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Gender Index

High-level plenary meeting
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 High-Level Plenary Meeting held on 14-16 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

CO-CHAIRPERSON OF THE HIGH-LEVEL PLENARY MEETING,
H.E. Mr. Göran PERSSON, Prime Minister of Sweden

Poverty must be eradicated, the resources of our planet used sustainably, human rights respected, equality
between men and women strengthened, HIV/AIDS and other diseases prevented, terrorism stopped and
disarmament and non-proliferation secured. In critical areas, such as environmental sustainability or child and
maternal mortality, there has been very little progress. On current trends, there is a real risk that many of the
poorest countries will fall far short of achieving the Millennium Goals

CO-CHAIRPERSON OF THE HIGH-LEVEL MEETING,
H.E. Mr. Omar BONGO ONDIMBA, President of Gabon

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
H.E. Mr. George W. BUSH, President of the United States of America

No Gender References
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AFGHANISTA
H.E. Mr. Ahmad Zia MASSOUD, Vice-President

More than 5 million children, including girls, have returned to school throughout Afghanistan, and
approximately 4 million refugees have returned to their place of origin from neighboring countries.
However, the resulting effects of the armed-conflicts imposed on my country continue to exist. Poverty,
high rate of infant and maternal mortality, and the lack of resources necessary to ensure the provision
of basic social services demand the continued assistance of the international community.

ALBANIA
H.E. Mr. Alfred MOISIU, President

No Gender References

ALGERIA
H.E. Mr. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA , President

English translation not yet Available

ANDORRA
H.E. Mr. Albert PINTAT SANTOLÀRIA, Prime Minister

What is the nature of the life that binds us all? To fight hunger, AIDS, terrorism, and abject poverty,
to struggle for a sense of common justice, for education, for gender equality: these are the goals and
dreams that link us to one another. To struggle on towards them is to live as a human being, and ensure
the certainty of a better tomorrow. Ladies and Gentlemen, let us choose life together, and struggle onwards,
united under the blue flag of hope of the United Nations.

ANGOLA
H.E. Mr. Roberto de ALMEIDA, President of the National Assembly

Other essential questions are those regarding the role of education, and its adaptation to the realities and
needs of emerging countries; the issues of gender; and the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which is
today one of the main threats to the peoples of Africa, and other regions of the world

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

No Gender References

ARGENTINA
H.E. Mr. Néstor Carlos KIRCHNER, President

Five years ago, the governments of our countries gathered in this very site, hoping to work together in
solving some of the most urgent and serious problems that our peoples were -and still are- facing...

Concrete goals in development were favored, aimed at solving the imperative issue of hunger, of poverty,
of infant mortality rates, of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, of malaria and other pandemics and of social and
juridical gender inequality.

The assessment of what we have achieved in these few years is far from satisfactory. The severity of the
situation is, basically, the same. The modest advances in some issues cannot, however, weaken our will
nor numb our conscience. Poverty, hunger and disease continue to afflict a vast proportion of women and
men in the globe to the point of obscenity. The primary education enrolment and the number of students
starting the fist grade are over 91.5% and 86.9%, the illiterate population is below 3%, and women’s literacy
rates are over 97.4%.

Regarding the fulfillment of the human development goals set forth in the Durban Conference and later in
the Millennium Declaration, achieving gender equality has a twofold function as an objective in itself and,
at the same time, a tool to attain the other objectives. From this perspective, we may point out that, in
the field of the promotion and protection of women’s rights and gender equality, our country has achieved
substantial progress.

The empowerment of women and the progressive elimination of all forms of discrimination are inescapable
components of the efforts by our governments, regional and international organizations and civil society
organizations to promote sustainable development within the framework of inclusive societies, based on equity
and full respect for human rights.

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

No Gender References

AUSTRALIA
The Honourable John HOWARD, MP,Prime Minister

No Gender References

AUSTRIA
H.E. Mr. Heinz FISCHER, Federal President

Today roughly two billion people are without access to electricity and modern cooking fuels.
This, as ‘UN-Energy’ points out ‘entrenches poverty, constrains the delivery of social services,
limits opportunities for women and erodes environmental sustainability at the local, national and global levels.

