A/HRC/16/2 71. At the 10th meeting, on the same day, the High Commissioner answered questions and made her concluding remarks. 72. At the same meeting, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. B. Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the SecretaryGeneral 73. At the 11th meeting, on 4 March 2011, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights presented thematic reports prepared by OHCHR and the Secretary-General. 74. During the ensuing general debate on thematic reports at the same meeting, statements were made by the following: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Brazil, Cuba, Hungary (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Iceland, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine), Maldives, Qatar, Russian Federation, Spain; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Australia, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nepal; (c) Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: UNAIDS; (d) Observers for a national human rights institution: Advisory Council on Human Rights of Morocco; (e) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII (also on behalf of Caritas Internationalis, the International Catholic Child Bureau, the International Volunteerism Organization for Women Education and Development and Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di Don Bosco), Association of World Citizens, Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, International Association for Democracy in Africa, International Club for Peace Research, International Institute for Peace, International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations, Liberation, North-South XXI, Tchad agir pour l’environment. 75. At the 39th meeting, on 21 March 2011, the High Commissioner presented reports concerning the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, prepared by the High Commissioner, OHCHR and the Secretary-General (see chapter VII). 76. At the 43rd meeting, on 23 March 2011, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights presented country-specific reports prepared by the High Commissioner, OHCHR and the Secretary-General (see chapter X). C. Consideration of and action on draft proposals 77. At the 46th meeting, on 24 March 2011, the representative of Cuba introduced draft resolution A/HRC/16/L.19, sponsored by Cuba and co-sponsored by Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Djibouti, Ecuador, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Haiti, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nigeria, Palestine, Panama, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe joined the sponsors. 116 GE.11-17059

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