UNITED NATIONS A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 ______________________________________________________________________________ General Assembly Distr.: General 30 August 2004 English/French/Spanish __ ______________________________________________________________________ Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities Fourth session New York, 23 August-3 September 2004 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS* Argentina S.E. Sr. César Mayoral Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Jefe de la delegación Sr. Gustavo Ainchil Consejero Misión Permanente Sr. Marcelo Suárez Salvia Primer Secretario Misión Permanente Sra. María Josefina Mártinez Gramuglia Segunda Secretaria Misión Permanente Asesor: Sr. Enrique Sarfati Organización Mundial de las Personas con Discapacidad * The cut-off date for issuance of this document was 25 August 2004. Information on participants received thereafter will be issued in addenda to the present list. 04-47281 (E) 310804 *0447281* A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Australia H.E. Mr. John Dauth Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Ms. Amanda Davies Assistant Secretary Human Rights (Disability) Branch Attorney-General’s Department Mr. Roger Barson Assistant Secretary Office of Disability Department of Family and Community Services Mr. Graeme Innes Deputy Disability Discrimination Commissioner Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Mr. James Choi First Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Vincent Giuca Regional Director, Washington Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Ms. Rosemary Kayness NGO Representative Austria Ms. Gerda Vogl First Secretary Permanent Mission Chairperson of delegation Ms. Silvia Moor Alternate Representative Federal Ministry for Social Security and Generations 2 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Advisers: Mr. Anthony Williams NGO with the Austrian Working Group for Rehabilitation Ms. Rebecca Williams Escort for Mr. Williams Bahamas H.E. Ms. Paulette A. Bethel Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Ms. Nicole L. Archer Second Secretary Permanent Mission Bahrain Mr. Salman Mansoor Darbass Director, Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Ms. Samina Naz First Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Ishrat Jahan Ahmed Second Secretary Permanent Mission Belarus Mr. Aleg N. Ivanou First Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chargé d’affaires a.i. Chairperson of delegation Mr. Andrei A. Taranda Second Secretary Permanent Mission 3 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Aleh Shloma Second Secretary Permanent Mission Belize H.E. Mr. Stuart W. Leslie Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mrs. Janine Coye-Felson Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Rene Nuñez Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission Ms. Dina S. Shoman Counsellor Permanent Mission Bolivia S.E. Sr. Ernesto Araníbar Quiroga Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas S.E. Sr. Erwin Ortiz Gandarillas Embajador Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Srta. Ana del Rosario Durán Ruiz Consejera Misión Permanente Botswana Mr. Leutlwetse Mmualefe Minister Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Mr. Buzwani B. Ngada Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Division Ministry of Health Vice Chairperson of delegation 4 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Ms. Tebatso F. Baleseng First Secretary Permanent Mission Brazil Mr. Frederico Duque Estrada Meyer Minister Plenipotentiary Permanent Mission Mr. Pedro Cardoso Second Secretary Permanent Mission Cameroon S.E. M. Martin Belinga-Eboutou Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire Représentant permanent auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies Chef de la délégation S.E. M. Iya Tidjani Ambassadeur Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies Mme Catherine Mahouve Same Ministre Conseiller Mission permanente Mme Naomie Begala Akono Premier secrétaire Mission permanente M. Rodolphe Soh Chef de la cellule juridique Ministère des Affaires Sociales Mme Sylvie Boungani Représentante des personnes handicapées Ministère des Affaires Sociales 5 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Chile S.E. Sr. Heraldo Muñoz Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas S.E. Sr. Cristián Maquieira Embajador Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Cristián Rehren Consejero Misión Permanente Sra. María Soledad Cisternas Directora, Programa Jurídico sobre Discapacidad y Consejera, Fondo Naciones de la Discapacidad China Mr. Xie Bohua Counsellor Permanent Mission Chairperson of delegation Advisers: Mr. Zhang Guozhong Director, Department of International Affairs China Disabled Person’s Federation Mr. Cong Jun Vice Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Che Ying Third Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Zhang Chen Desk Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Zhou Wen Desk Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Wang Zhijang Official, Department of International Affairs China Disabled Person’s Federation Costa Rica S.E. Sr. Bruno Stagno Ugarte Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Jorge Ballesteros Ministro Consejero Misión