31.   White women showed some progress in increasing their membership on the boards, but women overall remain underrepresented.

32.   For three years there has been an ongoing debate within the UN General Assembly on whether to increase membership on the Security Council.

33.   Ramos said it was necessary for ASEAN to increase its membership in order to exert greater influence in the Asia-Pacific region.

34.   Rmaos said it was necessary for ASEAN to increase its membership for it to have greater influence in the Asia-Pacific region.