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D. Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Open-ended working group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the
Child to provide a communications procedure
100. At the 27th meeting, on 17 June 2009, the representative of Slovakia introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/11/L.3, sponsored by Slovakia and co-sponsored by Austria, Belarus, Bolivia
(Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Cyprus, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany,
Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta,
Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain,
Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine and Uruguay. Subsequently,
Azerbaijan, Iceland, Luxembourg, Maldives, Paraguay, the Republic of Korea, Romania,
Senegal, Serbia and Sri Lanka joined the sponsors.
101. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the
attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget
implications of the draft resolution (see annex II).
102. At the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as
adopted, see part one, chap. I, resolution 11/1).
Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women
103. At the 27th meeting, on 17 June 2009, the representative of Canada introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/11/L.5, sponsored by Canada and co-sponsored by Albania, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala,
Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Mexico, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, the Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the
United States of America and Uruguay. Subsequently, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Congo, Hungary,
Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Palestine, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia,
South Africa, Thailand and Ukraine joined the sponsors.
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