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2.
Also decides that the working group shall hold its first session for four
working days in 2013, before the twenty-second session of the Human Rights Council;
3.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to provide the working group with the assistance necessary for it to fulfil its
mandate;
4.
Requests the President of the Human Rights Council to invite the
Chairperson of the Advisory Committee drafting group on the draft declaration to
participate in the first session of the working group;
5.
Invites States, civil society and all relevant stakeholders to contribute actively
and constructively to the work of the working group;
6.
Requests the working group to submit a report on progress made to the
Human Rights Council for consideration at its twenty-third session.
32nd meeting
5 July 2012
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 34 to 1, with 12 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile,
China, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia,
Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay
Against:
United States of America
Abstaining:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Italy, Norway, Poland,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Spain, Switzerland]
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