E/2010/27 E/CN.6/2010/11 Implementation of strategic objectives and action in critical areas of concern and further actions and initiatives: review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session and its contribution to shaping a gender perspective in the realization of the Millennium Development Goals 1. High-level round table 31. At its 4th meeting, on 1 March, the Commission held a high-level round table on the theme “Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session and its contribution to shaping a gender perspective in the realization of the Millennium Development Goals”. The high-level round table was convened as two parallel meetings, allowing for interaction among participants. High-level round table A 32. High-level round table A was chaired by the Chair of the Commission, Garen Nazarian (Armenia). 33. A presentation was made by the keynote speaker, Caren Grown, Economist-inResidence, American University, Washington, D.C. 34. The delegations of the following countries participated in the interactive dialogue: Indonesia, China, Greece, Spain, Mexico, Jordan, Azerbaijan, Panama, Germany, France, Pakistan, Tunisia, Portugal, Finland, Japan, Costa Rica, Eritrea, Switzerland, India, Egypt, Nicaragua, Zimbabwe, Belgium, Cameroon, Bangladesh and Australia. 35. The representative of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also participated. 36. The Commission heard responses by the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (on behalf of the organizations of the United Nations system) and by the representative of the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (on behalf of civil society organizations). 37. The keynote speaker made concluding remarks. High-level round table B 38. High-level round table B was chaired by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Cesare Maria Ragaglini. 39. A presentation was made by the keynote speaker, Lydia Alpízar Durán, Executive Director of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development, a nongovernmental organization in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council. 40. The delegations of the following countries participated in the interactive dialogue: Belarus, Canada, Italy, Israel, Norway, Qatar, Colombia, Republic of Korea, Morocco, Belgium, New Zealand, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Brazil, Philippines, Argentina, Syrian Arab Republic, Kazakhstan and South Africa. 58 10-30576