A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 November 2014 Original: English Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Preparatory Committee Second session Geneva, 17-18 November 2014 Item 4 of the provisional agenda Organization of work List of participants Co-Chairs : H.E. Ms. Päivi Kairamo (Finland) H.E. Mr. Thani Thongphakdi (Thailand) Vice-Chairpersons: H.E. Mr. Walid Abdelnasser (Egypt) H.E. Ms. María del Pilar Cornejo (Ecuador) H.E. Mr. Toni Frisch (Switzerland) H.E. Mr. Md. Abdul Hannan (Bangladesh) H.E. Mr. Wayne McCook (Jamaica) H.E. Mr. Takashi Okada (Japan) H.E. Mr. Riek Puok Riek (South Sudan) H.E. Ms. Kateřina Sequensová (Czech Republic) Rapporteur: Mr. Andrey A. Nikiforov (Russian Federation) A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Members Afghanistan Algeria Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh 2 H.E. Mr. Mohammad Qaseem Haidari Mr. Mohammad Sayed Qazi Dr. Khalid Akram S.E. M. Boudjemâa Delmi M. Tahar Melizi M. Hamza Khelif M. Belkacem Mahmoudi M. Mohamed Belazzougui M. Mohamed Lahbil Zahana M. Djamel Abdelkrim M. Louafi Nader Mme. Kheira Baradai S.E. María Cecilia Rodriguez (Ministra) S.E. Sr. Gabriel Adrián Ive Sra. Mariana Edith Pais Dr. Carlos Eduardo Zaballa Sr. Roberto Corti Sr. Julio César Mercado Sra. Guadalupe De Iudicibus Mr. Nikolay Grigoryan Ms. Hasmik Tolmajyan Mr. George Kocharian Mr. Artur Grigoryan H.E. Mr. John Quinn Ms. Tristen Slade Ms. Claudia Wolfe Ms. Amanda Aspden Ms. Leonie Oates-Mercier Ms. Jenna Young H.E. Mr. Thomas Hajnoczi Mr. Michael Staudinger Ms. Vera Fuchs Ms. Teresa Mayr H.E. Dr. Murad N. Najafbayli Mr. Ismayil Asadov Mr. Elvin Ashrafzade H.E. Ms. Rhoda M. Jackson Ms. Bernadette Butler Ms. Gayle Outten-Moncur Lt. Col. Mohamed Ahmed Alghadir Lt. Col. Mohamed Abdulla Alharam Mr. Ahmed Husain Abdulla Mr. Mesbaul Alam H.E. Mr. M. Sharmeem Ahsan Mr. Abdul Hannan Mr. Mohammad Abdul Wazed Mr. Md Shahid Ulla Mia Mr. Satya Brata Saha Mr. Md. Quamrul Hasan Ms. Shanchita Haque A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Barbados Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso Cambodia Canada Chad Chile China Colombia Mr. Md. Alimussaman H.E. Ms. Marion Williams Mr. Hughland Allman Ms. Kerry Hinds Ms. Shani Griffith-Jack Mr. Ivan Grinevich S.E. M. Séraphin Lissassi M. Eloi Laourou M. César Agbossaga M. Amadou Fondo M. Sabi Moussa Soule M. Toussaint Adjehounou M. Maurille Biaou Mr. Chhador Wangdi Ms. Tashi Peldon H.E. Ms. Angelica Navarro Llanos Ms. Natalia Pacheco Rodriguez H.E. Ms. Regina Maria Cordeiro Dunlop Mr. João Lucas Quental Novaes de Almeida Mr. Roberto Aldo Salone Mr. Marcos Aurélio Lopes Filho Ms. Carolina Nakamura Mr. Mangarshah Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Majid Ms. Muharram Nurussa’adah Mr. Ismail Abdul Rahim Mr. Abdul Malek Sueb Rizal S.E. M. Prosper Vokouma M. Karim Nignan Mme. Edith Marie Ilboudo/Bonkoungou M. Samson Arzouma III Ouedraogo Mme. Jocéline Tamboura M. Arouna Belem Mme. Agathe Carole Ouedraogo/Da H.E. Mr. Ma