A/HRC/15/60 Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Viet Nam and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Indonesia, Ireland, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey and the United States of America joined the sponsors. 138. At the same meeting, the representative of Japan orally revised the draft resolution. 139. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chap. I, resolution 15/10). World Programme for Human Rights Education: adoption of the plan of action for the second phase 140. At the 31st meeting, on 30 September 2010, the representative of Costa Rica, also on behalf of Italy, Morocco, the Philippines, Senegal, Slovenia and Switzerland, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/15/L.26, sponsored by Costa Rica and co-sponsored by Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Uganda and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Andorra, Australia, Cameroon, Canada, Ireland, Mauritius, Monaco, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine joined the sponsors. 141. At the same meeting, the representative of Costa Rica orally revised the draft resolution. 142. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chap. I, resolution 15/11). The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination 143. At the 31st meeting, on 30 September 2010, the representative of Cuba introduced draft resolution A/HRC/15/L.31, sponsored by Cuba and co-sponsored by Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, the Russian Federation, South Africa, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Zimbabwe. Subsequently, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Nicaragua joined the sponsors. 144. 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). 145. At the same meeting, the representatives of Argentina, Belgium (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made statements in explanation of vote before the vote. 146. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Belgium, on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council, a recorded vote was taken on draft resolution A/HRC/15/L.31. The draft resolution was adopted by 31 votes in favour, 13 against, with 2 abstentions. The voting was as follows: GE.11-17043 105

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