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Wednesday, 2 March 2005
Commission on the Status of Women : High-level Plenary meeting
[Webcast: Archived Video - AM session - 3 hours 11 minutes]
[Webcast: Archived Video - PM session - 3 hours 2 minutes]
MORNING SESSION
10 a.m. - 1 p.m

CANADA
H.E. The Honourable Liza Frulla, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible
for the Status of Women
 

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THE BAHAMAS
H.E. The Honourable Melanie S. Griffin
Minister of Social Services and Community Development 
 

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SENEGAL
H.E. Ms. Aida Mbodj
Minister of the Family, Social Development and National Solidarity
 

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MEXICO
H.E. Mrs. Patricia Espinosa
President of the National Women Institute
 

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ALGERIA
H.E. Mme Nouara Djaafar
Ministre deleguée chargée de la famille et de la condition feminine
 

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EGYPT
H.E. Dr. Farkhanda Hassan
Minister, Secretary-General of the National Council of Women
 

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BARBADOS
H.E. The Honourable Hamilton Lashley
Minister of Social Transformation
 

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IRAQ
H.E. Mrs. Narmin Barzingy
Minister of Women’s Affairs
 

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AZERBAIJAN
H.E. Ms. Zahra Quliyeva
Head of the State Committee for Women’s Issues
 

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KENYA
H.E. The Honourable Ochilo Ayacko
Minister of Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services
 

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CHILE
H.E. Ms. Cecilia Perez
Minister, Office for Women’s Affairs

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GUINEA
H.E. Madame Bruce Mariama Aribot
Ministre des Affaires Sociales, de la Promotion Féminine
et de l’Enfance
 

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ZAMBIA
H.E. The Honourable Marina Nsingo, MP
Minister of Works and Supply
Minister of Community Development and Social Services
 

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MADAGASCAR
H.E. Mr. Zafilaza
Ministre de la Population, de la Protection sociale et des Loisirs
 

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BANGLADESH
H.E. Ms. Begum Khurshid Zahan Haque
Minister, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
 

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TURKEY
H.E. Mrs. Guldal Aksit
Minister of State in charge of women

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COSTA RICA
H.E. Sra. Georgina Vargas
Ministra de la condición de la Mujer
 

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HAITI
H.E. Madame Adeline Magloire Chancy
Ministre à la condition féminine et aux droits de la femme 
 

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AFGHANISTAN
H.E. Mrs. Masooda Jalâl
Minister of Women’s Affairs
 

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PARAGUAY
H.E. Mrs. Maria Jose Argaña Mateu
Minister for Women Affairs
 

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SPAIN
Srta. Soledad Murillo de la Vega
Secretaria General de Políticas de Igualidad
 

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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
H.E. The Honourable Joan Yuille-Williams
Minister of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs
 

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CONGO
Minister of Status of Women and the Family
 

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AFTERNOON SESSION
3- 6 p.m.

NAMIBIA
H.E. The Honourable Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare
 

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UGANDA

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INDIA
H.E. Mrs. Kanti Singh
Minister of State for Human Resource Development
 

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AUSTRALIA
H.E. The Honourable Kay Patterson
Minister for Family and Community Services and Minister
Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues
    

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CONGO
H.E. Ms. Jeanne Francoise Leckomba Loumeto
Ministre de la Promotion de la Femme et de l'Integration de la Femme au Développement

    

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QATAR
H.E. Ms. Munira bint Nassir al-Missnad
Chairperson of the Women Committee
Supreme Council for Family Affairs
 

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BOLIVIA
H.E. Sra. Teresa Canaviri Sirpa
Vice Ministra de la Mujer
 

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JAPAN
H.E. Mr. Nishime Junshiro
Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office
 

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CHINA
Ms. Shaohua Zhao
Vice-Chairperson of National Committee on Women and Children under the State Council
Vice President of All CHINA Women’s Federation

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MAURITANIA
H.E. Mme Zeinebou Mint Mohamed Ould Nahah
Secrétaire d'Etat à la Condition Féminine
 

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PAKISTAN
H.E. Mrs. Nilofar Bakhtiar
Adviser to the Prime Minister for Women Development
 

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VIETNAM
H.E. Mme. Dang Huynh Mai
Vice-Chairperson of the National Committee for the
Advancement of Women
Deputy Minister of Education and Training
 

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
H.E. Mrs. Noora Khaleefa Salem Al Suwaidi
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 

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LESOTHO
Minister
 

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GERMANY
H.E. Ms. Marieluise Beck
Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth  and Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration
 

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LITHUANIA
H.E. Mr. Rimantas Kairelis
State Secretary
Ministry of Social Security and Labour
 

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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
H.E. Mrs. Zahra Shojaie
Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Head of Center for Women's participation
 

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GUATEMALA
H.E. Mrs. Gabriela Núñez
Secretary of the Presidential Secretariat of the Women
 

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PORTUGAL
Mrs. Maria Amelia Paiva
President of the Portuguese National Commission for Equality and Women’s Rights
 

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VENEZUELA
Ms. Doris Acevedo
Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Women
 

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SYRIA
Ms. Mouna Ghanem
Chief of the Syrian Commission on the Status of Women
 

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KAZAKHSTAN
H.E. Mrs. Madina Jarbussynova
Ambassador-at-large
 

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ARGENTINA
H.E. Ms. Juliana di Tullio
International Representative for Women Issues of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 

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BELGIUM
H.E. M. Christian DUPONT
Ministre de la Fonction Publique, de l'Intégration sociale, de la Politique des Grandes Villes et de l'Egalité des Chances
 

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