FORUM FOR FIRST SPOUSES ON WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP FOR CHILDREN
9th MAY 2002
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., ECOSOC CHAMBER
FIRST LADIES/FIRST SPOUSES
ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION
Mme. Lidra Meidani, Albania
- Ms. Mimoza Hafizi, General Secretary of the President
- Mrs. Daniela Kristo Nesho, Spouse of Ambassador, Albania Mission to the UN
Mme. Maria Luisa Gispert de Forné, Andorra
- Ms. Jelena Pià Comella, Dep. Permanent Rep., Permanent Mission of Andorra to the UN
Her Highness Shaikha Sabika Bint Ibrahim AlKhalifa, Bahrain
- Dr. Fadeela Al-Mahroos, Member of the Supreme Council for Women & Member of the
National Committee for Childhood
Mrs. Beverley Arthur, Barbados
- Dr. Joy St. John, Senior Medical Officer of Health, Ministry of Health
Princess Mathilde, Belgium
- Ms. Machteld Foster, Advisor
Mrs. Marguerite Kérékou, Benin
- Mme. Ayenona, Ministère des Affaires Sociales
- Mme. Adeothy Sikiratov, Counsellor à la Santé
- Mme. Karimou Rajatou, Députée à l’Assemblée Nationale
- Mme. Hounsou G. Enlabe, Dame de Campagne
Sra. Virginia Gillum de Quiroga, Bolivia
- Sra. Ana María Quiroga de Ramírez, Assistant to the First Lady
- Sra. Viviana Limpias, Counsellor, Permanent Mission
Mrs. Azra Belkic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mrs. Lidija Topic
Mrs. Barbara Mogae, Botswana
- Mrs. Pholile Legloaila, Counsellor, Botswana Mission to the UN
- Mrs. Maipato Sophie Johnson, Accompanying First Lady
Mme Chantal Compaoré, Burkina Faso
- Mme. Alice Tiendrebeogo, Secretary General, Fondation Suka
- Mme. Annie Vicens, Membre, Fondation Suka
Mme. Chantal Biya, Cameroon
- Mme. Agnes Dubois, Eperte
- Mme. Ngoh Ngoh Ferdinand, Mission du Cameroon
- M. Kibele Simon Pierre, Chef Adjoint du Protocole d’Etat
Sra Adelcia Pires, Cape Verde
- Mme. Fernanda Fonseca, Spouse of the Ambassador, Cape Verde Mission to the UN
Mrs. Germaine Ziguele, Central African Republic
- Mme. Beatrice Epaye, Presidente, Fondation Voix du Cœur
- Mme. Philomene Mangue, Directrice Espace Enfant
Mme Halimé Deby, Chad
- Mme. Agnes Allafi Maimouna, Ministère des Postes et Telecommunications
- Mme. Akia Abouna, Conseilliére aux Affaires Sociales et à la Famille à la Presidence de la
République
Mme Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, Congo
- M. Alfred Opimbas, Ministère de la Santé
- M. Anotole Collinet Makosso, Directeur du Cabinet de la Première Dame
- Mme. Valerie Ossie, Responsible de la Fondation
- Mme. Marie Thérèse Ngonbe, Conseillère aux Affaires Sociales
Mme Simone Ehivet Gbagbo, Côte d’Ivoire
- Mme. Lagou Henriette, Ministère de la Famille et de l’Enfant
- M. Seka Anselne, Membre de Cabinet de la Première Dame
Ms. Diana Plestina, Croatia
- Ms. Jasna Ognjanovac, Deputy Permanent Representative, Croatia Mission to the UN
Sra. Rosa Gómez de Mejía, Dominican Republic
- Sra. Carolina Mejía, Hija del Presidente
- Sr. Luis Veras, Director del Organismo Rector de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes
Sra. María Isabel Baquerizo de Noboa, Ecuador
- Sra. Laura María Noboa de González, Daughter of First Lady
- Sra. Mónica Martínez, First Secretary
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Mrs. Susanne Mubarak, Egypt
Mme. Lucinda Boneke de Muatetema Rivas,
Equatorial Guinea
- Ambassador Moushira Khattah, Secretary General of National Council for Childhood
Motherhood (NCCM), and Personal Representative of the President
