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Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Maldives,
Monaco, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland and Uruguay.
Subsequently, Cameroon, El Salvador, Guinea, Kazakhstan, Mali, Montenegro, Morocco,
Norway, Panama, Serbia, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste joined the sponsors.
272. 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).
273. Statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the representatives of
Canada, Nigeria and the Russian Federation.
274. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote.
275. A statement in explanation of vote after the vote was made by Mexico (for the text as
adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 7/22).
Human rights and climate change
276. At the 41st meeting, on 28 March 2008, the representative of the Maldives introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/7/L.21/Rev.1, sponsored by the Maldives and co-sponsored by Albania,
Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,
Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Montenegro, Nepal,
the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, the Philippines,
Portugal, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname,
Switzerland, the Syrian Arab Republic, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay and Zambia. Subsequently,
Australia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, El Salvador, the Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia,
the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Samoa, the Seychelles, Sweden and Thailand joined the sponsors.
277. Statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the representatives of
Bangladesh, Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), Japan, Nigeria, Pakistan, the
Russian Federation and Sri Lanka.
278. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one,
chapter I, resolution 7/23).
Elimination of violence against women
279. At the 41st meeting, on 28 March 2008, the representative of Canada introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/7/L.22/Rev.1, sponsored by Canada and co-sponsored by Andorra, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,
Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland,
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