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J. Dialogue and cooperation on human rights
57.
The Council held a discussion on dialogue and cooperation on human rights, including on
human rights education and learning, advisory services, technical assistance and
capacity-building, pursuant to preambular paragraph 10 and paragraph 5 (a) of
General Assembly resolution 60/251.
58.
Statements in this connection were made by the High Commissioner for Human Rights,
Ms. Louise Arbour and the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Mehr Khan
Williams.
59.
Statements were also made by the following:
(a)
Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the
Group of African States); Austria14 (on behalf of the European Union, acceding countries Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Turkey, Croatia and The former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, as well as countries in the process of stabilization and association and potential
candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of
Moldova); Canada; Ghana; Guatemala; Indonesia; Japan; Mexico; Republic of Korea; Sri Lanka;
and Switzerland;
(b)
Representatives of observer States of the Council: Colombia; Côte d’Ivoire; Iran
(Islamic Republic of); Nepal; Slovenia; Sweden; Tanzania; and Thailand;
(c)
Observer for the Holy See;
(d)
Observer for the United Nations Development Programme;
(e)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Center for
Women’s Global Leadership; Ius Primi Viri; and Soka Gakkai International (also on behalf of
Institute for Planetary Synthesis, Interfaith International, International Association of
Gerontology and Geriatrics, International Association for Religious Freedom, International
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