A/HRC/13/56
Women’s Federation for World Peace International, the Women’s International League for
Peace and Freedom, the Women’s International Zionist Organization, the Women’s World
Summit Foundation, the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) and the World
Movement of Mothers), Syriac Universal Alliance, Universal Esperanto Association, World
Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace, World Union for Progressive
Judaism.
238. At the 27th meeting, on 16 March 2010, statements were made by the Chairperson
of the Advisory Committee and the independent expert on minority issues.
F.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Draft United Nations declaration on human rights education and training
239. At the 42nd meeting, on 25 March 2010, the representative of Morocco (also on
behalf of Costa Rica, Italy, the Philippines, Senegal, Slovenia and Switzerland) introduced
draft resolution A/HRC/13/L.22, sponsored by Costa Rica, Italy, Morocco, the Philippines,
Senegal, Slovenia and Switzerland and co-sponsored by Angola, Argentina, Austria, Benin,
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, the Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
Colombia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany,
Guinea, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan,
Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco, the Niger, Nigeria,
Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia,
Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, the Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, the United Republic
of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Zimbabwe. Subsequently,
Andorra, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Japan, Kazakhstan,
the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Mauritius, Montenegro, Poland, the
Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, the United States of America and Viet Nam
joined the co-sponsors.
240. At the same meeting, the representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland made general comments in relation to the draft resolution.
241. Also at the same meeting, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of
the General Assembly, the attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated
administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution (see annex III).
242.
At the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote.
243.
For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 13/15.
244. At the 44th meeting, on 26 March 2010, the representative of Japan made a
statement in explanation of vote after the vote.
The Social Forum
245. At the 43rd meeting, on 25 March 2010, the representative of Cuba introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/13/L.16, sponsored by Cuba and co-sponsored by Algeria, Bangladesh,
Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nicaragua, Nigeria, Palestine, Peru, Sri
Lanka, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Zimbabwe.
Subsequently, Brazil, China, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, the Philippines, Senegal, Serbia and
the Sudan joined the co-sponsors.
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