A/HRC/17/2 VIII. Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action A. General debate on agenda item 8 719. At its 23rd meeting, on 10 June 2011, the Human Rights Council held a general debate on agenda item 8, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Brazil (also on behalf of MERCOSUR and Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Maldives, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), China, Hungary (on behalf of the European Union), Paraguay (on behalf of MERCOSUR, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)), Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden (on behalf of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Poland, the Republic of Moldova, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United States of America and Uruguay), United States of America; (b) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Iran (Islamic Republic of); (c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Agence internationale pour le développement, Amnesty International, Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy, European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Federation, France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, Indian Council of South America, International Educational Development, Inc. (also on behalf of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights and Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples), Liberation, Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (also on behalf of the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices affecting the Health of Women and Children), Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, Organisation pour la communication en Afrique et de promotion de la coopération économique internationale, Union de l’action féminine, United Nations Watch, World Union for Progressive Judaism. B. 1. Consideration of and action on draft proposals National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights 720. At the 33rd meeting, on 16 June 2011, the representative of Australia introduced draft resolution A/HRC/17/L.18, sponsored by Afghanistan, Armenia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria (on behalf of the African Group), Norway, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Albania, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, GE.12-13630 191