FOR PARTICIPANTS ONLY 12 June 1998 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS Second Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on Human Resources Development for Youth 1-5 June 1998 Bangkok LIST OF PARTICIPANTS MEMBERS BANGLADESH Representative: Mr A.S.M. Shahjahan, Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Dhaka Alternate: H E Mr Akramul Qader, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to ESCAP, Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Bangkok BHUTAN Representative: Mr Kinley Dorji, Officer-in-Charge, Youth Guidance and Counselling, Education Division, Thimphu CHINA Representative: Mr Liu Hehua, Deputy Secretary-General, All-China Youth Federation, Beijing Alternates: Mr Cai Guofeng, Deputy Director, International Department, All-China Youth Federation, Beijing Ms Bi Dongli, Programme Officer, International Department, All-China Youth Federation, Beijing Mr Lu Yongshou, Minister Counsellor and Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to ESCAP, Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Bangkok CHINA (cont'd) Alternates: Ms Cui Jia Yu, Staff, Yunnan Provincial Youth Federation, (cont'd) Kunming DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA Representative: Mr Wi Sok Yon, Counsellor and Permanent Representative of Democratic People's Republic of Korea to ESCAP, Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Bangkok FIJI Representative: Ms Fusi Vave, Permanent Secretary for Youth, Employment Opportunities and Sports, Suva INDIA Representative: Mr P.K. Sinha, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, New Delhi Alternate: Mr T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, Director, Department of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Human Resources Development, New Delhi INDONESIA Representative: Mr Achmad Ramzy Tadjoedin, Special Advisor to the State Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Jakarta Alternates: Ms Yaumil Agoes Achir, Assistant Minister for the Coordinating Minister for the Peoples' Welfare and Alleviation of Poverty, Jakarta Mr Jacobson, Minister Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Bangkok Mr Hamdani Djafar, Head, Sub Directorate of Economic and Social Institution of the United Nations, Directorate of Economic Multilateral Co-operation, Jakarta INDONESIA (cont'd) Alternates: Mr Eko Himawan, Third Secretary and Assistant Permanent (cont'd) Representative of Indonesia to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Bangkok Mr Adiari Nurcahyanto, Research Division, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Bangkok ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Representative: Mr Reza Mahboubi, Director-General, Office of the Secretary, Secretariat of the Supreme Council of the Youth, Tehran Alternates: Ms Foroozandeh Vadiati, Expert, International Social Affairs and Women Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tehran Mr Mohammad Mohsen Ashrafpour, Expert, Cultural, Physical Training and Youth Affairs Bureau, Plan and Budget Organization of Iran, Tehran JAPAN Representative: Mr Masato Mugitani, Director, Office of International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tokyo Alternates: Mr Koji Yashima, Assistant Director, Regional Policy Division, Asian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo Mr Toshimitsu Miyamori, First Secretary and Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to ESCAP, Embassy of Japan, Bangkok Ms Keiko Watanabe, Special Assistant to the Permanent Representative of Japan to ESCAP, Embassy of Japan, Bangkok KAZAKHSTAN Representative: Mr Darkhan Kaletaev, Head, Department of Youth Policy, Almaty KYRGYZSTAN Representative: Ms Gulnara U. Asymbekova, Deputy to the Director, Research Institute of Obstetrics and Pediatrics, Ministry of Health, Bishkek LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Representative: Mr Phetsakhone Luang Aphay, Deputy Secretary General, Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union, Vientiane Alternate: Ms Sirixay Chanthathone, Coordinator of International Affairs, Foreign Relations Division, Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union, Vientiane MALDIVES Representative: Mr Ahmed Thasmeen Ali, Assistant Director, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Male MARSHALL ISLANDS Representative: Mr Lenest Lanki, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Majuro MONGOLIA Representative: Mr Tserenchimed Zorigtbaatar, Secretary-General, Mongolian Youth Federation and Vice President of Asian Youth Council, Mongolian Youth Federation, Ulaanbaatar MYANMAR Representative: U Thaung Shwe, Deputy Director, Department of Social Welfare, Yangon NEPAL Representative: Mr Sita Ram