Permanente Sra. Roxana Stupp Presidenta, Consejo Nacional de Rehabilitación y Educación Especial Sra. Socorro Vargas Representante de la Organización de Padres de Familia ante el Consejo Nacional de Rehabilitación Sr. Fernando Zúñiga Presidente, Asociación Costarricense de Sordos Sr. Rodrigo Jiménez Representante de la Fedración Costarricense de discapacidad Sra. Yuri Muñoz Intérprete en Lenguage de Señas Costarricense Cuba S.E. Sr. Orlando Requeijo Gual Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas S.E. Sr. Rodney López Clemente Embajador Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Sra. Juana Elena Ramos Rodríguez Consejera Misión Permanente 7 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Sr. Jorge Luis Bernaza Fernández Primer Secretario Misión Permanente Sr. Jorge Cumberbach Miguén Segundo Secretario Misión Permanente Czech Republic H.E. Mr. Alexandr Sporýš Minister Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chargé d’affaires a.i. Chairperson of delegation Ms. Stanislava Makovcová Department of the Prevention of Health Discrimination Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Vice Chairperson of delegation Advisers: Ms. Ivana Grollová Second Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Petra Doláková Desk-officer Department of Human Rights Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dominican Republic S.E. Sr. Manuel E. Félix Embajador Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Sra. Dolores Bermúdez Holbrook Consejera Misión Permanente Sra. Mariela Sánchez de Cruz Primera Secretaria Misión Permanente 8 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Sra. Alexandra Arias Orlowska Primera Secretaria Misión Permanente Ecuador S.E. Sr. Luis Gallegos Chiriboga Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Jefe de la delegación S.E. Sr. Miguel Carbo Embajador Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Eduardo Calderón Ministro Misión Permanente Srta. Silvia Espíndola Primera Secretaria Misión Permanente Srta. Verónica Gómez Segunda Secretaria Misión Permanente Egypt Mr. Mahmoud Samy Counsellor Permanent Mission Eritrea Mr. Habtom Sium Tecle Director General Ministry of Labour and Human Welfare Chairperson of delegation Mr. Tesfa Alem Seyoum Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations 9 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Amanuel Giorgio First Secretary Permanent Mission Finland H.E. Mr. Jarmo Sareva Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Viveca Arrhenius Counsellor Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Ms. Ritva Vuorento Senior Officer Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Ms. Leena Pylvänäinen First Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Mia Spolander Legislative Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jukka Kumpuvuori Deputy Chairman The Threshold Registered Association Germany H.E. Mr. Wolfgang Trautwein Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Mr. Karl-Hermann Haack Federal Government Commissioner for the affairs of people with disabilities Ministry of Health Vice Chairperson of delegation Ms. Eva Ullrich Deputy Head of Division Ministry of Health 10 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Ms. Annette Priess First Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Antje Welke Legal Expert Ministry of Health Mr. Sven Dornig Assistant Attaché Permanent Mission Greece H.E. Mr. Adamantios Th. Vassilakis Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Ioanna Maganara Minister Counsellor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Orestis-Athanasios Kafopoulos Second Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Michael Stellakatos Loverdos Legal Expert Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Alexandros Vidouris Second Secretary Permanent Mission Guatemala S.E. Sr. Gert Rosenthal Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Sra. Connie Taracena Secaira Ministra Consejera Misión Permanente 11 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Sr. Roberto Lavalle-Valdés Ministro Consejero Misión Permanente Srta. Silvia Judith Quan Licenciada Defensora de las Personas con Discapacidad Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos Sra. Ada Melgar Licenciada Consejo Nacional para la Atención de las Personas con Discapacidad (CONADI) Sra. Ana Carío Licenciada Consejo Nacional para la Atención de las Personas con Discapacidad (CONADI) Hungary Mr. György Könczei Director General Gusztáv Bárczi College of Education of Handicapped Children (ELTE University, Budapest) Indonesia H.E. Mr. Rezlan Ishar Jenie Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Mrs. Dewi Savitri Wahab First Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Dicky Komar First Secretary Permanent Mission Ireland 12 H.E. Mr. Richard Ryan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Eamonn Mac Aodha Department of Foreign Affairs Chairperson of delegation Mr. Alan Gibbons First Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. James McCaffrey Adviser Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Ms. Sandra Smith Adviser Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Mr. Nigel Brander Adviser Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Mrs. Bridget Mary Brander Assistant to Mr. Nigel Brander Israel Ms. Dina Feldman Commissioner of Equality for People