A/HRC/31/50 related human rights abuses. Likewise, she stressed that a binding instrument was one step further towards strengthening the primacy of human rights in the context of business activities. Therefore, the creation of a legally binding instrument was of paramount importance. II. Organization of the session A. Election of the Chair-Rapporteur 5. At its first meeting, on 6 July 2015, the working group elected María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, Permanent Representative of Ecuador, as its Chair-Rapporteur by acclamation after her nomination by the representative of Guatemala on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States. B. Attendance 6. Representatives of the following States Members of the United Nations attended the meetings of the working group: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Namibia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Viet Nam. 7. The European Union participated in the meetings held on 6 July and on the morning of 7 July. France stayed during the whole session. 8. The following non-member States were represented by observers: the Holy See and the State of Palestine. 9. The following intergovernmental organizations were represented: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Council of Europe, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the South Centre. 10. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council were also represented (see Annex III). C. Documentation 11. The working group had before it the following documents: (a) Resolution 26/9 on the elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights; (b) 4 The provisional agenda of the working group (A/HRC/WG.16/1/1);