- Ambassador Nihad Zikry, Chief of Staff of the First Lady
Mr. Pentti Arajävi, Finland
- Ms. Pirkko-Liisa Kyostila, Delegate from Finland
Dr. Edith Lucie Bongo, Gabon
- Ms. Angelique Ngoma, Ministère de la Famille
- Dr. Helene Ona, Gynéco
- Mme. Dukuly, Presidente, Sec
Mrs. Theresa Kufuor, Ghana
- Mrs. Gladys Asmah, Minister, Women and Children
- Mrs. Cecilia A. Dapaah, Special Advisor
Mrs. Marietta Mitchell, Grenada
Mme. Henriette Conté, Guinea
- Mme. Mariama Aricot, Ministère de la Promotion Feminine, Affaires Sociales et Enfance
- Mme. Marie Agnes Touré, Membre de la Fondation
Mme. Elizabete Yalá, Guinea-Bissau
- Mme. Basiliana Hopffer S. Tavanes, Directrice de la Direction des Organisations Internationales
- Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Conseiller Politique et Diplomatique de la Première Dame
Mrs. Varshnie Jagdeo, Guyana
- Ms. Sonia Elliott, 1st Secretary, Permanent Mission of Guyana to the UN (Chargé d’Affairs)
Mrs. Carolina Maduro de Villeda, Honduras
- Ms. Armida Villela de López, Vicepresidenta
- Ms. María Elena Sierra de Carvajal, Directora, Instituto Hondureño de la Niñez y la Familia
Mme. Keina Tito, Kiribati
- Ms. Reteta Rimon-Nikuata, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ms. Bweneti Reher, Personal Assistant, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mrs. Mairam D. Akaeva, Kyrgyz Republic
- Ms. Nazarmatona Djamila, Assistant to the First Lady
Dr. Bounkongmany Lengsavad, Lao
- Mme. Khemphet Pholsena, Vice President de l’Union des Femmes Lao
- Dr. Somthana Douangmala, Vice Directeur General du Centre National de la Santé de la Mère et
de l’Enfant
Mrs. Traudi Hasler-Hilti, Liechtenstein
- Mr. Manfred Fritsche
Mrs. Mary Note, Marshall Islands
- Mrs. Justin R. Langidrik, Assistant Secretary of Health
- Mrs. Josepha Madison-Hill, Focal Person, CRC
Mrs. Sarojini Jugnauth, Mauritius
- H.E. Mrs. Usha Jeetah, Ambassador to the United States
- Mrs. Vimla Huree-Agarwal, Counsellor, Mauritius Mission to the UN
Sra. Martha Sahagún de Fox, México
- Sra. Claudia Calvin, Coordinadora de Asesores de la Primera Dama
- Sra.Guadalupe Calleja, Directora de Conferencias de la Dir.Gral. de Protocolo, Secretaría de
Relaciones Exteriores.
Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, Nepal
Sra. Lucía Bolaños (daughter of First Lady),
Nicaragua
- Sra. Natalia Barillas, Ministra de la Familia
- Sra. Amalia Frech de Alemán, Secretaria Ejecutiva CONAPINA
Chief (Mrs.) Stella Obasanjo, Nigeria
- Mrs. Eki Igbinedion, Governor’s Spouse
- Mrs. Angela Andebayo, Governor’s Spouse
Mrs. Ruby Moscoso Young, Panama
- Sra. Alba Tejada de Rolla, Ministra de la Juventud, la Mujer, La Niñez y la Familia
- Sra. Dallys Batista de Pérez, Asesora Técmica del Despacho de la Primera Dama
Mrs. Jolanta Kwasniewska, Poland
- H.E. Janusz Stanczyk, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Mission of Poland to the UN
- Dr. Marek Madej, Counsellor, Poland Mission to the UN
Mrs. Maria José Ritta, Portugal
- Mrs. Gina Seixas Da Costa, Prime Minister’s Spouse
- Mrs. Madalena Margal Grilo, Portuguese National Committee for UNICEF
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HRH Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Misnad, Qatar
- Ambassador Nassir Abdul Aziz Al-Nassir, Permanent Rep. of Qatar Mission to the UN
- Alya Al-Thani, Supreme Council of Family Affairs
Queen Sofia, Spain
- Sr. Pio Cabanilla, Ministro Portavoz del Gobierno
- Dr. José Cabroa, Jefe Secretaria S.W.
