E/2010/27 E/CN.6/2010/11 16. At its 8th meeting, on 3 March, the Commission heard an introductory statement by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. 17. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Guinea, the Dominican Republic, Israel, Armenia, Pakistan, Colombia and Ecuador. 18. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for Ghana, Sierra Leone, Hungary, Timor-Leste, the Congo, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Egypt, Slovenia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Kuwait, Guatemala, Swaziland, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Australia, Panama, Antigua and Barbuda, Botswana, Malawi and Solomon Islands. 19. At the 11th meeting, on 6 March, statements were made by the representatives of Lesotho, Japan, Cambodia, the Niger, Togo, the United Arab Emirates, Eritrea and India. 20. At the same meeting, statements were also made by the observers for Liberia, Ireland, Jamaica, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Denmark, the Netherlands, Algeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, El Salvador, France, Guyana, Chile, Thailand, the Syrian Arab Republic, Bangladesh, Uruguay, Malta, Suriname, the Sudan and Benin. 21. Also at the same meeting, a statement was made by the representative of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 22. Also at the 11th meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the following non-governmental organizations: African Women’s Development and Communications Network (on behalf of the African Women’s Caucus); and Asia Pacific Women’s Watch (on behalf of Asia Pacific Caucus). 23. At the 13th meeting, on 8 March, statements were made by the representatives of Gabon, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Rwanda and Iraq. 24. At the same meeting, statements were also made by the observers for Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovakia, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Poland, Mali, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Marshall Islands, Saint Lucia, Georgia and Tuvalu, as well as by the observers for the Holy See and Palestine. 25. Also at the same meeting, the observers for the following intergovernmental organizations also made statements: League of Arab States; African Union; International Organization of la Francophonie; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Association of Economic and Social Councils and International Similar Institutions; International Organization for Migration; Economic Community of West African States; and International Fund for Agricultural Development. 26. Also at the 13th meeting, a statement was made by the representative of the non-governmental organization, Oxfam Great Britain (on behalf of the European Women’s Lobby). 27. At the same meeting, the representative of Turkey and the observer for Ethiopia made statements in exercise of the right of reply. 56 10-30576