A/HRC/S-21/2 20. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 made a statement on behalf of the Coordination Committee of the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. 21. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Israel and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine, Riad Malki, made statements as the States concerned. 22. At the same meeting, on the same day, statements were made by the following States Members of the Human Rights Council: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt5 (also on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Ethiopia (on behalf of the Group of African States), France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of)6 (also on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Ireland, Italy (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Japan, Kuwait, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan (also on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Peru, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Viet Nam. 23. At the same meeting, statements were made by the following observer States of the Human Rights Council: Qatar and Turkey. 24. At the 2nd meeting, on the same day, statements were made by the following: (a) Observer States of the Human Rights Council: Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Canada, Chad, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Guinea, Iceland, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, New Zealand, the Niger, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Switzerland, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay; (b) Observer for the Holy See; (c) Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: United Nations Children’s Fund; (d) Observers for intergovernmental organizations: African Union, Organization of Islamic Cooperation; (e) Observer for a national human rights institution: Independent Commission for Human Rights of Palestine; (f) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Action contre la faim; Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights; Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man; Amnesty International; Amuta for NGO Responsibility; BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights; Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies; Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities) (also on behalf of Dominicans for Justice and Peace — Order of Preachers); CIVICUS — World Alliance for Citizen Participation; Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations (also on behalf of B’nai B’rith); Defence for Children International; European Union of Jewish Students; General Arab Women Federation (also on behalf of International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination); Human Rights Watch; International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists; International Commission of Jurists; International Federation for Human Rights Leagues; International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human-Rights 5 6 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. 9