A/HRC/RES/22/33
2.
Also decides that the open-ended intergovernmental working group shall
present its recommendations to the Human Rights Council at its thirtieth session;
3.
Affirms the importance of providing the open-ended intergovernmental
working group with the expertise and expert advice necessary to fulfil its mandate and, in
this context, decides that the working group shall invite experts and all relevant
stakeholders to participate in its work, including members of the Working Group on the use
of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the right of peoples to
self-determination;
4.
Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights to provide the open-ended intergovernmental working group with all the
financial and human resources necessary for the fulfilment of its mandate.
50th meeting
22 March 2013
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 31 to 11, with 5 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, Congo,
Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guatemala, India,
Indonesia, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Pakistan,
Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab
Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Against:
Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro,
Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Spain
Abstaining:
Japan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Switzerland, United States of
America]
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