A/HRC/S-7/2 page 8 F. Statements 15. At the 1st meeting, on 22 May 2008, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made a statement. 16. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier de Schutter, made a statement. 17. Also at the same meeting, a member of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Eibe Riedel, made a statement. 18. At the same meeting, and at the 2nd meeting, on the same day, statements were made by the following: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt (also on behalf of the Group of African States), France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Palestine1 (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union and Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine), South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2 (also on behalf of Bolivia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua), Zambia; (b) Observers for non-member States: Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Haiti, Iceland, Ireland, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Maldives, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam; (c) Observer for the Holy See; (d) Observers for intergovernmental organizations: African Union, International Organization of la Francophonie, Organization of the Islamic Conference; (e) Observers for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, World Food Programme; 1 Observer of the Council speaking on behalf of States members and observer States. 2 Observer State of the Council speaking on behalf of States members and observer States.