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I was working with members oJ F ou.r delegation. led by Sarah Weddington and Donald McHenry. and with women from other countries. We were examining the status and the progress made by women all over the world. especially in the vital areas of health. education. and employment. I am proud to say that the U.S. delegation was taking the lead in working for a resolution on the special plight of women refugees which would emphasize the fact that most refugees are women and children. And while I had to return early because of the congressional calendar. I left with the assurance that our delegation was continuing its efforts to assist women refugees. to halt family violence. and to work on a wide range of other issues of concern to women all over the world. Unfortunately. while the overwhelming majority of delegates were trying to work on the true agenda of the conference. a small but highly determined minority were trying to disrupt it. They were more concerned with their own. single issue agendawhich was not even a womens issueand their tactics ranged from bullying speakers in the forum to walking out ori the speech by Mrs.