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255. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the
attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget
implications of the draft resolution (see annex II).
256. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one,
chapter I, resolution 7/12).
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography
257. At the 40th meeting, on 27 March 2008, the representative of Uruguay introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/7/L.35, sponsored by Uruguay and co-sponsored by Albania, Argentina,
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia,
Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently,
Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Germany, Guatemala, Japan,
the Maldives, Monaco, Morocco, Panama, Serbia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey joined the sponsors.
258. At the same meeting, the representative of Uruguay orally revised the draft resolution by
modifying operative paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.
259. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the
attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget
implications of the draft resolution (see annex II).
260. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one,
chapter I, resolution 7/13).
The right to food
261. At the 40th meeting, on 27 March 2008, the representative of Cuba introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/7/L.6/Rev.1, sponsored by Cuba and co-sponsored by Bangladesh, Belarus,
Bolivia, Chile, Djibouti, Ecuador, Haiti, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Uruguay and Zimbabwe. Subsequently, Algeria,
Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus,
El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Maldives,
Pakistan, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey joined the sponsors.
262. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the
attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget
implications of the draft resolution (see annex II).
263. A statement in connection with the draft resolution was made by the representative of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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