A/HRC/10/29 VII. Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories A. Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolutions 7/30, 9/18 and S-9/1 726. At the 35th meeting, on 23 March 2009, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights introduced the reports of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR and the Secretary-General under agenda item 7, as requested by the Council in its resolutions 7/30 (A/HRC/10/15) and 9/18 (A/HRC/10/27), the report mandated by the Commission on Human Rights in its resolution 2005/7 (A/HRC/10/35) and the follow-up to Council resolution S-9/1. 727. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, introduced the combined report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary executions, the Special Rapporteur on the right to education and the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, as requested by the Council in its resolution S-9/1 (A/HRC/10/22). 728. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Israel made a statement as a concerned country, and the representative of Palestine made a statement as a concerned party. 729. During the ensuing interactive dialogue on the combined report, at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the mandate holders questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bangladesh, Brazil (also on behalf of India and South Africa), China, Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Czech Republic7 (on behalf of the European Union), Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Qatar, Senegal, Yemen7 (on behalf of the Group of Arab States); (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (c) Observers for intergovernmental organizations: African Union, League of Arab States; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Arab Commission for Human Rights, Union of Arab Jurists, World Vision International. 730. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food answered questions and made comments and his concluding remarks. 208 GE.09-17451

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