Panel I: Women and the Environment, 11 March 1997 a.m.
Facilitator/Moderator: Ms. Sharon Brennen-Haylock (Bahamas), Chairperson CSW
Government Nominees
Ms. Sirpa Peitikäinen (Finland), Economist and former Minister of Environment
Dr. Christina Amoako-Nuama (Ghana) Minister for Environment, Science and Technology
Expert from Expert Group Meeting
Ms. Rachel Kyte (UK), World Conservation Union (IUCN), Brussels
Civil Society
Mrs. Khawar Mumtaz (Pakistan) Coordinator, Shirkat Gah - Women's Resource Centre
UN System Expert
Mr. Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development, United Nations Secretariat
Panel II: Women in Power and Decision-making, 12 March 1997 a.m.
Facilitator/Moderator: Ms. Ljudmila Boskova (Bulgaria), Vice-chairperson, CSW
Government Nominees
Ms. Billie Miller (Barbados), Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tourism and International Transport
Prof. Zofia Kuratowska (Poland), Deputy Speaker, Senate Ms. Paloma Durán y Lalaguna (Spain) Professor at the Faculty of Legal Sciences, Jaume I University
Expert from the Expert Group Meeting
Ms. Eugenia Piza Lopez (Mexico), Policy and Advocacy Manager, International Alert
Civil Society
Mrs. Faiza Kefi (Tunisia), Member of the Tunisian National Assembly, President of IPU Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians, Member of IPU's Executive Committee until September 1996
UN System Expert
None
Panel III: Women and the Economy, 12 March 1997 p.m.
Facilitator/Moderator: Ms. Karin Stoltenberg (Norway), Vice-chairperson CSW
Government Nominees
Ms. Mihye ROH (Republic of Korea), Vice-President, Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI)
Her Excellency Ms. Akmaral Kh. Arystanbekova (Kazakstan), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakstan to the United Nations
Expert from Expert Grroup Meeting
Ms. Donna Dillon Manning (USA), Vice President, New Ventures, Catalyst
Civil Society
Ms. Mamounata Cissé (Burkina Faso), General Secretary, Organisation Nationale des Syndicats Libres (ONSL)
UN System Expert
Ms. Lin Lean Lim, Labour Market Policies Branch, International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Panel IV: Education and Training of Women, 14 March 1997 a.m.
Facilitator/Moderator: Ms. Zakia Amara Bonaziz (Tunisia), Vice-chairperson CSW
Government Nominees
Ms. Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko (Russian Federation), Member of Board, Director, Department for Links with the Subjects of Federation, Parliament, Public and Political Organizations, Foreign Ministry
Ms. Irene de la Caridad Rivera Ferreiro (Cuba), Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education
Expert from the Expert Group Meeting
Ms. Swarna Jayaweera (Sri Lanka), Coordinator, Centre for Women's Research
Civil Society
Ms. Celia Eccher (Uruguay), International Council for Adult Education (ICEA), Coordinator, Guidance and Education Programme
UN System Expert
Ms. Aicha Bah Diallo, Director, Division of Basic Education, UNESCO (former Minister of Pre-University Education, Guinea)
