X. Technical assistance and capacity-building A. Interactive dialogue with special procedures Democratic Republic of the Congo
420. At the 32nd meeting, on 19 March 2008, the independent expert on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Titinga Frédéric Pacéré, presented his report (A/HRC/7/25).
421. The observer for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the concerned country, made a statement on the report.
422. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the independent expert questions:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Canada, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union);
(b) Observers for the following States: Algeria, Belgium, Tunisia, United States of America;
(c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: International Commission of Jurists, Pax Romana.
423. At the same meeting, the independent expert answered questions and made his concluding remarks.
Cambodia
424. At the 33rd meeting, on 19 March 2008, the Special Representative of the Secretary General for human rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai, presented his report (A/HRC/7/42).
425. The observer for Cambodia, as the concerned country, made a statement on the report.
426. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the Special Representative questions:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Japan, Malaysia, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
(b) Observers for the following States: Sweden, United States of America;
(c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (also on behalf of Human Rights Watch).
427. At the same meeting, the Special Representative answered questions and made his concluding remarks.
Liberia
428. At the 33rd meeting, on 19 March 2008, the independent expert on technical cooperation and advisory services in Liberia, Charlotte Abaka, presented her report (A/HRC/7/67).
429. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, the following made statements and asked the independent expert questions:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), Ghana, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union);
(b) Observer for the State: United States of America.
430. At the same meeting, the independent expert answered questions and made her concluding remarks.
Somalia
431. At the 34th meeting, on 20 March 2008, the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Ghanim Alnajjar, presented his report (A/HRC/7/26).
432. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the independent expert questions:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Canada, Djibouti, Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), Italy, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
(b) Observers for the following States: Ethiopia, Kenya, New Zealand, Sweden, United States of America, Yemen;
(c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch.
433. At the same meeting, the independent expert answered questions and made his concluding remarks.
B. Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field
of Human Rights
434. At the 33rd meeting, on 19 March 2008, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, William Schabas, presented the report of the Secretary-General on advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights (A/HRC/7/74).
C. General debate on agenda item 10
435. At the 37th meeting, on 26 March 2008, the Council held a general debate on item 10, during which the following made statements:
(a) Representative of a State member of the Council: Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine);
(b) Observers for the following States: New Zealand, Norway, Sweden;
(c) Observer for a non-governmental organization: Comisión Jurídica Para el Autodesarollo de Los Pueblos Originarios Andinos (CAPAJ).
436. At the same meeting, on 26 March 2008, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
D. Consideration and action on draft proposals Technical cooperation and advisory services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
437. At the 40th meeting, on 27 March 2008, the representative of Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/7/L.13, sponsored by Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States).
438. At the same meeting, the representative of Egypt orally revised the draft resolution by modifying the third, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth preambular paragraphs and operative paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 8, deleting operative paragraph 2 and replacing it with a new operative paragraph 2, and inserting a new paragraph after operative paragraph 6.
439. Statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the representatives of Canada, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union) and Switzerland.
440. The observer for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the concerned country, made a statement in relation to the draft resolution.
441. The draft resolution as orally revised was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 7/20).
Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights
442. At the 42nd meeting, on 28 March 2008, the representative of Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/7/L.19, sponsored by Egypt (on behalf of the African Group). Subsequently, Austria, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America joined the sponsors.
443. At the same meeting, the representative of Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States) orally revised the draft resolution by modifying the eleventh preambular paragraph and operative paragraphs 4, 7 and 10, inserting a new fifth preambular paragraph and deleting operative paragraph 6.
444. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution (see annex II).
445. A statement in connection with the draft resolution was made by the representative of Canada.
446. The observer for Somalia, as the concerned country, made a statement in relation to the draft resolution.
447. The draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote.
448. A statement in explanation of vote after the vote was made by the representative of Japan (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 7/35).
Annexes
Annex I
Agenda
Item 1. Organizational and procedural matters
Item 2. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Item 3. Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Item 4. Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Item 5. Human rights bodies and mechanisms
Item 6. Universal periodic review
Item 7. Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories
Item 8. Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme
of Action
Item 9. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme
of Action
Item 10. Technical assistance and capacity-building
Annex II
Administrative and programme budget implications of
Council resolutions adopted at the seventh session
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