A/HRC/8/52 page 96 Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children 165. At the 28th meeting, on 18 June 2008, the representatives of Germany and the Philippines introduced draft resolution A/HRC/8/L.17, sponsored by Germany and the Philippines and co-sponsored by Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Uruguay and Viet Nam. Subsequently, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Gabon, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Japan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Monaco, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Senegal, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, the United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Zimbabwe joined the sponsors. 166. 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 II). 167. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chap. I, resolution 8/12). Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members 168. At the 28th meeting, on 18 June, the representative of Japan introduced draft resolution A/HRC/8/L.18, sponsored by Japan and co-sponsored by Andorra, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ireland, Maldives, Mauritius, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Australia, Austria, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined the sponsors. 169. At the same meeting, the representative of Japan orally revised the draft resolution by modifying the sixth preambular paragraph and paragraph 1. 170. The draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chap. I, resolution 8/13). 171. A statement in explanation of vote after the vote was made by the representative of Japan.