A/HRC/42/2 VIII. Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action A. Panel discussion Annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms 961. At the 30th meeting, on 23 September 2019, the Human Rights Council held, pursuant to Council resolution 6/30, the annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective, with a focus on the theme “Gender-responsive initiatives to accelerate gender equality”. 962. The United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights made an opening statement for the panel discussion. The Co-founder of the International Gender Champions and Founder and CEO of Women@theTable, Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, moderated the discussion. 963. At the same meeting, the following panellists made statements: the Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council, Elizabeth Salmón; the Member of the Secretariat of the GQUAL Campaign and Head of Law at REDRESS, Alejandra Vicente; and the Programme Officer, Gender Partnership Programme, at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Mariana Duarte Mutzenberg. 964. The ensuing panel discussion was divided into two slots, which were held at the same meeting. During the first speaking slot, the following made statements and asked the panellists questions: (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Angola (on behalf of the Group of African States), Austria (also on behalf of Croatia and Slovenia), Bahamas (on behalf of the Caribbean Community), Burkina Faso (also on behalf of States members and observers of the International Organization of la Francophonie), Chile (also on behalf of Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay), Marshall Islands45 (also on behalf of the Bahamas, Barbados, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Maldives, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Singapore and Suriname), Mexico (also on behalf of Colombia), Saint Lucia46 (also on behalf of Angola, Benin, Grenada, Malawi, the Marshall Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia), Sweden47 (also on behalf of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway), Zambia48 (also on behalf of Angola, Benin, Malawi, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania); (b) Representative of an observer State: Saint Kitts and Nevis (also on behalf of Grenada and Saint Lucia); (c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: International Commission of Jurists, Plan International (also on behalf of Defence for Children International and Terre des hommes fédération internationale), World Jewish Congress. 965. 45 46 47 48 140 The following made statements during the second speaking slot: 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.