A/HRC/10/29 C. Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolutions 7/20 and S-8/1 221. At the 25th meeting, on 17 March 2009, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights introduced the report of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights and the activities of OHCHR in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (A/HRC/10/58), submitted in accordance with Council resolutions 7/20 and S-8/1. 222. At the same meeting, the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Walter Kälin, presented the combined report of seven thematic special procedures on technical assistance to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and urgent examination of the situation in the east of the country (A/HRC/10/59), submitted in accordance with Council resolutions 7/20 and S-8/1. 223. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo made a statement as the concerned country. 224. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 25th and 26th meetings, on the same day, the following made statements and asked the Representative of the Secretary-General questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Angola, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic4 (on behalf of the European Union), Djibouti, Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), Japan, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Congo, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Tunisia, Uganda, United States of America; (c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, World Organization against Torture (also on behalf of International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture and Franciscans International). 225. At the 26th meeting, on the same day, the Representative of the Secretary-General answered questions and made his concluding remarks. D. General debate on agenda item 4 226. At its 26th meeting, on 17 March 2009, and its 33rd meeting, on 23 March 2009, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 4, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Canada, China, Czech Republic4 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Iceland, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Australia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Morocco, New Zealand, Sweden, United States of America; (c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Action internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la Région des Grands Lacs (also on behalf of Comité international pour le respect et l’application de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples), Agir ensemble pour les droits de l’homme, Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (also on behalf of the GE.09-17451 119