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.
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