E/2011/27 E/CN.6/2011/12 9. At the same meeting, introductory statements were made by the UnderSecretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), and by the Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 10. Also at the same meeting, the distinguished guest speaker, Mrs. Emine Erdogan (Turkey), addressed the Commission. 11. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Argentina (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) and Namibia (on behalf of the Southern African Development Community). 12. Statements were also made by the observers for Hungary (on behalf of the European Union), Chile (on behalf of the Rio Group), the Bahamas (on behalf of the Caribbean Community), Kiribati (on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum), Indonesia (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Georgia, Ghana, Brazil and Mexico. 13. At the 6th meeting, on 24 February, statements were made by the representatives of Sweden, China, Italy, Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Namibia, Senegal, El Salvador, Turkey and Uruguay. 14. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for Liberia, Kenya, Australia, Zambia, the Bahamas, Luxembourg, Canada, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Iran (Islamic Republic of), France, Qatar, Nigeria, Indonesia, Mali, Jordan, Chile, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece and Panama. 15. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women, a non-governmental organization, made a statement. 16. At the 7th meeting, on 24 February, statements were made by the representatives of Pakistan, Niger, Haiti, Spain, Gabon, Paraguay, Cambodia, Japan, Argentina, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Israel and Germany. 17. At the same meeting, statements were also made by the observers for Norway, Mozambique (on behalf of the African Group), Finland, Cameroon, Honduras, Burkina Faso, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Barbados, Nauru (on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States), Timor-Leste, Poland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Portugal, Angola, Kazakhstan, Maldives, New Zealand, Costa Rica and the Sudan. 18. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality and African Women’s Development and Communication Network, a non-governmental organization. 19. At its 9th meeting, on 28 February, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, made a statement. 20. At the same meeting, the Commission continued its general discussion and heard statements by the representatives of Guinea, the United States of America, Armenia, India, Eritrea, Cuba, the Central African Republic and Swaziland. 21. At the same meeting, statements were also made by the observers for Togo, Slovenia, Thailand, Burundi, Croatia, Egypt, Viet Nam, Yemen, the Congo, the 11-28654 29