A/HRC/44/2 Business and human rights: the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, and improving accountability and access to remedy 241. At the 28th meeting, on 17 July 2020, the representative of Norway, also on behalf of Argentina, Ghana and the Russian Federation, and Argentina, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/44/L.14, sponsored by Argentina, Ghana, Norway and the Russian Federation, and co-sponsored by Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Subsequently, Albania, Belgium, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Sweden and the State of Palestine joined the sponsors. 242. At the same meeting, the representatives of Bangladesh and Germany, on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council, made general comments on the draft resolution. 243. 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. 244. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without a vote (resolution 44/15). Elimination of female genital mutilation 245. At the 28th meeting, on 17 July 2020, the representative of Burkina Faso, on behalf of the Group of African States, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/44/L.20, sponsored by Burkina Faso, on behalf of the Group of African States, and co-sponsored by Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand and Turkey. Subsequently, Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelands, Uruguay and the State of Palestine, on behalf of the Group of Arab States, joined the sponsors. 246. At the same meeting, the representative of Germany, on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council, made a general comment on the draft resolution. 247. 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. 248. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without a vote (resolution 44/16). Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls 249. At the 28th meeting, on 17 July 2020, the representative of Mexico introduced draft resolution A/HRC/44/L.21, sponsored by Mexico, and co-sponsored by Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, 46