A/HRC/S-22/4
Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students)),
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues (FIDH), International Institute for
Peace, Justice and Human-Rights (IIPJHR), Islamic Human Rights Commission, Lutheran
World Federation, Maarij Foundation for Peace and Development, Minority Rights Group,
Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Rencontre africaine pour la défense des
droits de l’homme (RADDHO), Society for Threatened Peoples, Syriac Universal Alliance,
Union of Arab Jurists (also on behalf of the International Organization for the Elimination
of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (EAFORD)), United Nations Watch, World
Evangelical Alliance, World Federation of Khoja Shi’a Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities.
G.
Action on the draft proposal
24.
At the 2nd meeting, on 1 September 2014, the representative of France introduced
draft resolution A/HRC/S-22/L.1, sponsored by France and Iraq and co-sponsored by
Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Subsequently, Andorra, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada,
Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Iceland,
Ireland, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro,
the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation), the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the
United States of America joined the sponsors.
25.
At the same meeting, the Minister for Human Rights of Iraq made a statement for
the State concerned.
26.
Also at the same meeting, 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. The
Chief of the Finance and Budget Section of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights made a statement in relation to the budgetary implications
of the draft resolution.
27.
At the same meeting, the representative of Mexico made general comments.
28.
Also at the same meeting, the representatives of China, India and South Africa made
statements in explanation of vote before the vote. In its statement, the delegation of South
Africa disassociated itself from the consensus on the draft resolution.
29.
At the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote. For the text of
resolution S-22/1 as adopted, see chapter I.
III. Report of the Human Rights Council on its twenty-second
special session
30.
At the 2nd meeting, held on 1 September 2014, the report was adopted ad
referendum and the Rapporteur was entrusted with its finalization.
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