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Briefing Photos: 2005
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Communications Workshop
December 8
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Susan Markham, Director, Strategic Communications Division, DPI
Joan Kirby, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Sasa Gorisek, OiC, Information Officer, DPI/NGO Section
Minky Worden, Media Director, Human Rights Watch
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Pragati Pascale, Spokesperson, Office of the President of the 60th Session of the General Assembly
Joan Kirby, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Sasa Gorisek, OiC, Information Officer, DPI/NGO Section
Minky Worden, Media Director, Human Rights Watch |
Communications Workshop
December 1
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Joan Kirby, Chair, NGO/DPI Executive Committee
Raymond Sommereyns, Director, Outreach Division
Joseph Donnelly, Chair, 58th Annual DPI/NGO Conference
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Joan Kirby, Chair, NGO/DPI Executive Committee
Raymond Sommereyns, Director, Outreach Division
Joseph Donnelly, Chair, 58th Annual DPI/NGO Conference
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United Nations Secretary-General's
Study on Violence Against Children
November 17
From left to right:
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Joan Kirby, Chair, NGO/DPI Executive Committee
H.E. Roman Kirn, Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations
Sasa Gorisek, Information Officer, DPI/NGO Section
Mali Nilsson, Member, the International Save the Children Task Group on Violence Against Children
Amaya Gillespie, Director, Secretariat, United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Children
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Joan Kirby, Chair, NGO/DPI Executive Committee
H.E. Roman Kirn, Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations
Sasa Gorisek, Information Officer, DPI/NGO Section
Amaya Gillespie, Director, Secretariat, United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Children
Mali Nilsson, Member, the International Save the Children Task Group on Violence Against Children |
Women, Peace and Security:
Participation, Protection and Prevention
November 10
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Joan Kirby, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
H.E. Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
Sasa Gorisek, Information Officer, Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization Section
Rachel Mayanja, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women
Parvina Nadjibulla, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
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Joan Kirby, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Henk-Jan Brinkman, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Executive Office of the Secretary General
Sasa Gorisek, Information Officer, Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization Section |
International Year of Sport and Physical Education
November 03
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Joan Kirby, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Sasa Gorisek, Information Officer, Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization Section
Mark Suzman, Principle Officer for Policy and Strategic Communications, Executive Office of the Secretary General
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Joan Kirby, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
H.E. Ali Hachani, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations
Sasa Gorisek, Information Officer, Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization Section
Adolf Ogi, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace
Donna de Varona, two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming and Chair of the Board of Stewards of the Women’s Sports Foundation |
Humanitarian Situation in Zimbabwe
October 27
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Iain Levine, Program Director, Human Rights Watch
Meshack Kitchen, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Zimbabwe to the United Nations
Sasa Gorisek, Information Officer, Department of Public Information, Non-Governmental Organization Section
Steve O’Malley, Officer-in-Charge, Africa I Section, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ruth Kahurananga, Child Rights Advisor, World Vision International
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Professor Sitaraman, Project Director Amity College of Ayurveda & Amity Ayurveda Hospital
Ramu Damodaran, Chief, Civil Society Service, Department of Public Information Outreach Division
Amrita Bhende, Intern, Institute for Community Research in Hartford, CT. and also Supervisor, Dancing Feet in India
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Preserving the Outer Space for Peaceful Uses
(in observance of Disarmament Week)
October 20
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Sergio Camacho, Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
H.E. Mr. Maged Abdelfattah Abdelaziz Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations
Sasa Gorisek, Information Officer, Department of Public Information
H.E. Mrs. Sarala Fernando Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva
Laura Grego, Staff Scientist, Global Security Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
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Sergio Camacho, Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
H.E. Mr. Maged Abdelfattah Abdelaziz Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations
Sasa Gorisek, Information Officer, Department of Public Information
H.E. Mrs. Sarala Fernando Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva
Laura Grego, Staff Scientist, Global Security Program, Union of Concerned Scientists |
The Role of Microfinance in Reaching the Poorest of the Poor(in observance of the International Day
of Eradication of Poverty)
October 13
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Joan Kirby, President of the DPI/NGO Executive Committee
H.E. Mr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations
