9 . The commemorative event held to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Committee had been very successful , with the high-level participation including statements by Mr. Jan Eliasson , Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations , Ms. Michelle Bachelet , Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) , H.E . Ms. Dilma Rousseff , President of Brazil , delivered by Ms. Eleonora Menicucci de Oliveira , Minister of Policies for Women , and Ms. Shanthi Dairiam of the International Women 's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific .