UNICEF/2021/EB/9 Draft: 7 September 2021 Original: English For information United Nations Children’s Fund Executive Board Second regular session 2021 7-10 September 2021 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE 2021 SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD (Zoom virtual meeting) Page Contents MEMBERSHIP OF THE UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR 2021 ................................................ 2 OFFICERS FOR 2021 ............................................................................................................................ 2 MEMBERS ............................................................................................................................................. 3 GOVERNMENT OBSERVERS ........................................................................................................... 10 INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ................................................................................ 15 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS .................................................................................. 15 UNICEF NATIONAL COMMITTEES ............................................................................................... 16 1 UNICEF/2021/EB/9 MEMBERSHIP OF THE UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR 2021 Terms of office expiring on 31 December 2021 31 December 2022 31 December 2023 Australia China Argentina Bangladesh Cuba Belgium Benin Estonia Costa Rica Burundi Italy Ethiopia Cameroon Norway Kazakhstan Finland Paraguay Liberia Djibouti Russian Federation Netherlands Germany Switzerland New Zealand Japan United Kingdom of Great Republic of Korea Lithuania Britain and Northern Slovakia Mexico Ireland United States of America Mongolia Yemen Morocco Zimbabwe Pakistan OFFICERS FOR 2021 President: H.E. Mr. Rytis Paulauskas (Lithuania) Vice-Presidents: H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale (Morocco) H.E. Mr. Craig J. Hawke (New Zealand) H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Alberto Carazo (Costa Rica) H.E. Ms. Hyunjoo Oh (Republic of Korea) 2 UNICEF/2021/EB/9 BANGLADESH (cont’d) MEMBERS Mr. Md. Mahmudul Hasan Economic Minister ARGENTINA Permanent Mission to the United Nations H.E. Ms. María del Carmen Squeff Mr. Fahmid Farhan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Counsellor Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Fabián Oddone BELGIUM Minister Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative H.E. Mr. Philippe Kridelka Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative Mr. Hugo Emmanuel Guerra Permanent Mission to the United Nations Counsellor Permanent Mission to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Karl Lagatie Ambassador Mr. Martín Pose Deputy Permanent Representative Third Secretary Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Eric Willemaers Minister-Counsellor AUSTRALIA Economic and Social Affairs Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Matthew Lapworth Director Ms. Murielle Marchand Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Counsellor Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Erik Scholte Policy Officer Ms. Valerie Carlier Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Attaché, Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Ministry of Ms. Madeleine Oliver Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Adviser Cooperation Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Valerie Gils Mr. Matthew Kelson Attaché, Directorate-General for Development Adviser Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Ministry of Permanent Mission to the United Nations Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation BANGLADESH BENIN H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary H.E. Mr. Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba Permanent Representative Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Md. Monwar Hossain Minister Mr. Michel Ogou Deputy Permanent Representative Attaché Permanent Mission to the United Nations Head of Chancery Permanent Mission to the United Nations 3 UNICEF/2021/EB/9 BURUNDI COSTA RICA (cont’d) H.E. Mr. Zephyrin Maniratanga Ms. Laura Reyes Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Adviser Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Evariste Ngendankengera CUBA Counsellor Permanent Mission to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Pedro Luis Pedroso Cuesta Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative CAMEROON Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Nelly Banaken Elel H.E. Ms. Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal First Counsellor Ambassador Permanent Mission to the United Nations Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mrs. Mvele Nnanga Epse Bikun Josephine Studies Analyst Mr. Juan Miguel Gonzalez Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning First Secretary Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Patricia Josiane Yayi à Tsanmena Chief of Service Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning DJIBOUTI Mr. Elaye Abdillahi CHINA Economic Adviser Permanent Mission to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Bing Dai Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative ESTONIA Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Liisa Toots Mr. Xiaokai Shen Adviser Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Helen Rits Ms. Huiyong Chen Desk Officer Third Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Ida-Helene Bendtsen-Hoeiberg Intern COSTA RICA Permanent Mission to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ETHIOPIA Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Taye Atskeselassie Made Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Mr. Daniel Zavala Porras Permanent Representative Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Anteneh Alemu Senbeta Minister Advisor Permanent Mission to the United Nations 4 UNICEF/2021/EB/9 FINLAND GERMANY (cont’d) H.E. Mr. Jukka Salovaara Mr. Hanspeter Schwäer Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Senior Policy Officer for UNICEF, Division 222 Permanent Representative - Crisis management, transitional development Permanent Mission to the United Nations assistance, reconstruction, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ H.E. Ms. Miia Rainne Ambassador Mr. Frank Erkenbrecher Deputy Permanent Representative Senior Advisor for UNICEF, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, GIZ Ms. Kaarina Airas Minister Counsellor, Head of Unit for Mr. George Abadjian Development and Human Rights Adviser, Federal Ministry for Economic Permanent Mission to the United Nations Cooperation and Development, GIZ Ms. Tanja Leikas-Bottà Ms. Karen Angler Counsellor, Team Leader, UN Development Junior Advisor, Federal Ministry for Economic System Reform, Unit for Sustainable Cooperation and Development, GIZ Development and Climate Policy Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Laura Steinacher Junior Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Mr. Sami Wacklin Economic Cooperation and Development BMZ Desk Officer, Unit for Sustainable Development and Climate Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Laura Habenberger Attaché Ms. Emmi Harlahti Permanent Mission to the United Nations First Secretary Second Committee Matters Ms. Sabine Eismann Permanent Mission to the United Nations Attaché Permanent Mission to the United Nations GERMANY ITALY H.E. Mr. Guenter Sautter Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary H.E. Mr. Maurizio Massari Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the United Nations Dr. Stefan Oswald Director General & Commissioner for UNICEF, H.E. Mr. Stefano Stefanile Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Ambassador Development (BMZ) Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mrs. Karin Maria Goebel Minister Mr. Lorenzo Morini Permanent Mission to the United Nations First Counsellor Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Marcus Koll Counsellor Mrs. Beatrice Vecchioni Permanent Mission to the United Nations Counsellor Directorate General for Development Cooperation Unit for Strategy, Global Processes and International Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 5 UNICEF/2021/EB/9 ITALY (cont’d) LIBERIA (cont’d) Mr. Diego Antonino Cimino Ms. Anita Jallah First Secretary Third Secretary Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Mission to the United Nations JAPAN LITHUANIA H.E. Mr. Kimura Tetsuya H.E. Mr. Rytis Paulauskas Ambassador Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Nakano Junya Ms. Rasma Ramoškaitė Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Komatsu Yojin First Secretary MEXICO Permanent Mission to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramirez Ms. Ito Ayako Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Second Secretary Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the United Nations Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Horie Yoshishiro H.E. Mr. Juan Sandoval Mendiolea Assistant