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Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 25 May 2018 English Original: English/French/Spanish United Nations E/CN.18/2018/INF/1 Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 25 May 2018 English Original: English/French/Spanish United Nations Forum on Forests Thirteenth session New York, New York, 7–11 May 2018 List of delegations Liste des délégations Lista de las delegaciones Chair: H.E. Mr. Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob (Malaysia) Vice-Chairs: H.E. Ms. Koki Muli Grignon (Kenya) Mr. Tomas Krejzar (Czech Republic) Ms. Maureen Whelan (Canada) Rapporteur: Mrs. Luciana Melchert Saguas Presas (Brazil) 18-08479 (E) 310518 *1808479* E/CN.18/2018/INF/1 Members Membres Miembros Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Représentant Suppleants Conseillers País Representante Suplentes Consejeros Albania Algeria Mr. Sabri Boukadoum Mr. Mohammed Bessedik Mr. Mehdi Remaoun Andorra Mrs. Elisenda Vives Mr. Joan Josep Lopez Balmaña Lavado Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Sr. Renato Iván Agustín Morales Armenia Mr. Mikayel Manukyan Australia Ms. Gillian Bird Mrs. Sibella Stern Ms. Emma Hatcher Mr. Jesse Mahoney Austria Ms. Maria Patek Mr. Ingwald Gschwandtl Ms. Lisa Lehner Ms. Magdalena Lackner Mr. Peter Mayer Ms. Andrea Bacher Azerbaijan Bahamas Ms. Ingeria Miller Bangladesh Mr. Md. Billal Hossain Belarus Belgium Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational Mrs. Cynthia Viviana Mr. Sacha Llorentty Soliz State of) Silva Maturana Mr. Ricardo Andres Rojas Quiroga Botswana Mr. Charles T. Ntwaagae Mrs. Keodirile Gaebuse Mr. Edgar Sisa Mr. Tlhalefo B. Madisa Ms. Lorato Motsumi 2/14 18-08479 E/CN.18/2018/INF/1 Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Représentant Suppleants Conseillers País Representante Suplentes Consejeros Brazil Mr. Mauro Vieira Ms. Luciana Melchert Mr. Raimundo Mr. Frederico Salomão Saguas Presas Deusdara Filho Duque Estrada Meyer Mr. Rafael da Soler Mr. Antonio Carlos Mr. Philip Fox- Prado Drummond Gough Mr. Thiago Mendes Lima Mr. Joao Antonio Fagundes Salomao Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Mr. Rumen Porodzanov Mr. Atanas Dobrev Mr. Grigor Gogov Mr. Georgi Panayotov Ms. Nevena Genova Ms. Denitsa Pandeva Pancheva Mr. Nikolay Vasilev Ms. Dolores Belorechka Ms. Yuliana Zhivkova Angelova Burkina Faso Burundi M. Théophile M.Claude Hakizimana Ndarufatiye Cambodia Mr. Sam Ath Ung Mr. Somany Prum Mr. Sengbou Chan Mr. Delux Chhun Mr. Kosal Khy Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile Mrs. Nancy Maria Cespedes Lagos China Mr. Peng Youdong Ms. Mao Qi Mr. Wang Chunfeng Mr. Hu Yuanhui Mr. Zhang Zhizhong Mr. Xiao Wenfa Mr. Ma Dayi Mr. Cui Wushe Mr. Chen Lie Ms. Xiao Wangxin Ms. Yang Aiming Mr. Guo Yufu Colombia Sr. Jorge Adrian Murillo Ferrer Comoros 18-08479 3/14 E/CN.18/2018/INF/1 Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Représentant Suppleants Conseillers País Representante Suplentes Consejeros Congo Mme. Rosalie Matondo M. Marcel Moukissi M. Dieudonné Sita M. Etienne Yoyo Mme. Félicité Brigitte Mayinguidi Costa Rica Mr. Jorge Mario Mr. Diego Padilla Durán Ms. Alejandra Munoz Rodríguez Zúñiga Ms. Juliana Borbon Castaner Mr. Rolando Castro Beeche Mr. Luis Angel Cordoba Ms. Shara Duncan Barrantes Ponce Villalobos Ms. Vanessa Pietras Mrs. Rita María El Ms. Su Yeon Yang Zaghloul Ms. Veronica García Gutiérrez Mrs. Adelaida León Murillo Côte d’Ivoire M. Kadio Adjumane Aimé Cuba Mrs. Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo Ms. Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal Mrs. Rosalia Lucia Cue Delgado Mr. Juan Miguel González Peña Cyprus Mr. Kornelios Korneliou Ms. Monika Pachoumi Czech Republic Mr. Patrik Mlynář Mr. Tomáš Krejzar Ms. Lenka Kratochvílová Mr. Milan Konrad Democratic Republic of M. Ignace Gata Mavita Mme Charlotte Malenga Mme Victoria Liolocha the Congo Omoy Liota M. Paul Empole Losoko M. Hippolyte Mfulu Efambe Kingonzila M. Serge Banza Ngoy Mme. Belfie Luaba Mutaba M. Brice Luzanga Makombo Dominican Republic Ecuador Ms. Jessica Coronel Mr. Esteban Cadena Duarte Mr. Andres David Córdova Chabla 4/14 18-08479 E/CN.18/2018/INF/1 Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Représentant Suppleants Conseillers País Representante Suplentes Consejeros Egypt Mrs. Sahar Nasr Mr. Mohamed Omar Ms. Sheyam Hamed Mr. Mohamed Fathi Mohamed Gad Abdelhamied Elgarf Ahmed Edrees Mr. Mahmoud El Ashmawy El Salvador Mr. Rubén Armando Mr. Héctor Enrique Jaime Mr. William Eduardo Escalante Hasbún Calderón Herrera Molina Estonia Mr. Aigar Kallas Mr. Taivo Denks Mr. Rauno Reinberg Mr. Indrek Laas Ethiopia Fiji Finland Mr. Juha Niemelä Mr. Kai Sauer Ms. Taina Veltheim Ms. Suvikki Silvennoinen Ms. Emilia van Veen Mr. Reima Sutinen Ms. Maarit Loisekoski Ms. Johanna Leinonen Ms. Raisa Mäkipää Ms. Irmeli Mustalahti Mr. Aleksi Heiskanen France Mrs. Catherine Rivoal Mr. Vincent Alain Mrs. Louise Burdloff Jechoux Gabon Gambia Mr. Malang Jassy Georgia Germany Mr. Clemens Neumann Mr. Christoph Heusgen Mr. Philipp Freiherr zu Mr. Matthias Schwoerer Guttenberg Ms. Elke Steinmetz Mr. Jens-Michael Bopp Mr. Bernhard Worm Mr. Matthias Reiche Ghana Mr. John Peter Amewu Mrs. Martha Ama Akyaa Mr. Patrick Agbesinyale Pobee Mr. Joseph Odei Mr. Musah Abu-Juam Mr. John M. Allotey Mrs. Monica Boham Mr. Joseph Osiakwan Mr. Kenneth Kodjo Ayim Mr. Oppon Sasu Mr. Robert Nyarko Mr. David Guba Kpelle 18-08479 5/14 E/CN.18/2018/INF/1 Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Représentant Suppleants Conseillers País Representante Suplentes Consejeros Greece Mrs. Maria Theofili Ms. Vaiani Gaidatzi Mr. Dionyssios Kalamvrezos Guinea Mme. Assiatou Balde M. François Abou M. Abraham Santigui Soumah Keita M. Hawa Moussa Keita M. Layaly Camara M. Alassane Conte M. Mohamed Fofana Guinea-Bissau M. Kaoussou Diombera Guyana Mr. Rawle P. Lewis Haiti Holy See Mr. Bernardito Cleopas Mr. Simon Kassas Ms. Maria Maddalena Auza Ms. Lucia Silecchia Giungi Mr. Simon Ogilvie Hughes Hungary India Mr. Syed Akbaruddin Mr. Tanmaya Lal Mr. Sushil Dobhal Mr. Pankaj Asthana Mr. Bamadev Dash Mr. Noyal Thomas Mr. Jitesh Kumar Mr. Ashish Kumar Sinha Indonesia Ms. Siti Nurbaya Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani Mr. Fnu Rufi’ie Mr. Agus Justianto Mr. Teguh Rahardja Mr. Joko Suwarno Mrs. Nur Amalia Mr. Imam Harmain Aziz Ms. Trisia Megawati Kusuma Dewi Mr. Rio Budi Rahmanto Ms. Dewi Justicia Meidiwaty Iran (Oslamic Republic Mr. Gholamali Khoshroo of) Mr. Eshagh Al Habib Mr. Javad Momeni Mr. Alireza Roodgar Iraq Mr. Mohammed Hussein Mr. Mohammed Sahib Mr. Mohammed Bahr Aluloom Mejid Marzooq Hussain Kathom Alessawi Ireland Mr. Geraldine Byrne Mr. Brian Flynn Mr. Noel O’Connor Nason Ms. Orlaith Fitzmaurice Mr. Gerry Kelly 6/14 18-08479 E/CN.18/2018/INF/1 Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Représentant Suppleants Conseillers País Representante Suplentes Consejeros Israel Mr. Danny Danon Ms. Shay Bialik Ms. Anat Fisher-Tsin Mr. Noa Furman Mr. Aviram Zuck Ms. Maayan Keren Mr. David Brand Ms. Daniella