A/HRC/45/L.7 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 18 September 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-fifth session 14 September–7 October 2020 Agenda item 1 Organizational and procedural matters Russian Federation:* amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.1 45/… Situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and in its aftermath After the third preambular paragraph, insert a new preambular paragraph reading Taking note of the developments in Belarus in recent years, especially in the social, economic and cultural fields, through its relevant national plans, strategies and frameworks, and taking note also of the commitments made by Belarus to make further improvements, * State not a member of the Human Rights Council. GE.20-12086(E) 