Gender Index

General debate
60th Session of the UN General Assembly

The Gender Index includes all references to gender, women, females, girls, gender equality, and participation made in statements delivered during the General Debate held on 18-28 September 2005.

All statements are available on the UN Website in the order in which they were delivered
Excerpts from statements are listed alphabetically below, following selected statements from the opening session including those on behalf of groups


(Note: some transcripts were not available in English. Some excerpts are therefore unofficial translations by the PeaceWomen staff.)

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Opening Session

UNITED NATIONS,
H.E. Mr. Kofi A. ANNAN, Secretary-General

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PRESIDENT OF THE 60TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
H.E. Mr. Jan ELIASSON

Over the last three days, our leaders brought into the General Assembly their peoples’ expectations of the United Nations but also their pain and anger from unmet needs and unfulfilled aspirations... They told us unequivocally that progress towards the goals we agreed at the Millennium Summit, and towards the commitments we made at Monterrey, has been insufficient. The cost is being counted in the innumerable lives lost or made intolerable as a result of preventable poverty, and in the failure to unleash the massive potential of so many of our men, women and children around the world.

AFGHANISTAN
H.E. Dr. Abdullah ABDULLÄH, Minister for Foreign Affairs

In defiance of the threats posed by the enemies of peace and stability in Afghanistan, millions of men and women enthusiastically traveled to polling stations to cast their votes. With the conclusion of these elections, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has now completed the final phase of the Bonn Agreement, sponsored by the
United Nations in December 2001.

Significant progress has been made in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Our new constitution guarantees equal rights between men and women, freedom of expression; freedom of press and political pluralism.

We have also witnessed the enrollment of more than 5 million children - boys and girls - to school. The repatriation of millions of refugees from neighboring countries, during the past four years, has also taken place. It is also worth mentioning the significant increase in the role of women in the social, political and economic life of the country.

ALBANIA
H.E. Mr. Alfred MOISIU, President

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ALGERIA
H.E. Mr. Mohamed BEDJAOUI, Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs

English translation not yet Available

ANDORRA
H.E. Mr. Juli MINOVES-TRIQUELL, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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ANGOLA
H.E. Mr. Ismael Abraão GASPAR MARTINS, Chairman of the Delegation

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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
H.E. The Honourable Winston Baldwin SPENCER,
Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

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ARGENTINA
Mr. Rafael Bielsa Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship

The defense of the right to life, to dignity, of men and women all over the world admits neither half worlds nor half hearted solutions.

ARMENIA
H.E. Mr. Andranik MARGARYAN, Prime Minister

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AUSTRALIA
The Honourable John HOWARD, MP,Prime Minister

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AUSTRIA
Her Excellency Ms. Ursula PLASSNIK, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

It is also in the light of their practical experience that we welcome the new Peacebuilding Commission. It will provide specific suppo rt to people having to cope with the manifold challenges along the path from war to lasting peace. One word on women in that context: Creating con fidence in post-conflict societies requires the active participation and deliberate involvement of women. They must become key partners in our peace-keeping and peace-building efforts.

Strengthening human rights and the rule of law will increase security. This is true for societies at large. But it is also true for the smallest communities and individual households. Full respect for the rights of women and children is indispensable in the world of increased justice and equality we strive for.

Too many women are victims of violence. We therefore welcome the study currently being prepared by the Secretary General on all forms of violence against women.

Real freedom is within reach if we, through the United Nations, join our forces to promote peace, security and justice. Not only freedom from want and freedom from fear, but eventually freedom to live in dignity for both women and men across the globe.

AZERBAIJAN
H.E. Mr. Elmar Maharram oglu MAMMADYAROV, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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BAHAMAS
H.E. The Honourable Frederick MITCHELL, MP,
Minister for Foreign Affairs and The Public Service of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas

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BAHRAIN
H. E. Shaikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak A1-Khalifa,
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Within the context of its efforts to fulfill the Millennium Development Goals, the Kingdom of Bahrain has
taken significant steps to enable women to assume positions of leadership in different walks of life, by
launching a new national strategy to promote Bahraini women. It has, therefore, put forward its candidature
for the Presidency of the General Assembly during the forthcoming 61st session. For this task, it has selected
a capable person who represents Bahraini women, and who demonstrates experience, wisdom and diplomacy.
We hope that this nomination will receive wide consensus among United Nations members.

