UNITED NATIONS Convention to Combat Distr. Desertification GENERAL ICCD/COP(ES-1)/INF.3 7 January 2008 ENGLISH/FRENCH/SPANISH ONLY CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES First extraordinary session New York, 26 November 2007 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS The present list of participants attending the first extraordinary session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification has been prepared on the basis of information received by the secretariat as at 27 November 2007. GE.08-60022 ICCD/COP(ES-1)/INF.3 Page 2 PARTIES AFGHANISTAN ANDORRA Mr. Mohammad Wali Naeemi H.E. Mr. Carles Font Rossell Counsellor Ambassador Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the Permanent Representative United Nations, New York Permanent Mission of the Principality of Andorra to the United Nations, New York ALBANIA Mr. Andreu Jordi Tomas H.E. Mr. Adrian Neritani Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Permanent Mission of the Principality of Permanent Representative Andorra to the United Nations, New York Permanent Mission of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations, New York Ms. Sabrina Pujol Elmergui Adviser Mr. Lublin Dilja Permanent Mission of the Principality of Minister Plenipotentiary Andorra to the United Nations, New York Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations, New York Ms. Ester Canadas Permanent Mission of the Principality of Mr. Andris Stastoli Andorra to the United Nations, New York Second Secretary Permanent Mission of Albania to the United ANGOLA Nations, New York H.E. Mr. Ismael A. Gaspar Martins ALGERIA Ambassador Permanent Representative S.E. M. Youcef Yousfi Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola Ambassadeur to the United Nations, New York Représentant Permanent Mission Permanente d’Algérie auprès des Mrs. Isabel Godinho Manuel Nations Unies, New York Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola S.E. M. Mourad Benmehidi to the United Nations, New York Ambassadeur Représentant Permanent Adjoint Mr. Mateus Luembra Mission Permanente d’Algérie auprès des Second Secretary Nations Unies, New York Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations, New York M. Nor-Eddine Benfreha Conseiller Mr. Giza Gaspar Martins Mission Permanente d’Algérie auprès des Advisor Nations Unies, New York Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations, New York Mme Baya Bensmail Premier Secrétaire ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Mission Permanente d’Algérie auprès des Nations Unies, New York H.E. Ambassador Conrod Hunte Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, New York ICCD/COP(ES-1)/INF.3 Page 3 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (continued) Ms. Gabriele Juen Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Ms. Janil Greenaway Nations, New York Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to BAHRAIN the United Nations, New York H. E. Mr. Tawfeeq Ahmed Almansoor ARGENTINA Ambassador Permanent Representative Ing. Octavio Pérez Pardo Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain Director Nacional de Conservación del Suelo y to the United Nations, New York Lucha contra la Desertificacion Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Mr. Ahmed Al-Muharraqi Sustentable Second Secretary Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain Sr. Eduardo Porreti to the United Nations, New York Consejero Misión Permanente de la República Argentina Ms. Noor Al-Hayki ante las Naciones Unidas, Nueva York Third Secretary Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain ARMENIA to the United Nations, New York Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian BELARUS Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission of the Republic of H.E. Mr. Andrei Dapkiunas Armenia to the United Nations, New York Ambassador Permanent Representative AUSTRALIA Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations, New York Dr. David Dutton Director Mr. Andrei Metelitsa Environment Strategies Section Counsellor Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations, New York Dr. Dean Bialek Second Secretary BELGIUM Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations, New York H.E. Mr. Johan Verbeke Ambassador Mr. Peter Stone Permanent Representative Advisor Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations, New York Nations, New York Ms. Dominique Mineur AUSTRIA First Secretary Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United H.E. Mr. Gerhard Pfanzelter Nations, New York Ambassador Permanent Representative BELIZE Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations, New York Mrs. Janine Coye-Felson Chargé d’affaires a.i. Mr. Georg Diwald Deputy Permanent Representative Federal Ministry of European and Permanent Mission of Belize to the United International Affairs Nations, New York ICCD/COP(ES-1)/INF.3 Page 4 BELIZE (continued) Dr. Mihajlo Sužnjević Minister Counsellor Ms. Dina S. Shoman Permanent