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. 9

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