E/2014/27 E/CN.6/2014/15 2. Panel discussion Panel 1* 43. At its 6th meeting, on 12 March, the Commission held a panel discussion on the priority theme, “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls”, moderated by the Vice-Chair of the Commission, Christine Löw (Switzerland). 44. Presentations were made by Chrispine Gwalawala Sibande, Senior Policy Adviser, IPAS, Malawi; Ursula Schäfer-Preuss, Chair, Global Water Partnership, Stockholm; Radhika Balakrishnan, Executive Director, Center for Women’s Global Leadership, and Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies, Rutgers University, New Jersey; Virginia Gomes, Senior Social Policy Adviser, Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security, Portugal; and Isabel Ortiz, Director, Social Protection Department, International Labour Organization. 45. The Commission then engaged in an interactive dialogue with the panellists, in which the following delegations participated: China, Philippines, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Finland, Switzerland, Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Gambia and Ecuador. 46. The observers for Canada, Nigeria, South Africa, the Czech Republic, Panama, the Maldives, Mexico and Egypt also participated. 47. The observer for the European Union also participated. 48. The observers for the following non-government organizations also participated in the dialogue: International Rescue Committee and International Trade Union Confederation. Panel 2** 49. At its 7th meeting, on 12 March, the Commission held a panel discussion on the priority theme, “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls”, with a focus on accountability and participation of women and girls in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, moderated by the Vice-Chair of the Commission, Neli Shiolashvili (Georgia). 50. Presentations were made by Lourdes Bandeira, Vice-Minister, Secretariat of Women Policies of the Presidency of Brazil; Urmas Paet, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia; Carolyn Sobritchea, Professorial Lecturer, Asian Center of the University of the Philippines; Salina Sanou, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development; and Maarit Kohonen Sheriff, Deputy Director, New York Office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 51. The Commission then engaged in an interactive dialogue with the panellists, in which the following delegations participated: China, Germany, Indonesia, __________________ * See the moderator’s summary of the panel discussion (E/CN.6/2014/INF/6), available from the website of the Commission. ** See the moderator’s summary of the panel discussion (E/CN.6/2014/INF/3), available from the website of the Commission. 58/95 14-02869