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173. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote.
174. For the text of the draft resolution as adopted, see chapter I, section A, resolution 4/7.
Follow-up to decision S-4/101 of 13 December 2006 adopted by the Human Rights Council
at its fourth special session entitled “Situation of human rights in Darfur”
175. At the same meeting, the representatives of Germany and Algeria introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/4/L.7/Rev.2, sponsored by Germany (on behalf of the European Union) and
Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States). Albania, Andorra, Australia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Canada, the Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein,
Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, the
Republic of Korea, Serbia, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Turkey and the United States of America subsequently joined the sponsors.
176. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the
attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget
implications* of the draft resolution. Owing to insufficient time to prepare and present a revised
statement regarding the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of draft
resolution contained in document A/HRC/4/L.7/Rev.2, introduced at the 31st meeting,
and adopted at the same meeting without a vote, the Secretariat orally communicated to
the Council the revised estimated administrative and programme budget implications
of $360,300.
177. A statement in connection with the draft resolution was made by the observer for the
Sudan as a concerned country.
178. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote.
179. Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of China,
Cuba, Japan and the Russian Federation.
180. Statements in connection with the draft resolution, as adopted, were made by the
representatives of France, the Republic of Korea and Switzerland.
181. Further to the adoption of the resolution, the Council, pursuant to rule 131 of the rules
of procedure of the General Assembly, took no action on the draft proposal contained in
document A/HRC/4/L.8/Rev.1, relating to the same question.
182. For the text of the draft resolution as adopted, see chapter I, section A, resolution 4/8.
* See annex II.
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