As of 9 March 2015 9AM PROVIONAL LIST OF SPEAKERS UNDER AGENDA ITEM 3 SUBJECT TO REVISIONS FIFTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Provisional (rolling) List of Speakers Agenda item 3: “Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century” 10 min. for statements on behalf of groups 5 min. for national statements General debate expected to start at or about 11:45 hours on 9 March 2015 uninterrupted until 19:00 hours, and resume at 15:00 hours on 10 March in the General Assembly Hall. Note: Estimated cuff-off is provided solely for guidance – List of speakers is a rolling list 1. SOUTH AFRICA (ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA) Her Excellency Ms. Susan SHABANGU, Minister of Women in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa 2. LATVIA (ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN UNION) Her Excellency Ms. M r te SEILE, Minister of Education and Science 3. ECUADOR (ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STATES) Her Excellency Ms. Cecilia VACA, Minister of Social Development 4. GUYANA (ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY) Her Excellency Ms. Jennifer WEBSTER, Minister of Human Services and Social Security 5. TONGA (ON BEHALF OF THE PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES His Excellency Mr. Sosefo Fe'ao VAKATA , Minister for Internal Affairs 6. SUDAN (ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP OF AFRICAN STATES) Her Excellency Mrs. Masha”er Ahmed Elamin ALDAWALAB, Federal Minister of Welfare and Social Security 7. ZIMBABWE (ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY H.E. Mr. Christopher C. MUSHOWE, Acting Minister for Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development 8. BRAZIL (ON BEHALF OF MERCOSUR) Her Excellency Ms. Linda Goulart, Vice-Minister of State of Policies for Women 9. GUATEMALA (ON BEHALF OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM) Her Excellency Ms. Lourdes XITUMUL, Secretary on Advancement of Women 10. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS) His Excellency Dato Abdul Ghafar ISMAIL, Permanent Representative to the United Nations As of 9 March 2015 9 AM 11. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Her Excellency Ms. Shahindokht MOLAVERDI, Vice- President of the Republic on Women 12. GUATEMALA Her Excellency Mrs. Roxana BALDETTI, Vice-President of the Republic 13. GAMBIA Her Excellency Ms. Aja Isatou NJIE-SAIDY, Vice-President of the Republic and Minister of Women’s Affairs 14. ZAMBIA Her Excellency Inonge WINA, Vice-President of the Republic 15. THAILAND His Excellency Mr. Yongyuth YUTHAVONG, Deputy Prime Minister 16. SERBIA Her Excellency Ms. Zorana MIHAJLOVI , Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation, Construction and Infrastructure 17. KYRGYZSTAN Her Excellency Mrs. Damira NIIAZALIEVA, Vice-Prime Minister of the Republic 18. ALBANIA His Excellency Mr. Erion VELIAJ, Minister of Social Welfare and Youth 19. SWEDEN Her Excellency Ms. Åsa REGNÉR, Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality 20. SOUTH AFRICA Her Excellency Ms. Susan SHABANGU, Minister of Women in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa 21. LIECHTENSTEIN Her Excellency Ms. Aurelia FRICK, Minister of Foreign Affairs 22. MALI Her Excellency Ms. Oumou SANGARE BA, Minister for Women, Children and Family 23. PHILIPPINES Her Excellency Ms. Patricia B. LICUANAN, Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education 24. CHINA Her Excellency Ms. SONG Xiuyan, Minister, Vice-Chairperson, National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council 25. GERMANY Her Excellency Ms. Manuela SCHWESIG, Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth 26. DENMARK His Excellency Mr. Manu SAREEN, Minister for Children, Gender Equality, Integration and Social Affairs 27. AZERBAIJAN Her Excellency Ms. Hijran HUSEYNOVA, Chairperson, State Committee for Family, Women and Children 28. LUXEMBOURG Her Excellency Ms. Lydia MUTSCH, Minister for Equal Opportunities 29. GRENADA His Excellency Ms. Delma THOMAS, Minister for Social Development, Housing and Community Development 30. REPUBLIC OF KOREA Her Excellency Ms. KIM Heejung, Minister of Gender Equality and Family 31. NIGER Her