A/HRC/10/12 page 6 B. Country visits 12. During the reporting period, the Special Representative visited Guatemala from 18 to 20 February 2008, as a follow-up to the visit undertaken in May 2002. A separate report on this visit has been submitted to the tenth session of the Human Rights Council as addendum 3 to the present report. 13. The Special Rapporteur visited Togo, jointly with the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights from 28 July to 4 August 2008. The joint visit between United Nations and regional human rights mandate holders was the first of its kind for special procedures. A separate report on this visit has been submitted to the tenth session of the Council as addendum 2 to the present report. Pending requests 14. In November 2008, the Special Rapporteur renewed previous requests for country visits made by her predecessor, and submitted new requests for visits to the following countries: Armenia, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2002, 2004, 2005), Egypt (2003), Honduras, Ireland, Nepal (2003, 2004, 2005), Pakistan (2003, 2007), the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia (2002, 2004), Venezuela (2007) and Zimbabwe (2002, 2004). The full list of country visits requested by the mandate holder may be found in the special procedures section of the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).3 She regrets that some of these requests are long-standing, and hopes that Governments will give due attention to all her requests. C. Cooperation with the United Nations system and intergovernmental organizations 15. The Special Rapporteur has continued to place particular emphasis on cooperation with all bodies of the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations. 16. Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 7/20, the Special Rapporteur was mandated, as a member of a group of seven experts, “to make recommendations, within their respective mandates, on how best to assist technically the Democratic Republic of the Congo in addressing the situation of human rights, with a view to obtaining tangible improvements on the ground, taking also into account the needs formulated by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.4 Human Rights Council resolution S-8/1 further mandated the Group of Experts to “urgently examine the current situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a view to providing a comprehensive report to the Council at its tenth session, on how best to assist technically the Democratic Republic of the Congo in addressing the situation of human rights, with a view to obtaining tangible improvements on the ground, taking also into account the needs formulated by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.5 3 http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/defenders/visits.htm. 4 Resolution 7/20, para. 2. 5 Resolution S-8/1, para. 11.