A/HRC/45/2 Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Uruguay Against: Cameroon, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Togo, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Abstaining: Afghanistan, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Libya, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Qatar, Senegal, Sudan 336. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution by 24 votes to 6, with 17 abstentions (resolution 45/19). Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 337. At the 37th meeting, on 6 October 2020, the representative of Peru (also on behalf of Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panama and Paraguay), introduced draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.43/Rev.1, sponsored by Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Peru, and co-sponsored by Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Marshall Islands, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Subsequently, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Morocco and the Netherlands joined the sponsors. 338. At the same meeting, the representatives of Australia, Brazil, Eritrea and Germany (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council) made general comments on the draft resolution. 339. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela made a statement as the State concerned (by video message). 340. 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. The Chief of the Programme Support and Management Services of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights made a statement in relation to the budgetary implications of the draft resolution. 341. At the same meeting, the representatives of Argentina, Czechia, Mexico and the Netherlands made statements in explanation of vote before the vote. 342. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Eritrea, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution. The voting was as follows: In favour: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Italy, Japan, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Uruguay Against: Eritrea, Philippines, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Abstaining: 62

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