FIRST GLOBAL PARLIAMENTARY MEETING ON HIV/AIDS 28 to 30 November 2007, Manila (Philippines)
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Mr. Manny VILLAR President of the Senate of the Philippines President of the Meeting
Mr. Anders B. JOHNSSON Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
KEYNOTE AND GUEST SPEAKERS
Mr. Tenu Avafia UNDP Trade Adviser and Expert, Regional Office for Africa
Mr. Christoph Benn Director of External Relations, The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Mr. Francisco T. Duque III Minister of Health of the Philippines
Ms. Pregaluxmi Govender Former member of the Parliament of South Africa, and special consultant to the IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS
Justice Michael Kirby UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights (Australia)
Mr. Roberto M. Pagdanganan President and CEO of Philippine Healthwatch Initiatives, Inc.
Mr. Roberto Ruiz Board Member of the Positive Action Philippines, Inc.
Ms. Nafis Sadik United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy on AIDS for Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Michel Sidibe Deputy Executive Director UNAIDS
Mr. Marcel van Soest Executive Director, World AIDS Campaign
Mr. Jon Ungphakorn Former Senator, Thailand, Board Secretary, AIDS Access Foundation
PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS
AFGHANISTAN
Mr. Abdul Ahmad ZAHIDI Senator Dr. Miakhail NIAMATULLAH Member of the National Assembly Mr. Mohammad Hassin HAKMAT Secretary to the delegation
ANGOLA
Dr. Teresa COHEN Member of the National Assembly Head of the delegation Dr. Henriques Afonso RAIMUNDO Member of the National Assembly Dr. Nair ARAÚJO Expert and Consultant on HIV/AIDS
ARGENTINA
Mr. Eduardo GALANTINI Member of the Chamber of Deputies
BAHRAIN
Dr. Salah ALI Second Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives Mr. Abdulla ALHADDAD Adviser
BELGIUM Ms. Sonja BECQ Member of the House of Representatives, Vice-Chairperson of the Social Affairs Committee Ms. Marleen TEMMERMAN Senator Dr. Alain DESTEXHE Senator
BENIN Dr. André DASSOUNDO First Vice-President of the National Assembly Ms. Ybatou SANNI GLELE Member of the National Assembly
BURKINA FASO
Mrs. Cécile BELOUM Member of the National Assembly Mr. Salvador YAMEOGO Member of the National Assembly, HIV/AIDS Coordinator
- 5 -
BURUNDI
Member of the National Assembly, President of Mr. Norbert NDIHOKUBWAYO the Committee for Social Affairs and Fight Against HIV/AIDS Member of the National Assembly Mr. Edouard SURWUMUE Ms. Monique NDAKOZE Senator, Member of the Permanent Committee on Economic Issues, Finance and Budget Mr. Georges NSHIMIRIMANA Member of the National Assembly
FRANCE
Mr. Jean-Pierre DOOR Member of the National Assembly Mrs. Sylvie DESMARESCAUX Senator Mr. Thierry BONNELLE Advisor, National Assembly
GAMBIA
Mr. Cherno Ma CHAM Member of the National Assembly Mr. Borrie L.S.B. KOLLEY Member of the National Assembly
GHANA Mr. Nana ABU-BONSRA Member of Parliament
GREECE
Mr. Dimitrios CHRISTOFILOGIANNIS Member of Parliament Mr. Theodoros C. PAPADIMITRIOU Member of Parliament Mrs. Athina OIKONOMOU Member of Parliament
HAITI
Dr. Rudy HERIVEAUX Senator, Chairperson of the Health Committee and Member of the Finance Committee Dr. Kely C. BASTIEN Senator, Member of the Health Committee and of the Finance Committee Mr. Gérard THÉRAMÈNE Member of the Chamber of Deputies Mr. Dénius FRANCENET Member of the Chamber of Deputies Mr. Faustin PAULY Member of the Chamber of Deputies
INDIA
Dr. Karan Singh YADAV Member of the Lok Sabha Mrs. Minati SEN Member of the Lok Sabha Mr. Jesudasu SEELAM Member of the Rajya Sabha Member of the IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS Mr. Robert KHARSHIING Member of the Rajya Sabha Mr. Chaudhury Lal SINGH Member of the Lok Sabha Mrs. Ranjeet RANJAN Member of the Lok Sabha
- 6 -
Mr. Cyril JOHN Deputy Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat Secretary to the delegation Mr. Mahesh Chandra TIWARI Joint Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat
ITALY Ms. Maria BURANI PROCACCINI Senator Ms. Tiziana VALPIANA Senator Mr. Sandro SORBELLO Secretary of the Group and the delegation Ms. Paola TALEVI Interpreter Ms. Chiara CAPPAI Interpreter
KAZAKHSTAN
Mr. Doskaliyev ZHAKSYLYK Member of Parliament, Chairperson of the Committee on Social and Cultural Development Mr. Maxat IBRAYEV Third Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kuala Lumpur
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Dr. Somphou DOUANGSAVANH Member of the National Assembly Ms. Vatsdy KHOTYATHA Member of the National Assembly Dr. Khanthanouvieng Senior Technical Officer of HIV/AIDS STI SAYABOUNTHAVONG (OMH)
LESOTHO