Excellency Ms. Makibi Kadidiatou DAN DOBI, Minister of Population, Advancement of Women and Child Protection 32. NAMIBIA Her Excellency Ms. Rosalia NGHIDINWA, Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare 33. PARAGUAY 34. KAZAKHSTAN His Excellency Mr . Serik AKHMETOV, Secretary of State of the Republic of Kazakhstan 35. MALTA Her Excellency Ms. Helena DALLI, Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties 36. COSTA RICA Her Excellency Ms. Alejandra MORA, Minister of Women’s Issues Her Excellency Ms. Ana María Baiardi QUESNEL, Minister of Women’s Affairs 2 As of 9 March 2015 9 AM 37. NEW ZEALAND Her Excellency Ms. Louise UPSTON, Minister for Women 38. BAHAMAS Her Excellency Ms. Melanie GRIFFIN, Minister of Social Services and Community Development 39. CUBA Her Excellency Ms. Teresa Amarelle BOUÉ, Member of the Council of State & Secretary-General of the Cuban Women Federation 40. CÓTE D’IVOIRE Her Excellency Ms. Anne Désirée OULOTO, Minister for Solidarity, Family, Women and Children 41. CHILE Her Excellency Mrs. Claudia PASCUAL, Minister of Women Affairs 42. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Her Excellency Mrs. Alejandrina GERMÁN, Minister of Women 43. SAMOA His Excellency Mr.Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe LEIATAUA, Minister of Women, Community and Social Development 44. ICELAND Her Excellency Ms. Eyglo HARDARDOTTIR, Minister of Social Affairs and Housing 45. ETHIOPIA Her Excellency Mrs.Zenebu TADESSE, Minster of Women, Children and Youth Affairs 46. VIET NAM Her Excellency Ms. Pham Thi Hai CHUYEN, Minister of Labour Invalid and Social Affairs 47. MOZAMBIQUE 48. JAMAICA Her Excellency Ms. Sandrea FALCONER Minister without Portfolio 49. ECUADOR Her Excellency Ms. Cecilia VACA, Minister of Social Development 50. FIJI Her Excellency Ms. Rosy Sofia AKBAR, Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation 51. NICARAGUA Her Excellency Mrs. Marcia RAMIREZ, Minister of the Family 52. UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Her Excellency Baroness Lindsay NORTHOVER, Minister for International Development 53. LESOTHO His Excellency Mr. Thesele MASERIBANE, Minister of Gender, Sports and Recreation 54. KENYA Her Excellency Ms. Anne WAIGURU, Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning 55. INDONESIA Her Excellency Ms. Yohana Susana YEMBESI, Minister for Women Empowerment and Child Protection 56. NEPAL Her Excellency Ms. Nilam K.C. Khadka, Minister, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, 57. SENEGAL His Excellency Mrs. Mariama SARR, Minister of Gender, Family and Children 58. ALGERIA Her Excellency Ms. Monia Meslem Si AMER, Minister of National Solidarity, Family and the Status of Women, 59. UGANDA Her Excellency Ms. Mary Karooro OKURUT, Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development 60. GHANA Her Excellency Ms. Nana Oye LITHUR, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection 61. MARSHALL ISLANDS Her Excellency Ms. Hilda HEINE, Minister of Education, Republic of the Marshall Islands 62. CANADA 63. MEXICO Her Excellency Ms. Lorena Cruz SANCHEZ , President of the Women´s National Institute 64. NETHERLANDS Her Excellency Ms. Jet BUSSEMAKER, Minister of Education, Culture and Science Her Excellency Ms. Cidália Manuel Chaúque OLIVEIRA, Minister of Gender, Child and Social Affairs Her Excellency Ms. Kellie Leitch, Minister for Status of Women 3 As of 9 March 2015 9 AM Likely cut-off time at 7 pm; gen. discussion continues on 10 Mar at 3 pm 65. NIGERIA Her Excellency Ms. Hajia Zainab MAINA, Minister of Women’s Affairs 66. KUWAIT Her Excellency Sheikha Lateefah F. AL SABAH, Minister and President of Women Affairs Committee 67. LIBERIA Her Excellency Ms. JULIA DUNCAN-CASSELL, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection of Liberia 68. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Her Excellency Ms. Sophia M. SIMBA, Minister for Community Development and Member of Parliament 69. ANGOLA Her Excellency Mrs. Maria Filomena DELGADO, Minister for Family and Promotion of Women 70. MOROCCO Her Excellency Mrs. Bassima HAKKAOUI, Minister of Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development 71. ARGENTINA Her Excellency Ms. Mariana GRAS, President of the National Council of Women 72. TONGA His Excellency Mr. Sosefo Fe'ao VAKATA , Minister for Internal Affairs 73. PALAU Her Excellency Ms. Baklai TEMENGIL, Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs 74. NAURU Her Excellency Ms. Charmaine SCOTTY, Minister for Home Affairs, Education, Youth and Land Management 75. JAPAN His Excellency Mr. Takashi UTO, Parliamentary Minister for Foreign Affairs 76. TUNISIA Her Excellency Mrs. Samira Merai FRIAA, Minister for Women, Family and Children 77. CAMBODIA Her Excellency Ms. Kantha Phavi ING , Minister of Women’s Affairs 78. CONGO Her Excellency Ms. Catherine EBONDZA LIPITI, Minister for the Advancement and Integration of Women and Development 79. MADAGASCAR 80. GUINEA Her Excellency Ms. Camara Sanaba KABA, Minister of Social Action, Advancement of Women and Children 81. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE His Excellency Mr. Carlos Alberto Pires GOMES, Minister for Employment and Social Affairs 82. BURKINA FASO Her Excellency Mrs. Bibiane OUEDRAOGO BONI , Minister for the Advancement of Women and Gender 83. HAITI Her Excellency Mrs. Yves Rose MORQUETTE, Minister of the Status of Women 84. SUDAN Her Excellency Mrs. Masha’er Ahmed Elamin ALDAWALAB, Federal Minister of Welfare and Social Security 85. TOGO Her Excellency Ms. Dédé Ahoefa EKOUE, Minister for Social Action, Advancement of Women and National Solidarity 86. KIRIBATI Her Excellency Ms. Tangariki REETE, Minister of Women (TBC) 87. PERU Her Excellency Ms. Marcela Huaita ALEGRE, Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations 88. BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) Her Excellency Ms. Virginia VELASCO, Minister of Justice 89. SRI LANKA Her Excellency Ms. K.D.M. Chandrani BANDARA, Minister Of Women’s Affairs 90. HONDURAS Her Excellency Ms. Ana Aminta MADRID PAZ Minister, National Institute of Women 91. EL SALVADOR Her Excellency Ms. Yanira ARGUETA, Minister of Women’s Affairs 92. CAMEROON Her Excellency Ms. Marie Thérèse ABENA ONDOA, Minister for the Advancement of Women and Family Her Excellency Ms Onitiana REALY, Minister of Population, Social Protection and Promotion of Women 4 As of 9 March 2015 9 AM Likely cut-off time at 6 pm; gen. discussIon continues on 11 March at 10 am 93. PAPUA NEW GUINEA Her Excellency Ms. Delilah GORE, Minister for Religion, Youth and Community Development 94. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Her Excellency Ms. Eugénie YARAFA, Minister for Social Affairs, Advancement of Gender and Humanitarian Action 95. GUINEA-BISSAU Her Excellency Ms. Bilony Nhama Nantamba NHASSÉ, Minister of Women, Family and Social Cohesion, 96. LEBANON His Excellency Mr. Rashid DERBAS, Minister of Social Affairs 97. POLAND Her Excellency Mrs. Ma gorzata FUSZARA, Minister for Gender Equality 98. DJIBOUTI Her Excellency Mrs. Hasna Barkat DAOUD, Minister for the Promotion of Women and Family Planning 99. MALAWI Her Excellency Ms. Patricia KALIATI, Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare 100. SIERRA LEONE His Excellency Mr. Moijue E. KAIKAI, Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children Affairs 101. DEMOCRATIC REPULIC OF THE CONGO Her Excellency Mrs. Bijou MUSHITU KAT, Minister of Gender, Family and Infants 102. BURUNDI Her Excellency Ms. Godeliève NININAHAZWE, Minister of National Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender 103. MAURITANIA Her Excellency Mrs. Lemina Mint El Ghotob Ould MOMA, Minister of Social Affairs, Children and Family 104. ZIMBABWE His Excellency Mr. Christopher C. MUSHOWE, Acting Minister for Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development 105. AFGHANISTAN Her Excellency Ms. Sayeda Muzhgan MUSTAFAWI, Acting Minister for Women’s Affairs 106. AUSTRALIA Her Excellency Ms. Michaelia CASH, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women and Senator 107. EGYPT Her Excellency Ms. Mervat TALLAWY, President of the Egyptian National Council of Women 108. PALAU (ON BEHALF OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM) Her Excellency Ms. Baklai TEMENGIL, Minister for Community and Cultural Affairs 109. ITALY His Excellency Mr. Benedetto DELLA VEDOVA, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 110. CZECH REPUBLIC Her Excellency Mrs. Martina ŠT PÁNKOVÁ, Deputy Minister for Human Rights and Equal Opportunities 111. RUSSIAN FEDERATION His Excellency Mr. Alexey VOVCHENKO, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection 112. ESTONIA Her Excellency Mrs. Marina KALJURAND, Deputy Foreign Minister 113. SPAIN Her Excellency Ms. Susana CAMARERO, Vice-Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality 114. BANGLADESH Her Excellency Ms. Meher AFROZE, Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs 115. HUNGARY Her Excellency Ms. Katalin NOVÁK, Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs of Hungary 116. IRAQ 117. BELGIUM 118. PORTUGAL 119. FINLAND Her Excellency Ms. Bayan Noori TAWFEEQ, Minister of State for Women Affairs Her Excellency Mrs. Elke SLEURS, State Secretary for Equal Opportunities For All, Disabled Persons and Fight Against Poverty Her Excellency Teresa MORAIS, Secretary of State of Parliamentary Affairs and Equality Her Excellency Ms. Anne SIPILÄINEN, Under-Secretary of State, Development Cooperation and Development Policy 5 As of 9 March 2015 9 AM 120. SWITZERLAND His Excellency Mr. Benno BÄTTIG, Secretary-General of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs 121. FRANCE Her Excellency Ms. Pascale BOISTARD, Secretary of State for Women’s Right 122. MONGOLIA Her Excellency Ms.Oyundari NAVAAN-YUNDEN, Deputy Foreign Minister 123. INDIA His Excellency Mr. Vinay Sheel OBEROI, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Women and Child Development 124. VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF ) Her Excellency Mrs. Yekuana MARTÍNEZ, Vice-Minister of Protection of the Rights of Women and President 125. ROMANIA Her Excellency Mrs. Ioana Liana CAZACU, Deputy Minister and Head of the Gender Equality Department within the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Elderly 126. PAKISTAN His Excellency Mr. Zafarullah KHAN, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister 127. IRELAND His Excellency Mr. Aodhán Ó. Riordáin, Minister of State for Equality 128. ARMENIA His Excellency Mr. Filaret BERIKYAN, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 129. BRAZIL Her Excellency Ms. Linda Goulart, Vice-Minister of State of Policies for Women 130. SLOVENIA Her Excellency Ms. Martina VUK, State Secretary of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities 131. LITHUANIA His Excellency Mr. Gintaras KLIMAVICIUS, Vice-Minister , Ministry of Social Security and Labour 132. ERITREA Her Excellency Ms. Tekea Tesfamichael, President of the National Union of Eritrean Women 133. BAHRAIN Mr. Hala Mohamed Hasan Jaber ALANSARI, Secretary-General for Supreme Council for Women 134. TAJIKISTAN Her Excellency Ms. Makhfirat KHIDIRZODA, Chair of the Committee of Women and Family LAO PEOPLE’S Her Excellency Ms. Bundith PRATHOUMVANH, Acting President of the National Commission for the Advancement of Women Likely cut-off 135. time at 6 pm; gen. discussion continues on 136. 12 March at 10 am DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC UNITED STATES OF Her Excellency Ms. Catherine M. RUSSELL, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues AMERICA 137. NORWAY Her Excellency Ms. Solveig HORNE, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion 138. LATVIA His Excellency Mr. Reinis UZULNIEKS, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Welfare 139. COLOMBIA Her Excellency Ms. Martha ORDÓÑEZ, Senior Advisor to the President of Colombia 140. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Her Excellency Mrs. Noora Khaleefa AL-SUWIADI, Assistant Under-Secretary and Director of the UAE General Women Union 141. UKRAINE Her Excellency Ms. Mariya IONOVA Deputy Chairperson of the European Integration Committee of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine and Member of Parliament 142. GEORGIA Her Excellency Ms. Guguli MAGRADZE, Member of the Gender Equality Council , Parliament and Member of the Parliament 143. TURKEY Her Excellency Ms. Nesrin ÇELIK, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Family and Social Policies 144. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Her Excellency Ms. Sandra JONES, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development 6 As of 9 March 2015 9 AM Likely cutoff time at 1 pm; gen. discussion continues on 13 Mar at 10 am 145. BOTSWANA Her Excellency Ms. Pearl N. MATOME, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs 146. URUGUAY Ms. Mariella MAZZOTTI, Director of the Uruguayan Institute of Women 147. PANAMA Ms. Liriola LEOTEAU, General Director of the National Institute of Women 148. MALAYSIA Mr. Wee Beng EE, Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development 149. BELARUS Mrs. Irina VELICHKO, Deputy Head, Department of Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights, Ministriy of Foreign Affaris 150. SINGAPORE Her Excellency Ms. Karen TAN, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 151. SURINAME His Excellency Mr. Henry MACDONALD, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 152. ISRAEL His Excellency Mr. Ron PROSOR, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 153. BULGARIA His Excellency Mr. Stephan TAFROV, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 154. CYPRUS His Excellency Mr. Nicholas EMILIOU, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 155. LIBYA His Excellency Mr. Ibrahim O. DABBASHI , Permanent Representative to the United Nations 156. QATAR Her Excellency Ms. Alya Ahmed Saif AL-THANI, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 157. SEYCHELLES Her Excellency Mrs. Marie-Louise POTTER, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 158. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC His Excellency Mr. Bashar JA’AFARI, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 159. MYANMAR His Excellency Mr. Kyaw TIN, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 160. CROATIA His Excellency Mr. Vladimir DROBNJAK, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 161. SAUDI ARABIA His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Y. AL-MOUALLIMI, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 162. MONACO Her Excellency Mrs Isabelle PICCO, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 163. TIMOR-LESTE Her Excellency Ms. Sofia BORGES, Permanent Representative to the United Nations 164. SOLOMON ISLANDS Mrs. Helen Beck, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission to the United Nations 165. GREECE Ms. Nafsika Nancy VRAILA, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission to the United Nations 166. AUSTRIA Mr. Andreas RIECKE, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission to the United Nations 167. HOLY SEE His Excellency Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas AUZA, Permanent Observer to the United Nations 168. STATE OF PALESTINE Mrs. Somaia BARGHOUTI, Senior Adviser, Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations 7 As of 9 March 2015 9 AM INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 169. ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE Ms. Michaëlle JEAN, Secretary-General 170. INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Ms. Lorena Aguilar, Global Senior Gender Adviser 171. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION Ms. Irene KHAN, Director-General 172. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE Ms. Lydia NSEKERA, Head of Delegation, Chairwoman of the IOC Women and Sport Commission 173. INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION Ms. Margaret Mensah WILLIAMS, President, IPU Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians 174. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES (IFRC) Mr. Marwan JILANI, Permanent Observer to the United Nations 175. LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES Ms. Enas MEKKAWY, First Counsellor, Director of Women, Family and Children Department/Arab League Cairo 176. ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE Mr. Fadila GRINE, Director of Family and Social Affairs, OIC General Secretariat UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONS 177. UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Ms. Malayah Harper, Chief of Gender 178. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR WESTERN ASIA Ms. Samira ATALLAH, Director, ESCWA Centre for Women 179. UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT Speaker to be determined 8
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