BANGLADESH
H.E. Mr. M. Saifur RAHMAN, Minister of Finance and Planning
& Her Excellency Begum Khaleda ZIA, Prime Minister

A key element of the last 2001 election was a voter turnout of over 70 percent of the electorate.
Women outnumbered men. They voted not for symbols but issues.

It is a matter of some satisfaction that Bangladesh has achieved two of the MDGs--eliminating gender disparity
in primary and secondary schools and access to safe drinking water.

BARBADOS
H.E. The Right Honourable Owen Seymour ARTHUR, MP,
Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs

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BELARUS
H.E. Mr. Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA, President

An honest look at today's world, for instance, makes us recall the problem of trafficking in human beings. This disgraceful phenomenon has spread in this century to all regions of the world. The most vulnerable - women and
children whose protection should be the priority task of the United Nations - are the primary object of `live' trade.

Forced labour of adolescents, sexual slavery of women and girls, trade in human organs should be decisively opposed and legally prohibited by all states.

A lot has got to be accomplished in this sphere. Less than a half of the UN member states have ratified the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons especially Women and Children. Just a little
more than a dozen countries have adopted national strategies or action plans to combat trafficking in human beings. But to turn this social evil back is possible only by universal effort.

In this respect we consider it extremely important to introduce responsibility for all parties in this criminal process including the consumers of `live commodity'. It is high time to mount under the aegis of the United Nations a really decisive and organised resistance to all forms of trafficking and exploitation of human beings within the framework of a global Partnership Against Slavery and Trafficking in Human Beings in the 21 st century.

BELGIUM
H.E. Mr. Guy VERHOFSTADT, Prime Minister

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BELIZE
H.E. The Honourable Godfrey SMITH, Minister for foreign Affairs and National Emergency Management Organization

In the five years since the year 2000, our collective lack of political will has resulted in the loss of millions of children, women and men to hunger, disease, HIV/AIDS and other preventable causes.

BENIN
H.E. Mr. Mathieu KÉRÉKOU, President

English translation not yet available

BHUTAN
H.E. Lyonpo Khandu WANGCHUK, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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BOLIVIA
H.E. Mr. Eduardo Rodríguez VELTZÉ, President

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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
H.E. Mr. Adnan TERZIC, Chairman of the Council of Ministers

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botswana
H.E. Mr. Festus Gontebanye MOGAE, President

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BRAZIL
H. E. Ambassador Celso Amorim, Minister of External Relations

This year we witnessed yet again brutal acts of terrorism. Innocent civilians, women and children are today victims
of groups who stand as adversaries to the values we share.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
His Majesty Sultan Haji HASSANAL BOLKIAH MU’IZZADDIN WADDAULAH,
Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Negara

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BULGARIA
H.E. Mr. Georgi PARVANOV, President

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BURKINA FASO
H.E. Mr. Youssouf OUÉDRAOGO, Minister for Foreign Affairs

English translation not yet available

BURUNDI
H.E. Mr. Pierre NKURUNZIZA, President

English translation not yet available

CAMBODIA
H.E. Mr. Samdech HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia

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CAMEROON
H.E. Mr. Paul BIYA, President

English translation not yet available

CANADA
H.E. The Honourable Pierre Stewart PETTIGREW, Minister for Foreign Affairs


... Sixty years ago, the nations meeting in San Francisco set the second objective, "to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small."

We have become ever more demanding about the protection of human rights, including women's rights, as well we should be. We are duty-bound to prevent and combat flagrant violations that still plague the world. The Human Rights Commission has played a key role in that respect, but its serious shortcomings eclipse its valuable contributions, necessitating its replacement.

History shows that democracy and human rights go hand in hand. The UN has entrenched human rights through a series of legal instruments that governments concluded under the UN aegis and extended a range of protections, such as conventions on eliminating discrimination against women, on children's rights, and against torture.

Today, we salute their hope and their desire to create a better, safer and more prosperous world.
One of the surest ways to create that type of world is the growing participation of women in economic, civil and political life, as well as the emergence of a middle class, which justifies hope for real progress on the road to growth. These promising trends need to be accelerated.

