A/HRC/10/29
Indonesia, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Philippines,
Republic of Korea, Senegal, South Africa, Switzerland, Yemen4 (on behalf of the Group of
Arab States);
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Ethiopia, Iran
(Islamic Republic of), Luxembourg, Morocco, Nepal, Norway, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen;
(c)
Observer for the World Trade Organization;
(d)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International,
Conference of non-governmental organizations in consultative relationship with the United
Nations, Europe Third World Centre (also on behalf of seven non-governmental
organizations), Indian Council of South America.
74.
At the 12th meeting, the panellists answered questions and made comments.
75.
At the 13th meeting, the panellists answered questions and made their concluding
remarks.
76.
At the same meeting, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the
representative of the Sudan.
Full-day meeting on the rights of the child
77.
A full-day meeting on the rights of the child was scheduled on 11 March 2009, in
accordance with Council resolution 7/29. The meeting was divided into two panel
discussions: the first panel discussion was held at the 16th and 17th meetings, on 11 March
2009; the second panel discussion was held at the 17th meeting, on 11 March 2009, and at
the 18th meeting, on 12 March 2009.
78.
At the 16th meeting, the High Commissioner made introductory remarks for the first
panel. At the same meeting, the following panellists of the first panel made statements:
Dainius Puras, Philip O’Brien, Asma Jahangir, Alan Kikuchi-White and Maud de BoerBuquicchio.
79.
During the ensuing panel discussion for the first panel at the 16th and 17th meetings,
on 11 March 2009, the following made statements and asked the panellists questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
Burkina Faso, 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), Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Pakistan (on
behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Philippines, Republic of Korea,
Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Thailand4 (on behalf of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)), Yemen4 (on behalf of the Group of
Arab States);
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Australia,
Belgium, Haiti, Iceland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Monaco,
New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey;
(c)
Observer for Palestine;
(d)
Observers for intergovernmental organizations: European Commission,
International Organization of la Francophonie;
(e)
Observers for national human rights institutions: Commission on Human
Rights of the Philippines, National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Office of the
Ombudsman on Children’s Rights of Poland;
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