A/HRC/16/2 181. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution. 182. At the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 16/5). Mandate of the independent expert on minority issues 183. At the 45th meeting, on 24 March 2011, the representative of Austria introduced draft resolution A/HRC/16/L.24, sponsored by Austria and co-sponsored by Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Angola, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Ecuador, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea, Haiti, Iceland, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malta, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovakia, Timor-Leste, Uganda, the United States of America, Uruguay, Viet Nam and Zambia joined the sponsors. 184. At the same meeting, the representative of Austria orally revised the draft resolution. 185. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution. 186. 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 16/6). 187. At the 48th meeting, on 25 March 2011, the representative of South Africa made comments in relation to the resolution. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences 188. At the 45th meeting, on 24 March 2011, the representative of Canada introduced draft resolution A/HRC/16/L.26, sponsored by Canada and co-sponsored by Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay. Subsequently, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Honduras, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Republic of Tanzania, the United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Zambia joined the sponsors. 189. GE.11-17059 At the same meeting, the representative of Canada orally revised the draft resolution. 133