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289. At the 41st meeting, on 28 March 2008, the representative of France introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/7/L.31/Rev.1, sponsored by France and co-sponsored by Albania, Argentina,
Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia,
the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Japan,
Luxembourg, the Maldives, Mexico, Montenegro, Peru, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine and Uruguay. Subsequently, Azerbaijan,
Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Senegal, Serbia and
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined the sponsors.
290. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one,
chapter I, resolution 7/26).
Human rights and extreme poverty
291. At the 41st meeting, on 28 March 2008, the representative of France introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/7/L.32/Rev.1, sponsored by France and co-sponsored by Albania, Andorra,
Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Croatia,
Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Finland, Gabon, Germany,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco,
Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, Uruguay and Zambia.
Subsequently, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, India, Mauritius, Moldova, the Republic of Korea, the
Russian Federation, Sri Lanka and Turkey joined the sponsors.
292. 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).
293. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one,
chapter I, resolution 7/27).
Missing persons
294. At the 41st meeting, on 28 March 2008, the representative of Azerbaijan introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/7/L.33/Rev.1, sponsored by Azerbaijan and co-sponsored by Bahrain, Bolivia,
Kazakhstan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Subsequently, Argentina, Armenia,
Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador,
France, Greece, Guatemala, Iraq, Jordan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nigeria,
Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Serbia, the Syrian Arab
Republic and Tunisia joined the sponsors.
295. At the same meeting, the representative of Azerbaijan orally revised the draft resolution by
modifying the fourth preambular paragraph and operative paragraphs 12 and 16, deleting
operative paragraphs 3 and 13 and renumbering subsequent paragraphs.
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