A/HRC/7/78 page 115 I. Review, rationalization and improvement of mandates Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences 39. At the 25th meeting, on 14 March 2008, the representative of Canada, as the main sponsor of the resolution related to the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, made a statement. 40. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk, made a statement. 41. During the ensuing discussion, at the same meeting, on 14 March 2008, the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Cuba, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Netherlands, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Saudi Arabia, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union), Russian Federation; (b) Observers for the following States: Algeria, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Finland, Morocco, Nepal, Norway, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey; (c) Observer for non-governmental organizations: World Muslim Congress, International Human Rights Association for American Minorities. 42. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur made her final remarks. 43. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Canada made a concluding statement. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 44. At the 25th meeting, on 14 March 2008, the representatives of Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine) and Japan, as the main sponsors of the resolution related to the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, made statements. 45. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Vitit Muntarbhorn, made a statement. 46. At the same meeting, the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea made a statement as the concerned country.