Mrs. Lisbeth Venetiaan, Suriname
- Mrs. M. Rollings, Social Secretary of the First Lady
- Mrs. M. Held, Advisor
Mrs. Mwanamwema Shein, Tanzania
- Mrs. Samia Suluhu, Minister for Children and Women Affairs, Zanzibar
- Ms. Christie Kapalata, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Tanzania to the UN
Mrs. Janet Museveni, Uganda
- Mrs. Dora Kibende, Executive Assistant to the First Lady
Sra. Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez, Venezuela
- Sr. Allan BreierCastillo, Coordinador de Relaciones Internacionales de la Primera Dama
- Sra.Carmen Glood
Mrs. Maureen Mwanawasa, Zambia
- Mrs. Miriam Nkunika, Executive Director, Maureen Mwanawasa Community Initiative
- Mrs. Mumeka Wright, Project Coordinator, Maureen Mwanawasa Community Initiative
Mrs. Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe
- G.R. Dete, Under Secretary, Child Welfare
- Rachel Simbabwe, Director, Gender Department, Ministry of Youth, Gender and
Development
TOTAL = 50
REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES
ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION
Dr. Nani Oskanian, Minister of Health, Armenia
- Mrs. Aida Topuzyan, Vice Minister of Education
- Mrs. Varsenik Baehdassarian, Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Matwabiso A. Lepowo, Minister for Environment
Gender & Youth Affairs, Lesotho
- Mrs. Mamoru T. Malie, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Gender & Youth Affairs
Dr. Siti Zaharah Sulaiman, Minister of National
Unity & Social Development, Malaysia
- Dr. Manogran, Chief Secretary General of the National Unity Minister
- Dr. Rashid, Director General of the National Unity Department
- Zuraidah Musib, Political Secretary to the Minister
Attiya Inayatullah, Minister for Women’s
Development & Social Welfare, Pakistan
- Ms. Avshela Amiv Ali, Child Participant
Dr. Odette Nyiramilimo, Minister of State for Social
Welfare, Rwanda
- Dr. Chantal Kabagarbo, Director General of Health & Social Affairs, Office of the President
- Mrs. Ndangiza Madina, Head of Legal Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Manto Tshabalala, Minister of Health (Msimang
Member of Parliament), South Africa
Dr. Eyad Al-Chatty, Minister of Health, Syria
Mrs. Irene Ashia Assih, Ministère des ASPFPE,
Togo
Gu, Xiuliang, Vice Chairman, All-China Women’s
Federation, China
- Mme. Chen Yougling, Dep. Director-General, International Liaison Department, Au-China
Women’s Federation
- Mme. Zhu Ping, Director, Au-China Women’s Federation
Sra. Vilma Espín Guillois, Presidenta Comisión del
Parlamento “Atención a la Juventud , la Infancia y la
igualdad de Derechos de la Mujer”, Cuba
- Sra. Sonia Beretervide Dopico, Miembro del Secretariado Nacional, Federacion de Mujeres
Cubanas (Consejera)
Mme. Susan Waffa-Ogoo, Secretary of State for
Fisheries, Natural Resources & the Environment,
Gambia
- Mrs. Kinza Jawara-Njay, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Office of the President & Special
Assistant to the First Lady
Ms. Anke Fuchs, Vice President of German
Parliament & Germany’s Personal Representative
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for the PrepCom, Germany
Dr. Manal Al-Alussi, Director of the Iraqi Women
Federation (IWF), Iraq
- Ilham Najim Abid-Al-Razaq, Representative of the IWF New York
- Mr. Mohammed Mahmoud, Iraq Mission to the UN
Mrs. Alshikna Fadya Saad Alabdulah Alsaban,
Member of Child & Family Commitment, Kuwait,
- Sahiha Aljasim, Assistant Under-Secretary, Ministry of Planning
- Anwaar Alaa, Assistant Dir. of Woman & Childhood Dept, Minister of Social Affairs & Labour
Dr. Salma Abdeljabar, Libya
- Mr. Ahmed Yagob Gzllal, Counsellor, Libya Mission to UN
Ms. Flonija Liatifi, Special Representation of the
President, Macedonia
- Ms. Hurem Gura, State Counsellor
- Ms. Tania Dinevsua, Attaché
Mme. Minato Heeded, Secretor d’Etat à la Condition
Feminine, Mauritania
Sra. Carmen R. Arias, Second Secretary, Permanent
Mission of Peru to the UN, Peru
Ms. Saloua Labbéne Ayachi, Directrice Générale de
l’Enfance, Tunisia,
H.E. Nora Khalifa Al-Suwaidi, Director of UAE
Women’s Federation & Deputy Head of Delegation,
United Arab Emirates
- Hesa Tanyam Omam
- Dr. Hajer Allosani
Mrs. Jenny Anthony, Spouse of Head of Australian
Delegation, Australia
- Mr. Lary Anthony, Minister of Children and Youth Affairs
Mrs. Siosiane Bloomfield, Spouse of the Interim
Minister of Education, Tonga
- Mrs. Amelia Latuniua Tupou, Spouse of the Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Tonga to the
UN
- Ms. Quita Kaho, Attaché, Permanent Mission of Tonga to the UN
Ms. Somaia Barghouti, Counsellor, Permanent
Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN, Palestine
TOTAL = 23
SPECIAL INVITEES
Ms. Julie Belafonte
Mrs. Dogramaci
Ms. Mia Farrow
Ms. Rusti Findley
Mrs. Han So-ja
Ms. Avon Mattison
Mrs. Kristina Moore
Mrs. Jacqueline Morris
Mr. Joel Schneider
Ms. Betty Williams
TOTAL = 9
TOTALS:
First Ladies/First Spouses
50
Representatives from other Countries
23
Special Invitees
9
=
82
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