A/HRC/45/2 251. 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. 252. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution without a vote (resolution 45/13). Eliminating inequality within and among States for the realization of human rights 253. At the 36th meeting, on 6 October 2020, the representative of South Africa, also on behalf of Nepal and Pakistan, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.37, sponsored by Nepal, Pakistan and South Africa, and co-sponsored by Bangladesh, Sierra Leone and Turkey. Subsequently, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Libya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and the State of Palestine joined the sponsors. 254. At the same meeting, the representatives of Australia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines made general comments on the draft resolution. 255. 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. 256. At the same meeting, the representatives of Germany (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council) and Mexico (also on behalf of Argentina, Chile and Peru) made statements in explanation of vote before the vote. 257. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Australia, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution. The voting was as follows: In favour: Afghanistan, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Libya, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Against: Australia, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia Abstaining: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Italy, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Peru, Republic of Korea, Spain, Ukraine, Uruguay 258. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution by 25 votes to 8, with 14 abstentions (resolution 45/14). Mandate of the open-ended intergovernmental working group to elaborate the content of an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies 259. At the 37th session, on 6 October 2020, the representative of Burkina Faso, on behalf of the Group of African States, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.39, sponsored by Burkina Faso, on behalf of the Group of African States. Subsequently, Costa Rica joined the sponsors. 260. 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. 261. 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. 49