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Thursday, 17 May 2001

Afternoon

Morning

1 - H.E. Mrs. Ton Nu Thi Ninh
Ambassador, Head of the Vietnamese Delegation, Viet Nam (English)

2 - Hon. Mr. Rosario G. Manalo
Under Secretary for International Economic Relations, Head of Delegation, Philippines (English)

3 - S.E. M. Porfirio Muńoz Ledo
Ambassador, Head of Delegation, Mexico (Spanish)

4 - H.E. Mr. A. Abdullah
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan (English)

5 - Mr. Lawrence Agubuzu
Assistant Secretary-General, Organization of African Unity (English)

6 - H.E. Mr. Vassiliy Takev
First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria (English)

7 - S.E. M. Alphonse Randrianambinina
Ministre du commerce et de la consommation, Madagascar (French)

8 - H.E. Mr. Haile Woldensae
Minister of Trade and Industry, Eritrea (English)

9 - H.E. Mr. Prasidh Cham
Minister of Commerce, Cambodia (English)

10 - H.E. H.E. Lásló Trocsanyi
Ambassador, Head of Delegation, Hungary (English)

11 - H.E. U Soe Tha
Minister for National Planning and Economic Development, Myammar (English)

12 - H.E. Mr. Mathias Buabua wa Kayembe
Vice-Minister of Economy and Finance, Democratic Republic of Congo (French)

13 - Hon. Mr. Norman Chibamba
Deputy Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia (English)

14 - Ms. Mamounata Cisse
International Confederation of Trade Union (ICFTU) (French)

15 - Mr. Zephirin Diabre
Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (English)

16 - Mr. Francesco Frangialli
Secretary-General, World Tourism Organization (English)

INTERACTIVE THEMATIC SESSION

“International Trade, Commodities and Services/Tourism”

Hon. Mr. Norman Chibamba
Deputy Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia (English)

UNITED NATIONS ENVIROMENT PROGRAMME
(UNEP) (English)

Afternoon

1 - Hon. Mr. Lagitupu Tuilimu
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Tuvalu (English)

2 - H.E. Mr. Vassiliy Sidorov
Head of Delegation, Russian Federation (Russian) (pdf)

3 - H.E. Mr. Dato’ Abdullah Mohd Ridzam Deva
Ambassador, Head of Delegation, Malaysia (English)

4 - H.E. Mr. Simfeitcheou Pre
Ministre du plan, de l’aménagement du territoire de l’habitat et de l’urbanisme, Togo (French)

5 - H.E. Mr. Simon Dieusul Desras
Senator of the National Assembly, Haiti (French)

6 - H.E. Mr. Ricardo Brodsky
Ambassador and Head of Delegation, Chile (Spanish)

7 - Mr. Miloon Kothari
Special Rapporteur, United Nations Commission on Human Rights on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living (English)

8 - Mr. Normand Lauzon
Executive Secretary, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) (English)

9 - Ms. Meredyth Ailloud
International Coalition for Development Action (English)

10 - Mr. Jef Felix
Secretary General, Catholic International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity (CIDSE) (English)

11 - Mrs. Conchita Ponceni
International Federation of University Women (IFUW), President of the Committee on the States of Women, NGO (English)

12 - Ms. Huguette Akplogan-Dossa
Regional Coordinator for Africa of Social Alert, NGO (French)

13 - Ms. Emmie Chanka
Civil Liberties Commission of Malawi (speaking on behalf of), Gender Caucus of the NGO Forum (English)

INTERACTIVE THEMATIC SESSION

“Energy”

H.E. Dr. Yousef Alsaadon
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, For Economic and Cultural Affairs, Head of the Delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (English)