Sasa Gorisek, Moderator, Information Officer, Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization Section
Richard Weingarten, Executive Director, United Nations Capital Development Fund
Sharmi Sobhan, Executive Director, Fonkoze USA
Elias Hannema, Visiting Professor, EU PHARE Programme
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Patricia Espinosa, Webdesigner and Developer, United Nations CyberSchoolBus, Educational Section, Department of Public Information Out Reach Division
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Poverty Reduction Strategies with and for Older Persons, Regional Perspectives (in observance of
the International Day of Older Persons)
October 6
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Ramu Damodoran, Chief, Civil Society Service, Outreach Division, United Nations Department of Public Information
Florence Denmark, Chairperson, NGO Committee on Ageing, UN NY
Jomo Kwame Sundaru, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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Africa: Prince Bengha Ngochia Martin, President, The Regional Center for the Welfare of Ageing Persons in Cameroon
Asia: Win Win Kyi, Associate Professor, Bergen Community College, New Jersey
Moderator: Donald Lee, Chief, Poverty Eradication and Employment Section, Social Perspective on Development Branch, Division for Social Policy and Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Latin America: Irma Loemban Tobing-Klein, Co-founder and Executive, MDG Global Watch NGO, Former Permanent Representative of the Republic of Suriname to the United Nations
Middle East: Kamal Khaldi, Director, Distribution Center of Arab References, Sociologist, Social Worker
Western and Developed Countries: Dorothy Rosenberg, Policy Advisor, MDGs and Civil Society, Poverty Group, United Nations Development Programme
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Preview of the 23 – 24 June 2005
General Assembly Informal Hearings with
Civil Society on the September Summit
June 09
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Joan Levy, Chair DPI/NGO Executive Committee
H.E. Mr. Eduardo J. Sevilla Somoza, Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations
Tommo Monthe, Deputy to the Chef de Cabinet, Office of the President of the 59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
H.E. Mr. Johan L. Løvald, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations
Vandy Kanyako, Member, Task Force for the General Assembly/Civil Society Hearings, Conference Coordinator, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
Gemma Adaba, Member, Task Force for the General Assembly/Civil Society Hearings, Representative of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions to the United Nations
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Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
Joan Levy, Chair DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Tommo Monthe, Deputy to the Chef de Cabinet, Office of the President of the 59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
H.E. Mr. Eduardo J. Sevilla Somoza, Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations
Vandy Kanyako, Member, Task Force for the General Assembly/Civil Society Hearings, Conference Coordinator, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
Gemma Adaba, Member, Task Force for the General Assembly/Civil Society Hearings, Representative of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions to the United Nations
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ECOSOC High-level Segment on Achieving the MDGs
(29 June – 1 July 2005)
June 02
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Marc-Andre Dorel, Chief, ECOSOC and Interorganization Cooperation Branch, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Paimaneh Hastaie, Chair, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, (ECOSOC)
Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
Asad Majeed Khan, Counsellor to the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, President, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Michele Fedoroff, Deputy Chief, Non-Governmental Organizations Section, (DESA)
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Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
Joan Levy, Chair DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Marc-Andre Dorel, Chief, ECOSOC and Interorganization Cooperation Branch, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Paimaneh Hastaie, Chair, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, (ECOSOC)
Michele Fedoroff, Deputy Chief, Non-Governmental Organizations Section, (DESA) ; Asad Majeed Khan, Counsellor to the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, President, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) |
UN Reform: Focus on Peacebuilding
and Human Rights Proposals
May 26
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Thant Myint-U, Chief, Policy Planning Unit, Office of the Under-Secretary-General, Department of Political Affairs (DPA)
Paul Hoeffel, Cheif DPI/NGO Section
Yvonne Terlingen, Amnesty International Representative at the United Nations
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Thant Myint-U, Chief, Policy Planning Unit, Office of the Under-Secretary-General, Department of Political Affairs (DPA)
Paul Hoeffel, Cheif DPI/NGO Section
Yvonne Terlingen, Amnesty International Representative at the United Nations |
The 2005 Review Conference of the Parties
to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons (2 – 27 May 2005, UNHQ)
May 19
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H.E. Mr. Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte, President, 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations
Paul Hoeffel, Chief NGO Section
Nobuyasu Abe, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs
Ann Hallan Lakhdhir, Chairperson, NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, NGO Representative, Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies
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Paul Hoeffel, Chief NGO Section
Joan Levy, Chair DPI/NGO Executive Committee
H.E. Mr. Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte,President, 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations
Ann Hallan Lakhdhir, Chairperson, NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, NGO Representative, Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies
Nobuyasu Abe, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs |
HIV/AIDS and Family Well-being:
(In observance of the International Day
of Families, 15 May)
May 12
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Mr. Alfred M. Dube, Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations
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Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
Joan Levy, Chair DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Dr. Mark Belsey, Author, “AIDS and the Family: Policy Options for a Crisis in Family Capital”; Former Chief Medical Officer and Programme Manager, Programme of Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning, World Health Organization H.E
Beatrice Krauss, Executive Director, Hunter Center for Community and Urban Health, City University of New York (CUNY) |
Indigenous People and the MDGs:
(Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues, 16 – 27 May)
May 05
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Diana Rivington, Counselor for Development, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
Elissavet Stamatopoulou, Chief, Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Division for Social Policy and Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Roberto Mucaro Borrero, Chairperson, NGO Committee on the United Nations International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
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Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
Joan Levy, Chair DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Diana Rivington, Counselor for Development, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
Roberto Mucaro Borrero, Chairperson, NGO Committee on the United Nations International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Elissavet Stamatopoulou, Chief, Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Division for Social Policy and Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
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Report on Sudan:
UN/NGO Perspectives
April 28
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Joan Levy, Chair DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Nancy Soderberg, Vice-President for Multilateral Affairs, International Crisis Group
Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
Christopher Coleman, Senior Political Affairs Officer, Africa Division, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)
Richard Dicker, Director, International Justice Program, Human Rights Watch
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Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
Nancy Soderberg, Vice-President for Multilateral Affairs, International Crisis Group
Christopher Coleman, Senior Political Affairs Officer, Africa Division, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)
Richard Dicker, Director, International Justice Program, Human Rights Watch |
Water: Gender Perspectives
(In observance of the International Decade for Action: Water for Life”: 2005 – 2015 and the Commission on
Sustainable Development, 11-22 April, New York)
April 14
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Paul Hoeffel, Chief NGO Section
Joan Levy, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Ethnè Davey, Chair, Gender and Water Alliance, Water Program Manager, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa
June Zeitlin, Member, Commission on Sustainable Development, NGO Women’s Caucus; Executive Director, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
Marcia Brewster, Task Manager, Interagency Gender and Water Task Force, Sustainable Development Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
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Ethnè Davey, Chair, Gender and Water Alliance, Water Program Manager, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa
Paul Hoeffel, Chief NGO Section
Marcia Brewster, Task Manager, Interagency Gender and Water Task Force, Sustainable Development Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Dagmara Berbalk, Head of division, German Federal Ministry of Environment, Vice-President of the CSD-13 Bureau
June Zeitlin, Member, Commission on Sustainable Development, NGO Women’s Caucus; Executive Director, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) |
World Health Report 2005:
Make Every Mother and Child Count
(In observance of World Health Day, 7 April)
7 April
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Dr. Rita Luthra, President, Women's Health and
Education Center
Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
Dr. Ian Smith, Advisor to the Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
Joan Levy, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Dr. Rita Luthra, President, Women's Health and Education Center
Dr. Ian Smith, Advisor to the Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) |
The World Summit on the Information Society: Preparations for Tunis (WSIS, 16-18 November)
31 March
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Joan Levy, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Sergei Kambalov, Deputy Executive Coordinator of the Secretariat of the United nations ICT Task Force, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Paul Hoeffel, Chief, DPI/NGO Section
Radhika Lal, Policy Advisor, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for Poverty Reduction & Millennium Development Goals, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Rik Panganiban, Communications Coordinator, Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)
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Joan Levy, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Paul Hoeffel, Chief, DPI/NGO Section
Sergei Kambalov, Deputy Executive Coordinator of the Secretariat of the United nations ICT Task Force, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Rik Panganiban, Communications Coordinator, Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)
Radhika Lal, Policy Advisor,
