E/2006/27 E/CN.6/2006/15 8. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the following non-governmental organizations: Socialist International Women and Women in Law and Development in Africa. 9. At the 8th meeting, on 2 March, statements were made by the representatives of Turkey, Suriname, Thailand, Croatia, Armenia and the United Arab Emirates and by the observers for Grenada, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Jamaica, Bangladesh, Liechtenstein, Burundi, Haiti, Egypt, Ecuador, New Zealand, Israel, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Belarus, Colombia, Fiji, Switzerland and Argentina. 10. At the same meeting, statements were made by the Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights. 11. Also at the 8th meeting, a statement was made by the observer for the Holy See. 12. At the same meeting, the representatives of the following non-governmental organizations made statements: International Council of Women and French Coordination for the European Women’s Lobby. 13. At the 10th meeting, on 3 March, the Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women made an oral report, under agenda item 3 (a), on the improvement of the status of women in the United Nations system. 14. Also at the 10th meeting, on 3 March, statements were made by the representatives of Morocco, Algeria, Guatemala, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and by the observers for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mozambique, Qatar, Cameroon, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan, as well as by the observer for Palestine. 15. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the InterParliamentary Union, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the International Organization for Migration and the Council of Europe. 16. Also at the 10th meeting, statements were also made by the representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Bank, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Agenda item 3 (a) Review of gender mainstreaming in entities of the United Nations system Agenda item 3 (c) Implementation of strategic objectives and action in critical areas of concern and further actions and initiatives 17. At its 3rd meeting, on 27 February, the Commission held parallel high-level round tables on the theme “Incorporating gender perspectives into national development strategies, as requested at the 2005 World Summit, for achieving the 37