with Disabilities H.E. Mr. Dan Gillerman Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Arye Mekel Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Henia Schwartz Mr. Dan Ornstein Mr. Moshe Sermoneta Counsellor Permanent Mission 13 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Scott Berman Attaché Permanent Mission Italy Mr. Antonio Guidi Deputy Ministry of Health Chairperson of delegation H.E. Mr. Aldo Mantovani Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chargé d’ affaires a.i. Vice Chairperson of delegation Mr. Andrea Cavallari Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Urbano Stenta Expert Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Eugenio Sciabica Adviser Ministry of Health Mrs. Yaroslava Khanas Assistant to Mr. Stenta Jamaica Senator Floyd Morris Minister of State Ministry of Labour and Social Security H.E. Mr. Stafford Neil Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mrs. Faith Innerarity Director, Social Security Ministry of Labour and Social Security 14 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 The Rev. Dr. Gordon Cowans Chairman Margaret Moody Bequest for Disabled Persons, Jamaica Mr. George Michael Thorney President Disabled People’s Organisation for the Caribbean Mrs. Ariel Bowen First Secretary Permanent Mission Japan H.E. Mr. Shinichi Kitaoka Ambassador Permanent Mission Mr. Shigeki Sumi Deputy Director-General Global Issues Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Yasushi Takase Minister Permanent Mission Mr. Tsutomu Takaguchi Director for Special Support Education Policy Planning Primary and Secondary Education Bureau Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mr. Takashi Nakajima Attorney, Human Rights Bureau Ministry of Justice Mr. Hidetoshi Ogawa Principal Deputy-Director Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Global Issues Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Ms. Tomoko Nakamura Senior Specialist Division of Promoting Measures of Persons with Disabilities Cabinet Office Mr. Shigetoshi Nagao Deputy-Director Economic and Social Treaties Division International Legal Affairs Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Tokiko Kiyotake Senior Official Office of International Affairs Secretarial Division Ministry of Justice Mr. Toshihiro Higashi Adviser Mr. Takashi Okubo Support Staff (attendant to Mr. Higashi) Ms. Akiko Tejima Second Secretary Permanent Mission Jordan H.R.H. Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Mu’taz Hyassat Second Secretary Permanent Mission Kenya 16 Mr. George O. Owuor Minister Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mrs. Karen R. Odaba-Mosoti First Secretary Permanent Mission Mrs. Sarah J. Rotich-Matthews Second Secretary Permanent Mission Kuwait H.E. Ms. Nabeela A. Al-Mulla Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Nawaf N. M. Al Enezi Third Secretary Permanent Mission Lebanon Mr. Sami Zeidan First Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Corrine Azar Head, Department of Handicapped Affairs Ministry of Social Affairs Ms. Hyam Fakhoury Head, Research and Studies Unit Ministry of Social Affairs Mr. Ibrahim Abdallah Representative, National Institute of Disabled Persons’ Lesotho Mrs. Lineo Matekane Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Lefu Manyokole First Secretary Permanent Mission 17 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Mr. Ahmed A. S. Elmessallati Minister Plenipotentiary Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Permanent Mission Mr. Jaber A. Jaber Minister Plenipotentiary Permanent Mission Luxembourg S.E. M. Jean-Marc Hoscheit Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire Représentant permanent auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies M. Marc Bichler Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies M. Patrick Thoma Attaché de gouvernement Ministère de la Famille, de la Solidarité sociale et de la Jeunesse Mme Sandy Zoller Attaché Ministère de la Famille, de la Solidarité sociale et de la Jeunesse Mme Elsa Kuntziger Attaché Mission permanente Mme Valérie Heyman Attaché Mission permanente M. Philip Helminger Attaché Mission permanente 18 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Malaysia H.E. Mr. Rastam Mohd Isa Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation H.E. Mr. Modh. Radzi Abdul Rahman Ambassador Alternate Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Sharifah Zarah Syed Ahmad Under-Secretary International Affairs Division Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development Mrs. Lailatul Zuraida Harun Senior Federal Counsel International Division Attorney-General’s Chambers Ms. Supiah Saad Assistant Director Planning and Research Division Special Education Department Ministry of Education Ms. Astanah Abdul Aziz First Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Carol Foo Meng Yeen Federal Counsel International Affairs Division Attorney-General’s Chambers Mali S.E. M. Cheick Sidi Diarra Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire Représentant permanent auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies 19 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 M. Koulou Fané Conseiller technique Ministère du développement social, de la solidarité et des personnes âgées M. Drissa Cissé Conseiller technique Ministère du développement social, de la solidarité et des personnes âgées M. Ismaila Konaté Conseiller technique Ministère du développement social, de la solidarité et des personnes âgées M. Issa Konfourou Troisième conseiller Mission permanente Malta H.E. Mr. Victor Camilleri Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Ms. Deborah Attard Montalto Counsellor Permanent Mission Mexico S.E. Sr. Enrique Berruga Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas S.E. Sr. Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Embajador Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Sra. Berenice Díaz Ceballos Parada Directora General Adjunta para Temas Globales Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores 20 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Sr. Francisco Cisneros Rivero Director de Programas Institucionales Oficina de Representación para la Promoción e Integración Social para Personas con Discapacidad de la Presidencia de la República Sr. Lauro Germán Osornio Subdirector de la Subdirección General de Asistencia e Integración Social Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia Sr. Diego Simancas Gutiérrez Tercer Secretario Misión Permanente Sra. Mariana Olivera West Tercera Secretaria Misión Permanente Namibia Mr. Julius Zaya Shiweva Minister Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Advisers: Mr. Manuel Tijueza Tjombumbi Disability Advisor to the Prime Minister Mrs. Morina Muuondijo First Secretary Permanent Mission Nepal H.E. Mr. Murari Raj Sharma Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Arjun Bahadur Thapa Minister Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations 21 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Narayan Dev Pant Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Durga Bahadur Subedi First Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Ram Babu Dhakal First Secretary Permanent Mission Netherlands Mr. Peter-Derrek Hof First Secretary Permanent Mission Chairperson of delegation Mr. Roeland Böcker Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vice Chairperson of delegation Mr. Herbert Barnard Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports Mr. Wouter den Ouden Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports Mr. Hans Perrenet Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports Mr. Wim Bel Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment Mr. Hans Sluiter Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports Mr. Hein van der Hoeven Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Mark Raaijmakers NGO representative, The Hague 22 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 New Zealand H.E. Mr. Don MacKay Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Representatives: Mr. Jan Scown Director Office for Disability Issues Ms. Val Meyer Deputy Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr. Andrew Begg Second Secretary Permanent Mission Advisers: Ms. Teresa Thompson Senior Policy Analyst Office for Disability Issues Mr. Gary Williams Chief Executive Disabled Persons’ Assembly Nicaragua S.E. Sr. Eduardo J. Sevilla Somoza Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Jefe de la delegación S.E. Sr. Mario Castellón Duarte Embajador Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Mauricio Solórzano Primer Secretario Misión Permanente 23 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Norway Ms. Ingrid Mollestad Sylow Adviser, MFA Chairperson of delegation Mr. Arnt Holte Chairman Norwegian Federation of Organisations of Disabled People Ms. Pemille Brodahl Adviser Norwegian Federation of Organisations of Disabled People Ms. Marianne Hotvedt Adviser Ministry of Justice Ms. Anne Margrethe Brandt Adviser Norwegian Federation of Organisations of Disabled People Mr. Christian Kielland Adviser Ministry of Social Affairs Mr. Erik Nürnberg Second Secretary Permanent Mission Paraguay S.E. Sr. Eladio Loizaga Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Jefe de la delegación Sr. Juan Alfredo Buffa Ministro Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Carlos Ruckelshaussen Villarejo Primer Secretario Misión Permanente 24 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Peru Sr. Marco Balarezo Ministro Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Encargado de negocios a.i. Sra. Romy Tincopa Consejera Misión Permanente Philippines H.E. Mr. Lauro L. Baja, Jr. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Mr. Leslie B. Gatan Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission Ms. Marie Yvette L. Banzon Third Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Olivia S. Osias-Magpile Attaché Permanent Mission Poland Mrs. Beata Pęksa-Krawiec Minister Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chargé d’affaires a.i. Chairperson of delegation Mr. Marek Madej Counsellor Permanent Mission Qatar Mr. Sultan Ibrahim Yousif Al-Mahmoud Third Secretary Permanent Mission 25 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Fahad Ghurab Al-Murri Office of Human Rights Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Alhussain bin Ali bin Ahmed Al-Thani Department of Legal Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdulaziz Jassem Al-Jufairi Medical adviser, nose, ear and throat; and Vice Chairman, Committee for Persons with Special Needs Hamad Medical Institute Mr. Ibrahim Abdulla Al-Malki Acting Director Doha Municipality Mrs. Dhabiah