A/HRC/45/2
The right to development
222. At the 36th meeting, on 6 October 2020, the representative of Azerbaijan (on behalf
of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, with the exception of Colombia) introduced
draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.23, sponsored by Azerbaijan (on behalf of the Movement of
Non-Aligned Countries, with the exception of Colombia). Subsequently, China, Kazakhstan
and the Russian Federation joined the sponsors.
223. At the same meeting, the representatives of Australia, India, Peru and Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of) (by video message) made general comments on the draft
resolution.
224. 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.
225. At the same meeting, the representatives of Armenia, Germany (on behalf of States
members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council) and
Mexico made statements in explanation of vote before the vote. In its statement, the
representative of Armenia disassociated the Member State from the consensus on the sixth
preambular paragraph of the draft resolution.
226. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Australia, a
recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina
Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Fiji, India,
Indonesia, Libya, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru,
Philippines, Qatar, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of)
Against:
Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine
Abstaining:
Armenia, Brazil, Chile, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Republic of Korea,
Uruguay
227. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution by of
27 votes to 13, with 7 abstentions (resolution 45/6).
Local government and human rights
228. At the 36th meeting, on 6 October 2020, the representative of the Republic of Korea,
also on behalf of Chile, Egypt and Romania, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.27,
sponsored by Chile, Egypt, the Republic of Korea and Romania, and co-sponsored by
Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Ecuador, Fiji, Haiti, Ireland, Italy, the Marshall Islands,
Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Thailand, Tunisia and Ukraine. Subsequently,
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, the
Dominican Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Kuwait (on
behalf of the Group of Arab States), Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mongolia, Norway,
Panama, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Uruguay and the State of Palestine
joined the sponsors.
229. 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.
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