A/HRC/S-11/2 page 8 17. Also at the same meeting, the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, made a statement on behalf of special procedures mandate holders. 18. At the same meeting, the representative of Sri Lanka made a statement as the concerned country. 19. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by States Members of the Council: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba (also on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), the Czech Republic1 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Egypt (also on behalf of the Group of African States), France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), the Philippines, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 20. At the 2nd meeting, on 27 May 2009, statements were made by the following: (a) States Members of the Council: Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Uruguay, Zambia; (b) Observer States of the Council: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bhutan, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sudan, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam; (c) Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; (d) Observer for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; (e) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Asian Legal Resource Centre, Cercle de recherche sur les droits et les devoirs de la personne humaine, Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l’homme (also on behalf of Organisation mondiale contre la torture), Franciscans International (also on behalf of Pax Romana and Dominicans for Justice and Peace), Human Rights Watch, Interfaith International, International Movement against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Liberation, Nord-Sud XXI, Pasumai Thaayagam Foundation, United Nations Watch, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. 21. At the 3rd meeting, on 27 May 2009, statements were made by observers for the non-governmental organizations Amnesty International, Arab Commission for Human Rights, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development and International Commission of Jurists. 1 Observer State speaking on behalf of Member States and observer States.