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Join us LIVE for the Round tables session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65). The topics are:
– Getting to parity: good practices towards achieving women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life
– Creating an enabling environment for women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life
– Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly
4:04:52 – United States of America, KAMALA D. HARRIS
1 Chad (on behalf of GROUP OF AFRICAN STATES)
2 Portugal (on behalf of ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN UNION)
3 Mozambique (on behalf of SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY)
4 Guyana (on behalf of CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY)
5 Cabo Verde (on behalf of COMMUNITY OF PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES)
6 Costa Rica
7 Uzbekistan
8 Tuvalu
9 Kazakhstan
10 European Union
11 Chile
12 North Macedonia
14
Colombia
Her Excellency MARTA LUCIA RAMIREZ
15
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Her Excellency MASOUMEH EBTEKAR
16
Iceland
Her Excellency KATRIN JAKOBSDÓTTIR
17 Belgium
18 Armenia
19 Serbia
20 Ukraine
21 Netherlands
22 Finland
23 Afghanistan
24 Spain
25 Algeria
26 Peru
27 Egypt
28 Croatia
29 Turkey
30S weden
31 Norway
32 Czech Republic
33 Canada
34 France
35 Luxembourg
36 Switzerland
37 Slovenia
38 Andorra
39 Zambia
40 Australia
41 Estonia
42 Lithuania
43 Japan
44 Mozambique
45 Austria
46 Hungary
47 United Arab Emirates
48 Liechtenstein
49 Germany
50 Jordan
51 Denmark
52 Latvia
53 Senegal
54 Bahamas
55 South Africa
56 Tonga
57 Sierra Leone
58 Ethiopia
59 Trinidad and Tobago
60 Italy
61 Rwanda
62 Kenya
63 New Zealand
64 Brazil
65 Nigeria
66 Qatar
67 Malawi
68 Côte d’Ivoire
69 Ireland
70 State of Palestine
71 Morocco
72 Chile
73 Liberia
74 Guinea
75 Namibia
76 Cabo Verde
77 Costa Rica
78 Cameroon
79 Ghana
80 Antigua and Barbuda
81 India
82 Nauru
83 Tunisia
84 Fiji
85 Indonesia
86 Djibouti
87 Dominican Republic
88 Zimbabwe
89
Saint Lucia
90 Mongolia
91 Seychelles
92 Nepal
93 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
94 Burkina Faso
95 Viet Nam
96 Republic of Korea
97 Mauritius
98 North Macedonia
99 Mali
100 Suriname
101 Thailand
102 Madagascar
103 Pakistan
104 Sudan
105 Malaysia
106 Nicaragua
107 Congo
108 Lesotho
109 Angola
110 Marshall Islands
111 Samoa
112 Gabon
113 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
114 China
115 Philippines
116 Mexico
117 Honduras
118 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
119 Russian Federation
120 Poland
121 Greece
122 Romania
123 Sri Lanka
124 Ecuador
125 Guatemala
126 Holy See
127 Kyrgyzstan
128 Monaco
129 Cambodia
130 Azerbaijan
131 Uganda
132 Botswana
133 Lebanon
134 Bahrain
135 Cyprus
136 Kazakhstan
137 Tajikistan
138 Cuba
139 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
140 Saudi Arabia
141 El Salvador
142 Eritrea
143 Panama
144 Georgia
145 Libya
146 Turkmenistan
147 Yemen
148 Iraq
149 Bulgaria
150 Saint Kitts and Nevis
151 Uruguay
152 Israel
153 Bangladesh
154 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
155 Maldives
156 Malta
157 Argentina
158 Albania
159 Jamaica
160 Singapore
161 Chad
162 Oman
163 Tanzania
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Antigua and Barbuda is an island sovereign state in the West Indies in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major islands, Antigua and Barbuda (separated by 39 miles), and a number of smaller islands (including Great Bird, Green, Guiana, Long, Maiden, Prickly Pear, York Islands and further south, the island of Redonda).
The permanent population numbers about 95,900 (2018 est.), with 97% being resident on Antigua. The capital and largest port and city is St. John’s on Antigua, with Codrington being the largest town on Barbuda. Lying near each other, Antigua and Barbuda are in the middle of the Leeward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 17°N of the equator.
Following self-governance in its internal affairs, independence was granted from United Kingdom on 1 November 1981.
Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the Commonwealth and Elizabeth II is the country’s queen and head of state.
Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The constitutional capital is Sucre, while the seat of government and executive capital is La Paz.
Its geography varies from the peaks of the Andes in the West, to the Eastern Lowlands, situated within the Amazon Basin.
