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25. Observers for the following non-governmental organizations also participated
in the dialogue: International Federation of University Women, Project 5-0; and the
Women’s National Commission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland.
B.
Women’s human rights and the elimination of all forms of violence
against women and girls as defined in the Beijing Platform for
Action and the outcome documents of the General Assembly
entitled: “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace
for the twenty-first century”
26. At its 3rd meeting, on 4 March, the Commission held a panel discussion and
dialogue on women’s human rights and the elimination of all forms of violence
against women and girls as defined in the Beijing Platform for Action and the
outcome documents of the General Assembly entitled: “Women 2000: gender
equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century” (agenda item 3 (c) (i)).
27. Presentations were made by the following experts: Ms. Zhang Lixi (China),
Vice President, China’s Women’s University, Beijing; Justice Vera Duarte Lobo de
Pina (Cape Verde), Coordinator, National Committee on Human Rights (Cape
Verde); Ms. Barbara Limanowska (Poland), Special Adviser on trafficking for
various international organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and Ms. Ayse Feride
Acar (Turkey) Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women.
28. The Commission then held a dialogue with the panel of experts in which the
following delegations participated: Benin, Botswana, Croatia, Cuba, Greece (on
behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the
European Union), Israel, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, the Russian
Federation, Senegal, the United Republic of Tanzania and the United States of
America.
29. Observers for the following non-governmental organizations also participated
in the dialogue: Asia Pacific Women’s Watch and Empowering Widows in
Development.
C.
High-level round table of the Commission on the Status of Women
on national experiences in institutional capacity-building
30. At its 4th meeting, on 4 March, the Commission held a high-level round table
on national experiences in institutional capacity-building in which the following
delegations took part: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Canada, Chile, Congo, Croatia, Cuba, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece (on behalf
of the European Union), Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia,
the Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, Tunisia and the
United States of America.
31. At the 14th meeting, on 14 March, the Commission decided to include the
Chairperson’s summary of the high-level round table (E/CN.6/2003/CRP.8) in the
report of the Commission (see annex III).
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