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18. Also at the 2nd meeting, Mr. Despouy and Mr. Diène responded to questions and made
their concluding remarks.
19. Also at the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the
representatives of Japan, the Russian Federation and Sri Lanka, and the observers for the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iraq, the Sudan and Zimbabwe. At the 3rd meeting,
on 12 June 2007, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the observer for
Australia. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply for a second time
were made by the representative of Japan and the observers for the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea and Zimbabwe.
Right to food/Adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous
products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights/Adequate housing as a component
of the right to an adequate standard of living/Question of human rights and extreme
poverty
20. At the 2nd meeting, on 11 June 2007, Mr. Jean Ziegler, Special Rapporteur on the right to
food, presented his report (A/HRC/4/30 and Add.1 and 2); Mr. Okechukwu Ibeanu, Special
Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous
products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights, presented his report (A/HRC/5/5 and
Add.1); Mr. Miloon Kothari, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the
right to an adequate standard of living presented his report (A/HRC/4/18 and Add.1-3); and,
Mr. Arjun Sengupta, independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty,
presented his report (A/HRC/5/3).
21. At the same meeting, the representative of Ukraine and the observers for Australia
and Spain made statements, as concerned countries, on the relevant mission reports. At
the 3rd meeting, on 12 June 2007, the observer for Bolivia made a statement, as a concerned
country, on the relevant mission report.
22. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, and at the 3rd meeting,
on 12 June 2007, the following delegations made statements and put questions to Mr. Ziegler,
Mr. Ibeanu, Mr. Kothari and Mr. Sengupta:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh,
Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Finland, Germany (on behalf of the European Union),
India, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference), Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Senegal, Switzerland,
Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Uruguay;
(b) Observers for the following States: Cambodia, Chile, Luxembourg, Nicaragua,
Norway, Sudan, Thailand and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);
(c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Cairo Institute for
Human Rights Studies, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, Colombian Commission of
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