The Women of Iraq: Conflicts and Peace Building



ONLINEWOMEN BULLETIN: March 21, 2003

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This bulletin highlights Asia Pacific women’s involvement in politics,
governance, decision-making and transformative leadership. On this
bulletin you will find summaries of the data and information we have
recently uploaded in our website http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org
plus announcements of events and other women-focused news stories from
around the world. For full details visit
http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org . If you do not have full Internet
access we can send you the full copies of the documents you want in TXT
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SHE SAID
New Zealand PM Helen Clark on the AMerica's & Britain's military strike
against Iraq:
"It is a matter of profound regret to us that some of our closest
friends have chosen to stand outside the Security Council at this point,
for a new and dangerous precedent is being set."


On this issue:
A. Events
1. TRAINING OF TRAINERS IN GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (TWGD-8)
2. TITLE: TRAINING WORKSHOP ON GENDER, CITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNANCE
(GCG-5)
3. 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL
PARTNERS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS

B. News
1. New Zealand PM Helen Clark sticks to guns in Iraq debate
2. US: Women lose ground in pipeline for public office
3. Women still find slow rise to power positions
4. Arab Women: Staying alive
5. In her own words: Mina Sahib talks about the women of Iraq


C. New Documents on Onlinewomeninpolitics.org
1. The Women of Iraq: Conflicts and Peace Building
2. Second class: The legal status of Iranian women (2000)
3. Unfinished democracy (2000)
4. Women's political participation (1997)


*********************************************************************************************************************************************



EVENTS

TRAINING OF TRAINERS IN GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
STARTING DATE:  09 June 2003    ENDING DATE:   27 June 2003
VENUE:     KIT in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
CONTACT PERSON/S:     Ingrid Jäger- KIT Gender Co-ordinator
EMAIL:  Gender@kit.nl
WEBSITE:  http://www.kit.nl/gender
DETAILS:
Training of Trainers in Gender and Development (TWGD-8) is designed for
(potential) gender trainers who wish to improve their gender analytical
skills and knowledge of participatory training methodology. The
workshops will be conducted in English and will take place at KIT in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The deadlines for submission of application
forms for joining the workshops are: TWGD-8: March 31, 2003. Please note
that participants are required to arrange their own sponsorship. Should
you have further inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the KIT
Gender Co-ordinator,
Ingrid Jäger.
KONINKLIJK INSTITUUT VOOR DE TROPEN ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE KIT
Gender Linnaeusstraat 35f
P.O. Box 95001 1090 HA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: + 31 20 568 8306
Fax: + 31 20 568 8409


TRAINING WORKSHOP ON GENDER, CITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNANCE
STARTING DATE:  12 September 2003    ENDING DATE:   19 September 2003
VENUE:     KIT in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
CONTACT PERSON/S:     Ingrid Jäger- KIT Gender Co-ordinator
EMAIL:  Gender@kit.nl
WEBSITE:  http://www.kit.nl/gender
DETAILS:
Training Workshop on Gender, Citizenship and Governance (GCG-5) is
geared towards activists, researchers and policy makers active in the
field of gender and development. To enable them to better apply
analytical tools and strategies to ensure that gender equity and
equality are prioritised in the governance agenda. The workshops will be
conducted in English and will take place at KIT in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. The deadlines for submission of application forms for
joining the workshops are:GCG-5: June 1, 2003 Please note that
participants are required to arrange their own sponsorship. Should you
have further inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the KIT Gender
Co-ordinator,
Ingrid Jäger.
KONINKLIJK INSTITUUT VOOR DE TROPEN ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE KIT
Gender Linnaeusstraat 35f
P.O. Box 95001 1090 HA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: + 31 20 568 8306
Fax: + 31 20 568 8409


12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL
PARTNERS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
STARTING DATE:  24 April 2003    ENDING DATE:   25 April 2003
VENUE:     United Nations Headquarters in New York City
CONTACT PERSON/S:     Dr. Christine K. Durbak, Chair World Information
Transfer, Inc.
EMAIL:  wit1986@aol.com
WEBSITE:  http://www.worldinfo.org
DETAILS:
12th International Conference on Health and the Environment: Global
Partners for Global Solutions, which will be held on April 24th and 25th
2003 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The theme this
year is WATER and HEALTH: PROBLEMS and SOLUTIONS. The conferences held
at the United Nations since 1992, are widely acclaimed for their quality
of presentations and participants. This Conference is particularly
relevant since 2003 is the United Nations International Year of Fresh
Water. We would be honored if you are personally able to attend our
conference. We would also like to extend this invitation to others whom
you feel will benefit from learning about this very important topic.
Although our conference is free, due to very strict security
requirements at the United Nations, registration is mandatory, in
advance by mail, e-mail or fax ONLY.
For more info email
Dr. Christine K. Durbak,
Chair World Information Transfer, Inc.
451 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor New York, NY 10016
Fax: 212-686-2172
Conference e-mail: wit1986@aol.com



