Steering Committee

Representatives from various organisations have contributed to the Steering committee meetings. They gave an important support to organize the World Civil Society Forum. We thank them and their respective organizations

Chair

• Sébastien ZIEGLER - Mandat International

Promotion of Cooperation with the UN

• Renate BLOEM - CONGO - Conference of NGOs
• Keith HINDELL - United Nations Association U.K.
• Jeffrey SEGALL - UNGA-LINK U.K.

Internet and Communications

• Rosa DELGADO - Internet Society (ISOC) – DevSig (Development Countries Special Interest Group)

Peace and Disarmament

• Colin ARCHER - IPB – International Peace Bureau
• Edith BALLANTYNE - WILPF – Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

Economy and Development

• Christophe BELLMANN and Ricardo MELENDEZ - ICTSD - International Centre on Trade and Sustainable Development
• Jean-Pierre GONTARD - Geneva Federation of Cooperation and Graduate Institute for Development Studies

Environment and Sustainable Development

• Aniket GHAI - Geneva Environment Network (GEN)
• Gonzalo OVIEDO - World Council of Protected Areas
• Gilles DESLARZES - WWF International

Health

• Florian HUBNER - EuroCASO / ICASO

Women

• Maria PENALOSA - Women’s World Summit Foundation

Youth

• Huber SCHNEEBELI - Earth Focus
• Lili SCHURCH & Maureen ABBA - WAGGGS - World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts     
• Maria Jose SARMIENTO - YMCA
• Jan LONN - ISMUN

Humanitarian

• Mamadou NDIAYE - OFADEC - Office Africain pour le Développement et la Coopération

Human Rights

• Abdullatif FAKHFAKH - Vérité Action

Volunteers

• Viola KREBS - ICV – International Conference Volunteers

Regional Coordinators

Africa

• Mamadou NDIAYE - OFADEC – Office Africain pour le Développement et la Coopération
• John AGBELI - VASE
• Georgette ANGUIMATE - Association  for social action for Central African’s women
• Père Abraham - CEMIR
• Stephen Side OLE TIMOI - MAA - Massaï Peoples
• David OBOT - Interaide

Asia

• Arjun KARKI - Rural Reconstruction Nepal       
• Takehiko UEMURA - Earth Network Village       
• Daniel ALEXANDER  - IIRD - Institute for Integrated Rural Development

Latin America

• Tomas ALARCON - CAPAJ – Comision Andina para el Autodesarollo Juridico
• Ruben ORTIZ - KONOJEL / Alianza Latinoamericana de Redes de ONGs
• Paulina DIAZ - Asociacion Consejo Nacional de Mujeres Indigenas de Costa Rica

North America

• Rob WHEELER - Millennium People's Assembly Network

Observers

• Eugenio POMA - World Council of Churches 
• Astrid STUCKELBERGER - GINA