Mission of Bosnia and Minister Counsellor Herzegovina the the United Nations, New Permanent Mission of Belize to the United York Nations, New York Mr. Željko Vukobratović Ms. Miriam Usher First Secretary First Secretary Permanent Mission of Bosnia and Permanent Mission of Belize to the United Herzegovina the the United Nations, New Nations, New York York BENIN BOTSWANA S.E. M. Jean-Marie Ehouzou H.E. Mr. Samuel O. Outlule Ambassadeur Ambassador Représentant Permanent Permanent Representative Mission Permanente de la République du Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bénin auprès des Nations Unies, New York Botswana to the United Nations, New York M. Jean-Francis Régis Zinsou Ms. Tapiwa S. Mongwa Ministre Conseiller Deputy Permanent Representative Mission Permanente de la République du Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bénin auprès des Nations Unies, New York Botswana to the United Nations, New York Mme Fernande Afiavi Houngbedji Mr. Galetshajwe L. Rebagamang Deuxième Conseiller Counsellor Mission Permanente de la République du Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bénin auprès des Nations Unies, New York Botswana to the United Nations, New York BOLIVIA Mr. Dimpho Tsiane First Secretary S.E. Sr. Hugo Silves Alvarado Permanent Mission of the Republic of Embajador Botswana to the United Nations, New York Representante Permanente Misión Permanente de Bolivia ante las BRAZIL Naciones Unidas, Nueva York H.E. Mr. Piragibe dos Santos Tarrago S.E. Sr. Javier Loayza Barea Ambassador Embajador Deputy Permanent Representative Representante Permanente Alterno Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Misión Permanente de Bolivia ante las Nations, New York Naciones Unidas, Nueva York Mr. Gustavo Sénéchal de Goffredo Junior BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Secretary Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United H.E. Dr. Miloš Prica Nations, New York Ambassador Permanent Representative BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Permanent Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina the the United Nations, New Ms. Noni Zurainah Ismi York Acting First Secretary Permanent Mission of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations, New York ICCD/COP(ES-1)/INF.3 Page 5 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (continued) CAPE VERDE Mr. Sheikh Abdul Mahdani H.E. Mr. António Pedro monteiro Lima Second Secretary Ambassador Permanent Mission of Brunei Darussalam to Permanent Representative the United Nations, New York Permanent Mission of Cape Verde to the United Nations, New York BULGARIA Mrs. Ana Sapinho Pires Ms. Ivanka Tasheva Second Secretary Third Secretary Permanent Mission of Cape Verde to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of United Nations, New York Bulgaria to the United Nations, New York CHINA BURKINA FASO Ms. Bai Yougjie S.E. M. Michel Kafando Counsellor Ambassadeur Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic Représentant Permanent of China to the United Nations, New York Mission permanente du Burkina Faso auprès des Nations Unies, New York Dr. Liu Yuyin Second Secretary M. Bonaventure Koudougou Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic Ministre Conseiller of China to the United Nations, New York Mission permanente du Burkina Faso auprès des Nations Unies, New York COLOMBIA M. Dominique Kabore Sr. Juan Felipe Rengifo Conseiller des Affaires Etrangères Segundo Secretario Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Misión Permanente de Colombia ante las Coopération Régionale Naciones Unidas, Nueva York BURUNDI COMOROS S.E. M. Joseph Ntakirutimana Mr. Mahmoud M. Aboud Ambassadeur Chargé d’affaires a.i. Représentant Permanent Permanent Mission of the Union of the Mission Permanente de la République du Comoros to the United Nations, New York Burundi auprès des Nations Unies, New York CONGO CANADA M. Luc Joseph Okio Mr. Chris Plunkett Chargé d’affaires a.i. Second Secretary Mission permanente de la République du Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Congo auprès des Nations Unies, New York Nations, New York M. Raphaël Dieudonné Maboundou Ms. Catherine Brown Premier Conseiller Second Secretary Mission permanente de la République du Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Congo auprès des Nations Unies, New York Nations, New York M. Jean Marie Bossina Ms. Sue Butchart Deuxième Conseiller Adviser Mission permanente de la République du Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Congo auprès des Nations Unies, New York Nations, New York ICCD/COP(ES-1)/INF.3 Page 6 COSTA RICA CYPRUS Sra. Melissa Umaña H.E. Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis Primer Secretario Ambassador Misión Permanente de Costa Rica ante las Permanent Representative Naciones Unidas, Nueva York Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations, New York CROATIA Ms. Maria G. Zoupaniotis H.E. Ms. Mirjana Mlandineo Counsellor Ambassador Permanent