A/HRC/45/2
Against:
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile,
Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Italy, Japan, Libya, Marshall Islands,
Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea,
Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Uruguay
Abstaining:
Afghanistan, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Togo
291. The Human Rights Council rejected amendment A/HRC/45/L.57 as orally revised
by 13 votes to 27, with 6 abstentions.40
292. At the same meeting, the representatives of Argentina and Australia made
statements in explanation of vote before the vote in relation to amendment A/HRC/45/L.64.
293. Also 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 amendment A/HRC/45/L.64. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Eritrea, India, Indonesia,
Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Senegal, Somalia
Against:
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile,
Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Italy, Japan, Libya, Marshall Islands,
Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea,
Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Uruguay
Abstaining:
Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines,
Sudan, Togo
294. The Human Rights Council rejected amendment A/HRC/45/L.64 by 13 votes to 27,
with 6 abstentions.41
295. At the same meeting, the representatives of Bahrain and Senegal made statements in
explanation of vote before the vote on draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.48/Rev.1 as orally
revised.
296. Also at the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution
without a vote (45/30).
297. At the same meeting, the representative of Nepal made a general comment in
relation to all draft proposals adopted under agenda item 3.
People-centred approaches in promoting and protecting human rights
298. Draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.49, was sponsored by China and Pakistan, and cosponsored by Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, Nepal, the Russian Federation and Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
Myanmar, Somalia and the Syrian Arab Republic joined the sponsors.
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The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela did not cast a vote.
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela did not cast a vote.
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