E/2005/27 E/CN.6/2005/11 C. Addressing the linkages between the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly and the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration: progress, gaps and challenges 41. At its 8th meeting, on 2 March, the Commission held a panel discussion and dialogue on addressing the linkages between the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly and the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration: progress, gaps and challenges. 42. Presentations were made by the following panellists: Nknosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma, Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa; Zéphirin Diabré, Associate Administrator, UNDP; Professor Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex; Caren Grown, International Center for Research on Women, Washington, D.C.; and Susana Chiarotti Boero, Institute for Gender, Rights and Development, Rosario, Argentina. 43. Following the presentations, the Commission held a dialogue with the panellists, in which the following delegations participated: Bangladesh, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Cambodia, Canada, Egypt, Fiji, Germany, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Mexico, Netherlands, Palestine, South Africa and Turkey. 44. The representatives of the following non-governmental organizations also participated in the dialogue: United Cities and Local Governments; Global Unions Caucus; and International Council of Women. 45. At the resumed 20th meeting, on 22 March, the Commission decided to include the moderator’s summary of the panel discussion in the report of the Commission (see annex III). Presentation of the review and appraisal processes at the regional level: achievements, gaps and challenges 46. At its 10th meeting, on 4 March, the Commission held a panel discussion and dialogue on the presentation of the review and appraisal processes at the regional level: achievements, gaps and challenges. 47. Presentations were made by the following panellists: Josephine Ouedraogo, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa; Patrice Robineau, Acting Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe; Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean; Thelma Kay, Chief, Emerging Social Issues Division, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; and Fatima Sbaity-Kassem, Director, Centre for Women, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. 48. Following the presentations, the Commission held a dialogue with the panellists, in which the following delegations participated: Cuba, Israel, Palestine and Senegal. 37