Among the Baha'i delegates to the 56th Commission on the Status of Women, held in New York from 27 February-9 March 2012, were: back row, from left, Lori Noguchi (Macau), May Akale (BIC), Julia Berger (BIC), Leslie Stewart (Colombia); Front row: Florence Kelley (Hawaii), Elizabeth Kharono (Uganda), Bani Dugal (BIC), and Nilakshi Rijkhowa (India).