Norith H.E. Ms. Elissa Golberg Mr. Joshua Tabah Mr. Ian Small Mr. Joelle Martin Ms. Jacqueline Randall Ms. Sarah Tayyem Mme. Tesse Mabilo Mbia S.E. Sra Marta Maurás Sr. Patricio Guesalaga Ms. HU Xiaochun Mr. HU Junfeng Ms. WANG Ying Mr. WEI Shengyi Sr. Juan José Quintana Sr. Carlos Iván Márquez Sra. Heidi Botero Mr. Andrés Duque 3 A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic Ecuador 4 S.E. M. Luc-Joseph Okio Hon. Charlotte Opimbat Hon. André Mbou M. Bernard Mbemba M. Célestin Tchibinda Mme. Angélique Issombo Monguili Mr. Keutekarakia Mataroa Sra. Elayne Whyte Gómez Sr. Iván Brenes Sr. Christian Guillermet Fernández Sr. Mario A. Vega Hernández S.E. M. Kouadio Adjoumani Prof. Abé Delfin Ochou M. Atouble Paul Kaman M. Yao Bernard Brou M. Tiémoko Moriko M. Lanciné Jöel Bamba S.E. Sr. Ramón Pardo Guerra S.E. Sra. Anayansi Rodriguez Camejo Sr. José Betancourt Lavastida Sra. Claudia Pérez Álvarez Sr. Ángel Alejandro Castillo Santana Sr. Pablo Berti Oliva Sr. Juan Antonio Quitanilla Román H.E. Ms. Kateřina Sequensová Mr. Jan Daňhelka Ms. Marie Adámková Ms. Jitka Brodská M. Laurent Tchelu Mwenyimali M. Raymond Bongole Efoya Dr. Christophe Mwaluka Kyembe M. Paul Losoko Efambe Empole M. Gaspard Kibukusa Mukunda M. Francisco Rida Kutunga Mme. Nina Kibibi M. François Mubilayi Kabeya M. Flodin Mvibudulu Zamakanda Mme. Judith Bandila Mansama Hon. Lucie Kipele Hon, Marie Mwabi Tumba Mr. Aron Bonanno Ms. Aja Lykke Heinze M. Ahmed Mohamed Madar Sra. Zoraima Cuello S.E. Sr. Homero Luis Hernandez Sanchez Lic. Rhaysa Martínez Sr. Jose A. Blanco Sr. Leonardo Sabater Nuñez Sra. Katherine Urbaez Dra. María del Pilar Cornejo (Minister) Emb. Alfonso Morales Dra. Mónica Martinez Sra. Cecilia Menoscal A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Sra. Alina Sánchez Srta. Irina Moreno Sr. Juan Pablo Cadena H.E. Mr. Amr Ramadan Mr. Ashraf Faroul Mahmoud Tammam Mr. Mohamed Nasr Mr. Sherif Nabil Adel Mohamed Kamel Elmawardy Ms. Hebatalla Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim Mr. Mohamed Amer Shedid Amer H.E. Mr. Jüri Seilenthal Ms. Iivi Luuk Ms. Riia Salsa H.E. Mr. Mitiku Kassa Gutile (Minister) H.E. Mr. Minelik Alemu Getahun Mr. Azanaw Tadesse Abreha Ms. Yanit Abera Habtemariam Ms. Namita Khatri Mr. Akapusi Tuifagalele Ms. Cristina Casella Mr. Romain Simona H.E. Ms. Païvi Kairamo Mr. Taito Vainio Mr. Renne Klinge Ms. Paula Uski Mme. Marie-Pierre Meganck M. Marien Pirot Mme. Bérangère Basin M. Mathieu Morel M. Michel Pre M. Philippe Ramet M. Matoumba Diyabi Lt. Col. Alhagie Sanneh Ms. Fatou Kineh Jobe Mr. Zviad Katsashvili Mr. Rusudan Kakhishvili Ms. Eka Kipani Ms. Tamar Kharabadze Mr. Andreas Schütz Mr. Florian Neutze Mr. Peter Simoncelli Mr. Sebastian Wigele Mr. Axel Rottländer Mr. Ebenezer Kofi Ofori Portuphy Mr. Jonathan R. Magnusen H.E. Mr. Alexandros Alexandris Mr. Ioannis Mallikourtis Mr. Ermis Soulis-Skiadopoulos Sr. Alejandro Maldonado Lutomirsky Sra. Angela Leal Sr. Erick Uribio Lic. Saúl Alburez Sra. Anita Reina Sra. Darline Jasmine Carcía Menéndez 5 