A/HRC/44/2
(c)
Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related
organizations: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP);
(d)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Earthjustice, Global Institute
for Water, Environment and Health, Health and Environment Program.
76.
At the same meeting, the panellists of the second panel answered questions and
made their concluding remarks.
Panel discussion on the impacts, opportunities and challenges of new and emerging
digital technologies with regard to the promotion and protection of human rights
77.
At the 13th meeting, on 8 July 2020, the Human Rights Council held, pursuant to
Council resolution 41/11, a panel discussion on the impacts, opportunities and challenges of
new and emerging digital technologies with regard to the promotion and protection of
human rights.
78.
At the same meeting, the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human
Rights made an opening statement for the panel.
79.
Also at the same meeting, the following panellists made statements: the Minister for
Communications of Ghana, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (by video message); the Member of the
Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, Changrok Soh (by video message); the
Executive Director of Derechos Digitales, María Paz Canales (by video message); and the
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Microsoft, Steve Crown (by video
message).
80.
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:
Azerbaijan21 (on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries), Denmark (also on
behalf of Estonia, Iceland, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden), Germany,
Germany (also on behalf of Austria, Brazil, Liechtenstein and Mexico), Qatar, Republic of
Korea (also on behalf of Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Morocco and Singapore), Sweden 22
(also on behalf of Brazil, Nigeria and Tunisia), Vanuatu23 (also on behalf of the Bahamas,
Fiji, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Singapore and TimorLeste);
(b)
Representative of an observer State: Thailand;
(c)
Observers for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related
organizations: UN Women, UNICEF;
(d)
Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union;
(e)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Minority Rights Group (by
video message), Society for Threatened Peoples (by video message), World Jewish
Congress.
81.
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GE.
The following made statements during the second speaking slot for the panel:
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.
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