Khanal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Kathmandu NEW ZEALAND Representative: Ms C. Bilkey, First Secretary and Permanent Representative of New Zealand to ESCAP, New Zealand Embassy, Bangkok PAKISTAN Representative: Mr Malik Lala-i-Yesrab, Joint Secretary for Youth Affairs, Youth Affairs Wing, Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs, Islamabad Alternate: Mr Mussadaq Mohammad Khan, Commercial Counsellor and Alternate Permanent Representative of Pakistan to ESCAP, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan PAPUA NEW GUINEA Representative: Mr Eric Pilae Carlua, Executive Officer, PNG National Youth Commission, Waigani PHILIPPINES Representative: Ms Amina Rasul, Presidential Advisor on Youth Affairs, and Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Commission, Manila Alternates: Ms Lourdes G. Balanon, Director IV, Bureau of Child and Youth Welfare, Quezon City Mr Leslie B. Gatan, Minister Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Philippines, Bangkok Ms Margarita R. Silvestre, Third Secretary and Vice-Consul and Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Philippines, Bangkok Mr Mendel R. Rivera, Attache and Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Philippines, Bangkok REPUBLIC OF KOREA Representative: Mr Kijoo Kim, Second Secretary and Assistant Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Bangkok Alternate: Mr Park Keum-Yeol, Assistant Director, Education and Public Relations Division, The Commission on Youth Protection, Seoul RUSSIAN FEDERATION Representative: Mr Michail Lebedev, Deputy Director of Department, Foreign Ministry, Moscow Alternates: Mr Sergey Panchenko, First Secretary and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to ESCAP, Embassy of the Russian Federation, Bangkok Mr Evgeny Bessonov, Attache and Assistant Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to ESCAP, Embassy of the Russian Federation, Bangkok SAMOA Representative: Mr Magele Laufala Isaako, Assistant Secretary, Ministry for Youth, Sports and Cultural Affairs, Apia SRI LANKA Representative: Mr D.L. Kumaradasa, Director, Youth Employment Planning Division, Ministry of Samurdhi, Youth Affairs and Sports, Battaramulla TAJIKISTAN Representative: Mr Shamsov Nuriddin, Deputy Chief, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dushanbe THAILAND Representative: Ms Sienoi Kasemsanta Na Ayuddhaya, Deputy Secretary- General, National Youth Bureau, Bangkok Advisor to Ms Saisuree Chutikul, Advisor, Office of the Permanent Representative: Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office; and Member, NCWA, Bangkok Alternates: Ms Savitri Suwansathit, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Office of the Permanent Secretary for Education, Bangkok Ms Usanee Kangwanjit, Director, External Relations Division, National Youth Bureau, Bangkok THAILAND (cont'd) Alternates: Ms Prachayanee Prampan, External Relations Officer, External (cont'd) Relations Division, National Youth Bureau, Bangkok Ms Sujaree Suangtho, Chief, Youth Policy and Planning Section, National Youth Bureau, Bangkok Mr Somchai Chareonumnuaisuke, Senior Law Officer, National Youth Bureau, Bangkok Ms Maliwan Kullavanijaya, Senior Expert in Promotion and Coordination, National Youth Bureau, Bangkok Ms Sriwatana Chulajata, Director, Office of the National Commission on Women's Affairs (ONCWA), Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office; and Member and Assistant Secretary, NCWA, Bangkok Ms Anusorn Inkampaeng, Policy and Planning Analyst, Office of the National Commission on Women's Affairs (ONCWA), Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, Bangkok Mr Opat Varopat, Senior State Attorney, International Affairs Department, Office of the Attorney-General; and Member of NCWA, Bangkok Ms Raweevan Asawakul, Senior State Attorney, International Affairs Department, Office of the Attorney-General; and Member of NCWA, Bangkok Ms Rarinthip Sirorat, Chief, Foreign Relations Subdivision, Department of Public Welfare, Bangkok Ms Ratchani Suvatthee, Skill Development Specialist, Department of Skill Development, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Bangkok Ms Supawadee Sakkawattana, Technical Labour 7, Department of Employment, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Bangkok Ms Srisuda Ubol, Senior Labour Officer, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Bangkok THAILAND (cont'd) Alternates: Mr Sakhon Boonkhum, Public Welfare Inspector, Department of (cont'd) Public Welfare, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Bangkok Ms Suwanna Warakamin, Director, Family Planning and Population Division, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Ms Rushanee Na-Rarong, Director, School and Youth Health