E/2016/27 E/CN.6/2016/22 12. At the 2nd meeting, on 14 March, the President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session, Mogens Lykketoft (Denmark), and the Secretary-General addressed the Commission. 13. At the same meeting, a statement was made by the Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council, Jürg Lauber (Switzerland). 14. Also at the same meeting, introductory statements were made by the UnderSecretary-General/Executive Director for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), the Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Special Rapporteur of the Human Ri ghts Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences. 15. Also at the 2nd meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the United Republic of Tanzania (on behalf of the African Group), the Dominican Republic (on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) and Guyana (on behalf of the Caribbean Community). 16. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers of Thailand (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China), the Netherlands (on behalf of the European Union), Viet Nam (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Honduras (also on behalf of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic, comprising the Central American Integration System), Slovenia (also on behalf of Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Greece, Ireland, Jordan, Mali, Norway, Panama, Switzerland, South Africa and Thailand, comprising the Human Security Network), Nauru (on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States), the Gambia, Nepal, Kazakhstan and Denmark. 17. At the 4th meeting, on 15 March, statements were made by the representatives of Japan, Israel, the Republic of Korea, Brazil, Cuba, Paraguay and Belgium. 18. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers of Botswana (on behalf of the Southern African Development Community), Papua New Guinea (on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum), Canada, Morocco, Angola, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Peru, Poland, Kuwait, Iceland, Austria, Mozambique, South Africa, Bahrain, Côte d’Ivoire, Norway, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Mali, Latvia, Sweden and Nigeria. 19. At the 5th meeting, on 15 March, statements were made by the representatives of Indonesia, Malawi, India, Liberia, Ghana, the Dominican Republic, Mongo lia, El Salvador, Kenya, Liechtenstein, China and Uganda. 20. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers of the Philippines, Tunisia, Trinidad and Tobago, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Honduras, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Viet Nam, Estonia, the United Arab Emirates, France, Jordan, Afghanistan, Suriname, Zambia, Mauritius, the Republic of Moldova, Sri Lanka, Mauritania and South Sudan. 21. At the 6th meeting, on 15 March, statements were made by the representative s of the United Republic of Tanzania, Pakistan, Egypt, Switzerland, the Russian Federation, the Congo and Spain. 22. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers of Botswana, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Mexico, Argentina, Turkmenistan, Hungary, Bahamas, Chile, 16-05842 43/62