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

Manifestations of international terrorism, extremism, aggressive separatism and occupation of territories of
Member States are not the problems of an affected state alone. Therefore, prompt response and collective
remedial actions and protection of mil lions of civilians, in particular women and children who are the major
victims of armed conflicts and negligence, are the imperatives in order to effectively provide security for all
States and peoples and to realize the goals envisaged in the Outcome Document.

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

No Gender References

BAHRAIN
His Highness Sheikh Salmman bin Hamd BAHRAIN AL-KHALIFA,
Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force

No Gender References

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

The Bangladesh MDG Progress Report 2005... recognizes that we made impressive progress ... We have
been able to achieve these progress because of sustained macro-economic stability, low rate of population
growth, women's empowerment, sound internal revenue generation and expenditure management, effective
disaster management capacity, promoting NGOs, spectacular food growth, a vibrant, pluralist, democratic
civil society marked by cultural activism, development debates and an active and free press

As we all know, people are at the centre of all development process. From our experience, we have seen that
development can only be achieved against a backdrop of pluralism, democracy, good governance, rule of law
and gender sensitivity. ...Our success in the primary education sector is perhaps be most remarkable.
Given the paucity of resources, the gross enrolment rate in primary education in 2004 was 97%. Bangladesh
has virtually achieved gender parity in primary school level and access to safe drinking water as envisaged in
the MDGs

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

No Gender References

BELARUS
H.E. Mr. Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA, President

Trafficking in persons has become a flourishing business. Sexual slavery of women and children
are seen as a common thing, almost a norm of life. Who will protect them and bring to justice
consumers of “live commodity”? How can this disgrace to your civilization be done away with?

This, in short, is the distressing account of the transition to the unipolar world. We must become aware
that the diversity of ways to progress is an enduring value of our civilization, the only one that can ensure
stability in this world.

The freedom of choice of the way of development is the main precondition for a democratic world order.
This is exactly what this Organization was established for... Should we agree between us on this principal
point, then we would succeed in implementing the principles of multipolarity, diversity and freedom of choice
both in reality and the UN documents that we must abide by. We would protect the world from terrorism and
the vulnerable, women and children, from slavery. We would protect all those unprotected.

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

No Gender References

BELIZE
H.E. The Honourable Said Wilbert MUSA, Prime Minister,
Minister for Finance, National Development and Public Service

As leaders we agreed to: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education;
Promote gender equality and empower women; ...Improve maternal health ...

Belize's first Millennium Development Goals Report shows mixed results in the progress towards
the achievement of the targets. While there is a positive outlook for achieving universal primary
education, eliminating gender disparity in education at all levels, reducing child mortality and
improving maternal health, there are considerable challenges to meeting the time-bound targets
for [others].... We must all recognize that we are our brother's and our sister's keepers. For Belize,
the United Nations and its Charter epitomize these core and indispensable principles. l

BENIN
H.E. Mr. Mathieu KÉRÉKOU, President

English translation not yet available

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
H.E. Mr. Ivo Miro JOVIC, President of the Presidency

The rich are getting richer and the poor are still poor....Some women still cannot vote,
and a lot of children still do not go to school.

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

...the experience of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is not an exception to
that of the rest of Africa and the developing world. While we have managed to reduce gender disparities
in education and succeeded in improving access to sanitation and other basic facilities, great disparities
remain in the levels of development both within and between our countries.

BRAZIL
H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula DA SILVA, President

Attention to women's rights and promotion of racial equality permeate all our public policies…

We have ended the centuries' old discrimination against rural women, under which land ownership was granted
only to men. Now both men and women can share the right to land. Agricultural credit was also the privilege of men.
Now both men and women farmers can take out loans.

I would like to highlight initiatives of our government in four areas: the fight against hunger; the right to jobs;
the promotion of racial and gender equality; and environmental preservation

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

In assessing our progress in Brunei Darussalam towards the Millennium Goals, one thing has become clearly apparent.
The Goals have taken on an even deeper significance than perhaps we initially realized. At first they seemed to represent
a kind of development checklist. Some set national aims ....Others were aimed at universal objectives, promoting gender equality,

BULGARIA
H.E. Mr. Georgi PARVANOV, President

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

CAMEROON
H.E. Mr. Paul BIYA, President

CANADA
H.E. The Right Honourable Paul MARTIN, Prime Minister

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

No Gender References

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
H.E. Army General François BOZIZÉ

English translation not yet available

CHAD
H.E. Mr. Idriss DEBY, President

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

CHINA
H.E. Mr. HU Jintao, President

We should actively promote and protect human rights, make universal education available,
achieve gender equality, upgrade public health capacity building and ensure the enjoyment
of equal right and opportunity to all-round development by all.

