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1 Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen It gives me great pleasure to address you on behalf of the European Commission I want to thank the Austrian Government and the United Nations Economic C. Let me thank you Dr Alwan for identifying the health of mothers and children as a priority for WHO in the Region in the coming five years And let me thank your partners in the United Nations H4 group Unicef UNFPA UNAIDS UN Women the World Bank as w The meeting where we have to look ba ck assessing our achievements and lessons learned in implementing th e Aarhus Convention and where we have to look ahead and agree a LongTe rm Strategic Plan thus providing a framework for the future work unde r Secretary General Ban Ki Moon Excellencies Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of people of Afghanistan it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to this milestone conference marking a new Your Excellencies, Honorable Exhibition Curators, Distinguished guests and colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to open this impressive photojournalism exhibition, which explores the lives of Af Madame President,Excellencies,Some occupy the homeland of others, thousands of kilometers away from theirroutes, while others are bombarded daily in their own homes; their children murderedin the stre backlash regarding the acceptance of the simple right to educati, especially for girls. We willhave to think about how GCE can be translated into different national and social contexts. We will also n 1 2 In conclusion, I would like to say that it is a great honour for the government of Latvia to host this Meeting of the Parties in Riga during which we also can all celebrate the 10th Anniversary o The culmination of the Rome Conference was, of course, the adoption of the Rome Statute ofthe International Criminal Court. While the Rome Statute contains many significant andcomplex innovations, it 1 Peter . 2:9-12. “. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. But . you are . a chosen race, a. royal . priesthood, a. . holy nation. , . a people for. . God’s. . own possession. , so that you may proclaim the . excellencies. of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; .