And now, I will conclude with a few thoughts on what the final document does not say, or at least does not say well: ...Women's rights. It is most regrettable that the declaration could not even reiterate as forcefully the commitments made ten years ago in Beijing or Cairo on women's rights and gender equality, and yet which are at the very heart of the Millennium Development Goals. All member states need to implement the clauses and pass from promises to action.

CAPE VERDE
H.E. Mr. Pedro Verona RODRIGUES PIRES, President

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
H.E. Army General François BOZIZÉ

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CHAD
H.E. Mr. Idriss DEBY, President

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CHILE
H.E. Mr. Ricardo Lagos ESCOBAR, President

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COLOMBIA
H.E. Mr. Alvaro URIBE VÉLEZ, President

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COMOROS
H.E. Coronel Azali ASSOUMANI, President

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CONGO
H.E. Mr. Denis SASSOU NGUESSO, President

English translation not yet available

COSTA RICA
Her Excellency Mrs. Lineth SABORIO, Vice-President

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COTE D IVOIRE
H.E. Laurent DONA-FOLOGO

English Translation not yet Available

CROATIA
H.E. Mr. Stjepan MESIC, President

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CUBA
H.E. Mr. Ricardo Alarcón de QUESADA,
President of the National Assembly of People's Power

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CYPRUS
H.E. Mr. Tassos PAPADOPOULOS, President

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
H.E. Mr. Raymond RAMAZANI BAYA, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

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DENMARK
H.E. Mr. Per Stig MOELLER, Minister for Foreign Affairs

The custodian of international peace and security is the Security Council. In October last year, you elected Denmark as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. We have - to the best of our abilities - sought to translate the trust, bestowed upon us into action. Denmark holds the chair of the Counter Terrorism Committee; we work for improvements in UN peacekeeping by pursuing a holistic approach to the concept of peacebuilding; we advocate better protection of women and children; and we support stronger emphasis on rule of law and
the need to end impunity.

DJIBOUTI
H.E. Mr. Ismail Omar GUELLEH, President

Statement unavailable

DOMINICAn republic
H.E. Mr. Leonel FERNÁDEZ REYNA, President

English translation not yet Available

ECUADOR
H.E. Mr. Alfred PALACIO, President

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EGYPT
H.E. Mr. Ahmed ABOUL GHEIT, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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EL SALVADOR
H.E. Mr. Elías Antonio SACA GONZÁLEZ, President

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
H.E. Mr. Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President

English translation not yet available

ERITREA
Chairman of the Delegation

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ETHIOPIA
H.E. Mr. Meles ZENAWI, Prime Minister

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FIJI
H.E. The Honourable Laisenia QARASE, Prime Minister

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FINLAND
Excellency Ms. Kirsti LINTONEN, Chairman of the Delegation

As the UNDP's Human Development Repo rt put it, "[d]eep disparities based on wealth, region, gender and ethnicity are bad for growth." The report goes on to add what we already knew, namely, that that such disparities are bad for democracy and bad for social cohesion as well.

Turning to the environment, I would stress the complementarity of the Johannesburg plan of implementation and the MDGs. MDG number seven, on environmental sustainability, is essential for other MDGs on poverty, health, education and gender equality.

I would single out corruption as a scourge which undermines both the rule of law and social justice... [F]actors contributing to a low level of corruption include the prominence of women in political decision-making and low income disparities. Low corruption often correlates with high economic competitiveness and increased efficiency in governance. I would strongly urge the United Nations and the whole UN system to redouble their efforts to help Member States fight corruption.

FRANCE
M. Philippe Douste-Balzy Minister of Foreign Affairs of France

Let us reject … the systematic use of sexual violence against women and girls as a weapon of war...
The final document which they adopted clearly sets out the priorities on which we must mobilize.
The first of these alas is food security for…. hunger … still kills several hundred million men women
and children across the globe.

The fight against AIDS demands the mobilization of all…, international cooperation must take into
account the particular difficulties of hundred of categories of individuals: victims of extreme poverty
who are excluded, young women who are denied the right to sexual and reproductive health, the
disabled who are marginalized.

The world has changed profoundly since 1945. Millions of men and women have accede to freedom
and emerged from underdevelopment.

