A/HRC/13/56 Full-day meeting on the rights of the child 76. A full-day meeting on the rights of the child was held on 10 March 2010, in accordance with Council resolutions 7/29 and 10/14. The meeting was divided into two panel discussions: the first panel discussion was held at the 16th meeting, on 10 March 2010; the second panel discussion was held at the 17th meeting, on the same day. 77. At the 16th meeting, a representative of OHCHR made introductory remarks on behalf of the High Commissioner for the first panel. At the same meeting, the following panellists of the first panel made statements: Marta Santos Pais, Tim Ekesa, Manfred Nowak, Lena Karlsson and Radhika Coomaraswamy. 78. During the ensuing panel discussion for the first panel at the 16th meeting, on the same day, the following made statements and asked the panellists questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Cameroon, China, Cuba, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Spain2 (on behalf of the European Union), Sudan2 (also on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Ukraine, United States of America, Uruguay (also on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States), Zambia; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Belarus, Colombia, Kenya, Lithuania, New Zealand (also on behalf of Australia and Canada), Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, United Republic of Tanzania; (c) Observer for the United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: UNICEF; (d) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie; (e) Observer for a national human rights institution: Advisory Council on Human Rights of Morocco; (f) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: International Save the Children Alliance (also on behalf of Defence for Children International, Foundation ECPAT International (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes), the International Catholic Child Bureau, Plan International, SOS Kinderdorf International, the Women’s World Summit Foundation, the World Organization against Torture and World Vision International), Plan International, Inc. (also on behalf of Foundation ECPAT International (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes), the International Catholic Child Bureau, International Federation Terre des Hommes, SOS Kinderdorf International, the Women’s World Summit Foundation and World Vision International), World Organization against Torture (also on behalf of the International Catholic Child Bureau, Plan International and SOS Kinderdorf International), World Vision International (also on behalf of Foundation ECPAT International (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes), the International Catholic Child Bureau, the International Council of Women, Plan International, SOS Kinderdorf International and the Women’s World Summit Foundation). 79. At the 16th meeting, the panellists of the first panel answered questions and made comments. 80. Also at the same meeting, the panellists of the first panel made their concluding remarks. 94

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