A/HRC/43/2 IX. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action A. Debate on the midterm review of the International Decade for People of African Descent 955. At the 33rd meeting, on 13 March 2020, the Human Rights Council held, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 74/137, a debate on the midterm review of the International Decade for People of African Descent in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 956. At the same meeting, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made an opening statement for the debate. 957. Also at the same meeting, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Tamara Mawhinney, made a statement on behalf of the Canadian Member of Parliament for Hull-Aylmer, Greg Fergus. 958. At the same meeting, the following panellists made statements: the Director of Public Policies for the Afro-Peruvian Population of the Ministry of Culture of Peru, Susana Matute Charún; the Director of the UNFPA Office in Geneva; the Founder and Chair of the Kaneza Foundation for Dialogue and Empowerment, Elisabeth Kaneza; the Deputy Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nadia Adongo Musah (by video message). The Council divided the debate into two slots. 959. During the ensuing discussion for the first slot, at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the panellists questions: (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Azerbaijan67 (on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, with the exception of Colombia and Honduras), Brazil, Guyana 68 (also on behalf of the Bahamas, Barbados, Fiji, Haiti, the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu), Haiti 69 (on behalf of the Caribbean Community), Namibia, Pakistan, Peru (also on behalf of Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, and Uruguay), South Africa 70 (on behalf of the Group of African States); (b) Representatives of observer States: Costa Rica, Ecuador, South Africa; (c) Observers for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (also on behalf of Minority Rights Group), International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations (also on behalf of Commission africaine des promoteurs de la santé et des droits de l'homme, Habitat International Coalition, International Association Against Torture, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Iuventum, Ma’arij Foundation for Peace and Development and Tiye International), Réseau International des Droits Humains. 67 68 69 70 148 Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.