A/HRC/13/56 D. Social Forum 236. At the 26th meeting, on 16 March 2010, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Social Forum, Andrej Logar, introduced the report of the Social Forum, held from 31 August to 2 September 2009 (A/HRC/13/51). E. General debate on agenda item 5 237. At its 26th and 27th meetings, on 16 March 2010, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 5, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Cuba, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Norway, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain2 (on behalf of the European Union, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Iceland, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine), Sudan2 (on behalf of the Group of African States), Morocco2 (also on behalf of Costa Rica, Italy, Philippines, Senegal, Slovenia and Switzerland), the Republic of Korea and the United States of America; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Armenia, Austria, Canada, Luxembourg, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Switzerland, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (c) Observers for the following national human rights institutions: International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions, National Council on Human Rights of Morocco; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International (also on behalf of the International Service for Human Rights), Arab Lawyers Union, Association for World Education, Azerbaijan Women and Development Center, Centre de recherche sur les droits et devoirs de la personne humaine (CRED) (also on behalf of the Indian Council of South America), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Centre Europe-Tiers Monde, CIVICUS-World Alliance for Citizen Participation, European Union of Public Relations, Federación de Asociaciones para la Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos, Indian Council of South America, Indian Movement Tupaj Amaru, International Club for Peace Research, International Institute for Non-Aligned Studies, International Movement ATD Fourth World (also on behalf of Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII, Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities), the Center on Housing Rights and Evictions, Dominicans for Justice and PeaceOrder of Preachers, Franciscans International, the International Council of Women/Conseil international des femmes and the International Federation of Social Workers), International Service for Human Rights, Interfaith International, Liberation, Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association, Nord-Sud XXI, Soka Gakkai International (also on behalf of the Al-Hakim Foundation, the Association for World Education, the Association of World Citizens, Association Points-Coeur, CIVICUS-World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the Equitas International Centre for Human Rights Education, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA), the Institute for Planetary Synthesis, the International Alliance of Women, the International Association for Religious Freedom, the International Federation of University Women, the International Movement against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), the International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL), Servas International, the Universal Peace Federation, the 114

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