A/HRC/42/2 IX. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action A. Interactive dialogue with a special procedure mandate holder Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent 969. At the 31st meeting, on 24 September 2019, the Chair of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Ahmed Reid, presented the reports of the Working Group (A/HRC/42/59 and Add.1-2). 970. At the same meeting, the representatives of Argentina and Belgium made statements as the States concerned. 971. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the Chair of the Working Group questions: (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Angola (also on behalf of the Group of African States), Brazil, China, Costa Rica (also on behalf of Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay), Cuba, Haiti54 (on behalf of the Caribbean Community), India, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, Tunisia; (b) Representatives of observer States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Botswana, Colombia, Djibouti, Ecuador, Gabon, Grenada, Jamaica, Malawi, Russian Federation, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Action Canada for Population and Development, ’Centre indépendant de recherches et d’initiatives pour le dialogue, Commission africaine des promoteurs de la santé et des droits de l’homme, Global Action on Aging, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, Rencontre africaine pour la defense des droits de l’homme. 972. At the same meeting, the Chair of the Working Group answered questions and made his concluding remarks. B. General debate on agenda item 9 973. At the 31st meeting, on 24 September 2019, the Chair-Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Taonga Mushayavanhu, presented, pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 3/103 and resolutions 34/36 and 36/24, the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on its tenth session (A/HRC/42/58). 974. At the 31st and 32nd meetings, on 24 September 2019, the Human Rights Council held a general debate on agenda item 9, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Angola (on behalf of the Group of African States), Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil (also on behalf of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay), Cameroon, China (also on behalf of Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, 54 Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. 143