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

No Gender References

COMOROS
H.E. Coronel Azali ASSOUMANI, President

English translation not yet available

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

English translation not yet available

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

No Gender References

COTE D IVOIRE
H.E. Laurent DONA-FOLOGO

English Translation not yet Available

CROATIA
H.E. Mr. Stjepan MESIC, President

No Gender References

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

Eight objectives and 18 goals had been set, most for the year 2015. They were indeed
modest. .... encouraging gender equality and the empowerment of women, reducing infant mortality,
improving the health of mothers, combating HIV/AIDS and other transmittable diseases, guaranteeing
environmental sustainability and developing Global Partnership for Development

CYPRUS
H.E. Mr. Tassos PAPADOPOULOS, President

No Gender References

CZECH REPUBLIC
H.E. Mr. Jiri PAROUBEK, Prime Minister

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

DENMARK
H.E. Mr. Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN, Prime Minister

African governments must do more .....to promote the rights of women.

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

The Millennium Declaration we adopted in 2000 committed our nations to ....gender equality.....
With ...the expected positive outcome in this Summit on allocating more resources for ....the promotion

My country, as a matter of principle and major policy objective has pursued and supported since independence
an inclusive egalitarian society, in particular equal opportunity for boys and girls; ensuring universal primary
education for all. We have substantially invested in education, ensuring that each child, boy or girl, completes
basic schooling of good quality, that is free for all, up to secondary and university levels. With our meager resources,
this undertaking presents to us a mammoth of challenge; particularly against background of a population trend that
is on the rise. We have been looking at important proposals that include: ...seeking consensus on actions to....
meet other MDGs on ... women's rights.

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

English translation not yet Available

ECUADOR
H.E. Mr. Alfred PALACIO, President

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

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

English translation not yet available

ERITREA
Chairman of the Delegation

No Gender References

ESTONIA
H.E. Mr. Arnold RÜÜTEL, President

The protection of the rights of women and children deserves special attention.
After participating in the celebration of the anniversary of the Fourth World Conference
on Women during the last week of August 1st, I remain convinced that the achievement
of the goals set 10 years ago in Bejing is still a challenge in need of decisive action

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

FINLAND
Her Excellency Ms. Tarja HALONEN, President

Eliminating poverty and inequality and promoting sustainable development of the economy and the environment
are our common goals.

We have to improve the status and rights of women, andrespect the rights of children. Our decision to set up a
Human Rights Council is excellent but all the modalities need to be resolved as a matter of urgency. For the real
progress, we must ensure that enough women will participate in the work of these new bodies.

FRANCE
Mr. Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister

No Gender References
Men and women who enjoy equal rights and dignity – that is the meaning of what we are doing here.
And here in this world forum, France cannot simply stand by and watch the pain of the men, women
and children, the world over, from the Middle-East to Sub-Saharan Africa, who bear witness to our
common humanity, which is yet too often denied them.

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

English translation not yet available

GAMBIA
H.E. Al Hadji Yahya JAMMEH, President

As we continue on this course, we recognize that universal access to sexual and reproduc tive health
and the protection of reproductive rights a re critical in achieving the MDGs. The Gambia is also one
of the four countries in Africa that are ahead in meeting the goal of achieving universal primary education
and gender equality in education by the year 2015. We have been able to register these successes, in spite
of the serious constraints, thanks to my Government's adoption of sound and appropriate policies and
programmes for economic growth and development since 1994 for the betterment of the Gambian people.

GEORGIA
H.E. Mr. Mikheil SAAKASHVILI, President

No Gender References

GERMANY
H.E. Mr. Joschka FISCHER, Deputy Federal Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs

We must greatly strengthen the rights of women and do everything we can to ensure that women finally
have equal opportunities in education, vocational training and at work.

