A/HRC/15/60 B. General debate on agenda item 7 734. At its 23rd and 24th meetings, on 27 September 2010, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 7, during which the following made statements: (a) The representatives of Israel and of the Syrian Arab Republic, as concerned countries, and the representative of Palestine, as a concerned party; (b) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bahrain, Belgium (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey), Cuba, Egypt50 (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Maldives, Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Norway, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic50 (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Thailand, United States of America; (c) Representatives of the following observer States: Afghanistan, Algeria, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Turkey, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man (also on behalf of the Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, the BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Defence for Children International, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling), Association for World Education, BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Charitable Institute for Protecting Social Victims, Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations (also on behalf of B’nai B’rith International), European Union of Jewish Students, Human Rights Watch, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples (also on behalf of the BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, International Educational Development Inc., the International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations and the International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination), Nord-Sud XXI, Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (also on behalf of Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l’homme), Rencontre africaine pour la défense des droits de l’homme, United Nations Watch, World Union for Progressive Judaism. C. Consideration of and action on draft proposals Follow-up to the report of the Committee of independent experts in international humanitarian and human rights law established pursuant to Council resolution 13/9 735. At the 30th meeting, on 29 September 2010, the representative of Pakistan, on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Group of Arab States, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/14/L.34, sponsored by Pakistan, on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and co-sponsored by Palestine and the Syrian Arab Republic, on behalf of the Group of Arab States. Subsequently, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) joined the sponsors. 736. At the same meeting, the representative of Pakistan orally revised the draft resolution. GE.11-17043 193