GABON
H.E. El Hadj Omar BONGO ONDIMBA, President

English translation not yet available

GAMBIA
H.E. Al Hadji Yahya JAMMEH, President

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GEORGIA
H.E. Mr. Mikheil SAAKASHVILI, President

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GERMANY
H. E. Dr. Klaus SCHARIOTH, State Secretary of the Foreign Office

Last Sunday saw the first free parliamentary elections in Afghanistan under the new constitution... By going to the polls, millions of women and men in Afghanistan have proven that they have chosen the path of democracy. Our thanks goes to the United Nations, which worked hard to make these elections possible.

GHANA
H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR. President

Mr. President, the empowerment of women and children is moving apace on the continent.
In this regard, Ghana has established a Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, and there
are policies and programmes to promote gender equality and enhance the status of women
to enable them make appropriate contribution to society.

GREECE
H.E. Mr. Kostas KARAMANLIS, Prime Minister

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GRENADA
H.E. The Right Honourable Dr. Keith Claudius MITCHELL, Prime Minister

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GUATEMALA
H.E. Mr. Jorge BRIZ ABULARACH, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Our presence here also brings to our mind the struggle to recover democracy, freedom and the dignity of the
human being. Hope was born from the liberation of men, women, boys and girls from concentration camps, the end of the war and the adop tion of the Charter in San Francisco. We cannot disappoint those hopes, or go back to the past. The United Nations must deliver on its promises and continue to offer humanity an opportunity.

GUINEA
H.E. Mr. Cellou Dalein DIALLO, Prime Minister

English translation not yet available

GUINEA-BISSAU
H.E. Mr. Carlos GOMES, Jr., Prime Minister

English translation not yet Available

GUYANA
H.E. Mr. Bharrat JAGDEO, President

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HAITI
H.E. Mr. Gérard LATORTUE, Prime Minister

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HOLY SEE
His Eminence Angelo Cardinal SODANO, Secretary of State of the Holy See

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HONDURAS
H.E. Mr. Ricardo MADURO, President

Statement unavailable

HUNGARY
H.E. Mr. László SÓLYOM, President

No Gender References

ICELAND
H.E. Mr. Halldór ÁSGRIMSSON, Prime Minister

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INDIA
H.E. Mr. Manmohan SINGH, Prime Minister

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INDONESIA
H.E. Mr. Susilo BamBang YUDHOYONO, President

No Gender References

IRAN (THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
H.E. Mr. Mahmoud AHMADINEJAD, President

People around the world are fully aware of what is happening in the occupied Palestine. Women and
children are being murdered and adolescents taken prisoner.

IRAQ
H.E. Mr. Ibrahim AL-JAAFARI, Prime Minister

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IRELAND
H.E. Mr. Bertie AHERN, Prime Minister

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ISRAEL
H.E. Mr. Silvan SHALOM, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Hamas is responsible for the deliberate murder of hundreds of Israeli civilians – amongst them scores of women and children. Israel can not - and will not – grant legitimacy to such an organization.

ITALY
H.E. Mr. Silvio BERLUSCONI, Prime Minister

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JAMAICA
H.E. The Most Honourable James PATTERSON, ON, PC, QC, MP,
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence

...irrespective of gender, race, colour or religious creed, we can ensure
for every person the inalienable right of human dignity.

JAPAN
H.E. Mr. Junichiro KOIZUMI, Prime Minister

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JORDAN
H.E. Mr. Farouk KASRAWI, Minister for Foreign Affairs

On the economic and social level, the national agenda intends to increase economic growth, improve the living standards of citizens, consolidate the principle of equal opportunities, and support women's role in public life. The agenda includes clear and specific evaluation standards. It shall bind future Jordanian governments in order to guarantee the sustainability and stability of the reform process.

KAZAKHSTAN
H.E. Mr. Kassymzhomart Kemelevich TOKAEV, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Kazakhstan is reaching a new level in the area of sustainable development. The national government
is paying priority attention to poverty, women employment, ...

