United Nations A/CONF.206/INF.3 World Conference on Disaster Distr.: General 22 January 2005 Reduction Original: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan English/French/Spanish 18-22 January 2005 only LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Proposed corrections or omissions in the current list should be sent to the Conference Secretariat, Fax N°: (+41) (0)22 917 01 69 GE.05-60100 (E) A/CONF.206/INF.3 MEMBER STATES AFGHANISTAN Mr. Graciano Domingos Vice-Ministro H.E Mohammed Yousaf Pashtun Minister of Urban Development Housing Ms. Teresa Y. Custodio Santos Rocha Consultora H.E. Mr. Haron Amin Ambassador, Embassy of Afganistan, Tokyo Mr. Eugenio Laborinho Cesar Laborinho Director Mr. Sultan Mohammad Ebadi Department of Disaster Preparedness Mr. Manuel Domingos Augusto Vice Ministre of Information Mr. Ghulam Dastgir Rustamyar Ministry of Interior Mr. Victor Lima Ambassador of the Rebuplic of Angola to Japan ALBANIA Mr. Jose Caculo Mr. Bujar Kapllani Funcionario Publico, Civil Protection Director, Civil Emergency Planning and Coordination Department, Ministry of the Local Power and Francisco Neto Decentralization Conselheiro ALGERIA Ms. Clarisse Matilde Kaputu Vice Minister for Social Assistance & Reintegration H.E. Mr. Abdelkader Mesdoua Directeur des Affaires Sociales, Culturelles, Ms. Angela Nascimento Humanitaires, Sceintifiques et Techniques Internationales au Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres Mr. Manuel Vieira Da Fonseca H. E. Mr. Amar Bendjama ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Ambassadeur d’Algerie a Tokyo Mrs. Patricia Julien Prof. Hadj Benhallou Director, National Disaster Services Doyen de l’Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene ARGENTINA Ms. Saliha Mesbah Sr. Gabriel Marcelo Fuks Directrice de la Recherche et de la Construction au Embajador, Presidente de la Comisión Cascos Blancos, Ministere de l’Habitat et de l’Urbanisme Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio International y Culto Prof. Djillali Benouar USTHB Sr. Roberto Domingo Ippolito Dirección Nacional de Políticas de Seguridad y ANGOLA Protección Civil, Ministerio del Interior Mr. Oswaldo de Jesus Setula Van-Dunem Sr. Jorge Osella Ministro Ministro, Embajada de la República Argentina en Tokio Mr. Francisco Vunge Bimba Funcionario Publico 2 A/CONF.206/INF.3 Sra. Marina Nuria Mantecon Fumado Mr. Ian Thomas Anderson Secretario de Embajada, Dirección de Organismos Principal Adviser, Designs and Programmes, AusAID Internacionales, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto Ms. Katherine Louise Mitchell Policy Officer, Disaster Preparedness, Humanitarian Sr. Félix Clementino Menicocci and and Emergencies Section, AusAID Consejero, Secretario General de la Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE) Ms. Susan Moore Program Manager, Regional Governance Section, Sr. Edmundo Aldo Ferratti Pacific Branch, AusAID Coordinador del Area de Prensa y Comunicación, Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo sustantable, Mr. Richard Neil Head Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Director, Development Group, Emergency Internacional y Culto Management Australia Sr. Homero Maximo Bibiloni Mr. Anthony Peter Arnold Subsecretario de Recursos Naturales, Normativa, Acting Director, Emergency Management Liaison, Investigacion y Relaciones Institucionales Emergency Management Australia ARMENIA Ms. Joanne Beth Laurence Manager, Technical Assistance, Regional Support, Mr. Edik Barseghyan Emergency Management Australia Head of the Emergency Management Administration under the Governnment of Armenia Mr. Bruce James Stewart Assistant Director, National Operations Branch, Mr. Stepan Badalyan Bureau of Meteorology Counsellor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on the emergency management problems Dr. Linda Anderson-Berry National Manager, Disaster Mitigation, Bureau of Mr. Alvaro Antonyan Meteorology President of National Survey for Seismic Protection Agency, Emergency Management Administration Mr. John Schneider under the Government of Armenia Research Group Leader, Risk Research Group, Geohazards Division, Geoscience Australia Mrs. Armine Mikayelyan Head of PR Branch, National Survey for Seismic Mr. Matthew Hayne Protection Agency, Emergency Management Project Leader, Risk Assessment Methods, Geohazards Administration under the Government of Armenia Division, Geoscience Australia AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA H.E. Mr. Alistair Murry McLean Oam H.E. Mr. Franz Hoerlberger Ambassador, Permanent Pepresentative, Embassy in Ambassador, Head of the Department for Humanitarian Tokyo Assistance, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Dr. Geoff Love Dr. Alexander Wojda Director of Meteorology, Bureau of Meteorology First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Robert Anton Owen-Jones Prof. Dr. Ewald Brueckl Director, Climate Change, Department of Foreign Austrian National