E/2010/27 E/CN.6/2010/11 105. Subsequently, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Canada, Cape Verde, the Comoros, the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Lesotho, Mali, Mongolia, Namibia, New Zealand, the Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 106. At the same meeting, the Secretary stated that, in view of the extensive oral revisions to the draft resolution, the Secretariat reserved its position in respect of any potential programme budget implications to which its adoption might give rise. 107. Also at the 20th meeting, the Commission adopted draft resolution E/CN.6/2010/L.6, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. D, resolution 54/5). 108. Prior to the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of Cuba, Mali and the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as by the observers for Jordan, Norway (also on behalf of the United Kingdom), New Zealand, Ireland, Poland, Malta, Chile, Saint Lucia, Denmark (also on behalf of Finland and Sweden) and the Holy See. Strengthening the institutional arrangements of the United Nations for support of gender equality and the empowerment of women by consolidating the four existing offices into a composite entity 109. At the 18th meeting, on 11 March, the observer for Egypt, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement, as well as Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Yemen (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China), introduced a draft resolution entitled “Strengthening the institutional arrangements of the United Nations for support of gender equality and the empowerment of women by consolidating the four existing offices into a composite entity” (E/CN.6/2010/L.7). Subsequently, Afghanistan, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Croatia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Liechtenstein, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga and Turkey joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 110. At its 19th meeting, on 12 March, the Commission was informed that the draft resolution contained no programme budget implications. 111. The observer for Egypt, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Non-Aligned Movement, made a statement. 112. Also at its 19th meeting, the Commission adopted draft resolution E/CN.6/2010/L.7 (see chap. I, sect. D, resolution 54/6). 113. Prior to the adoption of the draft resolution, a statement was made by the observer for Norway. 10-30576 81