E/2016/27 E/CN.6/2016/22 the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, Portugal, Tonga and Solomon Islands. 23. At the 7th meeting, on 16 March, statements were made by the representatives of El Salvador (also on behalf of Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), C hile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Slovenia, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey and Uruguay, comprising the Group of Friends of Older Persons), Burkina Faso, Germany and Finland. 24. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Kuwait, the Netherlands and Nicaragua. 25. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the observer of the State of Palestine. 26. Also at the 7th meeting, the representative of Israel made a statement in exercise of the right of reply. 27. At the 11th meeting, on 18 March, statements were made by the representatives of the Niger, Lesotho, Colombia, Uruguay, Ecuador and the Sudan. 28. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers of Romania, Sierra Leone, Georgia, Australia, Greece, Malaysia, Burundi, Italy, New Zealand, Samoa, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Eritrea, the Marshall Islands, Slovakia, Turkey, Panama, Seychelles, Rwanda, Malta, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Cameroon and Cyprus. 29. Also at the same meeting, a statement was made by the representative of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN -Habitat). 30. At the 12th meeting, on 18 March, statements were made by the representatives of Iran (Islamic Republic of), Tajikistan and the United States of America. 31. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers of Armenia, Bulgaria, Myanmar, Cabo Verde, Jamaica, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Croa tia, Iraq, Andorra, Ireland, Togo, Tuvalu and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 32. Also at the same meeting, a statement was made by the observer of the Holy See. 33. Also at the 12th meeting, statements were made by the observers of the League of Arab States, the African Union, the International Olympic Committee and the International Development Law Organization. 34. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the World Health Organization and the Economic Commission for Afric a (also on behalf of the Economic Commission for Europe, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia). 35. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the following non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council: International Association for Media and Communication Research, Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer, International Trade Union Confederation, the Presbyterian Church, the International Federation for Home Economics, Women for Women’s Human Rights: New Ways, Association for 44/62 16-05842