A/HRC/13/56 IX. A. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Interactive dialogue with special procedures mandate holders 823. At the 37th meeting, on 23 March 2010, the Acting Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Mirjana Najcevska, presented the report of the Working Group on its mission to Ecuador (A/HRC/13/59). 824. At the same meeting, the representative of Ecuador made a statement as the concerned country. 825. During the ensuing interactive dialogue at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the Chairperson-Rapporteur questions: (a) Representative of a Member State of the Council: United States of America; (b) Representative of an observer State: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; (c) Representative of a national human rights institution: Defender del Pueblo del Ecuador; (d) Observer for a non-governmental organization: International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations. 826. At the same meeting, the Chairperson-Rapporteur answered questions and made his concluding remarks. B. Reports presented under agenda item 9 and general debate on that item 827. At the 37th meeting, on 23 March 2010, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Mohamed Siad Doualeh, presented the report of the Working Group on its seventh session (A/HRC/13/60). 828. At the same meeting, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary standards, Idriss Jazaïry, presented the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on its second session (A/HRC/13/58). 829. Also at the same meeting, and at the 38th meeting, on the same day, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 9, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Argentina (also on behalf of Brazil), China, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Norway, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain2 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Sudan5 (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Switzerland2 (also on behalf of Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, the Republic of Korea and Uruguay), United States of America; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (c) 202 Observer for the Holy See;

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