Division, Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Ms Nanta Auamkul, Senior Medical Officer, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Ms Duanpen Sankhariksha, Senior Community Development Specialist, Community Development Department, Ministry of Interior, Bangkok UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Representative: Ms Samantha Purdy, Second Secretary, Political Section, British Embassy, Bangkok UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Representative: Ms Karin L. Melka, Second Secretary and Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to ESCAP, Embassy of the United States of America, Bangkok VIET NAM Representative: Mr Tran Dac Loi, Secretary, International Affairs, National Commission on Youth of Vietnam, Hanoi Alternate: Mr Nguyen Hai Anh, Assistant to the Director-General, International Youth Cooperation Development Centre (CYDECO), Vietnam Youth Federation, Hanoi ________________ ASSOCIATE MEMBERS GUAM Representative: Mr David M. Dell sola, Director, Department of Youth Affairs HONG KONG, CHINA Representative: Mr Michael John Pomfret, Principal of Morrison Hill Technical Institute, Wanchai Alternate: Mr Chow Tung-Shan, Executive Director, Employees Retraining Board MACAU Representative: Mr Jorge Rangel, Secretary for Public Administration, Education and Youth of Macau Government Alternates: Mr Luiz Vizeu, Director of Education and Youth Services Mr Wu Zhiliang, Member of the Board of Directors of Macau Foundation ________________ OTHER STATES / KUWAIT Representative: Mr Fual Al-Obaid, Attache, Embassy of the State of Kuwait, Bangkok Alternate: Mr Dueramae Kirai, Staff, Embassy of the State of Kuwait, Bangkok PORTUGAL Representative: Ms Filomena Martins, General Director, Support, Research and Planning Office, Presidencia Do Conselho de Ministros, Lisboa SWEDEN Representative: Mr Sven Malmberg, Counsellor, Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok Alternate: Mr Henrik Krassny, Trainee, Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok ________________ UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Mr William D. Angel, Officer-in- Charge, Youth Unit, DESA, United Nations Headquarters, New York, N.Y., USA _________________ UNITED NATIONS BODIES United Nations Centre for Human Rights (UNCHR) Ms Ofelia Calcetas-Santos, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, UNCHR, Manila, Philippines United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS) Mr Uwe Lohse, Human Settlements Officer, ESCAP/UNCHS Joint Section on Human Settlements, Bangkok United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ms Margaret de Monchy, Regional Advisor, Child Protection and Gender, CEDC, UNICEF, Bangkok Ms Kitiya Phornsadja, Assistant Project Officer, CEDC, UNICEF, Bangkok United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (cont'd) Mr Nicolas Pron, Planning Officer, UNICEF, Bangkok Ms Kittayawan Boonto, Programme Assistant, CEDC, UNICEF, Bangkok United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Ms Lorraine Corner, Regional Programme Adviser, UNIFEM, Bangkok United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mr Michael Heyn, Resident Representative, UNDP, Bangkok Mr Sompong Charoensuk, HIV/AIDS Management Specialist, UNDP, Bangkok United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Ms Amelia Bonifacio, Regional Representative, UNHCR, Bangkok Mr Robert Burrows, Deputy Director, UNBRO, UNHCR, Bangkok Ms Naoko Obi, Senior Regional Legal Advisor, UNHCR, Bangkok United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) Ms Maria-Pia de Palo, Programme Officer, UNDCP, Regional Centre for East Asia, Bangkok United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Mr James Chui, Manager, Youth Theme Group, UNFPA, New York, USA Mr K.C. Bal Gopal, UNFPA Representative in Thailand, Bangkok Mr Pornchai Suchitta, Assistant Representative, UNFPA, Bangkok Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Dr Seri Phongphit, Team Leader, UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Steve Kraus, Programme & External Relations Adviser, UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Midori Shimzu, Programme Officer, UNAIDS/APICT _________________ SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS International Labour Organization (ILO) Ms Claudia Coenjaerts, Subregional Coordinator, ILO International Programme on Elimination of Child Labor, ILO/IPEC, Bangkok Mr Hans van de Glind, Programme Officer, ILO/IPEC, South-East Asia, Bangkok United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Mr Victor Ordonez, Director, UNESCO/PROAP, Bangkok Mr Malama Meleisea, Regional Adviser for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO/PROAP, Bangkok Mr Richard Engelhardt, Regional Adviser for