A/HRC/S-18/2 F. Statements 15. At the 1st meeting, on 2 December 2011, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made a statement. 16. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council listened to a pre-recorded statement read by the independent expert in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, on behalf of all special procedures mandate holders, at the request of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures. 17. Also at the same meeting, the chairperson of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, Paulo Pinheiro, made a statement. 18. At the same meeting, the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic made a statement as the concerned country. 19. Also at the same meeting, on the same day, statements were made by the following States Members of the Human Rights Council: Angola, Austria, Belgium, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Ecuador (on behalf of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America–(Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Cuba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Nicaragua, Ecuador)), Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Maldives, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Poland (on behalf of the European Union), Qatar, Romania, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, the United States of America and Uruguay. 20. At the same meeting, on the same day, statements were made by the following observer States Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Iran (Islamic Republic of), the Republic of Korea, and Turkey, and by the League of Arab States. 21. At the 2nd meeting, on the same day, statements were made by the following: (a) Observer States of the Human Rights Council: Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Germany, Holy See, Honduras, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (b) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Human Rights Watch, Indian Movement “Tupaj Amaru”, International Commission of Jurists, the International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Rencontre africaine pour la défense des droits de l'homme, United Nations Watch, United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation, Union of Arab Jurists, General Arab Women Federation (joint statement). G. Action on the draft proposal 22. At the 2nd meeting, on 2 December 2011, the representative of Poland introduced draft resolution A/HRC/S-18/L.1, sponsored by Poland. Subsequently, Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, 8