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for Poverty Reduction & Millennium Development Goals, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
Preview of 11th Crime Congress on
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
(Bangkok, 18-25 April):
Civil Society’s Role
24 March
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Joan Levy, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Ittiporn Boonpracong, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations
Isolda Oca, DPI/NGO Section
Johanna de Winter, Programme Officer, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, UNODC
Gary Hill, Scientific Coordinator, International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme (ISPAC)
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Ittiporn Boonpracong, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations
Joan Levy, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Isolda Oca, DPI/NGO Section
Johanna de Winter, Programme Officer, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, UNODC
Gary Hill, Scientific Coordinator, International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme (ISPAC) |
Confronting Racism and Xenophobia
17 March
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Joan Levy, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Bobby Austin, Member, Board of Directors, The People’s Program
Glyn Ford, Member, European Parliament
Paul Hoeffel, Chief, DPI/NGO Section
Bacre Waly Ndiaye, Director, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, New York Office
Ralph Boyd, Member, United States, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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Joan Levy, Chair, DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Bobby Austin, Member, Board of Directors, The People’s Program
Glyn Ford, Member, European Parliament
Ralph Boyd, Member, United States, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Paul Hoeffel, Chief, DPI/NGO Section
Bacre Waly Ndiaye, Director, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, New York Office
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Civil Society Preparations for Millennium Summit +5
3 March
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Henk-Jan Brinkman, Senior Economic Affairs Officer Executive Office of the Secretary-General
Fannie MunlinRepresentative, Millennium+5 NGO Network
Najet karaborni, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, DESA
Joseph Donnelly, Chair, 58th Annual DPI/NGO Conference
Paul Hoeffel, Chief, DPI/NGO Section
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Henk-Jan Brinkman, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Executive Office of the Secretary-General Fannie MunlinRepresentative, Millennium+5 NGO Network
Paul Hoeffel, Chief, DPI/NGO Section |
Copenhagen +10: The Commission on Social Development (9-18 February)
17 February
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Vusimuzi Madonsela, Director General, Department for Social Development, South Africa
Joan Levy, DPI/NGO Executive committee
Isolda Oca, DPI/NGO Section
Huguette Redegeld, Vice President, International Movement, ATD Fourth World
Johan Schölvinck, Director, Division for Social Policy and Development
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Vusimuzi Madonsela, Director General,Department for Social Development, South Africa
Isolda Oca, DPI/NGO Section
Johan Schölvinck, Director, Division for Social Policy and Development
Huguette Redegeld, Vice President, International Movement, ATD Fourth World
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Report of UN Millennium Project
“Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to
Achieve the Millennium Development Goals”
3 February
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Doris Schapira, NGP/DPI Executive Committee
James Kariuki, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
Guido Schmidt-Traub, Policy Advisor Millennium Project
Gertrude Roebeling, Project Manager, Wemos Foundation
Paul Hoeffel, Chief DPI/NGO Section
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Doris Schapira, NGP/DPI Executive Committee
James Kariuki, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
Paul Hoeffel, Chief, DPI/NGO Section
Guido Schmidt-Traub, Policy Advisor Millennium Project
Gertrude Roebeling, Project Manager
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International Year of Microcredit:
New Strategic Partnerships
27 January
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Joan Levy, Chair of the DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Peter Kooi, Director of the Special Unit for Microfinance, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Fatimata Lonfo, Client and Recipient of a Global Microentrepreneurship Award Paul Hoeffel, Chief of the NGO Section of the UN Department of Public Information.
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Peter Kooi, Director of the Special Unit for Microfinance, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Paul Hoeffel, Chief of the NGO Section of the UN Department of Public Information
Fatimata Lonfo, Client and Recipient of a Global Microentrepreneurship Award.
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Responses to the Report of the
High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change
20 January
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H.E. Mr. Vanu Gopala Menon, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations
Joan Levy, Chair of the DPI/NGO Executive Committee
Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
Nancy Soderberg, Vice President for Multilateral Affairs, International Crisis Group
Stephen Stedman, Research Director, Secretariat of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change
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Salman Akhtar, Professor of Psychiatry, Jefferson Medical College
Afaf Mahfouz, Psychoanalyst,
International Psychoanalyst Association
Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
Ira Brenner, Psychoanalyst,
American Psychoanalytical Association
Forrest Hamer, Psychologist,
University of California Berkeley
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