Committee for ISDR and the Affairs and Trade Austrian Academy of Sciences Ms. Emily Sarah Withers Mr. Arnold Obermayr Third Secretary, Embassy in Tokyo Attaché, Austrian Embassy to Japan 3 A/CONF.206/INF.3 BANGLADESH Mr. Michel Goffin Counseillor, SPF Affaires Etrangéres, Commerce H.E.Mr. Kamal Ibne Yousuf Chowdhury, MP Extérieur et Coopération au Développement Honourable Minister, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka Mr. Arnold Jacques De Dixmude H.E. Mr. M. Serajul Islam Ms. Marie-Paule Duquesnoy Ambassador, Embassy of Bangladesh in Japan BELIZE Mr. Siddiqur Rahman Chowdhury Secretary-in-Charge, Ministry of Food and Disaster Mr. Earl Arthurs Management, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka National Emergency Coordinator Ms. Rabab Fatima BENIN Counsellor Permanent Mission, Geneva Mme. Rosemonde Dodji Adjanonhoun Permier secrétaire, Mission permanente à Genève Mr. Mohammad Monirul Islam Third Secretary, Embasy of Bangladesh in Japan BHUTAN BARBADOS Mr. Sangay Gyaltsen Head, Mining Division, Department of Geology and Ms. Karen Nicole Smith Mines Environmental Engineer, Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment BOLIVIA Ms. Natalie Burke Lic. Marco Antonio Zenteno Tellería First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Barbado, Funcionario de la Dirección General de Negocianiones Geneva Económicas del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y culto, Encargado del Comité Andino para la BELARUS Prevención y Atención de Desastres Mr. Leonid Batayanovsky Sr. Roger Quiroga Charge d’affairs of the Republic of Belarus to Japan Director General de Prevención y Reconstrucción del Viceministerio de Defensa Civil Mr. Alexandre Kudrashov Head of the Scientific Research Institute on Fire BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Protection and Emergency Situations Problems Mr. Bariša Čolak BELGIUM Minister of Security H.E. Mr. Jean-François Branders Mr. Samir Rizvo Ambassadeur de Belgique au Japon Assistant Minister for Intenational Cooperation, Ministry of Security Mr. Jaak Luc Raes Directeur Général, Centre de Crise Service Public Mr. Samir Agić Fédéral Intérieur Head of Department, Sector for Civil Protection, Ministry of Security Mr. Marc Looze Conseillor Général BOTSWANA Direction Sécurité Civile, Service Public Fédéral Intérieur Ms. Joyce Mosweu Director, National Disaster, Gaborone 4 A/CONF.206/INF.3 Mr. Alexander Peytchev Ms. Boitumelo Matlhaga Minister Plenipotentiary, Directorate for UN and SC, Principal Food Strategy, Gaborone Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Mpho Mogobe Mr. Ivan Karapenev First Secretary, Botsuana Embassy, Tokyo Head of International Cooperation Division, Civil Protection State Agency Mr. Gobe Pitso First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva BURKINA FASO BRAZIL M. Sibnoaga Tiendrebeogo Directeur Protection Civile Minister Hadil Fontes da Rocha Vianna Head of the Environment Division, Ministry of Mme. Claire Kaboré External Relations Secrétaire affaies étrangères Mr. Jorge do Carmo Pimentel M. Blaise Bougairé Alternate Head of Delegation Directeur Ministère Action Sociale National Secretary for Civil Defense, Ministry of National Integration Mr. Amade Belem Mr. Sérgio José Bezerra Mr. Samuel Yeye Head of the Department of Disaster Reduction, National Secretariat for Civil Defense BURUNDI Mr. André Costa Misi Mr. Alfred Nkrunziza Secretary, Environment Division, Ministry of External Relations CAMBODIA Ms. Marta Helena Dantas Mr. Nhim Vanda Senior Minister, Vice President of the National Mr. Marcio Alves Committee for Disaster Management Mr. Carlos Alberto De Araujo Gomes Mr. Sovann Ross Under Director General, Disaster Management and BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Legal Advisor to the National Committee for Disaster Management Mr. Hj. Johari Jaludin Director of Fire Services CAMEROON Mr. PG. Sabli PG. Damit Mr. Jean Robert Mengue Meka Assistant Director of Fire Services Mr. Raphael Emmanuel Bisseck Mr. Ridzuan Haji Ahmad Mr. Aime Parfait Bikoro Mr. Mohamad Alias Serbini Mr. Nicolas Nzoyoum BULGARIA M. Jean Pierre Nana H.E. Mr. Blagovest Sendov Directeur de la Protection Civile Ambassador, Permanent Representative to Japan Mr. John Billy Eko Gen. Nikola Nikolov Chairman of Civil Protection State Agency Mr. Jean Aloise Biwole Enguene 5 A/CONF.206/INF.3 M. Dominique Kuitsouc Administrateur Civil Mr. R. Jeffery Elzinga Program Officer, International Humanitarian Mr. Biwole Assistance, Canadian International Development Agency CANADA Mr. Don Shropshire Mr. Paul E.Kennedy Director, Disaster Services, Canadian Red Cross Assistant Deputy Minister (PSEPC) Mr. Emdad Haque Mr. Irwin Itzkovitch Chair, Canadian Risks and Hazards Network, Director Assistant Deputy Minister (NRCan) of the Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba Mr. Henri-Paul Normandin Director, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and Ms. Tina Guthrie International