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27. A statement was made by the representative of the Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia.
28. A statement was also made by the representative of the Statistical Division of
the United Nations.
29. The representatives of the following non-governmental organizations made
statements: Development Alternatives for Women for a New Era; Mahila Dkshata
Samita; and Oxfam-Great Britain.
30. At the 16th meeting, on 12 March, the Commission decided to include the
Chairperson’s summary of the high-level round table (E/CN.6/2003/CRP.11) in the
report of the Commission (see annex I).
Panel discussions on agenda item 3 (c)
B.
Women’s equal participation in conflict prevention, management
and conflict resolution and in post-conflict peace-building
31. At its 4th meeting, on 2 March, the Commission held a panel discussion and
dialogue on women’s equal participation in conflict prevention, management and
conflict resolution and in post-conflict peace-building (agenda item 3 (c) (ii)).
32. Presentations were made by the following experts: Ms. Nancy Rocío Tapias
Torredo (Colombia), consultant on the gender issues oversight, Presidential
Advisory Council for the Equality of Women; Ms. Lois Lewis Bruthus (Liberia),
Director-General of the Organization for Children and Adolescent Mothers;
Ms. Ariane Brunet (Canada), responsible for programming women’s human rights at
Rights and Democracy, a non-partisan organization with an international mandate;
Ms. Amal Adib Sabbagh (Jordan), Secretary-General of the Jordanian National
Commission for Women; and Mr. Yusuf Mahmoud, Director, Africa II Division,
Department of Political Affairs of the Secretariat.
33. The Commission then held a dialogue with the panel of experts, in which the
following delegations participated: Croatia, Namibia, Norway, Senegal, Chile,
Canada, Pakistan, Cuba, Ireland (on behalf of the European Union), Ghana, the
Netherlands, the Philippines, Tunisia, Sweden, Zambia, Japan, the Congo and
Azerbaijan.
34. The representative of the International Organization for Migration, an
intergovernmental organization, also participated in the dialogue.
35. The representatives of the following non-governmental organizations in
consultative status with the Economic and Social Council participated in the
dialogue: Empowering Widows in Development; Human Rights Advocates; and
Institute of Objective Studies.
36. At the 16th meeting, on 12 March, the Commission decided to include the
Moderator’s summary of the panel discussion (E/CN.6/2003/CRP.9) in the report of
the Commission (see annex II).
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