A/HRC/14/37
(a)
Representative of a Member States of the Council: Brazil, China, Cuba,
Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Senegal, South Africa, Sudan7 (also on
behalf of the Group of Arab States), United States of America;
(b)
Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Jamaica;
(c)
Observer for an intergovernmental organization: African Union;
(d)
Observer for a non-governmental organization: Interfaith International (also
on behalf of the Al-Hakim Foundation and Rencontre africaine pour la défense des droits
de l’homme), International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations.
733. At the same meeting, the member of the Working Group answered questions and
made her concluding remarks.
B.
General debate on agenda item 9
734. At its 31st meeting, on 15 June 2010, the Human Rights Council held a general
debate on agenda item 9, during which the following made statements:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Chile, Egypt, Nigeria (on
behalf of the Group of African States), Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference), Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Spain7 (on behalf of the
European Union), United States of America;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Ethiopia, Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of);
(c)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Action
internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la région des Grands Lacs, Association
for World Education, Cercle de recherche sur les droits et les devoirs de la personne
humaine, France Libertés : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand (also on behalf of the American
Association of Jurists, International Educational Development, Inc. and Mouvement contre
le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples), Indian Council of South America,
International Committee for the Respect and Application of the African Charter on Human
and Peoples’ Rights, International Educational Development, Inc., International Humanist
and Ethical Union, International Movement against All Forms of Discrimination and
Racism, International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, Liberation,
Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, Nord-Sud XXI, United
Nations Watch, World Union for Progressive Judaism.
C.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
735. At the 36th meeting, on 18 June 2010, the representative of Nigeria, on behalf of the
Group of African States, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/14/L.3, sponsored by Nigeria,
on behalf of the Group of African States. Subsequently, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Indonesia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) joined the sponsors.
736. At the same meeting, the representative of Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of
African States) orally revised the draft resolution.
737. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Brazil and the United States of
America made general comments in relation to the draft resolution.
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