ADVISORY GROUP
Members
The current members of the Advisory Group were selected based on their experience and knowledge of the various challenges facing international development cooperation as well as their positions in key organizations and stakeholder groups. The Group consists of representatives from national governments, including bilateral donor agencies, international and regional institutions, civil society organizations, academia and the private sector. The members serve in their private capacity.
The composition of the Group offers a rich mix of policy-making competencies, analytical expertise, experience with operational activities and engagement in advocacy in the area of development cooperation at the regional and/or global level. In order to further ensure equitable geographical and gender representation, new members may be added as requested by the Under-Secretary-General of UNDESA.
List of Members (as of July 2009)
- Talaat Abdel-Malek, Economic Advisor to the Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt
- Elisabetta Belloni, Director-General for Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Italy
- Victor Bernardo, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Planning and Development, Mozambique
- Carlos Alberto Primo Braga, Senior Adviser and Head, International Policy and Partnership Group, World Bank
- Amadou Boubacar Cissé, Vice-President, Islamic Development Bank
- Richard Carey, Director, Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD
- Martin Dahinden, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
- Eckhard Deutscher, Chair, Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD
- Irene Freudenschuss-Reichl, Director-General for Development Cooperation, Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria
- Elisabeth Gateau, Secretary-General, United Cities and Local Governments
- Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- Ingrid Hoven, Director-General, Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation, Germany
- Bruce Jenks, Assistant-Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Resources and Strategic Partnerships, UNDP
- Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Under-Secretary of State for Development Policy and Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
- Stefano Manservisi, Director-General for Development, EC
- Enrique Maruri Londoño, Director of International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombia
- Ruy Nogueira, Under-Secretary-General for Cooperation and Trade Promotion, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil
- H. S. Puri, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
- John Rwangombwa, Secretary-General and Secretary to the Treasury, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Rwanda
- Ramesh Singh, Chief Executive, ActionAid International
- Velayuthan Sivagnansothy, Director-General, Dept of Foreign Aid and Budget Monitoring, Ministry of Plan Implementation, Sri Lanka
- Ingrid Srinath, Secretary-General, CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation
- Bjorn Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Olukorede Willoughby, Acting Chief Executive, New Partnership for Africa 's Development (NEPAD)
- Yiping Zhou, Director, Special Unit for South-South Cooperation, UNDP