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Tuesday, 1 March 2005

Commission on the Status of Women: High-level Plenary meeting
[Webcast: Archived Video - AM session - 2 hours 56 minutes]
[Webcast: Archived Video - PM session - 3 hours 2 minutes]
MORNING SESSION
10 a.m. - 1 p.m

LUXEMBOURG
H.E. Madame Marie-Josée Jacobs
Ministre de l’égalité des chances
(on behalf of the European Union)
 

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JAMAICA (on behalf of Group of 77 and China)
 

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JORDAN
H.R.H. Princess Basma bint Talal
Chairperson
JORDANIAN National Commission for Women
 

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GAMBIA
H.E. Mrs. Isatou Njie-Saidy
Vice President of the Republic
 

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CROATIA
H.E. Mrs. Jadranka Kosor
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Family, Veterans’
Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity
CROATIA
 

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KYRGYZSTAN
H.E. Mrs. Toktobubu Aitikeeva
Vice Prime Minister
 

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KINGDOM OF TONGA
H.E. Honourable James Cecil Cocker
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Responsible
for Women Affairs

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UZBEKISTAN
H.E. Mrs. S. Inamova
Vice Prime Minister
 

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PANAMA
H.E. Mrs. Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos
Special Envoy of the President and First Lady
 

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MALI
H.E. Mme Touré Lobbo Traoré
Special Envoy of the President and First Lady
 

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SOUTH AFRICA
H.E. Mrs. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
Minister of Foreign Affairs
 

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SWEDEN
H.E. Mr. Jens Orback
Minister for Democracy, Metropolitan Affairs,
Integration and Gender Equality, Ministry of Justice
 

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FRANCE
H.E. Madame Nicole Ameline
Ministre de la Parité et de l’égalité professionnelle
 

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AUSTRIA
H.E. Ms. Maria Rauch-Kallat
Federal Minister of Health and Women
 

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ISRAEL
H.E. Mrs. Limor Livnat
Minister for Education, Culture and Sport
 

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MOROCCO
H.E. Madame Yasmina Baddou
Secrétaire d’Etat chargée de la Famille, de l’Enfance et des Personnes Handicapées
 

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IRELAND
H.E. Mr. Frank Fahey T.D.
Minister for Equality issues
 

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HONDURAS
H.E. Ms. Marcela del Mar Suazo
Minister for Women’s Affairs

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SWITZERLAND
H.E. Mr. Pascal Couchepin
Federal Councillor
 

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NORWAY
H.E. Mrs. Laila Davoy
Minister for Children and Family Affairs  
 

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DENMARK
H.E. Ms. Eva Kjaer Hansen
Minister  for Gender Equality
 

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BOTSWANA
H.E. The Honourable Major General Moeng R. Pheto
Minister for Labour and Home Affairs
 

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COTE D’IVOIRE
H.E. Madame Jeanne Peuhmond
Ministre de la Famille, de la Femme et de l’Enfant de la Republique
 

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UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
H.E. The Honourable Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro
Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children
 

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AFTERNOON SESSION
3- 6 p.m.

ICELAND
H.E. Mr Arni Magnusson
Minister of Social Affairs
 

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CYPRUS
H.E. Mr. Doros Theodorou
Minister of Justice and Public Order
Head of the National Machinery for Women’s Rights
 

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BRAZIL
H.E. Ms. Nilcéia Freire
Special Secretary for Women’s Policy
 

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CAPE VERDE
H.E. Mrs. Maria Cristina Fontes Lima
Minister of Justice of the Republic
    

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UNITED KINGDOM
H.E. Ms. Jacqui Smith
Minister of State for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women and Equality
 

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ANDORRA
H.E. Mrs. Mònica Codina
Minister of Health and Welfare
 

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ITALY
H.E. Ms. Stefania Prestigiacomo
Minister for Equal Opportunity
 

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PERU
H.E. Ms. Romero-Lozada
Minister of Women and Social Development
 

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NEW ZEALAND
H.E. The Honourable Ruth Dyson
Minister of Women’s Affairs
 

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SURINAME
H.E. Mrs. Liesbeth Venetiaan
Special Envoy of the President and First Lady
 

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BURKINA FASO
H.E. Madame Marie Gisèle Guigma
Ministre de la Promotion de la Femme
 

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FINLAND
H.E. Ms. Sinikka Monkare
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
 

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ARMENIA
H.E. Mr. Agvran Vardanian
Minister for Labour and Social Affairs
 

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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
H.E. Ms. Ljerka Marić
Minister of Finance and Treasury
 

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INDONESIA
H.E. Dr. Meutia Farida Hatta
State Minister for Women Empowerment
 

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CAMBODIA
H.E. Mrs. Ing Kantha Phavi
Minister for Women and Veteran Affairs
 

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KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
H.E. Dr. Nada Haffad
Minister of Health
 

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GHANA
H.E. The Honourable Hajia Alima Mahama
Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs
 

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NIGERIA
H.E. The Honourable Obang Rita Akpan
Minister of Women Affairs
 

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MALAYSIA
H.E. Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
 

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ERITREA
Ms. Luul Ghebreab Tedia
President, National Union of Eritean Women
 

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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
H.E. The Honourable Ms. Jacqui Quinn-Leandro
Minister of Labour, Public Administration and Empowerment

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PALESTINE
H.E. Mrs. Zahira Kamal
Minister of Women’s Affairs of the
PALESTINIAN NATIONAL  AUTHORITY
 

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THE NETHERLANDS
H.E. Mr. Aart-Jan de Geus
Minister for Social Affairs and Employment

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TUNISIA
Vice-Minister for Women

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