A/HRC/12/50
C.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field
of human rights
55.
At the 30th meeting, on 1 October 2009, the representative of Hungary introduced
draft resolution A/HRC/12/L.8, sponsored by Hungary and co-sponsored by Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, the
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.
Subsequently, Andorra, Armenia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, the Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Finland, Guatemala, Haiti, Iceland, Japan, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, the Republic of
Korea, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Thailand and Uruguay joined the sponsors.
56.
At the same meeting, the representative of Hungary orally revised the draft
resolution by deleting paragraph 5 and modifying paragraph 7.
57.
At the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a
vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 12/2).
III.
A.
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to
development
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and
Armed Conflict
58.
At the 4th meeting, on 15 September 2009, the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy, presented
her report (A/HRC/12/49).
59.
During the ensuing interactive dialogue at the 5th meeting, on 16 September, the
following made statements and asked the Special Representative questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Brazil, China, Djibouti,
Egypt, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Pakistan (on behalf of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference), Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian
Federation, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden1 (on behalf of the European Union), Tunisia1
(on behalf of the Group of Arab States), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Australia, Austria,
Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nepal, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic;
(c)
Observers for the following intergovernmental organizations: African Union,
European Commission;
(d)
Observer for a national human rights institution: Network of African National
Human Rights Institutions;
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