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. 4 GE.09-17451 Observer of the Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. 95

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