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Mexico, Paraguay and Peru), Brazil (on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking
Countries), Bulgaria, Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of African States), Cameroon,
Canada80 (on behalf of the States Members and observers of the International Organization
of la Francophonie) (by video message), Croatia 81 (on behalf of the European Union,
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia,
the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) Germany, India (by video message), Indonesia, Libya,
Pakistan (also on behalf of Bangladesh, Cameroon, China, Cuba, India, the Lao People’s
Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab
Republic, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Zimbabwe), Pakistan (on behalf of the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Philippines (by video message), Sudan, Ukraine,
Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), State of Palestine82 (on behalf of the Group of
Arab States);
(b)
Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Belarus, Cambodia, China, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Iran (Islamic
Republic of), Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania (by video message), Morocco, Norway (also on behalf
of Singapore), Paraguay, Russian Federation, Sweden (by video message), Thailand (by
video message), Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Vanuatu;
(c)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: African Green Foundation
International, American Association of Jurists, Association d'Entraide Médicale Guinée, East
and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (also on behalf of Amnesty
International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Cairo Institute for Human
Rights Studies, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, International Commission of
Jurists, International Federation for Human Rights Leagues and World Organization Against
Torture), Health and Environment Program, Human Rights Information and Training Center,
International Lesbian and Gay Association, Iraqi Development Organization, Zéro pauvre
Afrique.
1006. At the 43rd meeting, on 19 June 2020, the representative of Cambodia and China
made a statement in exercise of the right of reply.
G.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Cooperation with Georgia
1007. At the 46th meeting, on 22 June 2020, the representative of Georgia (by video
message) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/43/L.7, sponsored by Georgia, and cosponsored by Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, the Marshall Islands, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Subsequently, Bulgaria, Czechia,
Denmark and Ghana withdrew their original co-sponsorship of the draft resolution.
Subsequently, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Japan,
Libya, New Zealand, North Macedonia and San Marino joined the sponsors.
1008. At the same meeting, the representatives of Armenia, Australia and Poland made
general comments on the draft resolution.
1009. 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.
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Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
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