KENYA
H.E. The Honourable Mwai KIBAKI, President

Kenya affirms the centrality of gender equality and recognizes the critical role that women
must play in development. We also recognize that the achievement of the Millennium Development
Goals depend on the empowerment of women. As part of our effort to fully implement this objective,
my Government has adopted a National Policy on Gender Development. The aim is to integrate women
in decision-making through legal, regulatory and institutional reforms.

kiribati
H.E. Mr. Anote TONG, President

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republic of KOREA
H.E. BAN Ki-moon Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea

[T]he concrete, action-oriented recommendations adopted by our leaders on partnership, financing, trade,
debt relief and other aspects of development are greatly welcome. We must fully and speedily implement them, so that by the year 2015 much of the world's impoverished are freed from hunger and poverty, the spread of HIV/AIDS is captured, primary education becomes universal for all children, gender equality takes firm root in all societies, and the global partnership to achieve these and other development goals is in full operation.

KUWAIT
His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AL-SABAH, Prime Minister

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KYRGYZSTAN
H.E. Mr. Kurmanbek BAKIEV, President

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LAO People's democratic republic
H.E. Mr. Somsavat LENGSAVAD, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs

No Gender References

LATVIA
H.E. Mr.Artis Pabriks, Minister of Foreign Affairs

I would also like to highlight the necessity of achieving gender equality, which includes universal
access to reproductive health information and services by 2015. This was the central goal of the
agreements that were reached at the International Conference on Population and Development in
Cairo in 1994.

Our countries must strengthen girls' access to both primary and secondary education, so that they
become less subject to early forced marriages and economic exploitation.

Girls must be made safe from genital mutilation. Girls and women must be guaranteed sexual and
reproductive rights and protection against HIV/AIDS and other diseases. There is no excuse for half
a million women dying each year of pregnancy-related causes that are entirely preventable.

LEBANON
H.E. Mr. Emile LAHOUD, President

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LESOTHO
H.E. The Right Honourable Pakhalitha Bethuel MOSISILI
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence and Public Service

The Kingdom of Lesotho considers it the responsibility of the international community, with the United Nations
playing the central role, to put in place effective measures aimed to prevent genocide, ethnic cleansing, and the
atrocities perpetrated on women and children caught up in armed conflicts.

LIBERIA
H.E. Mr. Charles Gyude BRYANT,
Chairman of the National Transitional Government

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LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
Mr. Shukri Mohammad GHANEM, Secretary of the General People's Committee

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LIECHTENSTEIN
H.E. Mr. Otmar HASLER, Head of Government, Minister for General Government Affairs,
Finance, Public Construction, and Family Affairs and Equality Between Men and Women

No Gender References

LITHUANIA
H.E. Mr. Valdas ADAMKUS, President

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LUXEMBOURG
H.E. Mr. Jean ASSELBORN, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration

Translation not yet available

MACEDONIA
H.E. Mr. Branko CRVENKOVSKI, President

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MADAGASCAR
H.E. Mr. Marc RAVALOMANANA, President

Translation not yet Available

MALAWI

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MALAYSIA
H.E. The Honourable Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad BADAWI, Prime Minister

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MALDIVES
H.E. Mr. Ahmed SHAHEED, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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MALI
H.E. Mr. Amadou Toumani TOURÉ, President

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MALTA
H.E. The Honourable Lawrence GONZI, Prime Minister

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THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
H.E. Mr. Kessai NOTE, President

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MAURITANIA
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ould EL ABED, Ministerfor Economic Affairs and Development

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MAURITIUS
H.E. The Honourable Navinchandra Ram GOOLAM, Prime Minister

Have we done enough to ensure that ordinary people, both men and women, young and old,
benefit from all our initiatives and actions, collective as well as individual?" Despite significant
efforts which have resulted in peace in several parts of Africa, the continent continues to suffer
from violent conflicts and humanitarian crises. The plight of displaced people, especially women
and children in those conflict situations and in the refugee camps, needs to be urgently addressed.
My delegation wishes to underscore the importance of enhanced measures to protect vulnerable
groups, especially women and children, during and after armed conflicts.

MEXICO
H.E. Mr. Vicente FOX, President

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MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)
H.E. Mr. Joseph URUSEMAL, President

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MONACO
H.E. Mr. Jean-Paul Proust, Prime Minister

For many years, the Principality has given special attention to microcredit, in particular in its
cooperation with UNDP. Funds available through microcredit are allocated to small entrepreneurship
initiatives in Africa and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa to improve the standard of living of the most
vulnerable people amongst which women.

