A/HRC/13/56
804. At the same meeting, the representatives of Palestine and the Syrian Arab Republic
made statements as concerned parties.
805. Also at the same meeting, statements in explanation of vote before the vote were
made by the representatives of France (on behalf of States members of the European Union
that are members of the Council) and the United States of America.
806. At the same meeting, at the request of the representative of the United States of
America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution. The draft resolution was
adopted by 46 votes to 1. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational
State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile,
China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Gabon, Ghana, Hungary, India,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar,
Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Zambia;
Against:
United States of America.
807.
For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 13/7.
The grave human rights violations by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East Jerusalem
808. At the 41st meeting, on 24 March 2010, the representative of Pakistan (on behalf of
the Group of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference) introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/13/L.29, sponsored by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference), Palestine and the Sudan (on behalf of the Group of Arab States) and
co-sponsored by Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cuba, Morocco, Sri Lanka and Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Algeria, Bahrain, Belarus, Djibouti, Egypt,
Nicaragua, the Niger, Nigeria, Turkey and Yemen joined the co-sponsors.
809. At the same meeting, the representative of Palestine made a statement as a
concerned party.
810. Also at the same meeting, statements in explanation of vote before the vote were
made by the representatives of Argentina, France (on behalf of States members of the
European Union that are members of the Council) and the United States of America.
811. At the same meeting, at the request of the representative of the United States of
America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution. The draft resolution was
adopted, by 31 votes to 9, with 7 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia,
Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
South Africa, Uruguay, Zambia;
Against:
Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America;
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