ANNEX I
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
EXPERTS:
Dr. Herbert L. Friedman (USA)
27D Warwick Square
London SW1V 2AD
United Kingdom
Tel/Fax: (44-171) 630-0762
E-mail: hlfriedman@aol.com
Prof. Savitri W.E. Goonesekere (Sri
Lanka)
304/5 Park Road
Colombo 5
Sri Lanka
Tel: (94-1) 588175
Fax: (94-1) 502809 (c/o UNICEF
Colombo)
Ms. Tamara Govorun (Ukraine)
Ukraine National Pedagogical University
4/2 Solamjauska Str.
Apt.111, Kiev
252110 Ukraine
Tel: (044) 276-0749
Ms. Jane A. Kwawu (Ghana)
International Planned Parenthood
Federation (IPPF)
P.O. Box 30234
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: (254-2) 720280-2
Fax: (254-2) 726596
E-mail: ippfara@ken.healthnet.org
Ms. Pamela McNeil (Jamaica)
Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation
P.O. Box 129
Mona P.O.
Kingston
St. Andrew
Jamaica
Tel: (876) 929-7608
Fax: (876) 926-5768
Dr. Asha Mohamud (Somalia)
Programme for Appropriate Technology in
Health (PATH)
1990 M Street NW, Suite 700
Washington D.C. 20036
Tel: (202) 822-0033
Ms. Ahoua Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
05 BP 6204
Ouagadougou 05
Burkina Faso
Tel: (226) 30.68.75.
Fax: (226) 31.67.37.
Ms. Anitha R”nstr”m (Sweden)
Otto Mybergs v„g 8
752 31 Uppsala
Sweden
Tel: (+46) 18504916
Ms. Teresita L. Silva (Philippines)
CHILDHOPE Asia
1210 Pesafrancia Street
Paco
1007 Manila
Philippines
Tel: (63-2) 563-4647/563-2242
Fax: (63-2) 563-2242
E-mail: chsea@igc.apc.org
ORGANIZERS:
Ms. Angela E.V. King
Assistant Secretary-General
Special Adviser to the Secretary-General
on Gender Issues and Advancement of
Women
Department for Economic and Social
Affairs
Room DC2-1220
Two UN Plaza
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (1-212) 963-3086
Fax: (1-212) 963-3463
E-mail:king@un.org
United Nations Division for the
Advancement of Women
Ms. Dorota Gierycz
Officer-in-Charge
Gender Analysis Section
Department for Economic and Social
Affairs
Room DC2-1226
Two UN Plaza
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (1-212) 963-5913
Fax: (1-212) 963-3463
E-mail: gierycz@un.org
Ms. Koh Miyaoi
Associate Social Affairs Officer
Department for Economic and Social
Affairs
Room DC2-1204
Two UN Plaza
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (1-212) 963-3463
Fax: (1-212) 963-3463
E-mail: miyaoi@un.org
United Nations Children's Fund
Ms. Sree Gururaja
Senior Project Officer
Gender and Development
3 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (1-212) 824-6671
Fax: (1-212) 824-6486
E-mail: sgururaja@unicef.org
United Nations Population Fund
Mr. James Chui
Focal Point for Youth
220 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (1-212) 297-5242
Fax: (1-212) 297-4915
E-mail: chui@unfpa.org
United Nations Economic Commission for
Africa
Mr. K.Y. Amoako
Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 3001
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 511231
Fax: (251-1) 514416
Ms. Josephine Ouedraogo
Director
African Centre for Women
P.O. Box 3001
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 517200
Fax: (251-1) 514416
Ms. Souad Abdennebi
Regional Adviser
African Centre for Women
P.O. Box 3001
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 517200
Fax: (251-1) 514416
Ms. Beverly Jones
Social Affairs Officer
African Centre for Women
P.O. Box 3001
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 517200
Fax: (251-1) 514416
OBSERVERS:
Governments
Mr. Samuel R. Zang
Second Secretary
Embassy of Cameroon
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Ahmed K. Mahamat
First Secretary
Embassy of Chad
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Tshidimba M. Mulumba
Charge d'affairs
Embassy of Congo
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Jean P. Miamona
First Secretary
Embassy of Congo
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Christophe Kouakou
Conseiller
Embassy of Cote d'Ivoire
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. A.N. Ismaili Ahmed
Conseiller
Embassy of Djibouti
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Christophe Maganga
Conseiller
Embassy of Gabon
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dr. Carol M. Breslin
Secretariat of State of the Holy See
Vatican City State
Sister Maura Byrne
Secretariat of State of the Holy See
Vatican City State
Ms. Hanna Mohary
Secretariat of State of the Holy See
Vatican City State
Ms. Elizabeth N. Khampepe
Administrative Secretary
Embassy of Lesotho
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
H.E. Delacroix Bakoniarivo
Ambassador
Embassy of Madagascar
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
