56th Meeting - 58th Session of Human Rights Council…

- Decisions and conclusions (Cont'd)

SPEAKER:

• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/58/L.7 and Amendment L.33 - "Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights" - Submitted by Portugal 

A/HRC/58/L.7, Amendment L.33 – REJECTED (9 YES ¦ 24 NO ¦ 13 ABSTENTIONS)

A/HRC/58/L.7 ADOPTED without a vote 

• Portugal, Mr. João António Da Costa Mira Gomes (Introduction)
• Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael (Introduction Amendment L.33)
• Costa Rica, Mr. Christian Guillermet Fernández
• Chile, Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio
• South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi
• Iceland, Mr. Einar Gunnarsson
• Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallón
• Morocco, Mr. Abdeslam El Ouazzani
• Mexico, Mr. Fernando Israel Espinosa Olivera
• Spain (on behalf of the European Union), Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez
• Costa Rica, Mr. Christian Guillermet Fernández
• Sudan, Mr. Omar Shareef Hamad Eisa
• Albania, Ms. Vasilika Hysi
• Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
• Bangladesh, Mr. Tareq Md. Ariful Islam
• China, Ms. Li Xiaomei
• Bulgaria, Mr. Yury Sterk (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.33)
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.33)
• Germany, Ms. Nikola Gillhoff (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.33)
• Spain, Ms. Clara Cabrera (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.33)
• Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Paul Bekkers (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.33)
• Cyprus, Ms. Olympia Neocleous (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.33)
• (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.33)
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/58/L.12 - "Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the right to food" - Submitted by Cuba - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez (Introduction)
• Brazil, Mr. Tovar Da Silva Nunes
• Bangladesh, Mr. Tareq Md. Ariful Islam
• Costa Rica, Mr. Roberto Céspedes
• Ghana, Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antiwi
• Ethiopia, Mr. Tsegab Kebebew Daka
• Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ms. Maira Macdonal
• Kuwait, Mr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen
• Spain, Ms. Clara Cabrera
• Dominican Republic, Ms. Alfonsina Margarita Gonzalez Nicasio
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/58/L.13 - "Promotion of the enjoyment of the cultural rights of everyone and respect for cultural diversity" - Submitted by Cuba - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez (Introduction)
• Mexico, Mr. Fernando Israel Espinosa Olivera
• Ethiopia, Mr. Tsegab Kebebew Daka
• China, Mr. Jiang Han
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/58/L.14 - "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 - A/HRC/58/L.14 – ADOPTED (29 YES ¦ 12 NO ¦ 6 ABSTENTIONS)

SPEAKERS:

•  Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez (Introduction)
• Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
• Algeria, Mr. Rachid Bladehane
• Ethiopia, Mr. Tsegab Kebebew Daka
• Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ms. Maira Macdonal
• South Africa, Ms. Glenda Tsholofelo Tsheole
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Spain (on behalf of the European Union), Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mexico, Mr. Fernando Israel Espinosa Olivera (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Costa Rica, Mr. Roberto Céspedes (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Iceland, Mr. Einar Gunnarsson (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/58/L.24/Rev.1 - "Open-ended intergovernmental working group for the elaboration of a legally binding instrument on the promotion and protection of the human rights of older persons" - Submitted by Argentina, Brazil, Gambia, Philippines, Slovenia - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Argentina, Mr. Carlos Foradori (Introduction)
• Philippines, Ms. Salma Rasheed
• Mexico, Mr. Fernando Israel Espinosa Olivera
• Bangladesh, Mr. Tareq Md. Ariful Islam
• Chile, Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio
• Ghana, Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antiwi
• Cyprus, Ms. Olympia Neocleous
• Spain, Ms. Clara Cabrera
• Gambia, Mr. Cherno Marenah
• Kuwait, Mr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen
• Brazil, Mr. Tovar Da Silva Nunes
• Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
• Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallón
• North Macedonia, Mr. Burim Bilali
• Ethiopia, Mr. Tsegab Kebebew Daka
• Albania, Ms. Vasilika Hysi
• Thailand, Ms. Usana Berananda
• Dominican Republic, Mr. Carlos Garcia
• Kyrgyzstan, Mr. Omar Sultanov
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez
• China, Ms. Li Xiaomei (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/58/L.29 - "Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism" - Submitted by Mexico - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Mexico, Mr. Fernando Israel Espinosa Olivera (Introduction)
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez
• Spain (on behalf of the European Union), Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez
• Algeria, Ms. Cylia Alouani Arrous (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)