A/HRC/15/36
Annex 1
[English only]
List of participants
States members of the United Nations represented by observers:
Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium Bolivia
(Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, Congo
(Democratic Republic of), Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq,
Japan, Kenya, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,
Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United States of America,
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Viet Nam.
Non-Member State represented by an observer: Holy See.
Donors represented by observers: German Technical Cooperation and the European
Commission.
United Nations mandates, mechanisms, bodies and specialized agencies, funds and
programmes represented by observers: International Labour Organization, Permanent
Forum on Indigenous Issues, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and
fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Institute
for Training and Research and World Health Organization.
Intergovernmental organizations, regional organizations and mechanisms in the field of
human rights represented by observers: European Union and the World Bank.
National human rights institutions represented by observers: Australia Human Rights
Commission and the New Zealand Human Rights Commission.
Academics and experts on indigenous issues represented by observers of the following
institutions: Bielefeld University, Graduate Institute of International and Development
Studies, Harvard University, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Middlesex University,
Technische University, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Universidad Autonoma de
Madrid, Universidad del Rosario de Colombia, Universidad Carlos III, Universidad
Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Université de Grenoble, University of Arizona,
University of Auckland, University of Berlin Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems,
University of Essex, University of Lüneburg, University of Tulsa, University of Vienna
and University of Zurich.
Non-governmental organizations as well as indigenous nations, peoples and organizations
represented by observers:
Aathpahariya Kirat Rai Samaj, Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia,
Aktionsgruppe Indianer and Menschenrechte, African Commission on Health Promoters
and Human Rights, Agence Kanak de Developpement, Agencia Internacional de Prensa
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