A/HRC/43/2
Promotion and protection of human rights and the implementation of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development
253. At the 45th meeting, on 22 June 2020, the representative of Denmark, also on behalf
of Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Fiji, Luxembourg, Portugal, Rwanda, Sierra
Leone, Thailand and Uruguay, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/43/L.27, sponsored by
Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, Fiji, Luxembourg, Portugal, Rwanda,
Sierra Leone, Thailand and Uruguay, and co-sponsored by Albania, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New
Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Paraguay, the Philippines, Romania, Spain, Sweden,
Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine. Subsequently, Argentina, Armenia, the Bahamas, Bolivia
(Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czechia,
the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia,
Mongolia, Nepal, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Somalia, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Togo
and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined the sponsors.
254.
At the same meeting, the representative of Denmark orally revised the draft resolution.
255. 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 as orally revised.
256. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution as orally
revised without a vote (resolution 43/19).
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: mandate of
the Special Rapporteur
257. At the 45th meeting, on 22 June 2020, the representative of Denmark introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/43/L.30, sponsored by Denmark, and co-sponsored by Albania,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czechia, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, the
Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia,
Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and Uruguay. Subsequently, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Canada, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Timor-Leste,
Tunisia and the State of Palestine joined the sponsors.
258. 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.
259. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without
a vote (resolution 43/20).
Promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of human rights
260. At the 45th meeting, on 22 June 2020, the representative of China introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/43/L.31/Rev.1, sponsored by China, and co-sponsored by Belarus,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic
Republic of), Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Somalia,
the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Yemen.
Subsequently, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Sierra Leone joined the sponsors.
261. At the same meeting, the representatives of Cameroon, Eritrea and the Sudan made
general comments on the draft resolution.
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