A/HRC/45/2
Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of)
Against:
Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain,
Ukraine
Abstaining:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Brazil, Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Libya, Mexico, Peru, Somalia, Uruguay
214. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution by 22
votes to 15, with 10 abstentions (resolution 45/4).
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures
215. At the 36th meeting, on 6 October 2020, the representative of Azerbaijan, on behalf
of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.22,
sponsored by Azerbaijan, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
Subsequently, Colombia withdrew its original co-sponsorship of the draft resolution.
Subsequently, China and the Russian Federation joined the sponsors.
216. At the same meeting, the representatives of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (by
video message) and Peru made general comments on the draft resolution.
217. 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.
218. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Armenia, Brazil, 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 fourteenth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution.
219. At the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Germany, on behalf of
States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council, a
recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chile, 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,
Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain,
Ukraine
Abstaining:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay
220. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution by 27
votes to 15, with 5 abstentions (resolution 45/5).
221. At the 38th meeting, on 7 October 2020, the representative of Namibia made a
general comment on the adopted resolution.
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