To view more announcements, visit our Online Calendar:
http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/Asp_Files/eventnopost.asp
To post your events for FREE, go to
http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/asp/calendar.asp


NEWS

New Zealand: Clark sticks to guns in Iraq debate
Prime Minister Helen Clark yesterday described the imminent military
strike by the "coalition of the willing" against Iraq as a "dangerous
precedent" which could erode their moral authority in the future. In the
first parliamentary debate on the Iraq crisis, Helen Clark carefully
avoided criticism of the United States, Britain or Australia, saying:
"Our Government is determined that this difference of opinion,
substantial as it is, will not damage long-standing friendships which we
value."
Continue:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3250750&thesection=news&thesubsection=general



US: Women lose ground in pipeline for public office
Thirty years into the women's political movement, there is a worrisome
drop-off in the number of women running for office. Strategies to usher
more women into the political pipeline was the focus of a conference
sponsored earlier this month by the bipartisan White House Project.
Women are nowhere near parity in politics in this country, unlike the
continuing breakthroughs made in fields of law and medicine since the
early 1970s, said the conference's experts. By way of contrast, women
from other nations explained the steps they took to successfully raise
the number of women holding public office.
Continue: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1255


Women still find slow rise to power positions
Women are making slow progress in moving into the top ranks of Canadian
companies, but still hold just 14 per cent of corporate officer
positions, according to a new study by Toronto research firm Catalyst
Canada. A review of Canada's 500 largest companies found that women have
made strides since 1999, when 12 per cent of corporate officers were
women. But they fill just 752 of the 5,361 top corporate officer jobs in
Canada.
Continue:
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030313/RCATA/Business/Idx



Arab Women: Staying alive
Once there was a thriving Arab women's movement. Right now, survival is
our political act. Arab women are generally portrayed as victimised,
subservient. They sit next to silent, wide-eyed children in Iraqi
hospitals, they stumble among the ruins of their homes in Jenin. Many in
the west seem to think they need to be dragged out from under their
veils and scolded into standing up for themselves. But as we all try to
block, to temper, to survive the coming horror, it is crucial for
sympathisers in the west to understand the truth. The women's movement
started in Egypt, Palestine and Syria in the 1880s. By the 1960s women
in many Arab countries had the vote, equal pay for equal work and
maternity and childcare legislation that is still a dream in the west.
Massive women's organisations worked to improve women's education and
healthcare. Women (and men) campaigned for reforms in the personal laws
and notched up several successes. But now all this is on hold.
Continue: http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,913002,00.html


In her own words: Mina Sahib talks about the women of Iraq
Mina Sahib is a university student of Iraqi decent, busy with her school
work and “trying to keep up with all the war rhetoric on the news.” She
delivered this speech on March 8, International Women’s Day, to a packed
auditorium in Toronto in Canada.
Continue: http://www.rabble.ca/in_their_own_words.shtml?x=19820

For other women news visit our News section
http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/new.htm



NEW DOCUMENTS

The Women of Iraq: Conflicts and Peace Building
Relatively speaking, Iraqi women have many rights not seen in
neighboring Arab countries, including equal pay and the opportunity to
work in many professions. According to Nicholas D. Kristof , a New York
Times reporter, the Iraqi women can legally drive, uncover their heads,
and serve in the army. The Iraqi Women's Federation boasts a million and
half women members, spread out through the several provinces of Iraq. A
working Iraqi mother gets one year of maternity leave. In terms of
inheritance, women as well as men get what the law says, even the land.
And there is an 85 percent literacy rate among Iraqi women. Iraqi women
became among the most educated and professional in the whole region.
However, as in many other places, conservative views did not
automatically change because women started working. And there existed
great differences between rural and urban women as well as women from
different social class backgrounds.
View the document: http://www.womensedge.org/ThewomenofIraq.htm


