E/2010/27 E/CN.6/2010/11 (l) Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its forty-second and forty-third sessions (A/64/38); (m) Statements submitted by non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (E/CN.6/2010/NGO/1-54). 6. At the 3rd meeting, on 1 March, opening statements were made by the Deputy Secretary-General and the President of the Economic and Social Council. 7. At the same meeting, introductory statements were made by the UnderSecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, the Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women and the Executive Director for the United Nations Development Fund for Women. A statement was also made by the Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 8. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of China, Spain (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the European Union), Turkey and Cuba. 9. Also at the 3rd meeting, statements were made by the observers for the Gambia, Yemen (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77 and China), Chile (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Rio Group), Samoa (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Pacific Islands Forum), Argentina (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of MERCOSUR), New Zealand and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as by the observer for the European Commission. 10. At the 5th meeting, on 2 March, statements were made by the representatives of Mexico, Italy, Sweden, Paraguay and the Republic of Korea. 11. At the same meeting, statements were also made by the observers for Equatorial Guinea (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the African Group), Norway, Luxembourg, Kenya, Qatar, Lithuania, the Bahamas, South Africa, Jordan, Iceland, Cape Verde, Morocco and Barbados. 12. At the 6th meeting, on 2 March, statements were made by the representatives of Brazil, Haiti, Senegal, Cameroon, Azerbaijan, Nicaragua, Zambia, Mauritania, Indonesia, Namibia, Germany, the Russian Federation and Belgium. 13. At the same meeting, statements were also made by the observers for Afghanistan, Austria, Zimbabwe, Samoa, Montenegro, Canada, Fiji, Nepal, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, the Czech Republic, Viet Nam, Peru, Portugal, the Philippines, Estonia and Greece. 14. At the 7th meeting, on 3 March, statements were made by the representatives of the United States of America and Malaysia. 15. At the same meeting, statements were also made by the observers for Finland, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Angola, Serbia, Tunisia, Mongolia and Argentina, as well as by the observer for the Inter-Parliamentary Union Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians. 10-30576 55