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Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

349. At the 42nd meeting, on 28 March 2008, the representative of Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/7/L.37, sponsored by Slovenia and co sponsored by Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. Subsequently, Australia, Iceland, Moldova, Panama, Peru and the Republic of Korea joined the sponsors.

350. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution (see annex II).

351. The observer for Myanmar, as the concerned country, made a statement in relation to the draft resolution.

352. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote.

353. A statement in explanation of vote after the vote was made by Canada (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 7/32).