A/HRC/45/2 Sierra Leone, Thailand and Uruguay), El Salvador35 (also on behalf of Afghanistan, Australia, China, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland and the State of Palestine), Estonia36 (also on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden), Germany (on behalf of the European Union), India, Indonesia, Nepal, New Zealand 37 (on behalf of Burkina Faso, Colombia and Estonia), Nigeria, Pakistan (also on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Panama38 (also on behalf of the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica and Nicaragua), Peru (also on behalf of Ecuador) (by video message), Philippines (by video message), Republic of Korea, Sudan, Ukraine (also on behalf of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), United Arab Emirates39 (on behalf of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf), Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (b) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Costa Rica (also on behalf of Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia and Switzerland), Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Georgia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Niger, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, South Africa, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (c) Observers for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), UN Women; (d) Observer for a national human rights institution: Nigeria National Human Rights Commission (by video-message); (e) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Action Canada for Population and Development, Action of Human Movement, Africa culture Internationale, Al Baraem Association for Charitable Work, Alsalam Foundation, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, Asociacion HazteOir.org, Association culturelle des Tamouls en France, Association d’entraide médicale Guinée, Association Elmostakbell pour le développement, Association Ma’onah for Human Rights and Immigration, Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII (also on behalf of Alliance Defending Freedom, Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, Mouvement International d’Apostolate des Milieux Sociaux Independants, New Humanity and World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations), Center for Environmental and Management Studies, Centre Europe - tiers monde (also on behalf of Andean Information Network, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales and International Association of Democratic Lawyers), Centre for Gender Justice and Women Empowerment, China NGO Network for International Exchanges, Chinese Association for International Understanding, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (also on behalf of Article 19: International Centre Against Censorship and International Center for Not-for-Profit Law), Commission of the 35 36 37 38 39 42 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. 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.