A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Honduras India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan 6 Sra. Ada Yesenia Paz García Sra. Mercedes Milligan Lic. María Teresa Rodríguez Blandón Sra. Ana Regina Toledo Ordoñez M. Mamadouba Sylla M. Oumar Camara Mr. Domenico Oliveira Sanca Mr. Alsau Sambu Mr. Adama Baka-Yogo Mr. Muhamadu Alfecene Sambu Mr. Troy Torrington Sr. Moises Evenor Alvarado Sra. Gladis Suyapa Ramos Benitez Sra. Gilliam Gomez Guifarro Ms. Sneh Lata Kumar H.E. Mr. Dilip Sinha Mr. B.N. Reddy Mr. B.D. Virdi Mr. Anil K. Rai H.E. Mr. Triyono Wibowo H.E. Mr. Edi Yusup Mr. Acep Soemantri Mr. Rolliansyah Soemirat Ms. Yuliana Bahar Mr. Caka A. Awal Ms. Mariska Dhanutirto H.E. Mr. Abbas Bagherpour Ardekani Mr. Kourosh Farhadi Mr. Essa Raheem Dakheel Al-Fayadh Mr. Firas Shebab Ahmed H.E. Ms. Patricia O’Brien Mr. Seán Óhaodha Ms. Gisela Schmidt Martin Mr. Omer Caspi Ms. Jennifer Motles-Svigilsky Mr. Mauro Lorenzini Ms. Letizia Fischioni Ms. Ambra Sorrenti Ms. Paola Vigo H.E. Mr. Wayne McCook Ms. Cherryl Gordon Mr. Richard Thompson Ms. Tyesha Turner H.E. Mr. Kenichi Suganuma H.E. Mr. Misako Kaji Mr. Kotaro Suzuki Mr. Hiroshi Kudo Mr. Shinobu Yamaguchi Ms. Saori Hamaguchi Mr. Kaoru Saito Mr. Soichi Nakajima Mr. Hiromu Inoue Ms. Chika Araki A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Mr. Koichiro Miura Ms. Mutsumi Shibanuma Mr. Masami Tamura Mr. Hiroyuki Nagasawa Mr. Shinji Itsubo Mr. Kenichiro Tachi Dr. Kimio Takeya Mr. Shintaro Akiyama Dr. Satoru Nishikawa Prof. Toshio Koike Mr. Yuichi Ono Dr. Yasuhito Jibiki Mr. Yukimoto Ito Mr. Kazuyuki Numata Mr. Atsushi Yanagisawa Mr. Kazuhiko Kusaka Ms. Yuriko Sakata Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People’s Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali H.E. Dr. John O. Kakonge Mr. Nathan Macharia Kigotho Mr. Gordon Otieno Muga Ms. Vivian Talash Mr. Talaybek Temiraliev Mr. Kalys Akhmatov Mr. Jergalbek Ukashev Ms. Gulmira Kalchakeeva Mr. Erali Payziev Mr. Phouvong Luangxaysana H.E. Mr. Raimonds Jansons Mr. Jevgenijs Golovcuks Mr. Ivars Nakurts Ms. Ieva Dreimane Arnaud Ms. Nada Yamout Ms. Matseliso Mojaki S.E. M. Jean-Marc Hoscheit M. Paul Schroeder Mme. Anne Weber Mlle. Nathalie Godart M. Solonandrasana Olivier Mahafaly (Minister) M. Solofo Andrianjatovo Razafitrimo M. Ludovic Christian Lomotsy M. Charles Rambolarson M. Mamy Nirina Razakanaivo Mme. Claudia N. Rakotondrahanta Mr. Andre-Christiana Malombera Mr. James M.K. Chiusiwa H.E. Mr. Mazlan Muhammad Mr. Shaharuddin Onn Ms. Raja Intan Nor Zareen Mr. Mohamed Zuhair (Minister) Ms. Shiuneen Rasheed S.E. Mme. Aya Thiam Diallo 7 A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands 8 M. Sidi Mohamed Youba Sidibe M. Djibril Tamboura Mr. Peter Paul Coleiro Mr. Gregory Camilleri Mr. Mohamed Lemine Vally Abdel Kader H.E. Mr. Israhyananda Dhalladoo Mr. A. Hurree Mr. D. Uteem Ms. V.D. Huree-Agarwal Mr. Rajan Mungra Emb. Raúl Heredia Sr. Rogelio Rafael Conde García Sr. Salvador Pérez Maldonado Dr. Felipe Cruz Vega Sra. Liliana