A/HRC/45/2 Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu and Zambia) (by video message), Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (b) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (by video message); (c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: International Organization of la Francophonie (by video message); (d) Observers for national human rights institutions: Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (by video message), Public Defender’s Office of Georgia; (e) Observers for non-governmental organizations: African Green Foundation International, American Association of Jurists (also on behalf of Habitat International Coalition, International Association of Democratic Lawyers, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peoples and Right Livelihood Award Foundation), Association d’entraide médicale Guinée, Association for the Protection of Women and Children’s Rights, Association of World Citizens, Association pour l’intégration et le développement durable au Burundi, Center for Organisation Research and Education, Global Institute for Water Environment and Health, Global Welfare Association, Health and Environment Program, Human Rights House Foundation, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation for Human Rights Leagues (also on behalf of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation), International Lesbian and Gay Association, Liberation, Mother of Hope Cameroon Common Initiative Group, Organisation internationale pour les pays les moins avancés, Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Prahar, Servas International, Universal Rights Group, Villages unis, World Barua Organization, World Organisation Against Torture (also on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Franciscans International, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, International Drug Policy Consortium, International Federation for Human Rights Leagues and International Service for Human Rights). 938. At the same meeting, the representative of Georgia made a statement in exercise of the right of reply. E. Consideration of and action on draft proposals Technical assistance and capacity-building to further improve human rights in the Sudan 939. At the 37th meeting, on 6 October 2020, the representative of Burkina Faso, on behalf of the Group of African States, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.40 as orally revised, sponsored by Burkina Faso, on behalf of the Group of African States, and cosponsored by Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Qatar, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Subsequently, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine and the State of Palestine joined the sponsors. 940. At the same meeting, the representative of Germany, on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council, made general comments on the draft resolution as orally revised. 154