A/HRC/41/2
Japan disassociated the Member State from the consensus on paragraph 13 of the draft
resolution.
171. 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, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea,
Fiji, India, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Uruguay
Against:
Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Hungary, Iceland,
Italy, Japan, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
Abstaining:
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru
172. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution by 28
votes to 14, with 5 abstentions (resolution 41/3).
Promotion of the right to peace
173. At the 38th meeting, on 11 July 2019, the representative of Cuba introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/41/L.2, sponsored by Cuba and co-sponsored by Belarus, Bolivia
(Plurinational State of), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, Haiti,
Namibia, Nicaragua, the Syrian Arab Republic, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of) and the State of Palestine. Subsequently, Algeria, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia and Viet Nam joined the sponsors.
174. At the same meeting, the representatives of Denmark (on behalf of States members
of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council), Iceland and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made statements in explanation of
vote before the vote.
175. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution.
The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Afghanistan, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chile, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt,
Eritrea, Fiji, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines,
Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Togo,
Tunisia, Uruguay
Against:
Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Hungary, Italy,
Japan, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
Abstaining:
Argentina, Iceland
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