López Ortíz Sra. Victoria Romero Sra. Mariella Viazcan Carbajal Sra. Elena Sofia Caligaris López Sr. Jorge Rivera Álvarez Sr. José Antonio Hernández Vega H.E. Mr. Victor Moraru Ms. Juliana Vascautan S.E. Mme. Carole Lanteri Mr. Johannes De Millo Terrazzani Mr. Gilles Realini H.E. Mr. Vaanchig Purevdorj Mr. Purevdorj Bayar S.E. M. Mohamed Auajjar M. Hassan Boukili M. Faical Souissi M. Khalid Margaa H.E. Mr. Pedro Comissário Mr. Jaime Valente Chissano Mr. Mauricio Xerinda Ms. Olga Munguambe Mr. Juvenal Dengo Ms. Teresa Custódio Pinto Mr. António José Beleza Mr. Kyi Thar H.E. Ms. Sabine Böhlke-Möller Mr. Japhet Iitenge Ms. Anna Dumeni Ms. Judith Malambo Ms. Saima Angula Mr. H. Pure Diamonds Ms. Malia Talakai Mr.Yadav Prasad Koirala Mr. Megh Nath Kafle Ms. Lalita Silwal Mr. Maurice van Beers Mr. Corsmas Goemans Mr. Carel de Villeneuve A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 New Zealand Niger Norway Panama Paraguay Philippines Poland Qatar Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Mr. Christiaan Wallet Ms. Nathalie Kröner H.E. Mr. Phillip Gibson Mr. David Johnston Dr. Christine Kenney Ms. Francesca Albertario Ms. Meredith Davis S.E. M. Ado Elhadji Abou Ms. Mariama Ousseini Mme. Kountche Mahamed Maimouna Gazibo H.E. Mr. Steffen Kongstad Ms. Ingunn Vatne Mr. Arne Follerås Mr. Ørjan Karlsson Mr. Erling Kvernevik Ms. Eugenia Tapia S.E. Sr. Giancarlo Soler Torrijos Sr. Jorge Corrales Hidalgo Don. Joaquín Roa Ministro Emb.Mr. Raul Silvero Sr. Jorge Brizuela Don Francisco Antonioli H.E. Ms. Cecilia B. Rebong Hon. Alexander Pama Ms. Margarita Songco Dr. Vicente B. Malano Hon. Jesus R.S. Domingo Hon. Reynaldo Antonio Laguda Ms. Lenie D. Alegre Ms. Josefina T. Porcil Ms. Sharon Johnnette M. Agduma H.E. Mr. Remigiusz A. Henczel Mr. Jersy Baurski Ms. Olga Piaskowska Mr. Łukasz Rózycki Mr. Dariusz Kadukowski Major Khaled Ali Al-Kaabi Lieutenant Mubarak Abdulla Al-Mohannadi Lieutenant Mubarak Sheridah Al-Kaabi H.E. Mr. AHN Young-jip Mr. YUN Young-joe Mr. PARK Sung-hoon Mr. KIM Myeon-joa Mr. SOHN Hong-Gyoo H.E. Ms. Maria Ciobanu Ms. Laura Streşină Mr. Andrey Nikiforov Mr. Maxim Zayko Mr. Mikhail Faleev Mr. Vladimir Zheglov Mr. Anton Minaev Mr. Dmitry Stegniy Mr. Maxim Efimov 9 A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland 10 Ms. Svetlana Bandurkina Ms. Michelle Victoria Forbes Ms. Filomena Nelson S.E. M. Bassirou Sene M. Cheikhou Cisse M. Dame Gaye M. Aboubacar Sadikh Barry M. Abdoulaye Bathily M. Abdel Kader Sylla H.E. Mr. Vladislav Mladenović Ms. Dragana Mladenović-Nestorović Mr. Paul Labaleine H.E. Ms. Yvette Stevens Mr. Mohamed Lamin Khan H.E. Mr. FOO Kok Jwee Mr. Steven PANG Chee Wee Ms. Joy BOO Jia-Wen Mr. ZHENG Yuanjie H.E. Mr. Fedor Rosocha Mr. Ladislav Szakállos Mr. Ján Plavčan Ms. Lucia Krajčovicová Dr. Matjaž Mikoš Mr. Jurij Žerovec Mr. Andrej Žitko Mr. Loti Yates Mr. Banak Joshua Dei Wal Dr. Mahmudul Islam Ms. Betty Kitta Scopas Dumo Sr. Daniel Cano Villaverde Sr. Eduardo Gonzalez Macho Sr. Gonzalo Vega Molina Sra. Ana Estrada