Mrs. Mantoetse PEETE Senator, Member of the HIV/AIDS Committee Mrs. Nthati BERENG Senator, Chairperson of the HIV/AIDS Committee Ms. M. TS'ULUBA Member of the National Assembly and of the Select Committee on HIV/AIDS Mr. M. LESALA Member of the National Assembly and of the Select Committee on HIV/AIDS Mr. M.G. MALUKE Clerk of the Senate
LIBERIA
Ms. Clarice A. JAH Senator, Member of the Committee on Gender Mr. Anthony NEILEH Parliamentary staff member Secretary to the delegation
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
Dr. Mustafa AMMUSH Member of the General People’s Congress
- 7 -
LITHUANIA
Mrs. Danute BEKINTIENE Member of the Seimas and of the Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities Ms. Kristina GRAZYTE Chief Adviser of the Department for Secretary of the Group International Relations
MADAGASCAR
Mr. Avison Andre TSITOHERY Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
Mr. Elie Odon Fidele RASOANAVO Member of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the Health, Family Planning and Fight against HIV/AIDS Committee
MALAWI Mr. Austin MTUKULA Member of Parliament, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health and Population Mr. Benjamin BANDA Member of Parliament, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Health and Population Mr. Lytton DZOMBE Member of Parliament, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Health and Population Mr. Francis MACHADO Clerk and Adviser of the Health and Population Committee
MALAYSIA Dr. Yusof YACOB Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr. Raman ISMAIL Member of the House of Representatives Ms. Wan Noorzaleha W. HASAN Research Officer
MALI Ms. Safiatou TOURE TRAORE Member of the National Assembly Vice-Chairperson of the Health Committee Ms. Diarra Sissoko Fanta Mathini 8th Vice-President of the National Assembly
MEXICO Mr. Ernesto SARO BOARDMAN Senator, President of the Health Committee Mr. Lázaro MAZÓN ALONSO Senator, Secretary of the Health Committee Mr. Luis SANCHEZ JIMENEZ Member of the Chamber of Deputies Ms. Gabriela ROMERO MARTINEZ
MICRONESIA (Federated States of)
Mr. Joseph J. URUSEMAL Senator, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, Education and Social Affairs Ms. Helen LANCTOT Staff attorney for the Committee on Health, Education and Social Affairs
- 8 -
NEPAL
Mr. Mahendra Kumar RAY Member of the Legislative Parliament and of the Committee on Health and Population Mr. Yadav Bahadur RAYAMAJHI Member of the Legislative Parliament and of the Committee on Health and Population Mrs. Balawati SHARMA Member of the Legislative Parliament and of the Committee on Health and Population Mr. Him Lal SUBEDI Joint-Secretary
NIGER
Ms. Fatouma Zara ALI ZENE Member of the National Assembly Mr. Mahamadou Mounirou MAGAGI Member of the National Assembly Mr. Chaibou MAMANE Advisor to the HIV/AIDS Network
NIGERIA Dr. Oluwole OLAKUNDE Member of the House of Representatives Chairperson of the House Committee on HIV/AIDS and Malaria Control Mrs. Halima HASSAN TUKUR Member of the House of Representatives Deputy Chairperson of the House Committee on HIV/AIDS and Malaria Control Ms. Nnenna UKEJE Member of the House of Representatives Deputy Chairperson of the House Committee on Inter-parliamentary Relations Mr. Mohammed SADIQ Ms. Ifeoma OFILI Secretary to the HIV Committee
PAKISTAN Dr. Abdul MALIK Senator Mr. Hafeezullah SHEIK Secretary to the delegation
PALAU Mr. Surangel WHIPPS Sr. President of the Senate
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Mr. Francis MARUS Deputy Speaker of Parliament Mr. Simon ILA Deputy Clerk of Parliament Secretary to the delegation Mr. Lalai VALI Serjeant-at-Arms
PHILIPPINES
Mr. Jose De VENECIA, Jr. Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr. Aquilino Q. PIMENTEL Senator Ms. Pia S. CAYETANO Senator Ms. Nerissa Corazon SOON-RUIZ Member of the House of Representatives
- 9 -
Mr. Arthur Y. PINGOY, Jr. Member of the House of Representatives Mr. Paul RUIZ DAZA Member of the House of Representatives Mr. Edcel C. LAGMAN Member of the House of Representatives Mr. Reynaldo S. UY Member of the House of Representatives Mr. Faysah R.P.M. DUMARPA Member of the House of Representatives Ms. Janette L. GARIN Member of the House of Representatives Ms. Maria Isabelle G. CLIMACO Member of the House of Representatives Ms. Maria Zenaida B. ANGPING Member of the House of Representatives Ms. Ma. Theresa B. BONOAN-DAVID Member of the House of Representatives
ROMANIA
Mr. Radu TERINTE Senator, Secretary of the Committee on Human Rights, Religions and Minorities and Member of the Committee on Labour, Family and Social Security Ms. Adriana PESCARU Parliamentary Advisor
RWANDA
Dr. Rwabuhihi EZECHIAS Member of the Chamber of Deputies