Abdulaziz Al-Nasser Assistant Director Department of Social Affairs Ministry for Civil Affairs Services and Housing Mr. Abdullah Haji Al-Sulaiti Ministry for Civil Affairs Services and Housing Mr. Mohammed Aqil Al-Binali Guidance Counsellor for Special Education “Sign Language” Ministry of Education Dr. Aminah Ali Al-Suwaidi Expert Department of Persons with Special Needs Supreme Council for Family Affairs Mr. Rashid Jassim Al-Ma’osi Supreme Council for Family Affairs Mr. Jassim Mohammed Hower Mohammed Al-Hajri Public Relations, Qatari Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Special Needs 26 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Republic of Korea Mrs. Kyung-wha Kang Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission Chairperson of delegation Mr. Geu-hwan Ann Director, Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Assistance Ministry of Health and Welfare Mr. Seoung-hyun Moon First Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Jin-ho Jung Deputy Director, Multilateral Treaties Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Advisers: Mr. Ick-seop Lee Chairperson Disabled Peoples’ International Korea Mr. Koon-sik Min Chairperson Samyook Rehabilitation Center Saudi Arabia Mr. Abdullatif H. Sallam Counsellor Permanent Mission Ms. Salma Hamid Adviser Permanent Mission Serbia and Montenegro H.E. Mr. Nebojša Kaludjerović Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Ms. Sladjana Marković Assistant Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policy 27 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Damjan Tatić Expert Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy Ms. Tamara Rastovac Third Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Marija Antonijević Third Secretary Permanent Mission Sierra Leone H.E. Mr. Sylvester Ekundayo Rowe Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mrs. Victoria Sulimani First Secretary Permanent Mission Singapore Mr. Tan York Chor Minister Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chargé d’affaires a.i. Ms. Jo-Phie Tang First Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Melissa Wong Second Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Tan Ik Shan Second Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Gerard Chow Adviser Permanent Mission 28 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Slovakia Mr. Peter Harmanovský Third Secretary Permanent Mission Slovenia Ms. Eva Tomič Minister Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Aleksandra Tabaj Counsellor Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs Mr. Andrej Medica Third Secretary Permanent Mission South Africa H.E. Mr. Dumisani Shadrack Kumalo Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Sebenzile Matsebula Director Office on the Status of Disabled Person, the Presidency Ms. Ronell Ince Office on the Status of Disabled Person, the Presidency Ms. Nchedi Sophia Maphokga Department of Mineral Energy Ms. Shirley Maphokga Department of Mineral Energy Mr. Sigmund Thomas Department of Justice Ms. Christelle Catherina Kotzenberg Department of Health Mr. Sivu Maqungo Counsellor Permanent Mission 29 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Luvuyo Lonsdale Ndimeni First Secretary Permanent Mission Ms. Laoura Lazouras Third Secretary Permanent Mission Spain S.E. Sr. Íñigo de Palacio España Embajador Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Jefe de la delegación Consejeros: Sra. Paloma Durán Consejera Misión Permanente Sr. Antonio García Roger Jefe de Servicio Oficina de Derechos Humanos Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores Sudan H.E. Mr. Omar Bashir Mohamed Manis Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mrs. Ilham Ibrahim Mohamed Ahmed Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Hassan Hamid Hassan First Secretary Permanent Mission Sweden 30 Ms. Carina Märtensson Deputy Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chairperson of delegation A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Ms. Kerstin Jansson Desk Officer Ministry of Health and Social Affairs Vice Chairperson of delegation Alternate Representatives: Mr. Niclas Jacobson Desk Officer Ministry of Health and Social Affairs Ms. Anna Wrange Desk Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Katarina Fried First Secretary Permanent Mission Special Adviser: Ms. Malin Ekman Aldén Secretary General Swedish Organisations of Disabled Persons International Aid Association (SHIA) Switzerland Mme Rachel Groux Deuxième secrétaire Mission Permanente Thailand H.E. Mrs. Laxanachantorn Laohaphan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mrs. Ormporn Nithayatuthi Director Office of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities Ministry of Social Development and Human Security Mr. Ittiporn Boonpracong Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission 31 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Monthian Buntan Adviser to the Minister of Social Development and Human Security, and President of Thailand Association of the Blind Mr. Rongvudhi Virabutr First Secretary Department of International Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Phuchphop Mongkolnavin First Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Pat Watanasin Official Office of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities Ministry of