E/2012/27 E/CN.6/2012/16 50. Presentations were made by Mr. Mohamed Chafiki, Director, Studies and Financial Forecasts, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Morocco; Ms. María Dolores Almeida, Vice-Minister of Finance, Ecuador; Dr. Ing Kantha Phavi, Minister for Women’s Affairs and Chair of the Cambodian National Council for Women; and Mr. Gerhard Steger, Director General for Budget and Public Finances, Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria. 51. The Commission held a dialogue with the panellists, in which the representatives of the following participated: Dominican Republic, Islamic Republic of Iran, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, China, Israel, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Italy, El Salvador and United States. Observers for the following also participated: Norway (on behalf of Nordic countries), South Africa, Morocco, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Switzerland, Jordan, Paraguay, Indonesia, Canada, Portugal, Panama, Nigeria, Kenya, the Congo and Mexico. 52. The representatives of the following non-governmental organizations also participated: Education International, Fédération européenne des femmes actives au foyer, Interregional Union of Life Help for Mentally Handicapped Persons “Sail of Hope”, and Mujer para la Mujer. Progress in the implementation of the agreed conclusions of the fifty-second session of the Commission: financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women: focus on the perspective of international organizations and multilateral development partners 3 53. At its 9th meeting, on 1 March, the Commission held an expert panel discussion on the review theme on “Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women: focus on the perspective of international organizations and multilateral development partners”, moderated by the Vice-Chair, Irina Velichko (Belarus). 54. Presentations were made by Ms. Lydia Alpizar, Executive Director, Association for Women’s Rights in Development; Ms. Jeni Klugman, Director, Gender and Development, World Bank; Ms. Patti O’Neill, Deputy Head, Development Cooperation Directorate’s Policy Division, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; Ms. Saraswathi Menon, Director, Policy Division, UN-Women; and Ms. Liane Schalatek, Associate Director, Heinrich Böll Foundation North America. 55. The Commission then engaged in an interactive dialogue with the representatives of Israel and the Philippines. The observers for Iceland (on behalf of the Nordic countries), South Africa, Switzerland, Morocco, Canada, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, Australia, Solomon Islands and Mexico also participated. 56. The observer for the European Union also participated. 57. The representatives of the following non-governmental organizations also participated: International Trade Union Confederation (also on behalf of Education International and Public Services International), Rural Development Leadership __________________ 3 34 See E/CN.6/2012/CRP.6 for the Moderator’s summary of the panel discussion, available from the website of the Commission. 12-27405