E/2009/27 E/CN.6/2009/15 12. At the 7th meeting, on 5 March, statements were made by the observers for Canada, Kiribati, Jamaica, Botswana, the Syrian Arab Republic, Greece and the Philippines, and the observer for the Inter-Parliamentary Union. 13. At the same meeting, the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the observer for Israel made statements in exercise of the right of reply. 14. At the 10th meeting, on 6 March, a statement was made by the Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 15. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Paraguay, Cuba, Morocco, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Turkey, Gabon, Japan, China and Qatar and the observers for New Zealand, Burkina Faso, Thailand, the Congo, Nepal, Israel, Algeria, Samoa, Estonia (on behalf of the UNIFEM Consultative Committee), Portugal, Palau, Denmark, Malta, El Salvador and Tonga. 16. At the 11th meeting, on 9 March, statements were made by the representatives of Cambodia, Lesotho, Peru, Cameroon, India, Armenia and the United Arab Emirates and the observers for Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea, Guyana, Guinea, Swaziland, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Slovenia, Colombia, Switzerland, Saint Lucia, Bangladesh, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bolivia, Tuvalu and Nicaragua, as well as the observer for the Holy See. 17. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for the following intergovernmental organizations: International Organization for Migration and European Commission. 18. Also at the 11th meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the International Labour Organization. 19. At the 12th meeting, on 9 March, statements were made by the representative of Haiti and the observer for France. 20. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the following non-governmental organizations: Asia Pacific Caucus; Africa Women’s Caucus; World Council of Churches (also on behalf of the following organizations: Anglican Consultative Council; Association of Presbyterian Women of Aoteaora, New Zealand; Church Women United; Church World Service; Presbyterian Church (United States); Lutheran World Federation; Salvation Army; World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women; World Student Christian Federation; World Young Women’s Christian Association; and United Methodist Church-General Board of Church and Society); West Asia Women’s Caucus; Human Rights Advocates; European Women’s Lobby; International Network of Liberal Women; Women International Democratic Federation; Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice; Salesian Missions; International Volunteerism Organization for Women, Education and Development; and International Federation of Women Lawyers. 21. At the 16th meeting, on 13 March, a statement was made by the observer for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 32 09-28398