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II. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High
Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
100. The Council did not hold any substantive discussion under item 2 on the annual report of
the High Commissioner, as the latter shall be presented at the main session of the Human Rights
Council in March 2008.
Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the
Secretary-General
101. At the 7th and 15th meetings, on 17 and 25 September 2007, the United Nations Deputy
High Commissioner for Human Rights presented reports prepared by the Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights (A/HRC/6/3 and A/HRC/6/4) and by the Secretary-General
(A/HRC/6/2). These reports, requested by resolutions of the Council, were discussed under
items 3 and 9 in relation with the respective thematic issues (see chap. III and IX).
Statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
102. At the 3rd meeting, on 13 September 2007, Ms. Louise Arbour, the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered a statement.
103. During the ensuing general debate, at the 3rd and 4th meetings, on 13
and 14 September 2007, statements were made by the following:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil,
Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), India, Indonesia, Jordan,
Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference), Peru, Philippines, Portugal4 (on behalf of the European Union), Republic of Korea,
Russian Federation, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Switzerland;
(b) Observers for the following States: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Burundi,
Chile, Colombia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Ecuador, Ethiopia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Sudan,
Sweden, Thailand and Turkey;
(c)
Observer for the following intergovernmental organization: African Union;
(d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Asian Forum
for Human Rights and Development (also on behalf of Asian Legal Resource Centre,
International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism and Pax Romana),
Association for World Education (also on behalf of Association of World Citizens, International
Humanist and Ethical Union and World Union for Progressive Judaism), Centrist Democratic
International, Colombian Commission of Jurists, Human Rights Watch, International
Commission of Jurists, International Educational Development and International Movement
ATD Fourth World.
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