A/HRC/43/2 Community), Bangladesh (also on behalf of Algeria, Bahrain, Belarus, Egypt, Eritrea, Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic and the United Arab Emirates), Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of African States), Djibouti22 (on behalf of the States Members and observers of the International Organization of la Francophonie), Malaysia23 (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Maldives 24 (also on behalf of the Bahamas, Barbados, Fiji, Haiti, Jamaica, the Marshall Islands, Seychelles, Singapore and Timor-Leste), Qatar (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Republic of Korea (also on behalf of Australia, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey), Sweden 25 (also on behalf of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway), Uruguay (also on behalf of Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru); (b) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Make Mothers Matter, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom; Women@TheTable. 118. At the same meeting, the panellists answered questions and made concluding remarks. Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities 119. At the 23rd meeting, on 6 March 2020, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 37/22, the Council held its annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities in the form of a panel discussion. The focus of the discussion was on article 8 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, regarding awareness-raising. The debate was informed by the OHCHR report thereon (A/HRC/43/27). 120. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made an opening statement for the panel. 121. At the same meeting, the following panellists made statements: the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas Aguilar; the President of the African Union of the Blind and Member of the International Disability Alliance, Ishumael Zhou; the Senior Producer of Channel 4 and Whisper, Andy Stevenson; and the Member of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Risnawati Utami (by video message). The Council divided the panel discussion into two slots. 122. During the ensuing panel discussion for the first slot, at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the panellists questions: (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Ecuador26 (also on behalf of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay), Finland27 (also on behalf of Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden), Guyana28 (on behalf of the Caribbean Community), Italy (also on behalf of Chile, Sweden and Thailand), Mexico (also on behalf of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Djibouti, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, the Philippines, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GE. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. 27