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
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