A/HRC/45/2 III. Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development A. Panel discussions Biennial panel discussion on the right to development 127. At the 7th meeting, on 17 September 2020, the Human Rights Council held, pursuant to Council resolution 42/23, a biennial panel discussion on the right to development. 128. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid (by video message), and the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (by video message) made opening statements for the panel discussion. 129. At the same meeting, the following panellists made statements: the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Vaqif Sadiqov; the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Isabelle Durant; the Executive Director of the South Centre, Carlos Correa; and the Main representative of the Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII to the United Nations in Geneva and Coordinator of the Working Group on the Right to Development of the Forum of Catholic-Inspired NGOs in Geneva, Maria Mercedes Rossi. 130. 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: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of African States), India, Maldives15 (also on behalf of the Bahamas, Fiji, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Singapore and Vanuatu), Mauritania, Qatar, United Arab Emirates16 (on behalf of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf), Viet Nam17 (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations); (b) Representatives of observer States: Cuba, Morocco, Sierra Leone; (c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Iuventum (by video message), International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, Sikh Human Rights Group. 131. During the discussion for the second slot, at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the panellists questions: 15 16 17 28 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.