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Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Montenegro,
Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, Serbia, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay and Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Austria, Croatia, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea,
Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, the Netherlands, Palestine, Panama, Portugal, Romania
and Spain joined the sponsors.
248. At the same meeting, the President informed the Human Rights Council that the
United States of America had withdrawn its co-sponsorship of the draft resolution.
249. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Nigeria moved to amend the draft
resolution.
250. At the same meeting, the representative of Brazil agreed to the motion for the
proposed amendment.
251. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America made
general comments in relation to the draft resolution.
252. At the same meeting, the representative of Pakistan made a statement in explanation
of vote before the vote, to disassociate the delegation of Pakistan from the consensus in
relation to certain paragraphs of the draft resolution as orally revised.
253. 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.
254. 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 16/28).
255. At the same meeting, the representatives of Chile, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and
Switzerland made statements in explanation of vote after the vote.
256. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Egypt and Indonesia made
comments in relation to the resolution.
Panel on human rights of victims of terrorism
257. At the 45th meeting, on 24 March 2011, the representatives of Colombia, Spain and
Turkey introduced draft decision A/HRC/16/L.21, sponsored by Colombia, Spain and
Turkey and co-sponsored by Algeria, Austria, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Germany,
Guatemala, India, Israel, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, the Russian Federation,
Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Uruguay. Subsequently, Brazil, Egypt, Lithuania,
Montenegro and Thailand joined the sponsors.
258. 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 decision.
259.
For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter II, decision 16/116.
Right to development
260. At the 47th meeting, on 25 March 2011, the representative of Egypt, on behalf of the
Non-Aligned Movement, introduced draft decision A/HRC/16/L.9, sponsored by Egypt, on
behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and co-sponsored by Uruguay. Subsequently,
Armenia and Serbia joined the sponsors.
261. At the same meeting, the representative of Egypt, on behalf of the Non-Aligned
Movement, orally revised the draft decision.
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