A/HRC/30/55 Vice-Chair as a temporary measure to ensure continued smooth proceedings of the rest of the second session of the working group. The 5th meeting of the session was resumed in the afternoon. A representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), on behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, opened the meeting and, hearing no objection on the Chair’s proposal, proceeded to the election of a Vice-Chair. Guatemala nominated Luis Espinoza (Ecuador). With no other nominations, Luis Espinoza was elected as Vice-Chair of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on the draft United Nations declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, and he assumed the responsibility for the rest of the second session of the working group as a temporary measure. The Vice-Chair chaired the 5th, 6th and 7th meetings. B. Attendance 6. Representatives of the following States Members of the United Nations attended the meetings of the working group: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador (on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group), El Salvador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala (on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group), Italy, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of) (on behalf of the non-aligned movement), Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia (on behalf of the European Union), Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Romania, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). 7. The following non-Member States were represented as observers: Holy See. 8. The following intergovernmental organizations were represented at the meetings of the working group: the European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 9. The following non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council were represented: Foundation Bread for All, Center for Legal and Social Studies, Europe – Third World Centre, Friends World Committee for Consultation, Foodfirst Information and Action Network, Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Quaker United Nations Office, International Union of Food Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Associations, Réseau International des Droits Humains, VIVAT International, United Villages and American Association of Jurists. C. Documentation 10. The working group was provided with the new text of the draft declaration (A/HRC/WG.15/1/2) as well as the following documents: (a) Resolution 21/19 on the promotion and protection of human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas; (b) Resolution 26/26 on the promotion and protection of human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas; 4