Culture, UNESCO/PROAP, Bangkok Mr Rupert Maclean, Chief, ACEID, UNESCO/PROAP, Bangkok Ms Monica de Castellarnau, Consultant, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO/PROAP, Bangkok United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (cont'd) Mr Ian Keith Falconer Birch, Consultant, ACEID, UNESCO/PROAP, Bangkok World Health Organization (WHO) Mr Palitha Abeykoon, Regional Adviser - HRD, WHO, New Delhi Mr Han Tun, Officer on Special Duty, WHO, Bangkok ________________ INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSES) Ms Jane Foster, Special Adviser & Head of Youth Affairs, Gender and Youth Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, London ________________ NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS General Consultative Status Women's Federation for World Peace (WFWP) Ms Kamoltip Phayakvichien, President, WFWP-Thailand, Bangkok Ms Vajiraya Buasri, Advisor, WFWP- Thailand, Bangkok Ms Minerva A. De Leon, President, WFWP-Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines Special Consultative Status World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) Ms Amelita Dayrit Go, Chairman, Asia-Pacific Region, WAGGGS, and National President of Girl Scouts of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) Mr M. Golam Sattar, Director for Administration and Resources Development, WOSM, Asia-Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines Roster Asian Youth Council (AYC) Mr Salehudin Ghazali, Executive Secretary, AYC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia _______________ OTHER ENTITIES All Pakistan Youth Federation (APYF) Ms Firdous Ashaq Awan, Chief Organizer APYF Punjab Province and Chairperson, SHADE, APYF, Lahore, Pakistan Asian Children's Fund Ms Michiho Inagaki, Representative, Asian Children's Fund, Japan Bahay Tuluyan Mr Michaele M. Moises, Junior Educator, Bahay Tuluyan, Manila, Philippines Centre for the Protection of Children's Rights Foundation (CPCRF) Mr Sanphasit Koompraphant, Executive Director, Centre for the Protection of Children's Rights Foundation, Bangkok Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) Mr Feliciano Carino, General Secretary, CCA, Hong Kong, China Mr Prawate Khid-arn, Executive Secretary for Development and Service Desk, CCA, Hong Kong, China Chulalongkorn University Mr Vitit Muntarbhorn, Professor, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Ms Umaporn Trangkasombat, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Mr Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol, Child Rights Asianet, c/o Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Mr Jirawut Lipilun, Child Rights Asianet, c/o Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Delhi Public School Ms Shradha Chowdhury, Head Girl, Delhi Public School, New Delhi, India ECPAT Mr Ron O'Grady, Chairperson, ECPAT International, Auckland, New Zealand Ms Toshiko Sonozaki, Representative, ECPAT Japan Kanzai, Osaka, Japan Mr Herv‚ Berger, Executive Director, ECPAT, Bangkok Ms Alexia Huxley, Project Officer, ECPAT, Bangkok Federation of Family Planning Association of Malaysia (FFPAM) Mr Yee Thiam Sun, Chairman, FFPAM Education Committee, Penang, Malaysia Indian Assembly of Youth (IAY) Mr Ravi Dutt, Chairman, IAY, New Delhi, India Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) Mr Ravi Narayan, Secretary-General, ICYO, New Delhi, India Mr Jayanta Chowdhury, Permanent Representative of ICYO to ESCAP, c/o ECPAT, Bangkok International Initiatives for the Development of Enterprising Action and Strategies (IDEAS) Mr Peter Kenyon, Director, IDEAS, York, Australia Khmer Youth Association (KYA) Mr Yong Kim Eng, President, KYA, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Mr Him Yun, Secretary-General, KYA, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Korea UNESCO Youth Centre Mr Kang Dai-geun, Director, Korea UNESCO Youth Centre, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid (LHRLA) Mr Zia Ahmed Awan, President, LHRLA, Karachi, Pakistan Maiti Nepal Ms Anu Radha Koirala, Director, Maiti Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal Mr Bishworam Khadka, c/o Maiti Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal Mr Manish Koirala, c/o Maiti Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal Malaysian Youth Council (MYC) Mr Saifuddin Abdullah, Secretary- General, MYC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia National Council for Child and Youth Development (NCYD) Ms Srisak Thaiarry, Executive Director, NCYD, Bangkok National Federation of Youth Organizations in Bangladesh (NFYOB) Mr Dulal Biswas, Secretary-General, NFYOB, Dhaka, Bangladesh National Youth Council of Pakistan (NYCOP) Mr Shuja Ullah Khan, Central President, NYCOP, Karachi, Pakistan National Youth