A/HRC/42/2
Luxembourg, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the
Republic of Moldova, Sweden, Thailand and Tunisia joined the sponsors.
192. At the same meeting, the representatives of Chile and Iceland made general comments
on the draft resolution.
193. At the same meeting, the representative of Japan made a statement in explanation of
vote before the vote.
194. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without
a vote (resolution 42/11).
The human rights of older persons
195. At the 39th meeting, on 26 September 2019, the representative of Argentina
introduced draft resolution A/HRC/42/L.13, sponsored by Argentina and Brazil, and cosponsored by Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Fiji, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Malawi, Malta, Montenegro, Paraguay, Portugal,
Serbia, Slovenia, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and Uruguay. Subsequently, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bolivia
(Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cyprus, the Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, North Macedonia, Panama, Peru,
Singapore and Timor-Leste joined the sponsors.
196. At the same meeting, the representatives of Austria (also on behalf of Slovenia), Chile
and Uruguay made general comments on the draft resolution.
197. 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.
198. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without
a vote (resolution 42/12).
The right to social security
199. At the 39th meeting, on 26 September 2019, the representative of South Africa, also
on behalf of Finland, Iceland and Namibia, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/42/L.14,
sponsored by Finland, Iceland, Namibia and South Africa, and co-sponsored by Australia,
Fiji, France, Haiti, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Rwanda, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine.
Subsequently, Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Estonia, Eswatini, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the
Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay and Viet
Nam joined the sponsors
200. 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.
201. At the same meeting, the representative of Bahrain, also on behalf of Saudi Arabia,
made a statement in explanation of vote before the vote. In its statement, the representative
of Bahrain, also on behalf of Saudi Arabia, disassociated the respective Member States from
the consensus on the tenth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution.
202. Also at the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution
without a vote (resolution 42/13).
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