The President invited the representatives of Armenia , Austria , Belarus , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Botswana , Brazil , Bulgaria , Canada , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Croatia , the Czech Republic , Denmark , Egypt , El Salvador , Estonia , Finland , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , India , Indonesia , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Japan , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Malaysia , the Marshall Islands , Mexico , Montenegro , Namibia , the Netherlands , New Zealand , Nigeria , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Qatar , Romania , Slovenia , Solomon Islands , South Africa , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , the Syrian Arab Republic , Thailand , The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Timor-Leste , Turkey , Uruguay and Viet Nam , to participate in the meeting in accordance with rule 37 of the Council 's provisional rules of procedure . The President invited Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka , Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) , to participate in the meeting in accordance with rule 39 of the Council 's provisional rules of procedure .