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Development and Pax Romana), International Union of Socialist Youth, Mouvement contre le
racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, Nippon Foundation, Union de l’Action Féminine,
Union of Arab Jurists (also on behalf of International Educational Development), United Nations
Watch, World Federation of Democratic Youth, World Muslim Congress and World Peace
Council.
238. At the 14th meeting, on the same day, statements in exercise of the right of reply were
made by the representatives of Belarus, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea, India, Iraq, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Morocco, Pakistan,
the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania
and Uzbekistan. A second statement in exercise of the right of reply, in connection with the
statements made in exercise of the right of reply, were made by the representatives of the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Japan.
D. Consideration and action on draft proposals
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan
239. At the 21st meeting, on 28 September 2007, Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African
States) introduced draft decision A/HRC/6/L.20, sponsored by Egypt (on behalf of the Group of
African States).
240. The draft decision was adopted without a vote. For the text as adopted, see part one,
chapter II, decision 6/103.
Follow-up to the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
Myanmar
241. At the 34th meeting, on 14 December 2007, the representative of Portugal (on behalf of the
European Union) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/6/L.38, sponsored by Albania, Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. El Salvador, Israel, Japan, Mauritius,
Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland and the United States of America subsequently
joined the sponsors.
242. At the same meeting, the representative of Portugal orally revised the draft
resolution by inserting four new paragraphs after operative paragraphs 2, 3, 6 and 7, by
modifying operative paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10, and by renumbering the paragraphs
accordingly.
243. 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 (see annex II).
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