Services Council - Sri Lanka (NYSCSL) Mr E.M.S.B. Ekanayake, Director (Administration), NYSC, Maharagama, Sri Lanka Queen's University Mr Jayant K. Lele, Professor, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada Ms Lorna Wright, Associate Professor, Director, Centre for Canada-Asia Business Relations (CANAsia), Queen's University, Kingston, Canada Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) Ms Anna Runeborg, Senior Programme Officer, Health Division, Department for Democracy and Social Development, SIDA, Stockholm, Sweden Sri Lanka Youth Council (SLYC) Mr Saman Amarasinghe, Executive Director/Chairman, SLYC, Colombo, Sri Lanka Thammasat University Ms Titiporn Siriphant, Lecturer, Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University, Bangkok Turismo Thai Mr Saneh Roberto Jotikasthira, Managing Director, Turismo Thai and Vice President, Association of Thai Travel Agents, Bangkok Underprivileged Children's Educational Programs (UCEP) Mr Ahmadullah Mia, Executive Director, UCEP, Dhaka, Bangladesh UNEP Global Youth Forum '97 Mr Anthony T. Ambahan, Chairman, UNEP-Global Youth Forum, Manila, Philippines World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) Mr Tran Dac Loi, General Council Member, WFDY, Budapest, Hungary Mr Nguyen Hai Anh, General Council Member, WFDY, Budapest, Hungary World Youth Foundation (WYF) Mr Ibrahim Bin Mamat, Chief Executive Officer, WYF, Melaka, Malaysia Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Mr Yip Kok Choong, General Secretary, YMCA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Young Women's Christian Association of Thailand (YWCA of Thailand) Ms Chantanee Molee, National General-Secretary, YWCA of Thailand Ms Pornsawan Suddhimondala, General-Secretary, YWCA of Bangkok Ms Norrarat Buchataitess, General Secretary, YWCA of Prapradaeng, Samutprakarn ________________ OBSERVERS Ms Uraiwan Pichitakul, Secretary-General, National Youth Bureau, Bangkok Ms Visa Benjamano, Director, Child Welfare Protection Division, Department of Public Welfare, Bangkok Mr Yongyud Wongpiromsarn, Director, Mental Health Technical Development Bureau, Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok Ms Chalatip Punnabutr, Chief of Secretarial Office Sub-Division (Public Welfare Administrator 7), Child Adoption Center, Department of Public Welfare, Bangkok Ms Kannikar Janyatanavut, Social Worker, Child Welfare Protection Division, Department of Public Welfare, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, Bangkok Ms Kannika Ratanamanee, Youth Policy and Planning Analyst, National Youth Bureau, Bangkok Ms Aoithip Tohmadlae, Policy and Planning Analyst, Office of the Permanent Secretary, The Prime Minister's Office, Bangkok Ms Sawitree Sangjansomporn, Third Secretary, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok OBSERVERS (cont'd) Ms Jutharat Natewongthong, Policy and Planning Analyst, Office of the National Commission on Women's Affairs (ONCWA), Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, Bangkok Ms Pongpenkae Devahusdin, Chief, Foreign Cooperations Section, Hilltribe Welfare Division, Department of Public Welfare Ms Panpimol Lotrakul, Mental Health Technical Bureau, Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok Mr Suchart Sangurai, Head, Vocational Guidance Section, Employment Promotion Division, Department of Employment, Bangkok Ms Sirinunt Onlamul, Department of Skill Development, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Bangkok Mr Pontrik Smiti, Department of Skill Development, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Bangkok Ms Sukanda Krutapiya, Department of Skill Development, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Bangkok Ms Pojjanee Petcharak, Department of Skill Development, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Bangkok Ms Sunanta Jittivat, Department of Skill Development, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Bangkok Ms Sujintana Hematasin, Foreign Relations Officer, Social Studies and Planning Division, Department of Public Welfare, Bangkok Mr Mana Pornkaeochandra, External Relations Division, Ministry of Education, Bangkok Ms Penchalida Mahatthanapiwat, Technical Labour 4, Department of Employment, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Bangkok Mr Chaturont Wannuan, Office of the Prime Minister, Bangkok Ms Takako Sango, International Relations, International University of Japan (IUJ), Niigata, Japan Ms Suntaree Rangkusone, c/o Save the Children's Fund, Bangkok OBSERVERS (cont'd) Ms Huguette Redegeld, c/o ATD Fourth World, Bangkok Mr Idthi Mahatthira, c/o S.I. Tours Limited, Bangkok Ms Lui Hah Wah Elena, Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Education, Singapore Ms Udomporn Mortega, c/o Women's Federation for