A/HRC/45/2 96. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism questions: (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Netherlands, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Philippines (by video message), Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (by video message); (b) Representatives of observer States: Canada, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia (by video message), New Zealand, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (by video message), CIVISCUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, International Commission of Jurists, Jubilee Campaign (by video message). 97. At the same meeting, the Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar answered questions and made his concluding remarks. D. Enhanced interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the human rights impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 98. At the 2nd meeting, on 14 September 2020, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights provided, pursuant to President’s statement (PRST 43/1), an oral update on the human rights impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. 99. At the same meeting, the following made statements: the Deputy Director-General for Policy of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Martha E. Newton, and the Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Health Emergencies Program, Mike Ryan (by video message). 100. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, and at the 3rd meeting, on 15 September 2020, the following made statements and asked the High Commissioner questions: (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of African States), Cameroon, Fiji (by video message), Finland 11 (also on behalf of Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden), Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique12 (on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries), Namibia (by video message), Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, Togo, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (by video message); (b) Representatives of observer States: Albania, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Georgia, Greece, Guyana, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malaysia (by video message), Maldives, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (by video message), Nauru (by video message), Paraguay, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, 11 12 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. 23

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