...human rights, and especially women's and children's rights, are key to achieving the
Millennium Development Goals

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

The scourge of war would not end unless the issues of disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation as
well as the menace of illicit small arms and light weapons are addressed. In some societies, especially
in Africa, these latter constitute the weapons of mass destruction. It needs to be stressed that, over the
past decade alone, the use of such weapons has claimed more than 20 million victims in Africa, many of
whom were women and children

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

GUATEMALA
H.E. Mr. Eduardo STEIN, Vice-President

I can also confirm that our government is promoting the cause of the advancement of women.
Just one example is primary education where the disparity between girls and boys is tending rapidly to fade.

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

English translation not yet available

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

We believe that this high-level meeting could lead to specific decisions that would make it possible, if not
to completely eliminate, but perhaps considerably reduce between now and 2015 the number of poor countries
in the world to guarantee access to drinking water, and education without discrimination against women and the
girl-child, and in particular to reduce maternal and infant mortality, guarantee gender equality…

GUYANA
H.E. Mr. Bharrat JAGDEO, President

No Gender References

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

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

No Gender References

HONDURAS
H.E. Mr. Ricardo MADURO, President

Indicators in education, environment, gender and other areas are also encouraging,
but they have not yet reached the level my government aspires.

HUNGARY
H.E. Mr. László SÓLYOM, President

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

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

No cause could ever justify the indiscriminate killing of innocent men, women and children.

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

ISRAEL
H.E. Mr. Ariel SHARON, Prime Minister

No Gender References

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

It is our duty to safeguard the freedom of each men and women: freedom from want,
freedom from fear, freedom from oppression.

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

JORDAN
His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al HUSSEIN,
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

The challenges are real and there is much to be done. But gains are being made in poverty reduction, health, education,
gender equality, the environment, and more.

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

No Gender References

KENYA
H.E. The Honourable Mwai KIBAKI, President

No Gender References

kiribati
H.E. Mr. Anote TONG, President

No Gender References

KOREA
H.E. Mr. ROH Moo-hyun, President

No Gender References

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

Kuwait is also pleased to highlight a recent achievement in gender equality in the political field.
For that matter, Kuwaiti women can now exercise their right to vote and to run as candidates for
election to the National Assembly Parliament. That was achieved on 16 May this year when the
national election law was amended. This landmark achievement is a cause for pride for it has
expanded the prospects for all women in Kuwait to assume leadership positions and to participate
directly in the decisionmaking process. Kuwaiti women have now become more effective partner in
the overall national development process.

KYRGYZSTAN
H.E. Mr. Kurmanbek BAKIEV, President

No Gender References

LAO People's democratic republic
H.E. Mr. Bounnhang VORACHITH, Prime Minister

No Gender References

LATVIA
Her Excellency Mrs. Vaira VIKE-FREIBERGA, President

We have reaffirmed our commitment to achieving the UN's Millennium Development Goals
of reducing poverty and disease, of promoting children's education and gender equality...

We have heard horror stories of women and children being raped and abused by individual blue helmet peacekeepers.
That is why we must take some hard and responsible decisions, and that is why we must implement some resolute
measures to ensure that such major transgressions do not occur again

LEBANON
H.E. Mr. Emile LAHOUD, President

The Government of Lebanon released its first report on the goals of development of the Millennium in
the year 2003… this report noticed a great progress in… greater gender equality and a drastic decrease
in infant and maternal mortality.

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

Regarding the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women, the Ministry responsible for
gender affairs, in collaboration with non - governmental organizations and the academia, initiated a Gender
and Development Policy, in 2001. The Policy addresses various development issues that impede women's
full and active participation in development as equal partners and beneficiaries.

The Government has also achieved significant improvements in the area of women in power and decision-making .
In the field of education, Lesotho adopted a sequential strategy of introducing free primary education from Grade 1,
in 1999. However, we regrettably recognize that the efficiency of the strategy is affected by a shortage of teachers
due to the HIV and AIDS pandemic and the high rate of drop out of pupils, particularly girls, who have to take care
of their parents, bedridden with AIDS related diseases.

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

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

English translation not yet available

MACEDONIA
H.E. Mr. Branko CRVENKOVSKI, President

No Gender References

MADAGASCAR
H.E. Mr. Marc RAVALOMANANA, President

English translation not yet Available

MALAWI

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

MALDIVES
H.E. Mr. Maumoon ABDUL GAYOOM, President

As our Country Report 2005 would show, the Maldives has already achieved the goal of halving poverty
and that of achieving universal primary education. We are also on track to achieve the targets of reducing
child mortality, attaining greater gender equality and improving maternal health.

