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M. Alhayen (Explanation\nof vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3)\nSpain,\nMs. Clara Cabrera (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3)\nEgypt,\nMs. Enas Faisal (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3)\nIndonesia,\nMr. Achsanul Habib (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3)\n\n- ITEM 4: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.17\n– \"Situation of human rights in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression\" -\nSubmitted by Ukraine - ADOPTED (25 YES ¦ 4 NO ¦ 18 ABSTENTIONS)\nSPEAKERS:\nUkraine (Country concerned), Mr. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk (Introduction)\nCyprus, Ms. Olympia Neocleous\nJapan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike\nEstonia, Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren\nUnited\nKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders\nSwitzerland, Mr.\nAntoine Perriard\nIceland, Ms. Helen\nInga von Ernst\nNetherlands\n(Kingdom of the), Ms. Erica Schouten\nChina,\nMr. Wang Nian (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nColombia,\nMr. Álvaro Ayala (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nCuba,\nMr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nFrance,\nMs. Claire Thuaudet (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nBrazil,\nMr. Tovar Da Silva Nunes (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nMr.\nSidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)\n\n- ITEM 4: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.24/Rev.1\n– \"Situation of human rights in Myanmar\" - Submitted by Cyprus (on behalf of\nthe European Union) - ADOPTED without a vote\nSPEAKERS:\nCyprus,\nMr. Giorgos Samouel (Introduction)\nUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders\nThailand,\nMs. Usana Berananda\nChina,\nMs. Bai Xiaohang (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nMr.\nSidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)\n\n- ITEM 7: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.8\n– \"Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan\" - Submitted by Pakistan (on\nbehalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) - ADOPTED (28 YES ¦ 3 NO ¦ 16\nABSTENTIONS)\nSPEAKERS:\nPakistan\n(on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Mr. Bilal Ahmad (Introduction)\nIraq,\nMr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud\nSyrian\nArab Republic (Concerned country), Mr. Haydar Ali Ahmad\nNorth\nMacedonia, Mr. Dushko Uzunovski (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nBulgaria,\nMs. Boyana Trifonova (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nCyprus,\nMr. Giorgos Samouel (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nMr.\nSidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)\n\n- ITEM 7: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.36\n– \"Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East\nJerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan\" - Submitted by Pakistan (on behalf\nof the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, except Albania) - ADOPTED (34 YES ¦\n3 NO ¦ 10 ABSTENTIONS)\nSPEAKERS:\nPakistan\n(on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, except Albania), Mr.\nBilal Ahmad (Introduction)\nSlovenia,\nMs. Jana Urh Lesjak\nIndonesia,\nMr. Achsanul Habib\nIraq,\nMr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud\nCuba, Mr. Roberto Cabañas\nSpain, Ms. Clara Cabrera\nState\nof Palestine (Country concerned), Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi\nChina,\nMr. Wang Nian (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nItaly,\nMr. Luigi Maria Vignali (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nAlbania,\nMs. Vasilika Hysi (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nMr.\nSidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)\n\n- ITEM 7: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.37\n– \"Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination\" - Submitted by Pakistan\n(on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) - ADOPTED (42 YES ¦ 0 NO\n¦ 5 ABSTENTIONS)\nSPEAKERS:Pakistan\n(on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Mr. Bilal Ahmad (Introduction)\nSouth\nAfrica, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi\nColombia,\nMr. German Calderon\nCuba,\nMr. Roberto Cabañas\nEgypt,\nMr. Alaa Hegazy\nFrance,\nMs. Claire Thuaudet\nChina,\nMs. Bai Xiaohang\nIraq,\nMr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud\nCzechia,\nMr. Václav Bálek (Explanation of vote before the vote)\nMr.\nSidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)\n\nNetherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Lars Tummers (Explanation of vote after\nthe vote on all ITEMS 7)\nJapan,\nMr. Atsuyuki Oike (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7)\nEgypt,\nMr. Alaa Hegazy (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7)\nAlbania,\nMs. Vasilika Hysi (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7)\nIraq,\nMr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud (Explanation of vote after the vote\non all ITEMS 7)\nUnited\nKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders (Explanation\nof vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7)\nIceland, Ms. Helen Inga von Ernst (Explanation\nof vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7)\nKuwait,\nMr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen (Explanation of vote after the vote\non all ITEMS 7)\n\n- ITEM 9: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.6/Rev.1\n– \"Mandate of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective\nImplementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action\" - Submitted\nby Kenya (on behalf of the Group of African States) - ADOPTED without a vote\nSPEAKERS:\nKenya (on behalf of the African group),\nMs. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti (Introduction)\nCyprus (on behalf of the European\nunion), Ms. Olympia Neocleous\nEgypt, Ms. Soha Mohamed Tharwat\nBenin,\nMr. Angelo Dan\nCuba, Ms. Aimé Triana\nSevajanes\nChina,\nMs. Zhu Yuejiangnan\nMr.\nSidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)","categories":["Meetings & Events","Human Rights Council","Regular Sessions","61st Session"],"geographic_subject":[],"subject_topical":["HUMAN RIGHTS"],"corporate_name":["UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - UNHRC"],"speaker_affiliation":[],"related_documents":[{"title":"More information","url":"https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/regular-sessions/session61/regular-session"},{"title":"Schedule","url":"https://hrc61session2026.sched.com/"}]},"transcript":null,"message":"No transcript available"}