resolution was adopted by 42 votes to none, with 1 abstention. The voting was as follows: -182-In favour; Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Hungary, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. Against; None. Abstaining: United States of America. 53. Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of Brazil, Peru, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. 54. For the text as adopted, see chapter II, section A, resolution 1990/1. 55. At the same meeting, the representative of Madagascar introduced two draft resolutions, A and B (E/CN.4/1990/L.6), sponsored by Algeria*, Bahrain*, Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Democratic Yemen*, Egypt*, Gambia, Ghana, India, Iraq, Jordan*, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya*, Madagascar, Mauritania*, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman*, Pakistan, Qatar*, Saudi Arabia*, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan*, the Syrian Arab Republic*, Tunisia*, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the United Arab Emirates* and Yemen*. Afghanistan*, Angola*, Nicaragua* and Yugoslavia subsequently joined the sponsors. 56. The representative of Madagascar orally revised operative paragraphs 3 and 6 of draft resolution A (E/CN.4/1990/L.6), as follows: the words "occupied Palestine" were replaced by the words "the Palestinian and other occupied Arab territories". 57. At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a separate vote was taken on draft resolution A. The draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted by 38 votes to 1, with 1 abstention. 58. For the text as adopted, see chapter II, section A, resolution 1990/2 A.
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