Social Development and Human Security Togo M. Simwaba Awesso Premier Counseiller Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Mission Permanente M. M’balembou Pato Deuxième Secrétaire Mission Permanente Trinidad and Tobago H.E. Mr. Philip Sealy Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Ms. Angela Edwards Director, Disability Affairs Unit Office of the Prime Minister Ms. Gaile Ann Ramoutar First Secretary Permanent Mission 32 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Jason Clarke Social Services Officer Tobago House of Assembly Tunisia M. Mohamed Samir Koubaa Conseiller Mission permanente Mme Rafla M’rabet Conseiller Mission permanente Turkey Mr. Hakan Tekin Counsellor Permanent Mission Uganda The Hon. James Mwandha Member of Parliament for Persons with Disabilities H.E. Mr. Charles W. G. Wagaba Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Ms. Catherine Otiti Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Paul Mwandha Personal Assistant United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ms. Liz Tillett Department of Work and Pensions Chairperson of delegation Mr. Michael O’Neill Counsellor Permanent Mission Mr. Richard Wood First Secretary Permanent Mission 33 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Thomas Woodroffe Second Secretary Permanent Mission Advisers: Mr. Richard Light United Kingdom delegation Ms. Celia Reed Department of Work and Pensions Mr. John Crane Department of Work and Pensions Mr. Edward Quigley Foreign and Commonwealth Office Mr. Giles Cutler Foreign and Commonwealth Office Uruguay Sra. Susana Rivero Ministra Representante Permanente Adjunta ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Santiago Wins Primer Secretario Misión Permanente Observador: Sr. Alejandro Martínez Venezuela Sr. Herbert Corona Jefe de la delegación S.E. Sra. Imeria Núñez de Odremán Embajadora Representante Permanente Adjunta ante las Naciones Unidas 34 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Sra. Eleyda García Ministra Consejera Misión Permanente Sr. Rafael Picón Asesor Sra. Raquel Escobar Tercera Secretaria Misión Permanente Viet Nam H.E. Mr. Le Luong Minh Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Mr. Ngo Duc Thang Minister Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Pham Thi Kim Anh First Secretary Permanent Mission Mr. Dang Duc San Director General Assistant to the Minister Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Mr. Ha Thanh Que Official, Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Yemen H.E. Mr. Abdullah M. Alsaidi Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Huda Ali Ahmed Al-Sharmani Head, Rehabilitation Department Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour 35 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Ms. Raja Abdullah Al-Masabi Chairperson, Arab Corporation for Human Rights Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour Ms. Arwa Noman Third Secretary Permanent Mission Zambia Mr. Bernard Mpundu Minister Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Mrs. Patricia C. Kondolo First Secretary Permanent Mission United Nations system of organizations Système d’organismes des Nations Unies Sistema de organizaciones de las Naciones Unidas International Labour Organization Ms. Barbara Murray Manager Equity Issues Group Skills Development Department, Geneva Non-member States États non membres Estados no miembros Holy See H.E. Archbishop Celestino Migliore Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Chairperson of delegation Msgr. Leo Cushley First Secretary Permanent Observer Mission Rev. Fr. R. Araujo, S.J. Attaché Permanent Observer Mission 36 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Francisco Dionisio Expert Permanent Observer Mission Organizations having received a standing invitation to participate in the sessions and work of the General Assembly as observers Organisations ayant reçu une invitation permanente à participer aux sessions et aux travaux de l’Assemblée générale en qualité d’observateurs Organizaciones que han recibido una invitación permanente a participar en los períodos de sesiones y en los trabajos de la Asamblea General en calidad de observadoras African Union Mr. Omotayo R. Olaniyan Adviser Permanent Observer a.i. Ms. Roselyn Akombe Adviser Permanent Observer Mission European Union Ms. Luisella Pavan-Woolfe Director Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs European Commission, Brussels Mr. John Richardson Head of delegation of the European Commission to the United Nations, New York Mr. Marco Ferri Adviser Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs European Commission, Brussels Ms. Flaminia Bussachini Adviser Directorate General for Employment European Commission, Brussels 37 A/AC.265/2004/INF/2 Mr. Dominic Porter First Secretary Delegation of the European Commission to the United Nations, New York National human rights institutions Institutions nationales de défense des droits de l’homme Instituciones nacionales de derechos humanos Asia Pacific Forum Ms. Anuradha Mohit Chairperson of delegation Professor Andrew Byrnes Ms. Grace Cho Mr. Kieren Fitzpatrick Ms. Thuy Doan-Smith South African Human Rights Commission (South Africa) Ms. Charlotte Vuyiswa McClain-Nhlapo Office of the Disability Ombudsman (Sweden) Ms. Annica Emmervall Mr. Lars Lööw Ms. Anna Katarina Bruce ----------- 38