E/2006/27 E/CN.6/2006/15 63. Also at the 13th meeting, Andorra, Angola, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Panama, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Thailand, Ukraine and the United States of America joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 64. At its 13th meeting, on 10 March, the Commission adopted the draft resolution on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. B, draft resolution I). Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women 65. At the 11th meeting, on 8 March, the representative of South Africa, on behalf of States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China and Palestine, introduced a draft resolution entitled “Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women” (E/CN.6/2006/L.4). 66. At the 13th meeting, on 10 March, the Commission was advised that the draft resolution contained no programme budget implications. 67. At the same meeting, the representative of South Africa orally revised the eighth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution by replacing the words “and the report’s goal of ending this inhumane Israeli practice” by the words “ with a view to ending this Israeli practice,”. 68. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the representative of the United States of America and the observer for Israel. 69. At the 13th meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution on the situation of and assistance to Palestinian women, as orally revised, by a recorded vote of 41 to 2, with 1 abstention (see chap. I, sect. B, draft resolution II). The voting was as follows:* In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, China, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania. Against: Canada, United States of America. Abstain: Nicaragua. 70. After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements in explanation of vote were made by the representatives of the United States of America and Canada. 71. A statement was also made by the observer for Palestine. * The representative of Guatemala indicated that had her delegation been present at the time of the vote, it would have voted in favour of the draft resolution. 48