MONGOLIA
H.E. Mr. Tsend MUNKH-ORGIL, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Mongolia is poised, Mr. President, to achieve the most of its MDGs on education, gender, child and maternal health, and combating various diseases by 2015. Capitalizing on its pre-1990s system of public health and education, and traditional culture of gender equality, Mongolia is well on track to achieve by 2015 universal primary education and literacy, eliminate gender disparity in all levels of education, and reduce child mortality rate by 2/3 and maternal mortality rate by 3/4.

MOROCCO
H.E. Mr. Mohamed BENAISSA, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

For its part, the Kingdom of Morocco is fully committed to supporting the implementation of the Summit decisions and participating in the international effort for the achievement of the Millennium Development goals. To give but a few examples, our country adopted several proactive, national initiatives, be it those dealing with the respect of Human Rights and the establishment of an interdependent and modern society where women play an active role in development, or those enunciated in the National Initiative for Human Development, decreed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI on May 18, 2005.

MOZAMBIQUE
Her Excellency Ms. Alcinda António DE ABREU, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

In recognizing the inclusiveness, equal rights of man and women and of all nations, the Charter of the United Nations builds on our diverse cultural and traditional values to unite us around our common humanity.

MYANMAR
H.E. Mr. Nyan WIN, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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NAMIBIA
H.E. Mr. Hifikepunye POHAMBA, President

No Gender References

NAURU
H.E. The Honourable Ludwig SCOTTY, MP, President

No Gender References

NEPAL
H.E. Mr. Ramesh Nath PANDEY, Minister for Foreign Affairs

No Gender References

NETHERLANDS
H.E. Mr. Bernard Rudolf BOT, Minister for Foreign Affairs

No Gender References

NEW ZEALAND
Her Excellency Ms. Rosemary BANKS, Chairperson of the Delegation

Through our programmes we strive to address key areas such as aid effectiveness, particular problems faced by small island developing states, HIV/AIDS, the empowerment of women, sexual and reproductive health
and rights, education for all, sustainable development and trade access.

NICARAGUA
H.E. Mr. Norman José CALDERA CARDENAL, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Reducing unemployment and social inequality, as well as social investment, are determining factors
in human development: in other words, sustainable economic growth, within the context of a democracy
that enjoys social and gender equality. The Government of Nicaragua is developing social programs to
protect the rights, and satisfy the basic needs, of the most vulnerable sectors of Nicaraguan society -
women, children, young people, the elderly and persons with disabilities.

niger
Her Excellency Mrs. Aïchatou MINDAOUDOU,
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration

English Translation not yet Available

NIGERIA
President H.E. Mr. Olusegun OBSANJO, President

the Session will also mark the 10th year of implementation of the Declaration and Programme of
Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the World Summit for Social Development
held in Beijing and Copenhagen respectively.

NORWAY
H.E. Mr. Jan PETERSEN, Minister for Foreign Affairs

The role and needs of women should be duly reflected in the establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission. The Commission should contribute to the follow-up of the binding commitments in Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (2000).

The management reform process provides a golden opportunity to increase the recruitment of women to all levels of the UN. Good governance in a modern organisation requires contributions from women on an equal footing with men.

OMAN
His Highness Sayyid Haitham Bin Tariq AL-SAID,
Minister of National Heritage and Culture, Special Envoy of His Majesty the Sultan of Oman

Statement unavailable

PAKISTAN
H.E. General Pervez MUSHARRAF, President

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PALAU
H.E. Mr. Tommy REMENGESAU, Jr., President

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PALESTINE
H.E. Mr. Nasser AL-KIDWA, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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PANAMA
H.E. Mr. Martín TORRIJOS, President

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
The RT. Hon. Sir Rabbie L. Namaliu, KCMG, NIP Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration

We recognize that poverty, HIV/AIDS, universal primary education, child and maternal mortality,
unemployment, and gender equality are major concerns for Papua New Guinea.

