E/2008/27 E/CN.6/2008/11 32. At its 16th meeting, on 7 March, the Commission took note of the moderator’s summary of the high-level round table. 1 High-level round table B 33. The Commission held a high-level round table chaired by Iya Tidjani (Cameroon.). 34. A statement was made by Mr. Dionisio Pérez Jácome Frincione, Vice-Minister of Expenditures, Ministry of Finance, Mexico, as keynote speaker. 35. The delegations of the following countries participated: Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Honduras, Kenya, New Zealand, the Niger, the Republic of Korea, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Viet Nam and Zambia. 36. Representatives of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and ILO also participated. 37. The representatives of the following non-governmental organizations also participated: Humanistisch Instituut voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, Development Alternatives for Women in a New Era and African Women’s Development and Communication Network. 38. At its 16th meeting, on 7 March, the Commission took note of the moderator’s summary of the high-level round table.1 Panel discussions under agenda 3 (a) (i) Key policy initiatives on financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women 39. At its 4th meeting, on 26 February, the Commission held a panel discussion on “Key policy initiatives on financing gender equality and the empowerment of women”. 40. Presentations were made by Isabella Bakker, Professor of Political Science at York University, Canada; Mireille Bruning-Stolz, Head of the Annual Reports Division, Central Bank of Suriname; Mayra Buvinic, Sector Director for Gender and Development, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network of the World Bank; Lydia Alpízar Durán, Executive Director of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development; Caren Grown, Economist-in-Residence in the Department of Economics, American University, Washington, D.C.; and Dubravka Šimonović, Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women. 41. The Commission then held a dialogue with the panellists, in which the following delegations participated: Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, __________________ 1 08-29062 See http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/52sess.htm. 35