A/HRC/42/2
Panama, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland,
Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined the sponsors.
291. At the same meeting, the representatives of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile,
Denmark (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the
Human Rights Council), Iceland and Ukraine made general comments on the draft resolution.
292. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
made a statement as the State concerned.
293. 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. The Chief of the Programme Support
and Management Services of OHCHR made a statement on the budgetary implications of the
draft resolution.
294. At the same meeting, the representatives of Austria, Cameroon, Croatia, Czechia,
Cuba, Iraq, Mexico, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay
made statements in explanation of vote before the vote.
295. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Cuba, a recorded vote
was taken on the draft resolution. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia,
Czechia, Denmark, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Peru, Slovakia, Spain,
Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Against:
Cameroon, China, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Philippines, Saudi Arabia
Abstaining:
Afghanistan, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Fiji, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Uruguay
296. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution by 19
votes to 7, with 21 abstentions (resolution 42/25).
Situation of human rights in Burundi
297. At the 41th meeting, on 27 September 2019, the representative of Finland, on behalf
of the European Union, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/42/L.10/Rev.1, sponsored by
Finland, on behalf of the European Union, and co-sponsored by Albania, Australia, Canada,
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway and
Ukraine. Subsequently, Iceland withdrew its original co-sponsorship of the draft resolution.
Subsequently, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland joined the sponsors.
298. At the same meeting, the representatives of Australia, China, Egypt and Ukraine made
general comments on the draft resolution.
299. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Burundi made a statement as the State
concerned.
300. 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.
301. At the same meeting, the representatives of Cameroon and Iceland made statements
in explanation of vote before the vote.
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