Second class: The legal status of Iranian women (2000)
In many ways, the Iranian revolution has brought to the fore the
discrepancy between reality and mental perceptions. But in no other
respect has the inconsistency been more apparent than in the private and
social lives of women. Soon after the revolution, Iranian women came to
discover the gap between the reality before them and the expectations
that had prompted them to take an active role in the course of the
revolution. They also realized the challenge that this gap was to pose
before them. It is because of the impact of the events resulting from
this historical challenge that many believe that the revolution has
given birth to a kind of paradox in the life of the Iranian women.
View the document: http://www.iranian.com/Opinion/2000/April/Women/


Unfinished democracy (2000)
Nearly everywhere, with the notable exception of countries like Kuwait,
laws entitle women to vote and be elected. But in reality, the
proportion of women in legislative bodies falls far short of
representing their percentage in the general population. The
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a Geneva-based organization comprising
139 parliaments, says that men still account for 86 per cent of the
world’s parliamentarians and that no country—not even in northern
Europe—has achieved total parity. In the former communist countries,
which once boasted some of the world’s highest rates of female
representation in politics, the percentages have fallen sharply since
1989.
View the document: http://www.unesco.org/courier/2000_06/uk/doss22.htm


Women's political participation (1997)
This paper was a journey along several signposts. The first being the
Beijing Platform for Action, which provides a firm and detailed
framework for policies for enhancing both women’s access to and
performance within decision-making bodies. Next were the key
recommendations of major international conferences dealing with these
issues, which elaborated as well as reaffirmed the principles and the
advocacy of the Platform for Action, while stressing various features
related to the entire sequence of institutions, actors, and processes
involved. Hence, the affirmation that the field on which to enact and
further women’s political participation is well-travelled, ripe for
further mileage, as well as ready for a reassessment of the ground
already covered.
View the document:
http://www.undp-pogar.org/publications/gender/karam1/index.html

For more documents related to the 12 critical areas of concern of the
Beijing platform for action visit our Beijing 12 section.
http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/bei12_1.htm


New Online Poll:
"Do you agree that any US attack on Iraq would be illegal without the
consent
of the United Nations?"
Vote now:  http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/index.htm#poll


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This bulletin highlights Asia Pacific women’s involvement in politics, 
governance, decision-making and transformative leadership. On this bulletin 
you will find summaries of the data and information we have recently 
uploaded in our website http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org plus 
announcements of events and other women-focused news stories from around 
the world. For full details visit http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org . If 
you do not have full Internet access we can send you the full copies of the 
documents you want in TXT or MSWord format. Thank you. 
***************************************************************************************************************************************************** 


SHE SAID
New Zealand PM Helen Clark on the AMerica's & Britain's military strike 
against Iraq:
"It is a matter of profound regret to us that some of our closest friends 
have chosen to stand outside the Security Council at this point, for a new 
and dangerous precedent is being set."


On this issue:
A. Events
1. TRAINING OF TRAINERS IN GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (TWGD-8)
2. TITLE: TRAINING WORKSHOP ON GENDER, CITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNANCE (GCG-5)
3. 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL 
PARTNERS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS

B. News
1. New Zealand PM Helen Clark sticks to guns in Iraq debate
2. US: Women lose ground in pipeline for public office
3. Women still find slow rise to power positions
4. Arab Women: Staying alive
5. In her own words: Mina Sahib talks about the women of Iraq


C. New Documents on Onlinewomeninpolitics.org
1. The Women of Iraq: Conflicts and Peace Building
2. Second class: The legal status of Iranian women (2000)
3. Unfinished democracy (2000)
4. Women's political participation (1997)


********************************************************************************************************************************************* 



EVENTS

TRAINING OF TRAINERS IN GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
STARTING DATE:  09 June 2003    ENDING DATE:   27 June 2003
VENUE:     KIT in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
CONTACT PERSON/S:     Ingrid Jäger- KIT Gender Co-ordinator
EMAIL:  Gender@kit.nl
WEBSITE:  http://www.kit.nl/gender
DETAILS:
Training of Trainers in Gender and Development (TWGD-8) is designed for 
(potential) gender trainers who wish to improve their gender analytical 
skills and knowledge of participatory training methodology. The workshops 
will be conducted in English and will take place at KIT in Amsterdam, The 
Netherlands. The deadlines for submission of application forms for joining 
the workshops are: TWGD-8: March 31, 2003. Please note that participants 
are required to arrange their own sponsorship. Should you have further 
inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the KIT Gender Co-ordinator,
Ingrid Jäger.
KONINKLIJK INSTITUUT VOOR DE TROPEN ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE KIT
Gender Linnaeusstraat 35f
P.O. Box 95001 1090 HA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: + 31 20 568 8306
Fax: + 31 20 568 8409


TRAINING WORKSHOP ON GENDER, CITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNANCE
STARTING DATE:  12 September 2003    ENDING DATE:   19 September 2003
VENUE:     KIT in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
CONTACT PERSON/S:     Ingrid Jäger- KIT Gender Co-ordinator
EMAIL:  Gender@kit.nl
WEBSITE:  http://www.kit.nl/gender
DETAILS:
Training Workshop on Gender, Citizenship and Governance (GCG-5) is geared 
towards activists, researchers and policy makers active in the field of 
gender and development. To enable them to better apply analytical tools and 
strategies to ensure that gender equity and equality are prioritised in the 
governance agenda. The workshops will be conducted in English and will take 
place at KIT in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The deadlines for submission of 
application forms for joining the workshops are:GCG-5: June 1, 2003 Please 
note that participants are required to arrange their own sponsorship. 
Should you have further inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the 
KIT Gender Co-ordinator,
Ingrid Jäger.
KONINKLIJK INSTITUUT VOOR DE TROPEN ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE KIT
Gender Linnaeusstraat 35f
P.O. Box 95001 1090 HA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: + 31 20 568 8306
Fax: + 31 20 568 8409


12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL 
PARTNERS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
STARTING DATE:  24 April 2003    ENDING DATE:   25 April 2003
VENUE:     United Nations Headquarters in New York City
CONTACT PERSON/S:     Dr. Christine K. Durbak, Chair World Information 
Transfer, Inc.
EMAIL:  wit1986@aol.com
WEBSITE:  http://www.worldinfo.org
DETAILS:
12th International Conference on Health and the Environment: Global 
Partners for Global Solutions, which will be held on April 24th and 25th 
2003 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The theme this 
year is WATER and HEALTH: PROBLEMS and SOLUTIONS. The conferences held at 
the United Nations since 1992, are widely acclaimed for their quality of 
presentations and participants. This Conference is particularly relevant 
since 2003 is the United Nations International Year of Fresh Water. We 
would be honored if you are personally able to attend our conference. We 
would also like to extend this invitation to others whom you feel will 
benefit from learning about this very important topic. Although our 
conference is free, due to very strict security requirements at the United 
Nations, registration is mandatory, in advance by mail, e-mail or fax ONLY.
For more info email
Dr. Christine K. Durbak,
Chair World Information Transfer, Inc.
451 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor New York, NY 10016
Fax: 212-686-2172
Conference e-mail: wit1986@aol.com



To view more announcements, visit our Online Calendar: 
http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/Asp_Files/eventnopost.asp
To post your events for FREE, go to 
http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/asp/calendar.asp


NEWS

New Zealand: Clark sticks to guns in Iraq debate
Prime Minister Helen Clark yesterday described the imminent military strike 
by the "coalition of the willing" against Iraq as a "dangerous precedent" 
which could erode their moral authority in the future. In the first 
parliamentary debate on the Iraq crisis, Helen Clark carefully avoided 
criticism of the United States, Britain or Australia, saying: "Our 
Government is determined that this difference of opinion, substantial as it 
is, will not damage long-standing friendships which we value."
Continue: 
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3250750&thesection=news&amp;thesubsection=general 



US: Women lose ground in pipeline for public office
Thirty years into the women's political movement, there is a worrisome 
drop-off in the number of women running for office. Strategies to usher 
more women into the political pipeline was the focus of a conference 
sponsored earlier this month by the bipartisan White House Project. Women 
are nowhere near parity in politics in this country, unlike the continuing 
breakthroughs made in fields of law and medicine since the early 1970s, 
said the conference's experts. By way of contrast, women from other nations 
explained the steps they took to successfully raise the number of women 
holding public office.
Continue: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1255


Women still find slow rise to power positions
Women are making slow progress in moving into the top ranks of Canadian 
companies, but still hold just 14 per cent of corporate officer positions, 
according to a new study by Toronto research firm Catalyst Canada. A review 
of Canada's 500 largest companies found that women have made strides since 
1999, when 12 per cent of corporate officers were women. But they fill just 
752 of the 5,361 top corporate officer jobs in Canada.
Continue: 
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030313/RCATA/Business/Idx 



Arab Women: Staying alive
Once there was a thriving Arab women's movement. Right now, survival is our 
political act. Arab women are generally portrayed as victimised, 
subservient. They sit next to silent, wide-eyed children in Iraqi 
hospitals, they stumble among the ruins of their homes in Jenin. Many in 
the west seem to think they need to be dragged out from under their veils 
and scolded into standing up for themselves. But as we all try to block, to 
temper, to survive the coming horror, it is crucial for sympathisers in the 
west to understand the truth. The women's movement started in Egypt, 
Palestine and Syria in the 1880s. By the 1960s women in many Arab countries 
had the vote, equal pay for equal work and maternity and childcare 
legislation that is still a dream in the west. Massive women's 
organisations worked to improve women's education and healthcare. Women 
(and men) campaigned for reforms in the personal laws and notched up 
several successes. But now all this is on hold.
Continue: http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,913002,00.html


In her own words: Mina Sahib talks about the women of Iraq
Mina Sahib is a university student of Iraqi decent, busy with her school 
work and “trying to keep up with all the war rhetoric on the news.” She 
delivered this speech on March 8, International Women’s Day, to a packed 
auditorium in Toronto in Canada.
Continue: http://www.rabble.ca/in_their_own_words.shtml?x=19820

For other women news visit our News section 
http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/new.htm



NEW DOCUMENTS

The Women of Iraq: Conflicts and Peace Building
Relatively speaking, Iraqi women have many rights not seen in neighboring 
Arab countries, including equal pay and the opportunity to work in many 
professions. According to Nicholas D. Kristof , a New York Times reporter, 
the Iraqi women can legally drive, uncover their heads, and serve in the 
army. The Iraqi Women's Federation boasts a million and half women members, 
spread out through the several provinces of Iraq. A working Iraqi mother 
gets one year of maternity leave. In terms of inheritance, women as well as 
men get what the law says, even the land. And there is an 85 percent 
literacy rate among Iraqi women. Iraqi women became among the most educated 
and professional in the whole region. However, as in many other places, 
conservative views did not automatically change because women started 
working. And there existed great differences between rural and urban women 
as well as women from different social class backgrounds.
View the document: http://www.womensedge.org/ThewomenofIraq.htm


Second class: The legal status of Iranian women (2000)
In many ways, the Iranian revolution has brought to the fore the 
discrepancy between reality and mental perceptions. But in no other respect 
has the inconsistency been more apparent than in the private and social 
lives of women. Soon after the revolution, Iranian women came to discover 
the gap between the reality before them and the expectations that had 
prompted them to take an active role in the course of the revolution. They 
also realized the challenge that this gap was to pose before them. It is 
because of the impact of the events resulting from this historical 
challenge that many believe that the revolution has given birth to a kind 
of paradox in the life of the Iranian women.
View the document: http://www.iranian.com/Opinion/2000/April/Women/


Unfinished democracy (2000)
Nearly everywhere, with the notable exception of countries like Kuwait, 
laws entitle women to vote and be elected. But in reality, the proportion 
of women in legislative bodies falls far short of representing their 
percentage in the general population. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), 
a Geneva-based organization comprising 139 parliaments, says that men still 
account for 86 per cent of the world’s parliamentarians and that no 
country—not even in northern Europe—has achieved total parity. In the 
former communist countries, which once boasted some of the world’s highest 
rates of female representation in politics, the percentages have fallen 
sharply since 1989.
View the document: http://www.unesco.org/courier/2000_06/uk/doss22.htm


Women's political participation (1997)
This paper was a journey along several signposts. The first being the 
Beijing Platform for Action, which provides a firm and detailed framework 
for policies for enhancing both women’s access to and performance within 
decision-making bodies. Next were the key recommendations of major 
international conferences dealing with these issues, which elaborated as 
well as reaffirmed the principles and the advocacy of the Platform for 
Action, while stressing various features related to the entire sequence of 
institutions, actors, and processes involved. Hence, the affirmation that 
the field on which to enact and further women’s political participation is 
well-travelled, ripe for further mileage, as well as ready for a 
reassessment of the ground already covered.
View the document: 
http://www.undp-pogar.org/publications/gender/karam1/index.html

For more documents related to the 12 critical areas of concern of the 
Beijing platform for action visit our Beijing 12 section.
http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/bei12_1.htm


New Online Poll:
"Do you agree that any US attack on Iraq would be illegal without the consent
of the United Nations?"
Vote now:  http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/index.htm#poll


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Asia Pacific Online Network of Women in Politics, Governance, 
Decision-Making and Transformative Leadership
A project of the Asia Pacific Gender Equality Network (UNDP-APGEN) and 
Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP)
Contact the Content Development Officer:
Email: admin@onlinewomeninpolitics.org , onlinewomen@mydestiny.net
Postal Address: 4227-4229 Tomas Claudio Street Baclaran, Parañaque City, 
Philippines
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