E/2012/27 E/CN.6/2012/16 88. Also at the same meeting, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined in sponsoring the draft resolution, as orally revised. 89. Also at the 18th meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. D, resolution 56/3). 90. A statement was made before the vote by the observer for Jordan. 91. Statements were made after the vote by the representatives of Cuba, Mauritania (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, and by the observers for Malta, Mali and Poland. 92. The observer for the Holy See also made a statement. Indigenous women: key actors in poverty and hunger eradication 93. At the 16th meeting, on 8 March, the representative of El Salvador introduced a draft resolution entitled “Indigenous women: key actors in poverty and hunger eradication” (E/CN.6/2012/L.6), on behalf of Australia, Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua, and announced that Chile, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. Subsequently, Panama joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 94. At its 17th meeting, on 9 March, the Commission was informed that the draft resolution had no programme budget implications. 95. At the same meeting, the representative of El Salvador made a statement and announced that Austria, Brazil, Cuba, Honduras, Spain and Uruguay had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. Subsequently, Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Estonia, Germany, Guinea, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, New Zealand, Romania and Slovenia joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 96. Also at the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. D, resolution 56/4). 97. Statements were made after the vote by the representatives of the United States, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Spain, as well as by the observers for Algeria (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) and Palestine. Women, the girl child and HIV and AIDS 98. At the 16th meeting, on 8 March, the observer for Botswana, on behalf of the Southern African Development Community, introduced the draft resolution entitled “Women, the girl child and HIV and AIDS” (E/CN.6/2012/L.7). 99. At the same meeting, Cameroon, Guinea, the Philippines and Thailand joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 38 12-27405