A/HRC/44/2 104. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting and at the 7th meeting, on 3 July 2020, the following made statements and asked the Special Rapporteur questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Angola, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of African States), Germany, India, Indonesia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines (by video message), Sweden33 (also on behalf of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway), Togo, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of Arab States)34; (b) Representatives of observer States: Azerbaijan, Belarus (by video message), Belgium, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Georgia, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Morocco, Myanmar, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Holy See (by video message); (c) Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: UNICEF; (d) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (e) Observer for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (by video message); (f) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII, China Society for Human Rights Studies (by video message), Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (by video message), Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd (also on behalf of Company of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul) (by video message), Defence for Children International, Edmund Rice International, Health and Environment Program, Ingenieurs du Monde, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. 105. At the 7th meeting, on 3 July 2020, the Special Rapporteur answered questions and made her concluding remarks. 106. At the 8th meeting, on the same day, the representatives of Bangladesh and Cuba made statements in exercise of the right of reply. Special Rapporteur on the right to education 107. At the 7th meeting, on 3 July 2020, the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Koumbou Boly Barry, presented her report (A/HRC/44/39 and Add.1–2) (by video message). 108. At the same meeting, the representatives of Qatar and Tunisia made statements as the States concerned. 109. Also at the same meeting, the national human rights institution, National Human Rights Committee of Qatar, made a statement (by video message). 33 34 24 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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