37. At the 14th meeting, on 25 March, the representative of the United States of America made a statement. 38. At the 15th meeting, on 26 March, the representative of Algeria, on behalf of the sponsors, introduced a revised draft resolution (E/CN.6/1993/L.8/Rev.1). Subsequently, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya joined in sponsoring revised the draft resolution. 39. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Egypt, the Sudan and the United States of America and the observers for Israel and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The observer for Palestine also made a statement. 40. The Commission then adopted the revised draft resolution by a roll-call vote of 28 to 1, with 9 abstentions (see chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution VII). The voting was as follows: In favour: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Spain, Sudan, Thailand, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Against: United States of America. Abstaining: Belarus, Bulgaria, Ecuador, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russian Federation and Slovakia. 41. After the adoption of the revised draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of Australia, France, Japan, the Netherlands and the United States of America. Draft declaration on the elimination of violence against women 42. At the 11th meeting, on 24 March 1993, the representative of Australia, on behalf of Algeria, Angola, 42/ Australia, Austria, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, 42/ Brazil, 42/ Bulgaria, 42/ Canada, 42/ Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, 42/ Cyprus, Denmark, 42/ Egypt, Ethiopia, 42/ Finland, France, Ghana, Hungary, 42/ Ireland, 42/ the Netherlands, Nicaragua, 42/ Nigeria, Norway, 42/ Panama, 42/ the Philippines, Poland, 42/ Portugal, 42/ the Republic of Korea, 42/ Slovenia, 42/ Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, 42/ Tunisia, 42/ Turkey, 42/ the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 42/ the United Republic of Tanzania, 42/ the United States of America, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe, subsequently joined by Belarus, Chile, Colombia, Gabon, 42/ Germany, 42/ Greece, 42/ Italy, the Russian Federation, Slovakia and Thailand, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1993/L.9) entitled "Draft declaration on the elimination of violence against women". 43. At the 13th meeting, on 25 March, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution II). Communications on the status of women 44. At the 11th meeting, on 24 March 1993, the representative of the United States of America, on behalf of Bulgaria, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, 42/ Ghana, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, 42/ the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Sweden, 42/ Switzerland, 42/ Thailand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 42/ and the United States of America, subsequently -67-