A/HRC/44/2 (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Armenia, Australia, India (by video message), Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Senegal, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (b) Representatives of observer States: China, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Panama, Russian Federation; (c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International (by video message), HelpAge International (also on behalf of International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse) (by video message), Institut International pour les Droits et le Développement. 82. At the same meeting, the panellists answered questions and made their concluding remarks (by video teleconference). Panel discussion on human rights and climate change 83. At the 14th meeting, on 8 July 2020, the Human Rights Council held, pursuant to Council resolution 41/21, a panel discussion on the theme “Promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of climate change.” 84. At the same meeting, the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights made an opening statement for the panel. 85. At the same meeting, the following panellists made statements: the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas Aguilar; the President of Handicapables Association of Cagayan in the Philippines, Amalia A. Decena (by video message); the Assistant Professor at the McGill University Faculty of Law and Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and the Environment, Sébastien Jodoin (by video message); and the Programme Officer at the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda, Deborah Iyute Oyuu (by video message). 86. The ensuing panel discussion was divided into two slots, which were held at the same meeting. During the first speaking slot, the following made statements and asked the panellists questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Azerbaijan24 (on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries), Bangladesh (also on behalf of the Philippines and Viet Nam), Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of African States), Fiji (by video message), Finland25 (also on behalf of Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden), Mexico (also on behalf of Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru and Uruguay), Nauru26 (also on behalf of the Bahamas, Fiji, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Singapore, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu), Nepal, Viet Nam27 (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations); (b) Representative of an observer State: Ecuador; (c) Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: UN Women; (d) 24 25 26 27 20 Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; 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. 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.