E/2016/27 E/CN.6/2016/22 Women’s Rights in Development, Widows for Peace through Demo cracy and the Pacific Disability Forum. 36. At the 13th meeting, on 23 March, statements were made by the representatives of Albania and Bangladesh. 37. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers of Senegal, Barbados, Guatemala, Algeria, Benin, Kiribati and Fiji. 38. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the observers of the Union for the Mediterranean, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the Inter -Parliamentary Union and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 39. Also at the 13th meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the International Trade Centre, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the International Labour Organization. 40. 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: ACT Alliance, Amnesty International, Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women, Baha’i International Community, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations, International Association of Democratic Lawyers, International Federation of University Women, International Planned Parenthood Federation, International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific, Solar Cookers International, United Nations Association of the United States of America, Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género, Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Young Women’s Christian Association and The Grail. A. 1. Agenda item 3 (a) (i) Implementation of strategic objectives and action in critical areas of concern and further actions and initiatives: priority theme: women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development * Ministerial segment: parallel ministerial round tables 41. At its 3rd meeting, on 14 March, under the ministerial segment, the Commission held four ministerial round tables in parallel meetings on the priority theme “Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development”. Round table A: enhancing national institutional arrangements for gender equality and women’s empowerment 42. Ministerial round table A was chaired by the State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoji Muto, who made an opening statement. 43. The Special Envoy for Gender Equality of the African Development Bank, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, served as moderator. * See the Chairs’ summaries of the ministerial round tables (E/CN.6/2016/14-17) and the Chairs’ summaries of the panel discussions (E/CN.6/2016/19 and 20). 16-05842 45/62