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

English translation not yet available

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

MEXICO
H.E. Mr. Vicente FOX, President

No Gender References

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

No Gender References

MONACO
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco

No Gender References

MONGOLIA
H.E. Mr. Nambar ENKHBAYAR, President

MOROCCO
H.E. Mr. Driss JETTOU, Prime Minister

The Kingdom of Morocco, in keeping with its international commitments, has adopted a Family Code
which introduces gender equality, guarantees children's rights, puts an end to all forms of injustice
to women and preserves their dignity, protects family cohesion and unity, and ensures women participate
fully in national development.

Moreover, I have launched the 'National Initiative for Human Development", .... is part of a comprehensive
approach based on enhancing political democracy, economic efficiency and social cohesion. The Initiative also
enables each citizen to make the most of his or her skills and abilities in building a modern, democratic society
based on equal opportunity, where human resources, on whom all development endeavours focus, are directly
involvedin both project design and implementation.

....The Declaration of the Millennium we adopted five years ago shows how aware the international community
is of the need to act in order to eradicate dire poverty and hunger, make primary education accessible to all,
enhance gender equality, improve medical coverage, and fight HIV/AIDS and other deadly diseases and pandemics

MOZAMBIQUE
H.E. Mr. Armando Emílio GUEBUZA, President

The summit is an opportunity for us to renew our commitments to the values and principles of international relations
such as freedom for all men and women, equality among nations to benefit from development, international solidarity
in managing global challenges, tolerance in the relations among all human beings, respect and protection of the environment.

Access to education among women improved substantially over time. While in 2003 more than 60% of women aged 35 years
and older never went to school compared to 26% of men, the percentages for the age group of 11-14 years was only 15% for girls
compared to 10% for boys. More than half of Mozambican adults are illiterate today, with serious gender disparities.

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

No Gender References

NAMIBIA
H.E. Mr. Hifikepunye POHAMBA, President

No Gender References

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

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

No Gender References

NETHERLANDS
H.E. Mr. Jan Peter BALKENENDE, Prime Minister
(also on behalf of Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway and Sweden)

On the policy side, we have learned a good deal about increasing the effectiveness of aid.
We focus on poor countries with good policy. We have learned what it takes for poverty reduction
to be sustainable. We know that the MDG's will not be met unless human rights are respected,
women and men are given equal opportunities and democracy is integrated into policymaking

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

The spread of HIV/AIDS calls for increased commitment through our development programmes.
New Zealand will continue to advocate for the strengthening of women's equality and empowerment,
and sexual and reproductive health and rights, which are critical to the achievement of the MDGs

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

The best way to measure and evaluate this process is to show real-world results in wiping out extreme
poverty, in achieving primary education for all, promoting gender equity, reducing maternal and child mortality…

niger
H.E. Mr. Hama AMADOU, Prime Minister

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

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NORWAY
H.E. Mr. Kjell Magne BONDEVIK, Prime Minister

The world is expecting us to make poverty history to turn poverty into something our great
grandchildren will read about, but not really understand, like the medieval plagues. We can do it.
And we must do it: By increasing our support to the efforts by the developing countries. By involving
women fully in our noble undertaking based on gender equality.

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

Of course these main themes overlap with other no-less important questions such as awareness, education,
institutional building, integration of women and youth, in addition to training and information. . . . Allow me to briefly
share with you some aspects of the progress made by the Sultanate in achieving the MDGs. . . . .

As an example, when it comes to gender equality and empowerment of women, the Sultanate managed to end the
gender disparity at all education levels. This has enhanced the status and power of woman. The Sultanate has achieved
this both in secondary schools and colleges in 2002. The Sultanate has also taken measures to spread literacy among
youth and provide more learning opportunities to young girls. Omani women have proven their ability to continue with
education once they are given the opportunity. The ratio of literacy continued to rise at an annual rate of 1.44% since
1993. At this rate the disparity between the two genders is expected to fully disappear by the end of 2005.

