A/HRC/12/50
the International Federation of University Women, the International Organization for the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Volunteerism
Organisation for Women, New Humanity, the Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women’s
Association, Servas International, Soka Gakkai International, the Sovereign Military Order
of the Temple of Jerusalem and the World Federation of the United Nations Associations),
International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs, Nord-Sud XXI, Society for
Threatened Peoples, the Saami Council, World Peace Council.
D.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Missing persons
204. At the 30th meeting, on 1 October 2009, the representative of Azerbaijan introduced
draft decision A/HRC/12/L.1, sponsored by Azerbaijan. Subsequently, Armenia and
Ukraine joined the sponsors.
205. At the same meeting, the draft decision was adopted without a vote (for the text as
adopted, see part one, chapter II, decision 12/117).
United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
206. At the 30th meeting, on 1 October 2009, the representative of Morocco introduced
draft decision A/HRC/12/L.11, sponsored by Costa Rica, Italy, Morocco, the Philippines,
Senegal, Slovenia and Switzerland and co-sponsored by Argentina, Austria, Belgium,
Congo, Croatia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Monaco, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal,
the Republic of Moldova, Somalia, Spain, Tunisia, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of). Subsequently, Angola, Bahrain, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Chad, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Japan, Jordan,
Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritius, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Qatar, the
Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey,
Uganda, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of
America, Viet Nam and Yemen joined the sponsors.
207. At the same meeting, the draft decision was adopted without a vote (for the text as
adopted, see part one, chapter II, decision 12/118).
VI.
Universal periodic review
208. At the 3rd meeting, on 15 September 2009, the Council confirmed the adoption of
the order of the review for the seventh, eighth and ninth sessions of the universal periodic
review that was established by the drawing of lots on 14 September 2009, and the fact that
it took place at an informal meeting of the Council would not serve as a precedent (see
annex VI).
209. At the same meeting, the Council confirmed the adoption of the selection of the
troika members for the sixth, seventh and eighth sessions of the universal periodic review,
conducted in accordance with paragraph 18 (d) of Council resolution 5/1 on 14 September
2009, and the fact that it took place at an informal meeting of the Council would not serve
as a precedent (for the results of the selection of troikas, see annex VII).
210. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/251 and Council resolution 5/1, the
Council considered the outcome of the reviews conducted during the fifth session of the
Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, held from 4 to 15 May 2009.
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