A/HRC/41/2
137. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 11th and 12th meetings, on the same
day, the following made statements and asked the Chair of the Working Group questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council:
Afghanistan, Angola (on behalf of the Group of African States), Argentina (also on behalf
of Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay), Australia,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Colombia27 (also on behalf of Argentina, Chile, Guatemala,
Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay), Croatia, Cuba, Eritrea, Fiji, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden 28 (also on behalf of
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway), Tunisia;
(b)
Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Armenia, Belgium, Bolivia
(Plurinational State of), Botswana, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia,
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Madagascar, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar,
Netherlands, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates,
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);
(c)
Observers for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related
organizations: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UNICEF;
(d)
Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union;
(e)
Observer for a national human rights institution: Australian Human Rights
Commission;
(f)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Action Canada for
Population and Development, Association for Women’s Rights in Development, Christian
Aid (also on behalf of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), Conectas
Direitos Humanos, Federation for Women and Family Planning, Human Rights Law Centre
(also on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation Family Violence
Prevention and Legal Service (Victoria)), International Commission of Jurists, International
Federation of ACAT, International Lesbian and Gay Association, International Service for
Human Rights, Make Mothers Matter, Sikh Human Rights Group, Youth Coalition for
Sexual and Reproductive Rights.
138. At the 11th and 12th meetings, on the same day, the Chair of the Working Group
answered questions and made her concluding remarks.
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and
other business enterprises
139. At the 10th meeting, on 27 June 2019, the Chair of the Working Group on the issue
of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Surya Deva,
presented the reports of the Working Group (A/HRC/41/43 and Add.1-2).
140. At the 11th meeting, on the same day, the representatives of Kenya and Thailand
made statements as the States concerned.
141. At the same meeting, the national human rights institution, Kenya National
Commission on Human Rights, made a statement.
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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.
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