The President , with the consent of the Council , invited the representatives of Afghanistan , Argentina , Armenia , Australia , Austria , Bangladesh , Botswana , Brazil , Canada , Chile , Croatia , Egypt , Estonia , Fiji , Indonesia , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Japan , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Mexico , the Netherlands , New Zealand , Nigeria , the Republic of Korea , Slovenia , Spain , the Sudan , Sweden , Switzerland , the Syrian Arab Republic , Thailand , Trinidad and Tobago , Tunisia and Turkey , at their request , to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote , in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council 's provisional rules of procedure . In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council 's prior consultations , the President , with the consent of the Council , extended invitations under rule 39 of the Council 's provisional rules of procedure to Ms. Michelle Bachelet , Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) , and Mr. Hervé Ladsous , Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations .