Reservations Ms. Coker Appiah and Ms. Schöpp Schilling.

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Ms. Coker Appiah said that, while much progress had been made, much still remained to be done.

Role of non governmental organizations, including in the process of reporting Ms. Coker Appiah and Ms. Schöpp Schilling.

Ms. Coker Appiah cautioned that legislation and policy alone would not be effective without the backing of sufficient resources.

Ms. Coker Appiah pointed out that culture was dynamic, that it was constantly changing over time and in response to the social environment.

Ms. Coker Appiah welcomed the State party's recognition that much work remained to be done to protect women's right to health in accordance with article 12 of the Convention.

Ms. Coker Appiah also stressed the need for measures to ensure the effective implementation of the Code on the Person and the Family and legislation prohibiting female genital mutilation.

Ms. Coker Appiah said that she shared the opinions of the two previous speakers and encouraged the Government of Lebanon to take another look at its reservation to article 9, paragraph 2.

Ms. Coker Appiah said that the Government did not seem to believe in the negative impact of traditional beliefs on women's status in society, although it had been clearly established in societies practising the dowry system, including her own country, Ghana, that the dowry was a tool used for women's subordination and to objectify women in marriage.