A/HRC/17/2 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 A. Update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 45. At the 1st meeting, on 30 May 2011, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made a statement providing an update of the activities of her Office. 46. During the ensuing general debate, at the 1st and 2nd meetings, on the same day, the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Hungary (on behalf of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Union, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Nigeria (also on behalf of the Group of African States), Norway, Pakistan, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Palestine23 (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America; (b) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Botswana, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Nepal, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam; (c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: African Union; (d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Association for Progressive Communications, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, CIVICUS – World Alliance for Citizen Participation, France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterand, Human Rights Watch, International Human Rights Association of American Minorities, International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, National Association of Community Legal Centres, NordSud XXI, Pax Romana (also on behalf of the International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and the International Movement of Catholic Students), Society for Threatened Peoples, United Nations Watch, World Muslim Congress. 47. At the 2nd meeting, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the representative of China. 48. At the 3rd meeting, on 30 May 2011, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the representative of Iraq. 23 GE.12-13630 Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. 93

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