A/HRC/42/2
231. At the same meeting, the representatives of Japan and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland made statements in explanation of vote before the vote
232. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without
a vote (resolution 42/21).
Arbitrary detention
233. At the 39th meeting, on 26 September 2019, the representative of France introduced
draft resolution A/HRC/42/L.34/Rev.1, sponsored by France, and co-sponsored by Albania,
Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, El
Salvador, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North
Macedonia, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland. Subsequently, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, Estonia, Georgia, Honduras, Maldives, Mali, Panama, the Republic of Korea and
Uruguay joined the sponsors.
234. At the same meeting, the representatives of Chile, Denmark (on behalf of States
members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council), Mexico
and the Philippines made general comments on the draft resolution.
235. Also at the same meeting, the representative of China made a statement in explanation
of vote before the vote.
236. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without
a vote (resolution 42/22).
The right to development
237. At the 40th meeting, on 27 September 2019, the representative of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela (on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, with the
exception of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru) introduced draft resolution
A/HRC/42/L.36, sponsored by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (on behalf of the
Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, with the exception of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
Honduras and Peru). Subsequently, China joined the sponsors.
238. At the same meeting, the President of the Human Rights Council announced that draft
resolution A/HRC/42/L.36 had been orally revised.
239. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of China and India made general
comments on the draft resolution as orally revised.
240. 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.
241. At the same meeting, the representatives of Australia, Chile, Denmark (on behalf of
States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council) and
Mexico made statements in explanation of vote before the vote. In its statement, the
representative of Chile disassociated the Member State from the consensus on the draft
resolution as orally revised.
242. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Australia, a recorded
vote was taken on the draft resolution as orally revised. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
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