Fernandez Ms. Anoja Seneviratne H.E. Mr. Jan Knuttson H.E. Mr. Michael Frühling Ms. Mette Lindahl Olsson Mr. Johan Palsgård Ms. Frida Bohman Ms. Emma Larsson Ms. Tove Wikehult H.E. Mr. Alexandre Fasel Mr. Arno Wicki Mr. Toni Frisch Mr. Philipp Beutler Ms. Carolin Schärpf Mr. Andreas Weber Mr. Markus Zimmermann Mr. Oliver Hoehne Ms. Eveline Studer Mr. Glauk Avdija A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yemen H.E. Mr. Hussam Edin Aala Mr. Ali Daghman H.E. Mr. Thani Thongphakdi H.E. Mr. Krerkpan Roekchamnong Mr. Suporn Ratananakin Mr. Natapanu Nopakun M. Adignon Tokoro M. Akintola S. Nelson Akibode M. Assimaila Amidou Morou M. Rahim Ouro-Salim M. Kokou Adjamani Mr. Leveni Aho Dr. Stephen Ramroop S.E. M. Walid Doudech Colonel-Major Moez Dachraoui M. Slim Ghariani M. Hassan Aridhi M. Rabii Zenati Mr. Haci Halil Afşarata Mr. Berk Baran Mr. Fikret Azili Mr. Tezcan Bucan Ms. Çiğdem Tetík Biçer Mr. Göksel Gökçe Ms. Makbule Yalm Ms. Sezin Tuna Mr. Murat Beyhan Mr. Sumeo Silu Hon. Alex Byarugaba (Minister) Mr. Woboya Vicent Mr. Matata Twaha Mr. Ali Rashed Al Neyadi Mr. Khalifa Ali Al Kaabi Dr. Marwan Ali Al Kaabi Mr. Rashed Al Shamsi Ms. Fatima Yousuf Al Suwaidi Mr. Abdullatif Fakhfakh H.E. Ms. Karen Pierce Mr. Mark Matthews Ms. Ursula Antwi-Boasiako Mr. Steven Barnes Mr. Davis Ennis Dr. Diego I. Cánepa Baccino Sra. Dianela Pi Sra. Agustina Camilli Sr. Jorge Valero Briceño Sra. Rebeca Sánchez Srita María Elena Dos Santos H.E. Dr. Ali Majawar Mr. Majed Abdulmajeed Alrefai Mr. Belal Abdulgabar Ali Abdo Mr. Mithaq Aljarf 11 A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 H.E. Ms. Encyla Tina Chishiba Sinjela Mr. Samson Lungo Zambia Non-member States having received a standing invitation to participate as observer in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent observer missions at Headquarters State of Palestine Mr. Malek Alia Mr. Ibrahim Musa Intergovernmental organizations having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining a permanent offices to the United Nations Office at Headquarters African Union (AU) Caribbean Community (CARICOM/CDEMA) European Union (EU) International Union for the Conservation of Nature League of Arab States (LAS) 12 Ms. Olushola Olayide Mr. Almami Dampha Mr. Mathewos Hunde Ms. Fatima Kassam Mr. Ronald Jackson H.E. Mr. Peter Sørensen Mr. Claus Sørensen Mr. Dominic Porter Ms. Linda Corugedo Steneberg Mr. Ian Clark Ms. Delilah Al Khudhairy Mr. Patrick Dupont Mr. Thomas De Lannoy Mr. Tom De Groeve Mr. Ralf Steinberger Mr. Daniele Ehrlich Mr. Frank Högemann Ms. Dorota Tomalak Mr. Jonas Håkansson Dr. Sandeep Sengupta Ms. Gillian Holmes Ms. Lucy Deram-Rollason Dr. Djamal Djaballah Ms. Shahira H.A. Wahbi Mr. Hicham Chfir Mr. Youcef Tiliouant Ms. Iman M. Hassan A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Intergovernmental organizations having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and not maintaining permanent offices at Headquarters Asian Development Bank Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Council