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Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Kenya, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mauritania, New Zealand, Norway,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia,
Spain, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, the
United States of America and Uruguay. Subsequently, Australia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Finland, Iceland, India, Maldives, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, the Republic
of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Sweden, Thailand, the United Republic of Tanzania,
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Zambia joined the sponsors.
193. At the same meeting, the representative of Mexico orally revised the draft
resolution.
194. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Saudi Arabia moved to amend the
first paragraph of the draft resolution as orally revised.
195. At the same meeting, the representative of Mexico opposed the motion for the
proposed amendment.
196. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Bahrain, China, Djibouti, Jordan,
the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritania, Mexico, Nigeria (on behalf of States members of
the Group of African States), Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America made general comments in
relation to the draft resolution as orally amended and on the proposed amendment.
197. At the same meeting, the representatives of Belgium (on behalf of States members
of the European Union that are members of the Council) and Mexico made statements in
explanation of vote before the vote.
198. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Mexico, a recorded
vote was taken on the proposed amendment to the draft resolution A/HRC/15/L.15 as orally
revised. The motion for amendment was rejected by 22 votes against and 18 in favour, with
4 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Djibouti, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar,
Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Uganda
Against:
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Hungary,
Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova,
Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Zambia
Abstaining:
Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Senegal
199. 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 as orally revised (see annex II).
200. At the same meeting, the representative of Saudi Arabia, on behalf of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference, made a statement in explanation of vote before the
vote on draft resolution A/HRC/15/L.15 as orally revised.
201. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted
without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chap. I, resolution 15/23).
202. At the 34th meeting, on 1 October 2010, the representatives of Japan and Saudi
Arabia made statements in explanation of vote after the vote.
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