A/HRC/44/2
Fifteenth anniversary of the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war
crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, as enshrined in the 2005 World
Summit Outcome
234. At the 28th meeting, on 17 July 2020, the representatives of Morocco, also on behalf
of Costa Rica, Liechtenstein, Peru, Qatar and Switzerland, and Liechtenstein introduced
draft resolution A/HRC/44/L.12, sponsored by Costa Rica, Liechtenstein, Morocco, Peru,
Qatar and Switzerland, and co-sponsored by Argentina, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Guatemala,
Iceland, Monaco and Tunisia. Subsequently, Denmark and Mexico withdrew their original
co-sponsorship of the draft resolution. Subsequently, Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, the Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia,
Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro,
Mozambique, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama,
Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and Uruguay joined the sponsors.
235. At the same meeting, the representative of Liechtenstein orally revised the draft
resolution.
236. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Argentina, Germany, on behalf of
States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council,
India, Peru (by video message), the Philippines and Qatar made general comments on the
draft resolution as orally revised.
237. 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 as orally revised.
238. At the same meeting, the representatives of Australia, Cameroon, Denmark, Eritrea,
Namibia, Pakistan and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (by video message) made
statements in explanation of vote before the vote.
239. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Cameroon and
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution as
orally revised. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Libya, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Qatar,
Republic of Korea, Senegal, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Togo, Ukraine and
Uruguay
Against:
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Abstaining:
Angola, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan,
Philippines and Sudan
240. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution as
orally revised by 32 votes to 1, with 14 abstentions (resolution 44/14).
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