53rd Meeting - 61st Session of Human Rights Council…

- Decisions and conclusions (Cont'd):

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.18 - "Promoting human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals through transparent, accountable and efficient public service delivery" - Submitted by Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Georgia, Kenya, Malaysia, Thailand, Türkiye" - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening)
• Azerbaijan, Mr. Galib Israfilov (Introduction)
• Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema
• Egypt, Mr. Alaa Hegazy
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.26 – "Human rights of persons in street situations" - Submitted by Brazil, Cabo Verde, Dominican Republic - ADOPTED without a vote  

SPEAKERS:

• Brazil, Mr. Tovar Da Silva Nunes (Introduction)
• Pakistan, Mr. Abbas Sarwar
• Dominican Republic, Mr. Iván Emilio de Jesús Ogando Lora
• Ethiopia, Mr. Haileselassie Subba Gebru
• Mauritius, Mr. Brian Neil Joseph Glover
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.27/Rev.1 – "Rights of the child: realizing the rights of the child affected by armed conflict" - Submitted by Uruguay (on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, except Argentina and Paraguay), Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union) - ADOPTED without a vote  

SPEAKERS:

• Uruguay (on behalf of Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (except Argentina and Paraguay), Ms. Alejandra De Bellis Bonilla (Introduction)
• Cyprus (on behalf of European Union), Ms. Olympia Neocleous (Introduction)
• Kenya, Ms. Kizzy Miguda
• Iraq, Ms. Nawras Alhelli
• Cyprus, Mr. Giorgos Samouel
• Egypt, Ms. Noran Mohamed Omar Atteya
• North Macedonia, Mr. Dushko Uzunovski
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Dorian Hall
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike 
• Pakistan, Mr. Muneeb Ahmed
• Indonesia, Mr. Achsanul Habib
• Iceland, Ms. Sóley Ásgeirsdóttir
• India, Mr. Gaurav Kumar Thakur (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Italy, Mr. Stefano Pisotti
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.29/Rev.1 - " Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders" - Submitted by Norway - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Norway, Mr. Tormod Endresen (Introduction)
• South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi
• Republic of Korea, Mr. Jongjin Kim
• Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Ayala
• Cyprus, Ms. Olympia Neocleous
• Iceland, Ms. Helen Inga von Ernst
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
• Marshall Island, Ms. Doreen Debrum
• Chile, Ms. Maria Paz Florenzano
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike 
• Kenya, Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti
• China, Mr. Wang Nian (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Egypt, Mr. Alaa Hegazy (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.30 – "Prevention of genocide" - Submitted by Armenia - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Armenia, Ms. Hasmik Tolmaijian (Introduction)
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike
• South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi
• Egypt, Ms. Noran Mohamed Omar Atteya
• China, Mr. Mu Jianfeng
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Version
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.32/Rev.1 – "Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law" - Submitted by Mexico, Türkiye - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Mexico, Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar (Introduction)
• Türkiye, Ms. Buket Kabakci (Introduction)
• Switzerland, Mr. Antoine Perriard
• Chile, Ms. Solange Dufourcq
• Pakistan, Mr. Adeel Mumtaz Khokhar
• Slovenia, Ms. Anita Pipan
• Iraq, Ms. Nawras Alhelli
• Colombia, Ms. Carolina Solano
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
• Ghana, Mr. Louis Dunu
• Kenya, Ms. Kizzy Miguda
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.33 – "Freedom of religion or belief" - Submitted by Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union) - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union), Ms. Olympia Neocleous (Introduction)
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 4: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.14 – "Situation of human rights in Belarus" - Submitted by Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union) - ADOPTED (28 YES ¦ 4 NO ¦ 15 ABSTENTIONS)

SPEAKERS:

• Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union), Ms. Olympia Neocleous (Introduction)
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders
• North Macedonia, Mr. Dushko Uzunovski
• Estonia, Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren
• France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet
• Iceland, Ms. Helen Inga von Ernst
• Belarus (Concerned country), Ms. Larysa Belskaya
• China, Mr. Wang Nian (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Egypt, Ms. Noran Mohamed Omar Atteya (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Version (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Brazil, Mr. Andre Simas Magalhaes (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Switzerland, Mr. Antoine Perriard (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 4: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.15 – "Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" - Submitted by Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union), Australia - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union and Australia), Ms. Olympia Neocleous (Introduction)
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Kameni Chaddha
• North Macedonia, Mr. Dushko Uzunovski
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Concerned country), Mr. Kang Myong Chol
• China, Mr. Mu Jianfeng (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Version (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)