"11. Considers that an active United Nations role in the Middle East peace process and in assisting in the implementation of the Declaration of Principles can make a positive contribution with regard to the status of women; "12. Encourages regional development and cooperation in areas where work has begun within the framework of the Madrid Conference." 37. At the 15th meeting, on 22 March, the representative of the United States of America further orally revised the draft resolution. 38. The observer for the Syrian Arab Republic made a statement. 39. The Commission then adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised, by a roll-call vote of 27 to 2, with 11 abstentions (see chap. I, sect. C, Commission resolution 40/2). The voting was as follows: In favour: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Greece, India, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Tunisia, United States of America. Against: Iran (Islamic Republic of), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Abstaining: Angola, Cuba, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Namibia, Philippines, Sudan, Swaziland. 40. Before the draft resolution was adopted, the representatives of Lebanon, Algeria, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Tunisia made statements; after it was adopted, statements were made by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Swaziland and Cuba. 41. The representative of Ecuador made a statement. Mainstreaming the human rights of women 42. At the 12th meeting, on 20 March, the representative of Australia, on behalf of Argentina, 69/ Australia, Canada, 69/ the Congo, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Finland, 69/ Ghana, 69/ Malaysia, the Netherlands, 69/ New Zealand, 69/ Nigeria, 69/ Norway, Poland, 69/ Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, 69/ Sweden, 69/ Switzerland 69/ and Togo, introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.6/1996/L.4) entitled "Mainstreaming the human rights of women". Subsequently, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, 69/ Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, 69/ Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, 69/ Denmark, 69/ the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, 69/ France, Gabon, 69/ Germany, 69/ Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, 69/ Iceland, 69/ Ireland, 69/ Israel, 69/ Italy, 69/ Japan, Kyrgyzstan, 69/ Lesotho, 69/ Liechtenstein, 69/ Mali, Morocco, 69/ Namibia, Nepal, 69/ Panama, 69/ Peru, 69/ the Philippines, Senegal, 69/ Slovakia, Slovenia, 69/ South Africa, 69/ Spain, 69/ Thailand, Turkey, 69/ the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 69/ the United Republic of Tanzania, 69/ Zambia and Zimbabwe joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. -54-