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PHILIPPINES
CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES
AND THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
Geneva, Switzerland
5 July 2016
OPENING STATEMENT
H.E. Ambassador (Mrs.) CECILIA REBONG
Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations and other
International Organizations in Geneva
and Head of the Philippine Delegation
Madam Chairperson Yoko Hayashi;
Vice Chairpersons Barbara Bailey, Naela Gabr, and Dalia Leinarte;
Committee Country Rapporteur Ms Ismat Jahan;
Other members of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women;
Representatives from the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines,
the non-government and civil society organizations from the Philippines who are with
us in this chamber today:
Good morning to all of you.
I am Ambassador Cecilia Rebong, the Permanent Representative of the
Philippines to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva,
and I head the Philippine delegation in this constructive dialogue with the Committee.
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