E/2016/27 E/CN.6/2016/22 57. The representatives of China, Cuba, the Congo, Switzerland, Uruguay, Uganda, Finland and Egypt took part in the ensuing interactive dialogue. 58. The observers of South Sudan, Mauritania, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Eritrea, Canada and Senegal also took part. 59. The Assistant Secretary-General/Deputy Executive Director, Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships Bureau, UN-Women, made a statement. 2. Ministerial segment: panel discussion on key strategies for gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 60. At its 8th meeting, on 16 March, under the ministerial segment, the Commission held a panel discussion on key strategies for gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was chaired and moderated by the Vice-Chair of the Commission (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 61. Following an opening statement by the Chair/moderator, presentations were made by the following panellists: economist and current Director for Social Development of the National Planning Department, Colombia, Alejandra Corchuelo; the Andrew Glyn Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, James Heintz; the Government Statistician and Chief Executive of the Ghana Statistical Service, Philomena Efua Nyarko; the Director of Regions Refocus, Anita Nayar; and the Principal Sector Specialist for Gender Equality of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia, Sally Moyle. 62. The representatives of Switzerland, Uganda, China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Indonesia and Japan took part. 63. The observers of Italy, Nigeria and Rwanda also took part, as did the observer of the European Union. 64. The representatives of the following non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council also took part in the discussion: Centre for Environment Education Society, Soroptimist International and International Trade Union Confederation. 3. Panel discussion on participation and partnerships for gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 65. At its 9th meeting, on 17 March, the Commission held a panel discussion on participation and partnerships for gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was chaired and moderated by the Vice-Chair of the Commission (Japan). 66. Following an opening statement by the Chair/moderator, presentations were made by the following panellists: a Member of the Parliament of Tunisia, Olfa Soukri Cherif; the Mayor of Kingston, Jamaica, Angela Brown -Burke; the Chief Counsellor for Social Issues and Director of Gender of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Michaela Bergman; the Chair of the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), Emma Kaliya; and the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. 16-05842 47/62