A/HRC/19/2
188. At the 29th meeting, on 12 March 2012, statements in exercise of the right of reply
were made by the representatives of China and the Holy See.
E.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living in the
context of disaster settings
189. At the 52nd meeting, on 22 March 2012, the representative of Finland, also on
behalf of Germany, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/19/L.4, sponsored by Germany and
Finland and co-sponsored by Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi,
Canada, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Djibouti, the Dominican
Republic, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Monaco, Montenegro, Nigeria,
Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Senegal, Serbia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay and
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Andorra, Morocco, the Netherlands,
Rwanda, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia and Turkey joined the sponsors.
190. At the same meeting, the representative of Finland orally revised the draft
resolution.
191. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America made
general comments in relation to the draft resolution.
192. At the same meeting, the representatives of India and Saudi Arabia (also on behalf
of Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei Darussalam,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea
Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, the Niger, Nigeria, Oman,
Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Suriname,
the Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates,
Uganda, Uzbekistan and Yemen) made statements in explanation of vote before the vote,
disassociating themselves from the consensus in relation to the seventh preambular
paragraph of the draft resolution.
193. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted
without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 19/4).
Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights
194. At the 52nd meeting, on 22 March 2012, the representative of Portugal introduced
draft resolution A/HRC/19/L.10/Rev.1, sponsored by Portugal and co-sponsored by
Albania, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Costa
Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro,
Morocco, Peru, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland,
Thailand, Ukraine, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently,
Belarus, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Estonia, Guinea, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, the
Netherlands, Panama, South Africa, Sweden, Timor-Leste and Tunisia joined the sponsors.
195. At the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America made
general comments in relation to the draft resolution.
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