A/HRC/S-27/3
G.
Action on the draft proposal
22.
At the 2nd meeting, on 5 December 2017, the representatives of Bangladesh (also on
behalf of Algeria, Maldives, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, the Sudan and Turkey) and
Saudi Arabia (also on behalf of Algeria, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nigeria, Senegal, the Sudan
and Turkey) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/S-27/L.1, sponsored by Algeria,
Bangladesh, Maldives, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, the Sudan and Turkey and cosponsored by Pakistan, on behalf of the States members of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation. Subsequently, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the
United States of America joined the sponsors.
23.
At the same meeting, the representative of Myanmar made a statement as the State
concerned.
24.
Also at the same meeting, 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.
25.
At the same meeting, the representatives of China, Ecuador, India, Japan and the
Philippines made statements in explanation of vote before the vote. In her statement, the
representative of the Philippines disassociated her delegation from the consensus on the
ninth, eleventh, twenty-first and twenty-fifth preambular paragraphs and operative
paragraphs 5, 7, 20 and 21 of the draft resolution.
26.
Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of China, a recorded
vote was taken on draft resolution A/HRC/S-27/L.1. The draft resolution was adopted by 33
votes to 3, with 9 abstentions (for the text of resolution S-27/1 and voting results, see
chapter I).
27.
At the same meeting, the representatives of Bangladesh (also on behalf of Algeria,
Maldives, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, the Sudan and Turkey), Egypt, Indonesia and the
United States of America made statements in explanation of vote after the vote and general
comments on the adopted resolution.
III. Report of the Human Rights Council on its twenty-seventh
special session
28.
At its 2nd meeting, on 5 December 2017, the Human Rights Council adopted the
report on its twenty-seventh special session ad referendum and entrusted the Rapporteur
with its finalization.
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