A/HRC/20/11 18. Questions raised concerned the contribution of the Olympics to the promotion of anti-discrimination policies and to boosting tolerance, the link between the Olympic Games and the Millennium Development Goals, the impact of the Paralympics on persons with disabilities, ways and means of involving the human rights machinery in the holding of such events, involving all countries and not only the host country in the preparations, facilitating the sharing of good practices on addressing concerns in terms of climate and sustainability, and whether participation should be limited to those countries that do not openly discriminate. Specific questions regarding the London Olympic Games asked how the organizing committee had chosen the legacy projects to be pursued and whether it had performed an ethical evaluation of the companies it had chosen to contract. IV. Comments and replies by the panellists 19. Sir Mills replied that the International Olympic Committee was working hard to deal with discrimination against women and girls in sports, and pointed out that progress had been made in a number of countries. He also reported that the Committee had undertaken a substantive due diligence test with regard to companies hired in the organization of the Olympic Games. 20. Mr. Nuzman stated that Brazil had created an interministerial group to follow up on progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, and referred in particular to advances in reducing poverty. He also underlined the fact that the International Olympic Committee only concluded partnerships with organizations whose work it believed was in accordance with the values of the Olympic movement. 21. Mr. Lukin referred to the issue of discrimination against women and girls, and added that the problem had to be seen in a broader context, including, for instance, the nonparticipation of men in artistic sports. He also stressed the need to dedicate attention to important environmental problems. V. Conclusion by the moderator 22. The moderator welcomed the timeliness of a discussion on this important issue and thanked the panellists and participants for their contributions before closing the meeting. 5