of Europe (COE) East African Community (EAC) Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) Intergovernmental (IGAD) Authority on Development International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) South Centre Ms. Charlotte Benson H.E. Ms. Alicia Dela Rosa Bala Ms. Adelina Dwi Ekawati Kamal Mr. Francesc Pla Castelltort Ms. Mechthilde Fuhrer Ms. Wivine Ntamubano Mr. Brian O. Otiende Mr. Dominique Kuitsouc Dr. Fatimata Dia Sow Dr. Daniel Eklu Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim Mr. Raj Mohabeer Mme. Gina Bonne M. Christophe Legrand Mr. Philippe Boullé Dr. Gulleid Artan Prof. Laban A. Ogallo Mr. Keflemariam Sebhatu Kidane Mr. Brin Tisdall Mr. Daniel Helle Ms. Morgane Caujolle Mr. Stéphane Jacobzone Ms. Désirée Schhweitzer H.E. Mr. Slimane Chikh Ms. Aissata Kane Ms. Yasemin Eren Mr. Martin Kok Peng Khor Mr. Youba Sokona Mr. Vicente Paolo Yu III Ms. Mariama Williams Mr. Adriano José Timossi Intergovernmental organizations having received special accreditation to participate as observers in the preparatory process and the work of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Mr. Francesco Gaetani Ms. Andiswa Mlisa Mr. André Obregon Mr. Ivan Petiteville Mr. Giovanni Rum 13 A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 Mr. Robert Samors Mr. Espen Volden Other entities having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and maintaining permanent offices at Headquarters Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Ms. Sophie Schlingemann Mr. Walter Cotte Mr. Mohammed Mukhier Mr. Chang Hun Choe Ms. Sayaka Matsumoto Ms. Joy Muller Ms. Josephine Shields Recass Mr. Martin Krottmayer Mr. David Fisher Ms. Tessa Kelly Sovereign Military Order of Malta Prof. Michel Veuthey Mlle. 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Sandra Rodríguez Prof. Molly Jahn Mr. Sebastien von Dahle Ms. Misako Nomura Civil Society Organizations Abantu for Development Abibimman Foundation Abiodun Adebayo Welfare Foundation ACT Alliance - Action by Churches Together Action Aides au Familles Demunies Action contre la faim ADRRN Africa Centre for Citizens Orientation African American Society for Humanitarian Aid and Develoopment African Centre for Advocacy and Human Development 16 A/CONF.224/PC(II)/INF.2 African Computer and Technology Literacy Awareness Program Inc. African Development Association African Peace Network African Women’s Association ALDET Centre-Saint Lucia, the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute All India Women’s Conference Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Asabe Shehu Yar Adua Foundation Association Congolaise d’Education et de la Prevention Contre des Maladies et la Drogue Association Jeunesse Action Developpement Association Nationale pour l’évaluation Environnementale Association Nigerienne des Scouts de l’Environnement Association pour la santé et la prévention des maladies tropicales Baltic Sea Forum e.V. 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