SAUDI ARABIA Mr. Mohsen ELHAZMI Member of the Shura Council, Deputy Chairman of the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee Mr. Ibrahem ALMESHAAL Member of the Shura Council, Member of the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee Mr. Shujaa ALBAIDANI Director, Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Adel ALATEEG Public Relations Officer
SENEGAL
Dr. Mouhamed DIEDHIOU Member of the National Assembly and of the Health, Population, Social Affairs and National Solidarity Committee
SLOVENIA
Mr. Bogdan BAROVIC Member of the National Assembly Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on EU Affairs
SOUTH AFRICA
Ms. Hendrietta BOGOPANE ZULU Member of the National Assembly Mr. Simon ZULU Member of the IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS
- 10 -
SUDAN
Mr. Remy Oller ITORONG Deputy Chairperson of the Council of States Mr. Ramadan Hassan Nimir SABBO Member of the Council of States Mr. James Thug Ariel AGOOK Member of the Council of States and Chairperson of the Health Sub-Committee
SURINAME
Mr. Caprimo ALENDY Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Mr. Kaulessar MATAI Member of the National Assembly Mr. Frankel BREWSTER Member of the National Assembly Mrs. Yvonne RAVELES-RESIDA Member of the National Assembly
SWEDEN Mr. Kenneth JOHANSSON Member of the Riksdag Mr. Olle THORELL Member of the Riksdag
TAJIKISTAN
Ms. Shudjagon HASANOVA Vice-Speaker of Parliament Mr. Jumaboi SANGINOV Member of Parliament and of the Social Affairs Committee, Responsible for the health sector
TIMOR-LESTE Mr. Francisco JERÓNIMO Member of Parliament and Vice-President of the Standing Committee on Health, Education and Culture Mrs. Teresa Maria de CRAVALHO Second Vice-Secretary of the Parliament and Member of the Standing Committee on Health, Education and Culture
UGANDA Mr. Elioda TUMWESIGYE Member of Parliament Chairman of the IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS Leader of delegation Ms. Alice ALASO Member of Parliament Mr. Gerard MENHYA Member of Parliament Mr. Chris BARYOMUNSI Member of Parliament Ms. Jane BABIIHA Member of Parliament Mr. Ignatius KASIRYE Advisor Mr. Charles KIIZA Advisor
- 11 -
UNITED KINGDOM
Mr. David BORROW Member of the House of Commons, Vice- Chairperson of the All Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Prof. Idris ALI MTULIA Member of the National Assembly Mrs. Lediana MAFURU MNG’ONG’O Member of the National Assembly
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Mr. Jim McDERMOTT Member of Congress Chair of the Congressional Task Force on International HIV/AIDS and Co-Chair of the Global AIDS Emergency Task Force Ms. Caron DE MARS Embassy of the United States in Manila
VIET NAM Mr. TRAN Dong A. Member of the National Assembly Mrs. PHAM Thi Thanh Huong Member of the National Assembly Ms. VY Tran Thi Thuy Secretary to the delegation
ZAMBIA
Mr. Munji HABEENZU Member of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, Community Development and Social Welfare Mrs. Jean KAPATA Member of the National Assembly, Member of the Committee on Health, Community Development and Social Welfare Mr. J.C. MUTONGA Deputy Clerk (medical) Secretary to the delegation
- 12 -
OBSERVERS
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) Mr. Joe ANNAN, Head of Governance Group Mr. Ralf JURGENS, Consultant Mr. Dyfan JONES, HIV/AIDS parliamentary support specialist, Lesotho
JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Ms. BAI Bagasao, Manager, Asia-Pacific Leadership Forum Ms. Cheryl BAUERLE, Team Leader, Advocacy and Campaigns Ms. Hind Hassan ABDALGALIL, Partnerships Officer, UNAIDS Sudan
*
* *
ASSEMBLEE PARLEMENTAIRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE Mr. Salvador YAMEOGO, General Rapporteur on HIV/AIDS issues, Education, Communications and Cultural Affairs Committee
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES Mr. Arif RAHIMZADE, Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Permanent Commission on Social Policy and Human Rights Mr. Aydin JAFAROV, Deputy Secretary General Mr. Denis ZHUK, Deputy Head of the Directorate of Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Ms. Firangiz JAFAROVA, Expert
PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT Mr. Angelo BEDA, Member of the Justice and Human Rights Committee
*
* *
- 13 -
PERSONS FOLLOWING THE WORK OF THE MEETING
Dr. Geoffrey CHISHIMBA Director – Impact Mitigation Care and Support, National HIV/AIDS Council, Zambia
Mr. DENG Xijun Political Counsellor Embassy of China in Manila Mr. MA Xuesong Second Secretary Embassy of China in Manila
Mr. Zakaria AL-ANSHORI Third Secretary Embassy of Indonesia in Manila Mr. Felicia YUWONO Political Affairs Attache Embassy of Indonesia in Manila