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no objection to deferring the interactive dialogue to the fifteenth session with the new
mandate holder, to be nominated at the current session.
C.
General debate on agenda item 10
748. At its 33rd meeting, on 16 June 2010, the Human Rights Council held a general
debate on agenda item 10, during which the following made statements:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Spain7 (on behalf of the
European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia,
Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine), United States of America;
(b)
Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Denmark;
(c)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Asian Forum for Human
Rights and Development (Forum – Asia), Association for World Education (also on behalf
of the World Union of Progressive Judaism), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies,
Human Rights Watch, International Educational Development, Inc., United Nations Watch.
D.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Regional cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights in the AsiaPacific Region
749. At the 34th meeting, on 17 June 2010, Thailand introduced draft resolution
A/HRC/14/L.8, sponsored by Thailand and co-sponsored by Australia, Belgium, Cambodia,
the Czech Republic, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Hungary, Indonesia,
Japan, Kuwait, Maldives, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal,
Qatar, Singapore, Spain and Viet Nam. Subsequently, Chile, France, Germany, the Islamic
Republic of Iran (on behalf of the Group of Asian States), Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Slovakia,
Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of
America joined the sponsors.
750. At the same meeting, the representative of Thailand orally revised the draft
resolution.
751. 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).
752. 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 14/8).
Technical assistance and cooperation on human rights for Kyrgyzstan
753. At the 36th meeting, on 18 June 2010, the representatives of Kyrgyzstan and the
United States of America introduced draft resolution A/HRC/14/L.2, sponsored by
Kyrgyzstan and the United States. Subsequently, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, the
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined the sponsors.
754. At the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America orally
revised the draft resolution.
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