A/HRC/14/37 VIII. Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action A. General debate on agenda item 8 718. At its 30th and 31st meetings, on 15 June 2010, the Human Rights Council held a general debate on agenda item 8, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Argentina (also on behalf of Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)), Brazil, China, Colombia6 (also on behalf of the Czech Republic, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United States of America), Cuba, Indonesia, Italy, Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Norway (also on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Tonga, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Vanuatu), Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Russian Federation (also on behalf of Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, the Holy See, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, the Philippines, Poland, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)), Spain6 (on behalf of the European Union), Sweden6 (also on behalf of Chile, the Czech Republic, France, Jordan, Mauritius, the Republic of Moldova, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Australia (also on behalf of Canada and New Zealand), Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Morocco, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic; (c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Action internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la région des Grands Lacs, Amnesty International, Association of World Citizens, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (also on behalf of the International Commission of Jurists), Centrist Democratic International, France Libertés : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand (also on behalf of the American Association of Jurists and Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples), Indian Council of South America, International Club for Peace Research, International Committee for the Respect and Application of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, International Educational Development, Inc., International Humanist and Ethical Union, Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (also on behalf of the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, Interfaith International, International Alliance of Women, International Council of Women and International Educational Development, Inc.), Union de l’action féminine, United Nations Watch, World Federation of Trade Unions, World Union of Progressive Judaism. 719. At the 31st meeting, on 15 June 2010, the President, referring to the divergences of opinion about the scope of discussions under item 8, stated that these differences should be GE.12-17781 157