E/2016/27 E/CN.6/2016/22 108. Also at the same meeting, the observer of Azerbaijan, al so on behalf of Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Turkey and the United States of America, made a statement and announced that Armenia and Ukraine had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution. 109. Also at the 14th meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, section D, resolution 60/1). 3. Women, the girl child and HIV and AIDS 110. At the 15th meeting, on 24 March, the Commission had before it a draft resolution entitled “Women, the girl child and HIV and AIDS” ( E/CN.6/2016/L.5), submitted by Botswana,* on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Southern African Development Community. 111. At the same meeting, the observer of Botswana made a statement and orally revised the draft resolution. 112. Also at the same meeting, the Commission was informed that the draft resolution, as orally revised, contained no programme budget implications. 113. Also at the 15th meeting, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Liberia, the Philippines, Thailand and Uganda joined in sponsoring the draft resolution, as orally revised. 114. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised (see chap. I, section D, resolution 60/2). 115. After the adoption, statements were made by the representatives of the United States, the Sudan (also on behalf of Algeria, Belarus, Libya, the Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Yemen), Finland (on behalf of the European Union), the Islamic Republic of Iran and Liechtenstein (also on behalf of Australia, Iceland, New Zealand and Norway) and by the observer of Mauritania. 116. The observer of the Holy See also made a statement. 4. Agreed conclusions on women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development 117. At the 15th meeting, on 24 March, the Commission had before it the draft agreed conclusions entitled “Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development”, as contained in an informal paper and submitted by the Cha ir of the Commission, on the basis of informal consultations. 118. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the agreed conclusions and decided to transmit them to the Economic and Social Council, in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 68/1 of 20 September 2013 and 70/1 of 21 October 2015 (see chap. I, sect. A). 119. After the adoption, statements were made by the representatives of the United States, Finland (on behalf of the European Union), Egypt (on behalf of the African Group), the Sudan (also on behalf of Libya, the Niger and Nigeria), the Islamic Republic of Iran and Colombia and by the observers of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago (also on behalf of Guyana and Nicaragua), Turkey, Canada (also on behalf of Australia, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and Mauritania. 120. The observer of the Holy See also made a statement. 52/62 16-05842