A/HRC/14/37
Community and Family Services International, the International Rehabilitation Council for
Torture Victims, the International Save the Children Alliance, the Jesuit Refugee Service
and Refugees International), Organisation pour la communication en Afrique et de
promotion de la coopération économique internationale, Society for Threatened Peoples,
The Democracy Coalition Project, Tides Center (also on behalf of Human Rights Watch),
Union de l’action féminine, Union of Arab Jurists, World Alliance of Young Men’s
Christian Associations (also on behalf of Defence for Children International), World
Federation of Democratic Youth, World Muslim Congress, World Organization Against
Torture (also on behalf of the Defence for Children International).
146. At the same meeting, on the same day, statements in exercise of the right of reply
were made by the representatives of Algeria, Morocco, Thailand and Uzbekistan.
D.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: regional and subregional
cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combating trafficking in
persons
147. At the 34th meeting, on 17 June 2010, the representatives of Germany and the
Philippines introduced draft resolution A/HRC/14/L.4, sponsored by Germany and the
Philippines and co-sponsored by Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Ecuador,
Estonia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine.
Subsequently, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada,
Chile, the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Israel,
Japan, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Nigeria, the
Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uganda, the United States of America, Uruguay,
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Viet Nam joined the sponsors.
148. At the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America made
general comments in relation to the draft resolution.
149. At the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as
adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 14/2).
Promotion of the right of peoples to peace
150. At the 34th meeting, on 17 June 2010, the representative of Cuba introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/14/L.12, sponsored by Cuba and co-sponsored by Algeria, Bangladesh,
Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic
of) and Viet Nam. Subsequently, Burkina Faso, China, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, the
Islamic Republic of Iran and Sri Lanka joined the sponsors.
151. At the same meeting, the representative of France, on behalf of States members of
the European Union that are members of the Council, made a statement in explanation of
vote before the vote.
152. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of France, on behalf of
States members of the European Union that are members of the Council, a recorded vote
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