A/HRC/42/2 IV. Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention A. Interactive dialogue with the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan 267. At the 14th meeting, on 16 September 2019, the Chair of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, Yasmin Sooka, provided, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 40/19, an oral update. 268. At the same meeting, the representative of South Sudan made a statement as the State concerned. 269. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 14th and 15th meetings, on the same day, the following made statements and asked the Chair and members of the Commission questions: (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Australia, China, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) Representatives of observer States: Albania, Belgium, Botswana, Djibouti, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sudan, Switzerland; (c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, International Federation of Journalists, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Organisation internationale pour les pays les moins avancés, Rencontre africaine pour la defense des droits de l’homme, Reporters sans frontières international. 270. At the 15th meeting, on the same day, the Chair and the members of the Commission, Barney Afako and Andrew Clapham, answered questions and made their concluding remarks. B. Interactive dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic 271. At the 16th meeting, on 17 September 2019, the Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, presented, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 40/17, the report of the Commission (A/HRC/42/51). 272. At the same meeting, the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic made a statement as the State concerned. 273. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 16th and 17th meetings, on the same day, the following made statements and asked the Chair and the members of the Commission questions: (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czechia, Egypt, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) Representatives of observer States: Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, 46