A/HRC/4/123 page 50 the Children Alliance (also on behalf of Defence for Children International, ECPAT International, Franciscans International, International Alliance of Women, International Federation of Social Workers, Plan International, Inc. and SOS-Kinderdorf International), Union de l’action féminine, World Organization Against Torture (also on behalf of Defence for Children International, International Alliance of Women, International Catholic Child Bureau, International Federation of Social Workers, International Federation of Terre des Hommes, Plan International, International Save the Children Alliance, SOS-Kinderdorf International, World Movement of Mothers and World Vision International) and World Population Foundation. 126. At the end of the special event concluding remarks were made by Ms. Landgren, Mr. Butchart, Ms. Noguchi, Ms. Cecchetti, Mr. Bacre Waly Ndiaye, Director of the Human Rights Procedures Division, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Pinheiro and the President of the Council. 2. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 127. At the 23rd meeting, on 26 March 2007, the Council held a special event on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with the participation of the following panellists: Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Don MacKay, Permanent Representative of New Zealand and Chair of the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, Ms. Sheikh Hissa Khalika bin Ahmed Al-Thani, Special Rapporteur on disability of the Commission for Social Development, Mr. Monthian Buntan, President of the Thailand Association of the Blind and Mr. Lex Grandia, Representative of the International Disability Caucus. 128. The special event was opened by a statement by Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, followed by statements by the other panellists. 129. During the special event, at the same meeting, Ms. Amparo Valcarce Garcia, Secretary of State for Social Services, Family and Disabilities of Spain, also made a statement. At the same meeting, the following delegations made statements and put questions to the aforementioned panellists, who in an interactive dialogue format made remarks and responded to statements made: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Finland (on behalf of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), Germany (on behalf of the European Union), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Tunisia and Uruguay; (b) Observers for the following States: Austria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Honduras, Italy, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Sudan, Thailand, United Republic of Tanzania and United States of America;