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276. At the 41st meeting, on 28 March 2008, the representative of the Maldives introduced draft resolution A/HRC/7/L.21/Rev.1, sponsored by the Maldives and co-sponsored by Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Montenegro, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, the Syrian Arab Republic, Timor Leste, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay and Zambia. Subsequently, Australia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, El Salvador, the Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Samoa, the Seychelles, Sweden and Thailand joined the sponsors.

277. Statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the representatives of Bangladesh, Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), Japan, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Russian Federation and Sri Lanka.

278. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 7/23).