A/HRC/43/64/Add.1 III. Overview of standing invitations A standing invitation is an open invitation extended by a Government to all thematic special procedures. By extending a standing invitation States announce that they will always accept requests for visits from all special procedures. As at 31 December 2019, out of the 193 United Nations Member States, the following 126 Member States (64.61 %) as well as one nonMember Observer State had extended a standing invitation to the thematic special procedures. Countries Date Countries Date Afghanistan 15 August 2017 Luxembourg March 2001 Albania 02 December 2009 Madagascar 26 August 2011 Andorra 03 November 2010 Malawi 07 September 2015 Argentina 03 December 2002 Malaysia 26 February 2019 Armenia 01 May 2006 Maldives 02 May 2006 Australia 07 August 2008 Malta March 2001 Austria March 2001 Marshall Islands 04 March 2011 Azerbaijan 15 April 2013 Mexico March 2001 Bahamas 06 June 2013 Monaco 22 October 2008 Belgium March 2001 Mongolia 09 April 2004 Benin 31 October 2012 Montenegro 11 October 2005 Bolivia 10 February 2010 Mozambique 12 April 2016 Nauru 30 May 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina 07 May 2010 Botswana 02 May 2018 Netherlands March 2001 Brazil 10 December 2001 New Zealand 03 February 2004 Bulgaria March 2001 Nicaragua 26 April 2006 Burundi 06 June 2013 Niger 21 August 2012 Cameroon 15 September 2014 Nigeria 25 October 2013 Canada April 1999 Norway 26 March 1999 Cape Verde 26 April 2013 Occupied Palestinian Territory (non-Member Observer State) 30 July 2014 Central African Republic 03 September 2013 Palau 03 May 2011 Chad 01 June 2012 Panama 14 March 2011 Chile 12 May 2009 Papua New Guinea 11 May 2011 Colombia 17 March 2003 Paraguay 28 March 2003 Comoros 29 January 2019 Peru 03 April 2002 Costa Rica 2002 Poland March 2001 Croatia 13 March 2003 Portugal March 2001 5