A/HRC/42/2
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cyprus, France, Greece, Iraq, Japan, Malta,
Morocco, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Uruguay and Yemen joined the sponsors.
220. At the same meeting, the representatives of Cameroon, China, Denmark (on behalf of
States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council),
India, Iraq, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia made general comments on
the draft resolution.
221. Also at the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution
without a vote (resolution 42/18).
Human rights and indigenous peoples
222. At the 39th meeting, on 26 September 2019, the representative of Mexico, also on
behalf of Guatemala, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/42/L.24, sponsored by Guatemala
and Mexico, and co-sponsored by Australia, Austria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile,
Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Paraguay and Sweden.
Subsequently, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, the Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand,
Panama, Peru and Ukraine joined the sponsors.
223. At the same meeting, the representatives of Peru and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland made general comments on the draft resolution.
224. 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.
225. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without
a vote (resolution 42/19).
Human rights and indigenous peoples: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the
rights of indigenous peoples
226. At the 39th meeting, on 26 September 2019, the representative of Mexico (also on
behalf of Guatemala) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/42/L.25, sponsored by Guatemala
and Mexico, and co-sponsored by Australia, Austria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile,
Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Paraguay and Sweden.
Subsequently, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Estonia, Honduras, Hungary, Maldives, Montenegro, Panama, Peru and the Russian
Federation joined the sponsors.
227. At the same meeting, the representative of Cameroon made a general comment on the
draft resolution.
228. 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.
229. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without
a vote (resolution 42/20).
Protection of the rights of workers exposed to hazardous substances and wastes
230. At the 39th meeting, on 26 September 2019, the representative of Angola, on behalf
of the Group of African States, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/42/L.27, sponsored by
Angola, on behalf of the Group of African States, and co-sponsored by Turkey and Ukraine.
Subsequently, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, Paraguay, Sri Lanka
and the State of Palestine joined the sponsors.
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