A/HRC/10/29 146. At the 22nd meeting, on the same day, the independent expert answered questions and made her concluding remarks. C. Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide 147. At the 20th meeting, on 12 March 2009, the Special Adviser of the SecretaryGeneral on the Prevention of Genocide, Francis Deng, made a statement and presented his report (A/HRC/10/30). 148. At the 21st meeting, on 13 March 2009, the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and the Sudan made statements as concerned countries. 149. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 21st and 22nd meetings, on the same day, the following made statements and asked the Special Adviser questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Canada, Czech Republic4 (on behalf of the European Union), Switzerland; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Armenia, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United States of America; (c) Observer for a national human rights institution: Network of African National Human Rights Institutions; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Arab Commission for Human Rights, Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy. 150. At the 22nd meeting, on the same day, the Special Adviser answered questions and made his concluding remarks. D. General debate on agenda item 3 151. At the 23rd and 24th meetings, on 16 March 2009, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 3, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile (on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States), China, Cuba, Czech Republic4 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine), France, Italy, New Zealand4 (on behalf of 82 States), Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Switzerland; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Bhutan, Botswana, Costa Rica, Denmark, Iceland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Maldives, Morocco, Singapore, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United States of America; (c) Observer for the Holy See; (d) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: African Union; (e) Observers for the United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: United Nations Population Fund, World Bank Group, World Food Programme; (f) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Al-Hakim Foundation, Arab Commission for Human Rights, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (also on behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development and International Service for Human 108 GE.09-17451