A/HRC/2/9 page 50 Women and Children, Interfaith International, International Alliance of Women, International Council of Women, the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women’s Association, Soroptimist International, the Women’s Federation for World Peace International, Women’s International Zionist Organization, Women’s World Summit Foundation, the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women, World Movement of Mothers, World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations, Worldwide Organization for Women and Zonta International), the International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples, International Women’s Rights Action Watch (also on behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Center for Women’s Global Leadership, International Alliance of Women, Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women’s Association, Pax Romana, World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations, Worldwide Organization for Women and Zonta International), Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Lutheran World Federation (also on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, International Alliance of Women, International Council of Jewish Women, International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism, the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women, the World Federation of United Nations Associations and World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations), Movement against Racism and for Friendship among Peoples, Pax Romana (also on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, International Alliance of Women, the International Federation of University Women and International Women’s Rights Action Watch) and United Nations Watch. H. Progress report of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the Review of Mandates 158. At the 25th meeting, on 3 October 2006, Mr. Tomáš Husák, Vice-President (Czech Republic), Mr. Musa Burayzat, Vice-President (Jordan), and Mr. Blaise Godet, Vice-President (Switzerland), of the Council, in their capacity as facilitators of the above-mentioned Working Group presented updates on the progress made during the various informal consultations on the review of mandates, the future expert advice mechanism and the complaint procedure, respectively, that took place prior to the second session of the Council. 159. During the ensuing discussion, at the same meeting, the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (on behalf of the Group of Like-Minded States), Cuba, Ecuador, Finland (on behalf of the European Union, acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization and association and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine), India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Peru, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia (on behalf of the Group of Asian States), Switzerland and Tunisia; (b) Observers for the following States: Chile, Colombia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Norway, Singapore and Thailand; (c) Observer for Palestine;