A/HRC/10/29
II. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High
Commissioner and the Secretary-General
A.
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights
49.
At the 7th meeting, on 5 March 2009, the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights made a statement in connection with her annual report (A/HRC/10/31).
50.
During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 7th and 8th meetings, on 5 March
2009, the following made statements and asked the High Commissioner questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Angola, Argentina,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile (on behalf of the Group of Latin American
and Caribbean States), China, Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Czech
Republic4 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine), Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), France,
Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference), Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian
Federation, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Yemen4
(on behalf of the Group of Arab States);
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Austria, Belgium,
Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Kuwait,
Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia,
United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);
(c)
Observer for an intergovernmental organization: African Union;
(d)
Observer for a national human rights institution: International Coordinating
Committee of National Human Rights Institutions;
(e)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty
International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Cairo Institute for Human
Rights Studies, General Arab Women Federation, Human Rights Watch, Indian Council of
South America, International Commission of Jurists, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour
l'amitié entre les peuples, United Nations Watch.
51.
At the 7th and 8th meetings, on 5 March 2009, the High Commissioner answered
questions.
52.
At the 8th meeting, on the same day, the High Commissioner made her concluding
remarks.
53.
At the 9th meeting, on 6 March 2009, statements in exercise of the right of reply
were made by the representatives of Iraq and Sri Lanka.
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Observer of the Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
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