World Peace- Philippines Ms Delia Javanasundara, c/o Women's Federation for World Peace- Thailand Ms Christina Louise Pedder, Volunteer, International Relations, Centre for the Protection of Childrens Rights (CPCR), Bangkok Mr Paisit Pandruegsachat, c/o Imagemix, Bangkok Mr Ronnayut Assavamongkolphan, Student Council, Assumption University, Bangkok Mr Bernard Garoiner, Aids Program Manger, Australia Red Cross, Bangkok Mr Tim Brown, c/o East West Center, Honolulu, USA Ms Phuttharak Chewchengsanti, c/o University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok Ms Hajah Norhayati Haji Mohd Kassim, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Lionel Keasberry, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Tia Phalla, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Leng Kuoy, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Suharto, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Abdul Manaf, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Ketmala Banchongphanith, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Bang On Sayarath, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Haji Abdul Aziz bin Mahmood, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr C. Prathapa Senan, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok OBSERVERS (cont'd) Mr Than Aung, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Yi Yi Htay, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Thelma G. Santos, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Renee P. Faldas, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Adrian Ee Guan Liang, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Grace Um Su Lim, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Wiput Phoolcharoen, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Saowapa Phaitayawat, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Yawarat Tusgate, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Dang Canh Khanh, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Doan Ngu, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Nancy Fee, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Greg Carl, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Tin Mar Aung, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Sumalee Wannarat, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Steven W. Honeyman, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Wiwat Rojanapithayakorn, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Suporn Koetsawang, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Prapai Kesara, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Chawalit Natpratan, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Chaiyos Kunanusont, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok OBSERVERS (cont'd) Mr Natth Bharmarapravati, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Samran Takan, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Ms Amporn Boonton, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Shiv Khare, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Robert Bennoun, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Prakrom Vuthipongse, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Takashi Wagatsuma, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Ken Isobe, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Shinjiro Kansaku, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Anthony Pramualratana, c/o UNAIDS, Bangkok Mr Wayne F. Bazant, Demand Reduction Adviser, UNDCP, Bangkok _________ SECRETARIAT Executive Secretary Mr Adrianus Mooy Deputy Executive Secretary Ms Kayoko Mizuta Special Assistant to the Mr S. Thampi Executive Secretary and Secretary of the Commission ________________ Officer-in-Charge, a.i. Ms Lim Kim-Lan Social Development Division Chief Ms Nanda Krairiksh Human Resources Development Section Social Development Division Social Affairs Officer Mr Joop Theunissen Human Resources Development Section Social Development Division Associate Social Affairs Officer Ms Hiroko Tanaka Human Resources Development Section Social Development Division HRD Training Expert Mr Emmanuel Ilagan Human Resources Development Section Social Development Division CEDC Expert Ms Wanjiku Kaime-Atterhog Human Resources Development Section Social Development Division ________________ Director, Programme Management Division Ms Ellen Abrenica ________________ Chief, Division of Administration Ms Mary Bess Spurlock Chief, Conference and General Mr Brian W. Heath Services Section Chief, Language Services Section Mr Georges Germanos Chief, Chinese Unit Mr Yin Anmin Chief, French Unit Mr Christian De Sutters Chief Russian Unit Mr Victor Medvedev ________________ Officer-in-Charge, a.i. Mr David Lazarus United Nations Information Services ________________