PARAGUAY
H.E. Mr. Nicanor DUARTE FRUTOS, President

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PERU
H.E. Mr. Alejandro TOLEDO MANRIQUE, President

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PHILIPPINES
Her Excellency Mrs. Gloria MACAPAGAL- ARROYO, President

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POLAND
H.E. Mr. Aleksander KWASNIEWSKI, President

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PORTUGAL
H.E. Mr. Jorge Fernando Branco de SAMPAIO, President

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QATAR
His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa AL-THANI, Emir

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REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
H.E. Mr. Vladimir VORONIN, President

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ROMANIA
H.E. Mr. Teodor BACONSCHI, Secretary of State for Global Affairs

[O]ver the past fifteen years, we witnessed how a number of internal conflicts, frequently started as separatist
movements, evolved towards the status of "frozen conflict". They became breeding grounds for egregious violations of human rights and abuses, targeting the most vulnerable categories, such as children, women and persons belonging to various minorities.
The United Nations should not hesitate to activate its mechanisms to address this type of situations, by taking appropriate measures, first in the diplomatic and humanitarian field, and then, on a stronger note, by adopting enforcement measures through the Security Council or approved by the Security Council, if appropriate in cooperation with regional organizations.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
H.E. Mr. Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN, President

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RWANDA
H.E. Mr. Paul KAGAME, President

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SAMOA
H.E. The Honourable Tuileapa Sailele MALIELEGAOI, Prime Minister,
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Finance

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SAN MARINO
H.E. Mr. Cesare Antonio GASPERONI,
Captain Regent on behalf of the Most Excellent Captains Regent

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SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
H.E. Mr. Fradique Bandeira Melo DE MENEZES, President

My country is facing with great concern the problem of the insecurity existing in some regions of the world,
...This situation of insecurity foremost affects the most vulnerable populations, specifically refugees,
children, women and the elderly.

SAUDI ARABIA
His Royal Highness Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince

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SENEGAL
H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye WADE, President

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SERBIA and montenegra
H.E. Mr. Vuk DRA·KOVIC, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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SEYCHELLES
H.E. Mr. James MICHEL, President

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SIERRA LEONE
H.E. Alhaji Ahmad Tejan KABBAH, President

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SINGAPORE
H.E. Prof. JAYAKUMAR, Deputy Prime Minister

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SLOVAKIA
H.E. Mr. Ivan GA `PAROVIC, President

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SLOVENIA
H.E. Mr. Janez DRNOV·EK, President

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SOLOMON ISLANDS
H.E. The Honourable Laurie CHAN, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Solomon Islands suffers the highest rates of malaria and maternal mortality than any other country in the Pacific region. My delegation is pleased to see the Summit agree on the establishment and implementation of quick win initiatives such as free distribution of both treated bed nets and anti malaria medicines. But more needs to be done, a comprehensive malaria eradication programme on public and environmental health must be
initiated and implemented simultaneously.

This year marked the tenth year after the Beijing Platform of Ac tion was launched. Achievements have been mixed. Solomon Islands believes that improving the welfare of women is an indispensable requirement for sustainable security. At the regional level, issues relating to the empowerment of women are being incorporated into the Pacific Plan that will be discussed by Pacific Islands Forum Leaders in October this year.

SOMALIA
H.E. M r. Abdullahi Yusuf AHMED, President of the Transitional Federal Government

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SOUTH AFRICA
H.E. Mr. Thabo MBEKI, President

We must ask ourselves how well prepared is the United Nations today, 60 years after it was established:
to ensure equal rights between men and women...

And responding to the universal demand for human and peoples rights, the founders declared that they
were forming the United Nations "to reaffirm faith in the fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth
of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small"; and to "promote
social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom." Accordingly, if we pause and scan the road
traversed to judge whether we have succeeded to save the world from the scourge of war; whether we have built
a world that has reaffirmed faith in fundamental human rights; whether we have created a world that has restored the dignity and worth of the human person; a world that has entrenched equal rights of men and women and of nations, large and small, the answer from the majority of the people of the world may very well be a resounding no!

SPAIN
H.E. Mr. Miguel Ángel MORATINOS CUYAUBÉ, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

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SRI LANKA
Her Excellency The Honourable Chandrika Bandaranaike KUMARATONGA, President

We are committed to further promoting the political and economic empowerment of women so that gender
equality becomes a matter of human rights and social justice.

