A/HRC/15/60 748. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur answered questions and made his concluding remarks. Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent 749. At the 26th meeting, on 28 September 2010, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Mirjana Najcevska, presented the report of the Working Group (A/HRC/15/18). 750. At the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America made a statement as a concerned country. 751. During the ensuing interactive dialogue at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the Chairperson-Rapporteur questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Brazil, Ecuador, Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Senegal; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Honduras, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). 752. At the same meeting, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group answered questions and made her concluding remarks. B. General debate on agenda item 9 753. At its 26th and 27th meetings, on 28 September 2010, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 9, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Belgium (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine), Cuba, Egypt51 (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Guatemala, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic51 (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), United States of America; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Kuwait, Turkey; (c) Observer for the Holy See; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization, Association for World Education, Association of World Citizens, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Charitable Institute for Protecting Social Victims, Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, European Union of Public Relations, France-Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, Fraternité Notre Dame, Inc., International Club for Peace Research, International Educational Development, Inc., International Humanist and Ethical Union, International Institute for Peace, International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations (also on behalf of the World Muslim Congress), International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, Liberation, Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association of Cameroon, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, 51 GE.11-17043 Observer of the Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. 197

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