H.E. S.A. Kalimde
Ambassador
Embassy of Malawi
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Lahoucine Rahmouni
First Secretary
Embassy of Morocco
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Jose M.B. Oliveira
Second Secretary
Embassy of Mozambique
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
H.E. Eddie S. Amkongo
Ambassador
Embassy of Namibia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Linus S. Mukasa
First Secretary
Embassy of Namibia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Joseph Mutaboba
Head of Delegation
Embassy of Rwanda
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Pat Willie-Bonglo
Counsellor and Head of Chancery
Embassy of Sierra Leone
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Peter V. Makwarela
First Secretary
Embassy of South Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dr. J.A. Shaw
Embassy of South Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ms. Emma Ericsson
Gender Officer, SIDA
Embassy of Sweden
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Gordon L.S. Ngilangwa
Minister Plenipotentiary
Embassy of Tanzania
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Ezzeddine Zayani
Premier Counseiller
Embassy of Tunisia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mr. Boldwin Njovu
Embassy of Zambia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ms. Martha Mengesha
Deputy Secretary-General
Ethiopian National Agency for UNESCO
P.O. Box 2996
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 512953/51414
Inter-Governmental Organizations
Mr. Marcel Diouf
Chief
Division for Education and Culture
Organization of African Unity
Ms. Meera Sethi
International Organization for Migration
P.O. Box 3005
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 511673
Fax: (251-1) 514900
United Nations System
Mr. Y. Tekolla
Agricultural Economist
Food Security and Sustainable
Development Division
Economic Commission for Africa
P.O. Box 3001
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ms. Gana Diagne
FAO
P.O. Box 5536
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ms. Mel Gorman-Davies
FAO
P.O. Box 5536
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ms. Isabelle Guillet
ILO
P.O. Box 2788
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 517320
Ms. Catherine Okai
Education Specialist
UNESCO
P.O. Box 1177
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 512953/51414
Dr. Miriam K. Were
Director
UNFPA CST for East and Central Africa
P.O. Box 8714
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 513134
Ms. Frederika Meijer
Programme Officer
UNFPA
P.O. Box 5580
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 515177 ext.261
Ms. Myriam Tebourbi
Human Rights Officer
United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights/Centre for Human Rights
United Nations Office at Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 9174303
Fax: (41-22) 9170212
Ms. Almaz Eshete
UNICEF
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 515155
Fax: (251-1) 511628
Ms. A. Sena Gabianu
World Bank
P.O. Box 5515
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 514200
Mr. Justin Bagirishya
Deputy Country Director
World Food Programme
P.O. Box 5530
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 513717
Ms. Sophia Lemma
Programme Assistant
World Food Programme
P.O. Box 5530
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 515188
Mr. Alexandre N. Correia
Director
World Health Organization
Office for OAU and ECA/Addis Ababa
Dr. Brigitte Toure
Expert
WHO/PTC Ethiopia
P.O. Box 60035
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 517600
Fax: (251-1) 513264
NGOs
Ms. Elizabeth Alabi
Inter-African Committee
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ms. Maricela Daniel
Mexico
Ms. Fatoumata Sir‚ Diakit‚
Association pour le Progres et la Defense
de Droits de Femmes Maliennes
Rue Dakar - Porte 565
BP 1740
Immeuble Mor GUEYE 2
Dravela-Bamako
Republique du Mali
Tel./Fax: (223) 232362 /220868
Ms. Bani Dugal Gujral
Baha'i International Community
866 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017
USA
Tel: (1-212) 803-2500
Fax: (1-212) 803-2566
Ms. Yeshi Habte-Mariam
CERTWID/AAU Ethiopia
Dr. John Kelly
Obstetrician/Gynaecologist
18 Hintelsham Avenue
Birmingham B15 2PH
United Kingdom
Tel: (44-121) 454 3156/4421
Ms. Elleni Ketsela
Baha'i International Community
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 181372
Dr. Corann Okorodudu
Psychology Department
Rowan University
Glassboro NJ 08028
USA
Tel: (1-609) 256-4500 ext.3782
Ms. Mary H. Purcell
Working Group on Girls/NGO Committee
for UNICEF
9 Oak Knoll Drive
Wallingford, PA 19086
USA
Tel: (1-610) 565-0113
Fax: (1-610) 892-0750
Ms. Atsedeweine Tekle
Ethiopian Women Lawyers' Association
P.O. Box 6386
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 160155
Fax: (251-1) 654922
Ms. Linda Vilakazi-Tselane
Girl Child Consultant
09 Kyrhin Street
Rouxville 2192
South Africa
Fax: (011) 800-3272
ANNEX II
LIST OF DOCUMENTS
Papers from the organizers
EGM/AGR/1997/BP.1 Enabling Environment for the Empowerment of Adolescent
Girls
Background paper prepared by the Division for the
Advancement of Women/Department of Economic and Social
Affairs
EGM/AGR/1997/BP.2 Adolescent Girls and their Rights: Girls in Need of
Special Protection
Background paper prepared by Ms. Njoki Wainana for the
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Papers from the experts
EGM/AGR/1997/EP.1 Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young Girls
Prepared by Dr. Anameli Monroy
EGM/AGR/1997/EP.2 Selected Aspects of Reproductive Health of Adolescents
Prepared by Ms. Jane Kwawu
EGM/AGR/1997/EP.3 The Health of Adolescent Girls: Their Needs and their
Rights
Prepared by Dr. Herbert L. Friedman
EGM/AGR/1997/EP.4 Reproductive Rights of the Adolescent Girls and
Empowerment through Information and Education
Prepared by Ms. Pamela McNeil
EGM/AGR/1997/EP.5 Adolescent Girls and their Rights
Prepared by Dr. Anitha Ronstrom
EGM/AGR/1997/EP.6 Adolescent Girls and their Rights: Focusing on Street
Girls in Prostitution in the Philippines
Prepared by Ms. Teresita Silva
EGM/AGR/1997/EP.7 Realizing the Human Rights of Adolescent Girls
Prepared by Prof. Savitri Goonesekere
EGM/AGR/1997/EP.8 Ukranian Girls - The Problems of Self-Identification
Behaviour
EGM/AGR/1997/EP.9 Communication sur le theme "Environnement Propice a
L'emancipation des Adolescentes"
Prepared by Ms. Ahoua Ouedraogo
EGM/AGR/1997/EP.10 Adolescent Girls and their Rights: Health of Adolescent
Girls, Special Emphasis on Reproductive and Sexual
Health and Nutrition
Prepared by Dr. Asha Mohamud
Papers from observers
EGM/AGR/1997/OP.1 The Girl Child with Disabilities: Implementing the
Platform for Action
Prepared by Disabled People's International
EGM/AGR/1997/OP.2 Statement of the Holy See
Reference papers
EGM/AGR/1997/INF.1 Traditional and Cultural Practices Harmful to the
Girl-Child
African Centre for Women/Economic Commission for Africa,
Occasional Paper No.1, 1997
EGM/AGR/1997/INF.2 Generation 97 - What young people say about sexual and
reproductive health - United Nations Population Fund &
International Planned Parenthood Federation, 1997
EGM/AGR/1997/INF.3 Violence Against Women (WHO Fact Sheets), July 1997
-The Girl Child
-Rape and Sexual Assault
-Health Consequences
EGM/AGR/1997/INF.4 Contraceptive Update: A handbook for health workers
International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa
Region (IPPFAR), 1996
EGM/AGR/1997/INF.5 Vision 2000: Strategic Plan
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), 1993
EGM/AGR/1997/INF.6 IPPF Charter on Sexual and Reproductive Rights
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), 1996
EGM/AGR/1997/INF.7 Legal and Policy Barriers Affecting Sexual &
Reproductive
Health Services in: Burkina Faso, Senegal, Swaziland,
Zambia
International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa
Region (IPPFAR), 1996
EGM/AGR/1997/INF.8 The Human Right to Family Planning and Sexual and
Reproductive Health
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), 1996
EGM/AGR/1997/INF.9 IPPF Annual Report 1996 - 1997
EGM/AGR/1997/INF.10 Challenges - Empowering Youth
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), 1995
ANNEX III
AGENDA OF THE MEETING
Expert Group Meeting on Adolescent Girls and their Rights
13-17 October 1997
Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Conference Centre (Conference No.4)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AGENDA AND ORGANIZATION OF WORK
Monday, 13 October
9.30 a.m. - 10.30 a.m. Registration
10.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Coffee Break
11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
-Introductory Statements
Welcome by Ms. Josephine Ouedraogo (ACW/ECA)
Speakers: Ms. Angela E.V. King (DAW)
Mr. K.Y. Amoako (ECA)
Mr. Marcel Diouf (OAU)
-Election of Officers
-Adoption of Agenda
1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. Lunch
3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. Plenary Session
-Panel discussion on: "Adolescent girls in need of
special protection".
Presentation of papers by UNICEF / ECA and experts.
1. Ms. Sree Gururaja (UNICEF)
2. Ms. Beverly Jones (ACW/ECA)
3. Ms. Anitha R”nstr”m
4. Ms. Tamara Govorun
5. Ms. Teresita L. Silva
4.30 p.m. - 4.45 p.m. Coffee Break
4.30 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. Plenary Session (continued)
-Panel discussion on: "Health of adolescent girls,
including reproductive and sexual health and
nutrition".
Presentation of papers by UNFPA / ECA and experts.
1. Mr. James Chui (UNFPA)
2. Ms. Beverly Jones (ACW/ECA)
3. Dr. Asha Mohamud
4. Dr. Herbert L. Friedman
5. Ms. Jane A. Kwawu
6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. Reception at the Delegates Bar
Tuesday, 14 October
9.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Plenary Session (continued).
-Panel discussion on: "Creating an enabling
environment for the realization of human rights and
empowerment of adolescent girls".
Presentation of papers by DAW / ECA and experts.
1. Ms. Dorota Gierycz (DAW)
2. Ms. Souad Abdennebi (ACW/ECA)
3. Prof. Savitri W.E. Goonesekere
4. Ms. Ahoua Ouedraogo
5. Ms. Pamela McNeil
11.00 a.m. - 11.30a.m. Coffee Break
11.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Plenary Session (continued).
-Discussion on the three themes, including
interventions by observers.
-Facilitation of Working Groups.
1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. Lunch
2.30 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. Working Group discussions.
-Working Group 1 - Adolescent Girls in Need of
Special Protection.
-Working Group II - Health of Adolescent Girls,
including Reproductive and Sexual Health and
Nutrition.
- Working Group III - Creating an Enabling Environment
for the Realization of Human Rights and Empowerment
of Adolescent Girls.
Wednesday, 15 October
9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Working Group discussions (continued)
Thursday, 16 October
9.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Plenary Session (continued)
-Conclusions of Working Groups discussions
11.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Coffee Break
11.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Drafting of Report
Friday, 17 October
10.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Completion of Draft Report
1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. Lunch
3.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. Adoption of Reports from Working Groups
Adoption of the Meeting's Report
4.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. Closing Session
ANNEX IV
Composition of working groups
Working Group I
Ms. Angela E.V. King (DAW)
Ms. Sree Gururaja (UNICEF)
Ms. Beverly Jones (ACW/ECA)
Ms. Tamara Govorun (expert)
Ms. Anitha R”nstr”m (expert)
Ms. Teresita L. Silva (expert)
Dr. Carol M. Breslin (observer)
Ms. Maricela Daniel (observer)
Mr. Peter V. Makwarela (observer)
Ms. Hanna Mohary (observer)
Ms. Mary H. Purcell (observer)
Working Group II
Mr. James Chui (UNFPA)
Dr. Herbert L. Friedman (expert)
Ms. Jane A. Kwawu (expert)
Dr. Asha Mohamud (expert)
Ms. Elizabeth Alabi (observer)
Dr. John Kelly (observer)
Ms. Elleni Ketsela (observer)
Ms. Frederika Meijer (observer)
Dr. Corann Okorodudu (observer)
Ms. Myriam Tebourbi (observer)
Working Group III
Ms. Dorota Gierycz (DAW)
Ms. Souad Abdennebi (ACW/ECA)
Prof. Savitri W.E. Goonesekere (expert)
Ms. Pamela McNeil (expert)
Ms. Ahoua Ouedraogo (expert)
Sister Maura Byrne (observer)
Ms. Fatoumata Sir‚ Diakit‚ (observer)
Ms. Almaz Eshete (observer)
Ms. Bani Dugal Gujral (observer)
Ms. Martha Mengesha (observer)
Mr. Linus S. Mukasa (observer)
Ms. Kebede Tadesse (obsercver)
Ms. Atsedeweine Tekle (observer)
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