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 February 2012)
Chair: Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General (Chair), Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
- Talaat Abdel Malek, co-chair, Working Party on Aid Effectiveness
- Mary-Anne Addo, Director, External Resources Mobilization Multilateral, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Ghana
- Cho Tae-yul, Ambassador for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea
- Martin Dahinden, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
- Fokion Fotiadis, Director-General for Development, European Commission
- Irene Giner-Reichl, Director General for Development Cooperation, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria
- Joanna Kerr, Chief Executive, Action Aid
- Jon Lomøy, Director, OECD Development Cooperation Directorate
- Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Sigrid Kaag, Assistant Secretary-General and Director Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships, United Nations Development Programme
- Klaus Leisinger, President and Managing Director, Novartis Foundation
- Mustafa M. Mastoor, Deputy Minister of Finance, Afghanistan
- Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Agency Chief Executive Officer, New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
- Min Zhu, Special Advisor to the Managing Director, IMF
- H.S. Puri, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York
- Kampeta Sayinzoga, Permanent Secretary and Secretary of the Treasury, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Rwanda
- Birama Boubacar Sidibe, Vice President (Operations), Islamic Development Bank
- Anna Sipiläinen, Under-Secretary of State for Development Policy and Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
- Ingrid Srinath, Secretary-General, CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation
- Tony Tujan, jr., International Director and Chairperson, IBON and Reality of Aid Network
- Hadil da Rocha Vianna, Under-Secretary-General for Cooperation, Culture and Trade Promotion, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil
- Yiping Zhou, Director, UNDP South-South Unit