E/2012/27 E/CN.6/2012/16 76. Also at the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. D, resolution 56/1). Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 77. At the 16th meeting, on 8 March, the representative of Japan introduced the draft resolution entitled “Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters” (E/CN.6/2012/L.4). 78. At the same meeting, the representative of Japan announced that the Philippines, Thailand and Turkey had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. Subsequently, Jordan and Switzerland joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 79. At the 18th meeting, on 9 March, the representative of Japan made a statement, orally revised the draft resolution, circulated the text in an informal paper and announced that Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Mongolia, Panama, Poland, Romania and South Africa had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 80. At the same meeting, the Commission was informed that the draft resolution had no programme budget implications. 81. Also at the same meeting, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Hungary, Jamaica, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States joined in sponsoring the draft resolution, as orally revised. 82. Also at the 18th meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. D, resolution 56/2). 83. After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the observer for Norway (also on behalf of Iceland and New Zealand). Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women 84. At the 16th meeting, on 8 March, the representative of the United States introduced a draft resolution entitled “Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women” (E/CN.6/2012/L.5) and announced that Australia, Benin, Guatemala, Israel, the Philippines, Thailand and Turkey had joined in sponsoring the text. 85. At the same meeting, Armenia, Guinea and Panama joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 86. At its 17th meeting, on 9 March, the Commission was informed that the draft resolution had no programme budget implications. 87. At the same meeting, the representative of the United States made a statement, orally revised the text and announced that Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Honduras, Iceland, India, Ireland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Rwanda, Switzerland and Uruguay had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 12-27405 37