Tziereda Desta Jamaica Mr. E. Courtenay Rattray Ms. Marilyn Headley Mrs. Diedre Nichole Mills Ms. Rainee Oliphant Ms. Davia Carty Mrs. Nicola Rosemarie Gaby Barker-Murphy Japan Mr. Makoto Ozawa Ms. Yoshiko Motoyama Mr. Nobuyuki Muto Mr. Junichi Fujihara Kenya Kyrgyzstan Mr. Eldiyar Sheripov Lao People’s Democratic Republic Latvia Mr. Arvids Ozols Ms. Alise Zālīte Lebanon Lesotho Mr. Mamotsie Motsie Mrs. Ntahli Matete Mr. Elias Sekoati Sekaleli Liberia Mr. Mike Doryen Mr. Joseph J Tally Mr. Edward S Kamara Mrs. Gertrude W K Nyaley Mr. Trokon R Moore Mr. Julius Momolu Bass Mr. Gotomo Ruben Anderson Lithuania Mr. Martynas Norbutas Mr. Donatas Vaikasas Mrs. Nida Jakubonė Madagascar Mrs. Johanita Benedicte Ndahimananjara Mrs. Arisoalala Razafitrimo Mrs. Lydie Raharimaniraka Ms. Lalaina Josie Brigitte Raharimboahangy Malawi 18-08479 7/14 E/CN.18/2018/INF/1 Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Représentant Suppleants Conseillers País Representante Suplentes Consejeros Malaysia Mrs. Azizah Binti Abd Aziz Mr. Megat Sany Megat Ahmad Supian Mr. Mohd Ridza Awang Mr. Chee Ching Wong Mali Mme. Keita Aïda M’Bo M. Mamadou Gakou Mauritania M. Mady M’Heidy M. Ethmane Boubacar Mauritius Mr. Vishnu Tezoo Mexico Mr. Juan José Ignacio Mrs. Judith Marcia Gómez Camacho Arrieta Munguía Mr. Juan Sandoval Mr. Diego Alberto Mendiolea Dewar Viscarra Mr. Jorge David Ms. Sylvia Paola Fernández Medina Mendoza Elguea Mr. José Armando Ms. Mayra Patricia Alanis de la Rosa Bravo Lozano Mr. Diego Pineda Gonzalez Mongolia Mr. Tserenbat Namsrai Mr. Khishigjargal Mr. Enkhtaivan Noosgoi Batjantsan Ms. Ariuntuya Dorjsuren Morocco Mr. Abdeladim Lhafi Mr. Abdellah Larhmaid Mr. Khalid Cherki Mr. Omar Hilale Ms. Meryem Hamdouni Mr. Omar Kadiri Myanmar Ms. Hmway Hmway Ms. Aye Mya Mya Khyne Khaing Ms. Su Nandar Hlaing Mr. Nyi Nyi Kyaw Nepal Mr. Shakti Bahadur Basnet Mr. Durga Prasad Bhattarai Mr. Pem Narayan Kandel Mr. Nirmal Raj Kafle Mr. Lok Bahadur Poudel Chhetri New Zealand Ms. Anna Tyler Mr. Adam Van Opzeeland Niger Nigeria Norway Mr. Harald Aalde 8/14 18-08479 E/CN.18/2018/INF/1 Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Représentant Suppleants Conseillers País Representante Suplentes Consejeros Panama Mr. Emilio Sempris Ms. Isbeth Lisbeth Quiel Ms. Dalia Vargas Mr. Melitón Alejandro Murcia Ms. Maria Teresa Arrocha Ruíz Petrocelli Rojas Pakistan Mr. Mushahid Ullah Mr. Syed Mahmood Nasir Mr. Muhammad Fayyaz Khan Mr. Nabeel Munir Mr. Nauman Bashir Ms. Maleeha Lodhi Bhati Mr. Muhammad Zulqamain Papua New Guinea Mr. Max Hufanen Rai Ms. Ruth Caroline Mr. Fred Sarufa Hitahat Turia Mr. James Noglai Peru Mr. John Leigh Vetter Ms. Verónika Bustamante Gómez Philippines Mr. Teodoro Lopez Mrs. Kira Christianne Mr. Nonito Manila Locsin, Jr. Danganan Azucena Tamayo Mr. Ricardo Liboon Mr. Idelfonso Lapitan Calderon Quilloy Ms. Maria Angela Ponce Mrs. Anika Apalisok Fernandez Poland Mr. Tomasz Zygmont Ms. Magdalena Wolicka Mr. Andrzej Konieczny Ms. Marta Gaworska Ms. Joanna Maria Lalak Portugal Mr. Francisco Duarte Mrs. Cristina Maria Mr. Rui Manuel Lopes Cerqueira Pucarinho Felizardo Pombo Mr. Jorge Alvaro Mrs. Maria da Graca Castelbranco Soares Moinhos Rato Republic of Korea Mr. Ko Ki Yeon Ms. Ju Young Ran Ms.Park Hee Young Ms. Choi Eunho Mr. Bai Chiho Republic of Moldova Romania Mr. Ioan Deneș Mr. Ion Jinga Ms. Corina Aldea, Ms. Luiza Viorica Bratu Mr. Alexandru Moise Mr. Ionel Popa Mr. Dan Achim Mrs. Cristina Maria Alina Popescu Russian Federation Ms. Elena S. 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