E/2007/27 E/CN.6/2007/9 3. At the 1st meeting, on 26 February, statements were made by the representatives of Pakistan (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China), Germany (on behalf of the European Union and the associated countries), Sweden, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic (on behalf of the Rio Group), Antigua and Barbuda, Uganda, Sri Lanka and El Salvador. 4. At the 5th meeting, on 28 February, introductory statements were made by the Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, the Director, Division for the Advancement of Women and the Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). 5. At the same meeting, statements were made by the Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and by a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, on behalf of its Chairperson. 6. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Lesotho (on behalf of the Southern African Development Community), the Congo, Iceland, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, Norway, Gabon, Barbados, Mauritius, the United Republic of Tanzania, Namibia, Ghana, Kenya, the Niger, Tuvalu (on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum) and Hungary. 7. At the 5th meeting, a statement was made by the Director of the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW). 8. At the 6th meeting, on 28 February, statements were made by the representatives of the Republic of Korea, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Angola, Morocco, Liberia, the United States of America, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, Armenia, Israel, Egypt, Chile, Spain, Japan, Argentina, Ecuador, Jamaica, Greece, Kazakhstan, the Sudan, Algeria, the Bahamas, Botswana and Malaysia. 9. At the 7th meeting, on 1 March, statements were made by the representatives of Thailand, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Turkey, South Africa, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, the Syrian Arab Republic, New Zealand, the Dominican Republic, India, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Yemen, Cuba, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Myanmar, San Marino, Colombia, Slovenia, Finland, Papua New Guinea, Zambia, Liechtenstein, the United Arab Emirates, Malawi, Mali and Qatar, as well as by the observer for Palestine. 10. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for the Human Rights Advocates and the Coalition of Islamic Organization (non-governmental organizations). 11. At the 8th meeting, on 1 March, a statement was made by the representative of the Economic Community for Western Africa (ECOWAS). 12. At the 10th meeting, on 2 March, statements were made by the representatives of Croatia, the Netherlands, Peru, China, Belarus, Italy, France, Cameroon, Qatar, Bangladesh, Suriname, Lebanon, Fiji, Lesotho, Senegal and Benin, and by the observer for the Holy See. 34 07-28248