ST KITTS AND NEVIS
H.E. The Honourable Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance,
Development, Planning and National Security

[T]his year's United Nations Human Development Report...underscores our commitment to gender equality
starting with current parity in enrolment levels among girls and boys in school at both the primary and secondary levels.

st lucia
H.E. The Honourable Petrus COMPTON, Minister for External Affairs
International Trade and Civil Aviation

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ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
H.E. The Honourable Ralph Everada GONSALVES, Prime Minister, Minister for Finance,
Planning Economic Development, Labour, Information, Grenadines and Legal Affairs

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SUDAN
H.E. Dr. Mustafa Osman ISMAIL, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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SURINAME
H.E. Mr. Runaldo Ronald VENETIAAN, President

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SWAZILAND
His Majesty King MSWATI III, Head of State

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SWEDEN
H.E. Ms. Laila Freivalds, Foreign Minister

The United Nations must, serve the interest of ...all the other children, husbands, wives, grandparents,
men and women of this world who lack security, hope and human dignity. That is our mission.

SWITZERLAND
Her Excellence Ms. Micheline CALMY-REY, Chief of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

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SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
H.E. Mr. Fayssal MEKDAD, Chairman of the Delegation

Syria assigns due importance and care to empowering women and promoting their rights so that they may fulfill their role. In addition, Syria assigns full importance to children, persons with special needs, and the disabled so as to secure their future.

TAJIKISTAN
H.E. Mr. Talbak NAZAROV, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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THAILAND
H.E. Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon Minister of Foreign Affairs

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TIMOR-LESTE
H.E. Mr. José RAMOS-HORTA, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

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TOGO
H.E. Zarifou AYEVA , Minister for Foreign Affairs

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TONGA
H.E. The Honourable Siosiua ‘UTOIKAMANU, Minister of Finance

Tonga recognizes the need to promote gender equity with the implementation of the National Policy on Gender and Development which was approved in 2001.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
H.E. The Honourable Knowlson GIFT, Minister for Foreign Affairs

The Caribbean region has also been affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic that has killed over 20 million men, women and children worldwide. The implicit threat to economic and social stability, human development and security, cannot be underestimated or denied.

TUNISIA
H.E. Mr. Abdelwaheb ABDALLAH, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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TURKEY
H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN, Prime Minister

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TURKMENISTAN
H.E. Mr. Rashid MEREDOV, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

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TUVALU
H.E. The Honourable Maatia TOAFA, Prime Minister,
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Labour

It is now time to deliver actions. But how the rhetoric gets translated into actions to improve the
standards of living for each nation, and for our families, women and children in our communities and
villages in an equitable and fair manner, is now the main challenge. The United Nations must play
the central role in managing this process.

UGANDA
H.E. The Honourable Sam KUTESA, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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UKRAINE
H.E. Mr. Viktor YUSHCHENKO, President

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed AL NAHYAN,
Minister of Information and Culture, Personal Representative of the President

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UNITED KINGDOM of great britain and northern ireland
H.E. The Right Honourable Tony BLAIR, Prime Minister

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UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Hon. Dr. Abdulkader SHAREEF, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

We are ahead of time to achieve the goal on universal primary education, nine years aheadof 2015; on course in achieving the goals on access to safe drinking water; reducing child mortality and promoting gender equality in political participation and decision-making structures. With steady assistance and our macro-economic and political stability, we should get closer to achieving most of the goals by 2015.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Mr. Andrew NATSIOS, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

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URUGUAY
H.E. Mr. Tabaré VÁZQUEZ, President

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UZBEKISTAN
H.E. Mr. Elyor GANIEV, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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VANUATU
H.E. Te Honourable Sato KILMAN, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

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VENEZUELA (THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF )
H.E. Mr. Hugo CHÁVEZ FRÍAS, President, H.E. Mr. Ali RODRIGUEZ ARAQUE, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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VIET NAM
H.E. Mr. NGUYEN DY NIEN, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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YEMEN
H.E. Mr. Abubakr AL-QIRBI, Minister for Foreign Affairs

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ZAMBIA
H.E. Mr. Levy Patrick MWANAWASA, President and Minister for Defense

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ZIMBABWE
H.E. Mr. Robert Gabriel MUGABE, President

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