A/HRC/45/2
Alliance, World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations, World Jewish Congress,
World Muslim Congress, Zéro pauvre Afrique.
205. At the 18th meeting, on 24 September 2020, the representatives of Brazil, China,
India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq and Pakistan made statements in exercise of the right
of reply.
E.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Enforced or involuntary disappearances
206. At the 36th meeting, on 6 October 2020, the representative of France, also on behalf
of Argentina, Japan and Morocco, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.19, sponsored
by Argentina, France, Japan and Morocco, and co-sponsored by Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador,
Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, the Marshall Islands, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, the
Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland. Subsequently, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana,
Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Fiji, Guatemala, Libya, Mali, Mongolia, Panama,
Poland, Serbia and Uruguay joined the sponsors.
207. At the same meeting, the representatives of Argentina, Cameroon and Peru made
general comments on the draft resolution.
208. 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 as orally revised.
209. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution
without a vote (resolution 45/3).
Mandate of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable
international order
210. At the 36th meeting, on 6 October 2020, the representative of Cuba introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/45/L.21, sponsored by Cuba, and co-sponsored by Belarus, China,
Egypt, Haiti, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Tunisia and Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Algeria, Bangladesh, Botswana, the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Maldives, Sri
Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic and the State of Palestine joined the sponsors.
211. 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.
212. At the same meeting, the representative of Germany, on behalf of States members of
the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council, made a statement in
explanation of vote before the vote.
213. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Germany, on behalf
of States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council,
a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Eritrea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal,
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