In order to achieve gender equality, the Government of the Sultanate has shown great interest in women's rights.
Omani women now hold posts as Ministers, under-secretaries and members in the Shoura (Consultative) Council and
the State Council. This shows that Omani women now enjoy a lot of rights. As for the mortality rate of children under five,
the Sultanate has managed to reduce it by 4.96% annually, which exceeds the required annual reduction of 4.39%.

Oman has its own special experience in the field of democratic practice and the participation of citizens in making national decisions.
This process is continuing gradually on solid basis anchored in Omani life and the realities of our time. This has been reflected in the
gradual steps taken in this respect, the latest of which has been the granting of the right of election to all eligible citizens, be they
men or women.

Women have been the focus of attention since the start of the blessed renaissance.They have been given all opportunities for
education, training and rehabilitation. Now women enjoy their political rights including membership of the State Council and the
right to vote and to stand as a candidate for the Shoura Council, in addition to holding various posts in the administrative
apparatus of the State including appointment to the Council of ministers. Moreover, Omani women perform a pioneering role
through their effective work in large institutions working in the field of economic and social development.

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

For the first time in the history of Panama, we have established universal and free health coverage
for all prenatal care and for hospital deliveries in order to reduce rates of maternal mortality.

HIV/AIDS…we recognize the need to be innovative and more creative in order to be more effective in
prevention and in raising the awareness of populations at risk, particularly women and young people.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
H.E. The Right Honourable Sir Rabbie Langanai NAMALIU, KCMG, MP,
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration

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

There is also gender equality at all levels of education, in terms of access and duration. Likewise, over recent
years we have seen a growing participation of women in the development process and an improvement in the
legal system, which protects their rights. And we are fighting against violence against women and trafficking in
people. And we are raising awareness of this problem. We have done a lot as well to reduce the level of infant
maternal mortality…

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

The Government of Peru is currently implementing specific policies on areas such as income, health, education,
nutrition and gender issues with a view to support the poorest. ... As a result of these efforts, between 2001 and
2004, approximately a million Peruvian men and women have lifted out of extreme poverty.

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

We believe that the development goals are primary objectives that must be realized in order to meet
the challenge of extreme poverty and address its painful repercussions, to achieve gender equality, ...
We consider all of the above basic rights consecrated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
and in the United Nations Millennium Declaration

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

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ROMANIA
H.E. Mr. Traian BASESCU, President

In Romania's own proximity, there still are separatist areas of non-law, where people are protected by no applicable
law or principle. Often, the most affected are children, women and persons belonging to various minorities.
The U.N. should not hesitate to activate available mechanisms suited for addressing such threats, and take appropriate
measures, including by action at Security Council level. We have high hopes that the new Council for Human Rights will
take up more effectively and credibly these grievances

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

As part of our commitment to the Millennium Declaration, .... We have also presented our consolidated
report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

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

The eradication of hunger and extreme poverty, universal primary education, fostering gender equality,
guarantying environmental sustainability, the development of global partnerships, a reduction in infant
mortality, improvement of the health of mothers and babies, fighting HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted
diseases, malaria, are questions that required collective work and, therefore, constitute a tremendous challenge
for all of us. In terms of the Millennium Objectives, ... words and promises must be transformed into concrete actions

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

...We are of the view that the reform of the UN....should not distract our mind from the other pressing issues
which are on our agenda, especially the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals as part of the
fight against global poverty, and for the attainment of dignity and happiness by men and women in all the
countries of our world.

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 Sir Allan KEMAKEZA, Prime Minister

With the assistance of our development partners, Solomon Islands is working towards achieving,
amongst other Millennium Development Goals: universal primary education, improved maternal health...

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

We also commend our organization for the tireless and invaluable contribution it has made towards
the attainment of sustainable peace and socio-economic development, as well as upholding the political
right of all people, irrespective of race, gender, social status and beliefs.

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

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SPAIN
His Majesty Don Juan Carlos I, King of Spain

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SRI LANKA
Her Excellency The Honourable Chandrika Bandaranaike KUMARATONGA, President

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

Five years ago, world leaders boldly agreed a blueprint to ... promote gender equality and empower women...

Our Ministry of Gender and Social Development continues to work to protect the rights of the Youths,
the Aged/Senior Citizens and to empower women so that their valuable Inputs and expertise inform
the process of governance development.

