A/HRC/S-28/2 States), United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (also on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries); (b) Observer States of the Human Rights Council: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Canada, Costa Rica, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, France, Guyana, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Oman, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Yemen, Holy See. 19. At the 2nd meeting, on the same day, statements were made by the following: (a) Observer States of the Human Rights Council: Albania, Argentina, Djibouti, Guinea, Luxembourg, Niger, Somalia; (b) Observer for a national human rights institution: Independent Commission for Human Rights of the State of Palestine; (c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: ADALAH – Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq/Law in the Service of Man (also on behalf of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies), Amnesty International, BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities) (also on behalf of Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII), CIVICUS – World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches, Conseil International pour le soutien à des procès équitables et aux Droits de l’Homme, Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations, Defence for Children International, Habitat International Coalition, Human Rights Watch, Indian Movement “Tupaj Amaru”, Institute for NGO Research, International Association of Democratic Lawyers, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, International Volunteerism Organization for Women, Education and Development – VIDES, International-Lawyers.Org, Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di Don Bosco, Norwegian Refugee Council, Palestinian Return Centre Ltd., Rencontre africaine pour la défense des droits de l’homme, Union of Arab Jurists, United Nations Watch, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (also on behalf of the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling), World Jewish Congress. G. Action on the draft proposal 20. At the 2nd meeting, on 18 May 2018, the representative of Pakistan (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, with the exception of Albania) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/S-28/L.1 as orally revised, sponsored by Pakistan (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, with the exception of Albania) and co-sponsored by Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates (also on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of Arab States) and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Angola, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden joined the sponsors. 21. At the same meeting, the representatives of South Africa and the United States of America made general comments on the draft resolution as orally revised. 22. Also the same meeting, the representatives of Israel and the State of Palestine made statements as the States concerned. 23. At the same meeting, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution. The Chief of 6