27th Meeting - 11th Regular Session of Human Rights…

15:00 - 17:00 - 27th Plenary Meeting

• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council

Consideration of draft Resolutions

Item 3 - Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development continued

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/11/L.3 "Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to provide a communications procedure" - submitted by Slovakia – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Slovakia (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Anton Pinter (Introduction)
• Mr. Kyle Ward, Chief, Programme Support and Management Services, OHCHR
• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/11/L.5 "Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women" - submitted by Canada – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Canada, Mr. Jeffrey Heaton (Introduction)
• Mr. Kyle Ward, Chief, Programme Support and Management Services, OHCHR
• Egypt, Mr. Amr Roshdy Hassan
• Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulwahab Abdulsalam Attar
• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/11/L.6 "Trafficking in persons, especially women and children" - submitted by Philippines and Germany – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Philippines, Ms. Erlinda F. Basilio (Introduction)
• Germany, Mr. Reinhard Schweppe (Introduction)
• Mr. Kyle Ward, Chief, Programme Support and Management Services, OHCHR
• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/11/L.7 "Promotion of the right of peoples to peace" - submitted by Cuba – ADOPTED (YES 32 ¦ NO 13 ¦ 1 ABSTENTIONS)

• Cuba, Mr. Resfel Pino Álvarez (Introduction)        
• Mr. Kyle Ward, Chief, Programme Support and Management Services, OHCHR
• Germany (on behalf of the EU), Mr. Reinhard Schweppe
• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/11/L.9 "The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights" - submitted by Cuba – ADOPTED (YES 31 ¦ NO 13 ¦ 2 ABSTENTIONS)

• Cuba, Mr. Resfel Pino Álvarez (Introduction)
• Germany (on behalf of the EU), Mr. Reinhard Schweppe
• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/11/L.12 "The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4" - submitted by Portugal – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Portugal, Mr. Francisco M. Xavier Esteves (Introduction)
• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/11/L.13 "Guidelines for the alternative care of children" - submitted by Brazil – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Brazil, Mr. Murilo Vieira Komniski (Introduction)
• Germany (on behalf of the EU), Mr. Reinhard Schweppe
• China, Mr. Qian Bo
• Canada, Mr. Jeffrey Heaton
• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/11/L.16/Rev.1 "Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights" - submitted by New Zealand and Colombia – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Colombia, Mr. Angelino Garzón (Introduction)
• Chile, Mr. Fernando Munoz
• Egypt, Ms. Heba Mostafa Rizk
• Mr. Kyle Ward, Chief, Programme Support and Management Services, OHCHR
• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

• Mr. Kyle Ward, Chief, Programme Support and Management Services, OHCHR (Point of Clarification on L.3)