The country’s population, estimated at 11 million, is multiethnic, including Amerindians, Mestizos, Europeans, Asians and Africans. Spanish is the official and predominant language, although 36 indigenous languages also have official status, of which the most commonly spoken are Guarani, Aymara and Quechua languages.
The Caribbean is a region of the Americas that comprises the Caribbean Sea, its surrounding coasts, and its islands. The region lies southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and of the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.
Chad, officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in north-central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the south-west, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west.
The capital N’Djamena is the largest city. Chad’s official languages are Arabic and French. Chad is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. Islam (51.8%) and Christianity (44.1%) are the main religions practiced in Chad.
Costa Rica is a rugged, rainforested Central American country with coastlines on the Caribbean and Pacific. Though its capital, San Jose, is home to cultural institutions like the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Costa Rica is known for its beaches, volcanoes, and biodiversity. Roughly a quarter of its area is made up of protected jungle, teeming with wildlife including spider monkeys and quetzal birds.
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,233,255.3 km² and an estimated total population of about 447 million.
France is a republic and the largest Western European nation. Through expansion and colonisation in the 17th and 18th centuries France became a great power and still retains territories around the world. It has a seat on the UN security council and is the world’s fourth most wealthy country with a high standard of living and strong cultural identity.
Guyana, officially the Co‑operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on South America’s North Atlantic coast, is defined by its dense rainforest.
Its capital, Georgetown, is known for British colonial architecture, including tall, painted-timber St. George’s Anglican Cathedral. A large clock marks the facade of Stabroek Market, a source of local produce.
Guyana is the only South American nation in which English is the official language. The majority of the population, however, speak Guyanese Creole, an English-based creole language, as a first language. Guyana is part of the Anglophone Caribbean.
It gained independence in 1966, and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970.
Iran, also called Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. Its central location in Eurasia and proximity to the Strait of Hormuz give it significant geostrategic importance. Tehran is the capital and largest city.
Iran is home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. The Iranian Revolution established the current Islamic Republic in 1979.
Iran’s political system combines elements of a presidential democracy and an Islamic theocracy. Iran is a founding member of the UN, ECO, OIC, and OPEC. It is a major regional and middle power and has large reserves of fossil fuels — including the world’s largest natural gas supply and the third largest proven oil reserves.
The country’s rich cultural legacy is reflected in part by its 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Historically a multi-ethnic country, Iran remains a pluralistic society comprising numerous ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups, the largest being Persians, Azeris, Kurds, Mazandaranis and Lurs.
Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States senator from California since 2017. She is the Democratic vice presidential nominee for the 2020 election.
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country mainly located in Central Asia with a smaller portion west of the Ural River in Eastern Europe.
Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country. It has a population of 18.3 million residents, and has one of the lowest population densities in the world. Since 1997, the capital is Nur-Sultan, formerly known as Astana. It was moved from Almaty, the country’s largest city.
Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Kazakhstan is the most dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region’s GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry. It also has vast mineral resources. Kazakhstan is a member of the United Nations (UN), WTO, CIS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Eurasian Economic Union, CSTO, OSCE, OIC, CCTS, and TURKSOY.
Mozambique is a southern African nation whose long Indian Ocean coastline is dotted with popular beaches like Tofo, as well as offshore marine parks. In the Quirimbas Archipelago, a 250km stretch of coral islands, mangrove-covered Ibo Island has colonial-era ruins surviving from a period of Portuguese rule. The Bazaruto Archipelago farther south has reefs which protect rare marine life including dugongs.
North Macedonia (Macedonia until February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It constitutes approximately the northern third of the larger geographical region of Macedonia. Skopje, the capital and largest city, is home to a quarter of the country’s 2.06 million population. The majority of the residents are ethnic Macedonians, a South Slavic people. Albanians form a significant minority at around 25%, followed by Turks, Romani, Serbs, Bosniaks, and Aromanians.
The country became a member of the United Nations in April 1993, but as a result of a dispute with Greece over the name “Macedonia”, it was admitted under the provisional description “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (abbreviated as “FYR Macedonia” or “FYROM”). In June 2018, Macedonia and Greece resolved the dispute with an agreement that the country should rename itself “Republic of North Macedonia”. This renaming came into effect in February 2019.
Portugal is a southern European country on the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain. Its location on the Atlantic Ocean has influenced many aspects of its culture: salt cod and grilled sardines are national dishes, the Algarve’s beaches are a major destination and much of the nation’s architecture dates to the 1500s–1800s, when Portugal had a powerful maritime empire.
