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| UNFPA Panel Discussions The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is organizing four panel discussions to be held during the 24-31 March 32nd session of the Commission on Population and Development, acting as the preparatory committee for the special session of the General Assembly on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Members of permanent missions, Secretariat staff, representatives of non-governmental organizations and the media are invited to attend. Room assignments are tentative. Wednesday, 24 March, 1:15-2:45 pm, ECOSOC Chamber Panel on Maternal Mortality Reduction Chair: Dr. Raj Karim, Director-General, National Population and Family Planning Development Board, Malaysia Panellists: Dr. James Baguma, District Medical Officer, Iganda, Uganda Dr. Bruce Campbell, Chief Technical Adviser, Royal Tropical Institute Mr. Ajit Pradhan, Chief, Demography and Research Section, Family Health Division, Department of Health Services, Nepal Dr. Keith West, Jr., Professor, Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Ms. Jill Sheffield, President, Family Care International Thursday, 25 March, 1:15-2:45 pm, ECOSOC Chamber Panel on Male Involvement Chair: Ms. Judith Helzner, Director, Sexual and Reproductive Health, International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Panellists: Ms. Julie Oyegun, Director, Human Resources and Services, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Mr. Simon Rye, University of Oslo, Norway Mr. Vidar Vetterfalk, Swedish Male Network for Males against Violence by Males Ms. Marcela Villareal, Senior Population Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization Friday, 26 March, 1:15-2:45 pm, ECOSOC Chamber Panel on Adolescents and Reproductive Health Chair: Ms. Charlotte Collett-White, External Relations Executive, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Panellists: Dr Valentino Lema, Chairman, OB-GYN Department, Medical School of Malawi Ms. Anick Supplice, Foundation for Reproductive Health and Family Education, Haiti; UNFPA Goodwill Youth Ambassador for the Caribbean Ms. Jelena Zajeganovic, International Federation of Medical Students Association, Yugoslavia Tuesday, 30 March, 3:00-6:00 pm, Conference Room to be announced Panel on Social Issues and Responses to Financial and Economic Crises: Challenges to the ICPD Programme of Action Chair: Ms. Imelda Henkin, Director, Asia and Pacific Division, UNFPA Panellists: Dr. Eddie Lee, Director, Cross-Department Analysis and Reports, International Labour Organisation Mr. Richard Leete, Senior Technical Officer, Technical and Policy Division, UNFPA Dr. Siswanto Wilopo, Deputy Assistant Minister, Ministry of Population, Indonesia Dr. Maureen Law, Sector Manager, Health, Nutrition and Population, World Bank |
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