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The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical
and mental health
211. At the 39th meeting, on 26 September 2019, the representative of Brazil introduced
draft resolution A/HRC/42/L.19, sponsored by Brazil, and co-sponsored by Albania,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bulgaria,
Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Iceland,
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Mexico,
Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay. Subsequently, Algeria, Belarus, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Croatia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt,
Estonia, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Latvia, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mongolia, Nepal, North Macedonia, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, the Republic of
Korea, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and the State of Palestine joined the sponsors.
212. At the same meeting, the representative of India made a general comment on the draft
resolution.
213. 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.
214. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without
a vote (resolution 42/16).
Human rights and transitional justice
215. At the 39th meeting, on 26 September 2019, the representative of Switzerland
introduced draft resolution A/HRC/42/L.20, sponsored by Argentina, Morocco and
Switzerland, and co-sponsored by Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia and Ukraine.
Subsequently, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Estonia, Fiji, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mexico, New
Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, the Republic of Korea, San Marino, Togo,
Uruguay and the State of Palestine joined the sponsors.
216. At the same meeting, the representatives of Denmark (on behalf of States members of
the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council), Peru, the Philippines
and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made general comments on
the draft resolution. In its statement, the representative of the Philippines disassociated the
Member State from the consensus on the twentieth preambular paragraph of the draft
resolution.
217. 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.
218. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without
a vote (resolution 42/17).
Terrorism and human rights
219. At the 39th meeting, on 26 September 2019, the representatives of Egypt and Mexico
introduced draft resolution A/HRC/42/L.23, sponsored by Egypt and Mexico, and cosponsored by Algeria, Georgia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. Subsequently,
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