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Swaziland: States Parties
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The Umhlanga (Reed Dance) is a traditional dance where twenty to thirty thousand of Swaziland's maidens congregate and dance for the public. This tradition has existed for a very long time. It usually takes place around August when the weather is less harsh and the reed has matured. Thousands of maidens from all parts of Swaziland attend the reed dance.
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Swaziland attended the intersessional Standing Committee meetings in Geneva in May 2006, where it made a statement to the Standing Committee on General Status and Operation of the Convention, reporting on its difficulties in meeting the treaty requirements. Swaziland did not attend the Sixth Meeting of States Parties in Zagreb, Croatia in November-December 2005, nor did it participate in intersessional meetings in Geneva in June 2005.
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Julie Anderson is heading up the women’s ministry in Swaziland. Currently, she has a bible study every Monday night with women from the various care points in the area. They are going through a Wycliffe study that is contextualized to Swazi culture. A major part of her ministry is relationship building and discipling. There is significant need for community and fellowship to provide emotional and spiritual support among women.
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Swaziland has not engaged in the extensive discussions that States Parties have had on matters of interpretation and implementation related to Articles 1, 2 and 3. Thus, it has not made known its views on the issues of joint military operations with non-States Parties, foreign stockpiling and transit of antipersonnel mines, antivehicle mines with sensitive fuzes or antihandling devices, and the permissible number of mines retained for training.
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Hastings taught mathematics as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Swaziland from 1983 to 1985 and credits part of his entrepreneurial spirit to his time in the Peace Corps. "I joined the Peace Corps after graduate school and went to teach high school math in Swaziland, out of a combination of service and adventure. It was an extremely satisfying experience. Taking smart risks can be very gratifying. Guessing right is a skill developed over time. Not all smart risks work out, but many of them do."
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