A/HRC/12/50 Coordinating Board of Jewish Organization (also on behalf of B’nai B’rith International), Defence for Children International, Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Hudson Institute (also on behalf of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists), Institute for Women Studies and Research, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, Islamic Human Rights Commission, Maryam Ghasemi Educational Charity Institute, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, Nord – Sud XXI, Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Union of Arab Jurist (also on behalf of the International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination), United Nations Watch, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. C. Consideration of and action on draft proposals The human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem 686. At the 31st meeting, on 1 October 2009, the representative of Pakistan (also on behalf of the Group of African States, the Group of Arab States, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Non-Aligned Movement) made a statement in relation to draft resolution A/HRC/12/L.12, sponsored by Egypt (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, with the exception of Chile, Cameroon, Guatemala and Panama), Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States, with the exception of Cameroon), Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference) and Tunisia (on behalf of the Group of Arab States). 687. At the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Pakistan, the draft resolution was deferred for consideration by the Council at its thirteenth session. VIII. A. Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action Annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in the work of the Human Rights Council, with a focus on the universal periodic review 688. At its 21st meeting, on 28 September 2009, pursuant to Council resolution 6/30, the Council held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in the work of the Council with a focus on the universal periodic review. A representative of the High Commissioner opened the discussion with a statement. 689. At the same meeting, the following panellists addressed the Council: Leilani Farha, Cecilia Rachel Quisumbing, Jeremy Sarkin, Maria Virginia Bras Gomes (also on behalf of Barbara Evelyn Bailey) and Fatima-Binta Victoire Dah. 690. In the first part of the ensuing discussion, the following made statements and asked the panellists questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Brazil, Chile, Cuba, France, Indonesia, Norway, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden2 (on behalf of the European Union), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Azerbaijan, Canada (also on behalf of Australia and New Zealand), Finland, Ireland, Turkey; 168

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