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223. At the same meeting, the representatives of Austria and the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland made statements in explanation of vote before the vote
in relation to amendment A/HRC/41/L.45.
224. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Argentina, a
recorded vote was taken on amendment A/HRC/41/L.45. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Somalia
Against:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia,
Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru,
Rwanda, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay
Abstaining:
Afghanistan, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Qatar, Togo
225. The Human Rights Council rejected amendment A/HRC/41/L.45 by 10 votes to 26,
with 10 abstentions.46
226. At the same meeting, the representatives of Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Cameroon, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Somalia made
statements in explanation of vote before the vote. In his statement, the representative of
Afghanistan disassociated the Member State from the consensus on the seventeenth and
twenty-second preambular paragraphs and on paragraphs 1, 2 and 9 of the draft resolution.
In their statements, the representatives of Bahrain and Bangladesh disassociated the
respective Member States from the consensus on the sixteenth, seventeenth and twenty-first
preambular paragraphs and on paragraphs 1, 2, 7, 9, 10 and 13 of the draft resolution. In her
statement, the representative of Cameroon disassociated the Member State from the
consensus on the seventeenth and twenty-first preambular paragraphs and on paragraph 7 of
the draft resolution. In his statement, the representative of Egypt disassociated the Member
State from the consensus on the sixteenth preambular paragraph and on paragraphs 10 and
13 of the draft resolution. In his statement, the representative of Iraq disassociated the
Member State from the consensus on the seventeenth and twenty-second preambular
paragraphs and on paragraphs 1 and 9 of the draft resolution. In his statement, the
representative of Nigeria disassociated the Member State from the consensus on the
seventeenth and twenty-second preambular paragraphs and on paragraph 2 of the draft
resolution. In his statement, the representative of Pakistan disassociated the Member State
from the consensus on the sixteenth, seventeenth and twenty-second preambular paragraphs
and on paragraphs 2 and 10 of the draft resolution. In his statement, the representative of
Qatar disassociated the Member State from the consensus on paragraphs 1, 9 and 10 of the
draft resolution. In his statement, the representative of Saudi Arabia disassociated the
Member State from the consensus on the sixteenth and seventeenth preambular paragraphs
and on paragraphs 1, 2, 7, 9 and 13 of the draft resolution. In his statement, the
representative of Senegal disassociated the Member State from the consensus on the
sixteenth, seventeenth and twenty-second preambular paragraphs and on paragraphs 1, 2, 7
and 9 of the draft resolution. In her statement, the representative of Somalia disassociated
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The delegation of Cuba did not cast a vote.
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