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. Mr. Göran PERSSON, Prime Minister

...[D]eveloped nations must increase ODA-levels. If we are to reach the Millennium Goals, more resources are
needed for women's and children's rights, sexual and reproductive health, ....

SWITZERLAND
H.E. Mr. Samuel SCHMID, President

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SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

TAJIKISTAN
H.E. Mr. Emomali RAKHMONOV, President

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THAILAND
H.E. Mr. Thaksin SHINAWATRA, Prime Minister

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TIMOR-LESTE
H.E. Mari Bin Almude ALKATIRI, Prime Minister

Gender and equality is a principle that is promoted widely in the country. There are more than
a third of women in our National Parliament, seven in the Government, other important institutions
and as head of community level authorities structures, for the first time.

My Government adopted the Reproductive Health Policy that aims to reduce maternal and neonatal
mortality through social mobilization to increase the utilization of health services by pregnant women
and promote vaccination against maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Gender and equality is a principle that is promoted widely in the country.

TOGO
H.E. Mr. Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBÉ, President

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

As far as my own country Tonga is concerned, we have achieved targets such as universal primary
education and gender equality through the provision of free primary school education for children
of ages 5 to 14 years as stipulated in our Constitution. Considerable improvements have also been
achieved in secondary enrolment rates.

One of the areas where Tonga needs to make more progress is in the participation of women in
decision-making both at the local and national level. The current level of women's participation is
largely attributed to cultural overtones, and there are significant efforts to educate and promote
the greater involvement of women in the political arena

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

In closing, Mr. President, we maintain that the real test of our review must be in the extent to which it
identifies those elements that will serve to chart a course forward, and ensure that the result of the process,
redounds to the benefit of the children, women and men everywhere, and not serve narrowly defined interests.

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

It gives us cause for pride that the results achieved in Tunisia on the path of reform, development
and modernization over the past two decades are in line with the development objectives set by the
Millennium Summit, particularly in terms of reducing the rate of poverty, improving the gross domestic
product, spreading education throughout the country, strengthening gender equality, promoting reproductive
health, and integrating the principles of sustainable development into national policies

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

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UGANDA
Mr. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI, President

Our Ministry of Finance's document for July 2005, entitled 'Millennium Development Goals:
Uganda's Prospects of achieving them', says the following on Page 29: "Open unemployment is
relatively rare and is found mainly in urban areas, particularly among the most highly educated
and amongst women. Underemployment (working on economic activities less than 40 hours a week)
is wide-spread, affecting 65% of adults, including 75% of women and 55% of men".
This is unavoidable, as long as Uganda's economic structure is still a raw-materials' production and
subsistence farming oriented one

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
H.E. Mr. Benjamin William MKAPA, President

Using our own enhanced domestic revenues, increased ODA, and debt relief, we were able to invest
heavily in education, improving access and quality. We removed school fees for primary education,
and Net Enrolment Rate (NER) increased from 58.8 percent in 2000 to 90.5 percent last year; and
gender parity has been attained.

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

In September 2000, at the Millennium Summit, 147 heads of state and government, and 189 nations in total,
agreed to join forces to halve poverty and hunger, provide equal access to education, reduce maternal and infant
mortality, halt and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases, provide special assistance to children
orphaned by HIV/AIDS, and to improve significantly the lives of the poor. Today, five years after that historic meeting,
while much remains to be accomplished, progress has been substantial

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. The 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
Her Excellency Ms. Truong My Hoa, Vice-President

At present, ... half a million women die at childbirth every year... .

Significant progress in promoting gender equality related to the third MDG is clearly reflected in the constant
rise of Viet Nam's Gender Development Index (GDI) from 0.668 in 1998 to 0.689 in 2004.

Women account for more than 27% of the deputies to the Vietnamese National Assembly, the highest ratio in
the Asia-Pacific region. Women enjoy due recognition for their significant role in the family as well as in the
society. As for the other MDGs, ... the maternal mortality rate reduced by one third against 1990

....[T]he United Nations should take effective measures to combine, especially at the national level, the implementation
of the MDGs with that of other commitments reached at global conferences held in the previous decade on issues related
to women, children, population and development, HIV/AIDS, housing, the environment and social development. This will
help increase the sustainability of the achievements recorded.

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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