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January 14, 2011 ICAPP Workshop on Human Trafficking (Kathmandu, Nepal, January 16-18, 2014) ICAPP/WW/1W/002 List of Participants Political Parties (20) Azerbaijan, Republic of 1. Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party - Hon. Dr. Malahat Ibrahimqizi, Member of Parliament and Co-Chairperson of ICAPP Women’s Wing - Hon. Sadagat Valiyeva, Member of Parliament and Head of the Party Organization of Nizami District Bhutan, Kingdom of 2. People’s Democratic Party - Ms. Tadin Wangmo, Spokesperson and Director of Media & Information Center Cambodia, Kingdom of 3. Cambodian People’s Party - H.E. Chhay Vannoeun, Secretary of State, Office of the Council of Ministers - Mr. Kong Chanveasna, Director of International Relations, Office of the Council of Ministers China, People’s Republic of 4. Communist Party of China - Hon. Mu Hong, Director General of the All China Women’s Federation of the Communist Party of China and Vice Chairperson of the ICAPP Women’s Wing - Ms. Li Lihua, Division Director of the All China Women’s Federation of the Communist Party of China - Ms. Huang Shu, Division Director of the All China Women’s Federation of the Communist Party of China - Ms. Gao Hao, Desk Officer at the All China Women’s Federation of the Communist Party of China India, Republic of 5. Bharatiya Janata Party - Dr. Rajani Sarin, Co-Convener Korea, Republic of 6. Saenuri (New Frontier) Party - Hon. Dr. Park In-sook, Member of the National Assembly and Co-Chairperson of the ICAPP Women’s Wing 7. Democratic Party - Hon. Lim Su-kyung, Member of the National Assembly Malaysia 8. United Malay National Organization (UMNO) - Hon. Datuk Raja Ropiaah Binti Raja Abdullah, Senator and Chief of Women’s Wing Nepal, Federal Democratic Republic of 9. Nepali Congress - Hon. Sujata Koirala, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Central Committee Member and Head of International Department, and Vice Chairperson of the ICAPP Women’s Wing - Hon. Dr. Milindra Rijal, Former Minister, Member of Constituent Assembly, and Central Committee Member - Hon. Pushpa Bhusal, Former Member of Constituent Assembly and Central Committee Member - Hon. Dr. Dila Sangraula, Head of the Women's Department - Hon. Kiran Yadav, Member of Constituent Assembly - Hon. Sujata Pariyar, Member of Constituent Assembly and Member of Central Working Committee - Mrs. Radha Ghale, Member of General Council - Ms. Anita Devkota, Member of General Council - Ms. Pratima Gautam, Member of General Council - Ms. Rupa B.K, Member of General Council - Ms. Manju Khand, Member of General Council - Mr. Mahendra Kumar Sharma, Member of General Council - Mr. Govind Bhattarai, Member of General Council - Mr. Kalyan Kumar Gurung, Member of General Council - Ms. Kopila B.K, Representative of National Convention - Mr. Guru Raj Ghimere - Representative of National Convention - Ms. Laxmi Sharma, Assistant Professor, Tribhuvan University - Mr. Rakesh Shrestha, Member of District Committee - Mrs. Krishna Kharel, Executive Member of Youth Wing - Mr. Sijan Gurung, President of Youth Wing in Sunsari District - Mr. Rajan Kumar Singh, Member of Youth Wing and Member of Sports and Culture Department of Girija Prasad Koirala Foundation 10. Communist Party of Nepal (UML) - Hon. K.P. Sharma Oli, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the International Department - Hon. Bidhya Devi Bhandary, Vice President of the Party, President of All Nepal Women’s Association, Member of Constituent Assembly, and Former Minister of Defense - Ms. Radha Gyawali, Vice President of All Nepal Women’s Association, Central Committee Member, and Former Member of Constituent Assembly - Ms. Sita Poudel, Vice President of All Nepal Women’s Association and Former Member of Constituent Assembly - Hon. Ranju Thakur, Secretary and Chief of Foreign Department of All Nepal Women’s Association - Ms. Usha Kiran Bhandari, Secretary of Foreign Department of All Nepal Women’s Association - Ms. Sarita Neupane, Central Committee Member of All Nepal Women’s Association - Ms. Bhagwati Neupane, Secretary of Direct Committee - Ms. Mana K.C., Vice Secretary of Direct Committee - Ms. Dipa Sharma, Member of District Student Union - Ms. Anjana Adhikari, Member of Youth Forum - Mr. Prasun Singh, Member of Foreign Department of All Nepal Women’s Association 11. Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) - Ms. Hisila Yami, Former Minister and Former Politburo Member - Ms. Balawati Sharma, Central Committee Member and Former Member of Constituent Assembly - Mrs. Bimala K.C., Regional Bureau Member - Mrs. Durga Neupane, Regional Bureau Member - Mrs. Timila Yami, Assistant Dean, Pulchowk Engineering Campus of the Institute of Engineers - Ms. Sita Pokharel, Member of All Nepal Women's Association (Revolutionary) - Kalpana Dhamala, Member of the Party 12. Madhesi People’s Rights Forum (Nepal) - Hon. Chhaya Sharma, Member of Constituent Assembly and Member of the International Department - Hon. Usha Yadav, Member of Constituent Assembly - Ms. Rekha Yadav, Central Committee Member - Ms. Kumari Yadav Nagita, Central Committee Member - Ms. Kiran Sha, Central Committee Member of Department of Youth and Student 13. Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) - Ms. Pampha Bhusal, Spokesperson of the Party and Former Minister - Ms. Jayapuri Gharti, Chairperson of All Nepal Women's Association ( Revolutionary) and Former Minister - Ms. Amrita Thapa, General Secretary of All Nepal Women's Association (Revolutionary) and Former Minister - Ms. Dama Sharma, Vice Chairperson of All Nepal Women's Association ( Revolutionary) - Ms. Yashoda Subedi, Central Committee Member 14. Rashtriya Prajatantra Party - Ms. Asha Lama, General Secretary of the National Democratic Federation of Indigenous Nationalities - Ms. Pratime Kshetri, Central Committee Member - Ms. Nani Maiya Acharya, Central Committee Member - Ms. Sita Karki, General Member and Human Right Activist - Mr. Sidhartha Thapa, General Member 15. Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) - Ms. Mainali K.C. Neelam, Chairperson of All Nepal Women’s Association 16. National People’s Front - Ms. Mina Pun, Chairperson of All Nepal Women’s Association Pakistan, Islamic Republic of 17. Pakistan People’s Party - Ms. Mahwish Sheikh, Information Secretary and Youth Coordinator of the Advocated High Court of Pakistan 18. Pakistan Muslim League – Q - Hon. Haleem Adil Sheikh, President of PML-Q in Sind Province and Former Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Philippines, Republic of 19. Liberal Party - Hon. Maria Lourdes Olaivar Acosta-Alba, Member of Parliament - Mr. Jose Manuel Falqueza Alba, Husband of Hon. Maria Lourdes Olaivar Acosta-Alba and Corporate Secretary of the Rural Bank of Manolo Fortich Turkey, Republic of 20. Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) - Hon. Ms. Selva Cam, Chairwoman of Foreign Affairs at AK Parti Headquarters Women’s Branch and Vice Chairperson of the ICAPP Women’s Wing Chief Guest 1. Rt. Hon. Khil Raj Regmi, Prime Minister of Nepal and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Nepal Special Guests 1. Hon. Riddhi Baba Pradhan, Minister of Women, Children, and Social Welfare of Nepal ICAPP Secretariat 1. Hon. Chung Eui-yong, Co-Chairman of the ICAPP Standing Committee and Secretary General 2. Mr. Cho In-wan, Assistant to Secretary General Observers (8) 1. Government of Nepal - Hon. Sheikh Chandtara, Chairperson, National Women’s Commissions - Mr. Sharad Chandra Paudel, Director General, Immigration Department of Nepal - Dr. Govind Thapa, Expert and Former Additional Inspector General of Nepal Police - Ms. Shradha Shrestha, Department of Labor of Nepal 2. Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) - Mr. Ugur Tanyeli, Expert and Assistant to the President - Mr. Fahri Burak Aydogdu, Expert 3. Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) - Ms. Kim Yang-hee, Gender Specialist - Ms. Jo Haeng-lan, Resident Representative of Nepal Office 4. Girija Prasad Koirala Foundation - Dr. Dinesh Bhattarai, Vice President of the Foundation and Former Ambassador to UN (Geneva) - Mr. Rakesh Hamal, Executive Director of the Foundation and Member Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the ICAPP Workshop on Human Trafficking 5. UN Women (U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) - Ms. Bandana Rana, Member of Global Civil Society Advisory Group, New York 6. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - Hon. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General 7. Asia Foundation - Ms. Kirti Thapa, Program Officer in Nepal - Ms. Nandita Baruah, Expert 8. International Legal Foundation - Ms. Kopila Shrestha, Advocate, Nepal Office 9. Forum for Women, Law and Development, Nepal - Ms. Sapana Pradhan Malla, Gender Advisor to the Office of the Prime Minister, Former Member of Constituent Assembly, International Expert, and President of the Organization 10. Tribhuvan University, Nepal - Dr. Ram Thapaliya, President, Institute of Crisis Management Studies 11. National Judicial Academy, Nepal - Dr. Raghav Lal Baidhya, Executive Director 12. Shakti Samuha, Nepal - Ms. Charimaya Tamang, Program Coordinator 13. Maiti Nepal (A Society Free From Trafficking of Children and Women) - Ms. Anuradha Koirala 14. Saathi (Friends), Nepal - Ms. Subechya Rana 15. National Network Against Girl Trafficking (NNAGT), Nepal - Ms. Hari Priya Pandey 16. ATTWIN, Nepal - Ms. Bimala Gyawali .
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