A/HRC/44/2 50. At the 25th meeting, on 16 July 2020, the Deputy High Commissioner presented an oral report of OHCHR during an enhanced interactive dialogue (see chapter X, section B). 51. At the 26th meeting, on the same day, the Director of the Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division of OHCHR provided, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 43/37, an oral update on the follow-up to the resolution on cooperation with Georgia, prepared under agenda items 2 and 10. 52. At the same meeting, the representative of Georgia made a statement as the State concerned. 53. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the Russian Federation made a statement in exercise of the right of reply. F. Consideration of and action on draft proposals Situation of human rights in Eritrea 54. At the 27th meeting, on 16 July 2020, the representative of the Netherlands introduced draft resolution A/HRC/44/L.8, sponsored by Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands, and co-sponsored by Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Subsequently, Czechia and Denmark withdrew their original co-sponsorship of the draft resolution. Subsequently, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Czechia, Denmark, Portugal, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined the sponsors. 55. At the same meeting, the representatives of Germany, on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council, and Somalia made general comments on the draft resolution. 56. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Eritrea made a statement as the State concerned. 57. 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. 58. At the same meeting, the representatives of Brazil, Cameroon, Mexico, the Philippines, Ukraine and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (by video message) made statements in explanation of vote before the vote. 59. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representatives of Somalia and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution. The voting was as follows: In favour: Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Italy, Japan, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine and Uruguay Against: Bahrain, Cameroon, Eritrea, India, Libya, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Sudan and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Abstaining: GE. 15

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