Statements
Opening statements
- H.E. Ms. Marjon V. Kamara, Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women
- H.E. Mr. Ferit Hoxha, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council
- Mr. Jan Eliasson, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General
- Ms. Michelle Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director
- Ms. Nicole Ameline, Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
- Ms. Rashida Manjoo, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Other statements
- Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
- Ms. Frances Raday, Vice-Chairperson of the Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and Practice
General discussion
Regional groups
- Chad on behalf of African States
- Costa Rica on behalf of the Central America Integration System
- Fiji on behalf of the Group of 77 and China
- Guyana on behalf of the Caribbean Community
- Indonesia on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- Ireland on behalf of the European Union
- Malawi on behalf of the Southern African Development Community
- Samoa on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States
- Tuvalu on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum
- Uruguay on behalf of the Members and Associated States of Mercosur
Member States
- Afghanistan
- Andorra
- Angola
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Dominican Republic (English | Spanish)
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- Gabon
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Iran
- Iraq (Arabic | English)
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mexico (English | Spanish)
- Myanmar
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Republic of Korea
- Republic of Moldova
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Thailand
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Republic of Tanzania
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Viet Nam
- Zambia
Permanent observers
UN entities
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–HABITAT)
- United Nations Regional Commissions
Intergovernmental organizations
Other entities
- International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS) (English | French)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC) (English | French)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Non-governmental organizations
- Amnesty International
- Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
- Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) on behalf of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition
- Canadian Federation of University Women and National Council of Women Canada
- Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro (CGIL), on behalf of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Education International (EI) and Public Services International (PSI)
- Defence for Children International, the CoNGO Committee on Child Rights, International Humanist & Ethical Union and Ribbon International
- International Alliance of Women
- European Women’s Lobby
- Femmes Afrique Solidarité on behalf of the African Women’s Caucus
- Forum for Women and Development (FOKUS)
- International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI)
- Joint Statement of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Passionists International; Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA); The International Peace Bureau; Center for Women's Global Leadership; International Association of Lawyers; Against Nuclear Arms; Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries; Edmund Rice International; Global Justice Center; VIVAT International; Loretto Community; World Young Women’s Christian Association; Femmes Africa Solidarité and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)
- Joint Statement on of behalf of Gray Panthers, HelpAge International, International Association for Homes and Services for the Ageing, International Longevity Center, Global Alliance, and the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
- Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender caucus, submitted by COC Nederlands, International Lesbian and Gay Association, ILGA, and the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights, RFSL
- PEN International
- Public Health Institute
- Soroptimist International
- Working Group on Girls
- World Council of Churches
- Young Women’s Caucus –World YWCA and WAGGGS
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