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15 February 2021 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon opened its remote seventy-eighth session, hearing a statement by Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and representative of the Secretary-General. The Committee also adopted its agenda and organization of work. Ms. Brands Kehris said that as a former treaty body member, she was fully aware of the Committee’s great responsibility and of the many challenges facing the treaty body system, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and commended the Committee’s decision, along with that of six other treaty bodies, to test online State party reviews on an exceptional basis while in-person meetings were not possible because of the pandemic.

United statesEast timorNatasha stott despojaHilary gbedemahLeticia bonifaz alfonzoCommittee expertsUnited nations office at genevaCommittee chairpersonHuman rights councilUnited nationsOffice of the highIlze brands kehrisAssistant secretary generalHuman rightsBrands kehrisMember states