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233. At the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Cuba, a recorded vote
was taken on the draft resolution. The draft resolution was adopted by 26 votes to 6, with
15 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Argentina, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Madagascar,
Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Zambia;
Against:
China, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria,5 Russian Federation;
Abstaining:
Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Djibouti, Gabon, India,
Malaysia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Senegal, South Africa.
234.
For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 10/16.
235. At the 44th meeting, on 27 March 2009, statements in explanation of vote after the
vote were made by the representatives of Bangladesh, Chile, Egypt, India, Nigeria and
Pakistan.
Situation of human rights in Myanmar
236. At the 44th meeting, on 27 March 2009, the representative of the Czech Republic,
on behalf of the European Union and co-sponsors, introduced draft resolution
A/HRC/10/L.28, sponsored by the Czech Republic and co-sponsored by Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal,
the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.
Subsequently, Albania, Israel, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia and Turkey joined the sponsors.
237. At the same meeting, the representative of the Czech Republic orally revised the
draft resolution by deleting the second preambular paragraph, modifying the third, fourth,
sixth, seventh and eighth preambular paragraphs, and modifying paragraphs 1–3, 6–8, 10,
12–16, 19 and 22.
238. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and the
Philippines made general comments on the draft resolution.
239. At the same meeting, the representative of Myanmar made a statement as the
concerned country.
240. 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 III).
241. Also at the same meeting, statements in explanation of vote before the vote were
made by the representatives of China, India and the Russian Federation.
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The representative of Nigeria subsequently stated that his delegation had intended to abstain.
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