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118. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Germany, on behalf
of States Members of the European Union that are members of the Council, a recorded vote
was taken on draft resolution A/HRC/11/L.9. The draft resolution was adopted by 31 votes
in favour, 13 against, with 2 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt,
Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Uruguay, Zambia;
Against:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
Abstaining:
Chile, Mexico.
119.
For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 11/5.
The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4
120. At the 27th meeting, on 17 June 2009, the representative of Portugal introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/11/L.12, sponsored by Portugal and co-sponsored by Albania,
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, the Czech
Republic, Chile, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Germany,
Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives,
Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway,
Panama, Peru, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uruguay and Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Andorra, Finland, Guatemala, Iceland, Israel,
Japan, Mauritius, Pakistan, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Senegal,
Timor-Leste, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined
the sponsors.
121. At the same meeting, the representative of Portugal orally revised the draft
resolution by modifying paragraph 10.
122. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted
without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chap. I, resolution 11/6).
Guidelines for the alternative care of children
123. At the 27th meeting, on 17 June 2009, the representative of Brazil introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/11/L.13, sponsored by Brazil and co-sponsored by Angola, Argentina,
Austria, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico,
Monaco, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palestine, Panama, Peru, the
Philippines, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Slovakia, Somalia, Switzerland, Ukraine and
Uruguay. Subsequently, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Greece, Nigeria, South Africa,
Turkey and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) joined the sponsors.
124. At the same meeting, the representative of Brazil orally revised the draft resolution
by modifying paragraph 2.
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