in special situations: specific actions related to the particular needs and problems of landlocked developing countries: outcome of the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.18
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Vice-Chair's (Serbia) text
20/Nov/2009

Adopted at 37th meeting, 25 Nov.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China, and Kazakhstan)
4/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 37th meeting, 25 Nov.
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.
Item 57: Eradication of poverty and other development issues

A/C.2/64/L.4/Rev.2
[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]

A/C.2/64/L.4/Rev.1
[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]

A/C.2/64/L.4
[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]
Legal empowerment of the poor and eradication of poverty

Guatemala (on behalf of sponsors listed in document)
19/Oct/2009

Adopted at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI

No action taken


Introduced at 20th meeting, 23 Oct.

A/C.2/64/L.47
[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]
Amendments to draft resolution A/C.2/64/L.4/Rev.1 on Legal empowerment of the poor and eradication of poverty
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
23/Nov/2009
No action taken
Item 57 (a): Eradication of poverty and other development issues: Implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)
A/C.2/64/L.56
[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]
Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)
[on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.38

[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]
Vice-Chair's (Serbia) text 2/Dec/2009 Adopted at 40th meeting,
4 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
13/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 40th meeting, 4 Dec.
Introduced at 35th meeting, 17 Nov.
Item 57 (b): Eradication of poverty and other development issues: Women in development
A/C.2/64/L.58
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Women in development [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.44

[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]
Vice-Chair's (Serbia) text 7/Dec/2009 Adopted at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
19/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Introduced at 37th meeting, 25 Nov.
Item 57 (c): Eradication of poverty and other development issues: Human resources development
A/C.2/64/L.51
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Human resources development
[on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.34

[F]    [S]    [A]    [C]    [R]
Vice-Chair's (Serbia) text 30/Nov/2009 Adopted as orally corrected, 40th meeting, 4 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
12/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 40th meeting, 4 Dec.
Introduced at 35th meeting, 17 Nov.
Item 58: Operational acitvities for development
A/C.2/64/L.6
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Reports of the Executive Boards of the United Nations Development Programme/ United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Food Programme - Appointment of the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund
Recommended by ECOSOC (Council resolution 2009/2) Adopted at 35th meeting, 17 Nov.
No PBI
Item 58 (a): Operational acitvities for development: Operational activities for development of the United Nations system
A/C.2/64/L.35
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Operational activities for development of the United Nations system [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.2
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

Vice-Chair's (Guinea) text
9/Nov/2009

Adopted at 35th meeting, 17 Nov.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
15/Oct/2009

Withdrawn at 35th meeting, 17 Nov.
Introduced at 18th meeting, 22 Oct.

Item 58 (b): Operational acitvities for development: South-South cooperation for development
A/C.2/64/L.42
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
South-South cooperation [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.3
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Vice-Chair's (Guinea) text
18/Nov/2009
Adopted at 36th meeting, 19 Nov.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
15/Oct/2009
Withdrawn at 36th meeting, 19 Nov.
Introduced at 18th meeting, 22 Oct.
Item 59: Towards global partnerships

A/C.2/64/L.14/Rev.1
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]

A/C.2/64/L.14
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Towards global partnerships

Sweden (on behalf of sponsors listed in document & announced) 2/Nov/2009

Adopted as orally corrected, 40th meeting, 4 Dec.
No PBI
Introduced at 32nd meeting, 5 Nov.

Item 60: Agriculture development and food security
A/C.2/64/L.68
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Agriculture development and food security [on the basis of informal consultations on]
A/C.2/64/L.27

[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Vice-Chair's (El Salvador) text
7/Dec/2009
Adopted as orally corrected, 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
No PBI
Sudan (G77 and China)
5/Nov/2009
Withdrawn at 41st meeting, 9 Dec.
Introduced at 33rd meeting, 10 Nov.
Item 118: Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
A/C.2/64/L.73
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Draft programme of work of the Second Committee for the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly
  Adopted as orally corrected, 42nd meeting, 11 Dec.
Item 170: United NationsUniversity
A/C.2/64/L.55
[F]   [S]   [A]   [C]   [R]
Amendments to the Charter of the United Nations University
Germany (on behalf of sponsors listed in document) Adopted at 40th meeting, 4 Dec.
No PBI
Introduced at 38th meeting, 1 Dec.

 

 

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