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The First United Nations Decade for the Eradication
of Poverty (1997-2006): Progress and the Road Ahead

ROUND TABLE ON POVERTY AND MICROFINANCE

8 July 2005
Conference Room 4, United Nations Conference Centre,
UN building, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Mr Joseph Remenyi, School of International and Political Studies, Faculty of Arts, Deakin University, Geelong, AUSTRALIA

Mr Mahbubur Rahman, Project Director, Participatory Rural Development Project (PRDP), Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB), BANGLADESH

Mr Akond Mohammad R. Islam, Assistant General Manager (operations) and focal point of the Bangladesh National Committee for Observance of the UN International Year of Credit, BANGLADESH

Mr Bun Mony, General Manager, Cambodian Entrepreneur Building Ltd (CEB), Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA.

Mr Chea Phalarin, General Manager, AMRET Co., Ltd, Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA.

Mr Raghav Gaiha, Delhi University, New Delhi, INDIA

Ms Nining Sri Astuti, Director, SME Centre, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, INDONESIA

Mr John Weiss, Director of Research, Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo, JAPAN

Ms Hellen Tombo, Executive Director, Kenya Youth (KYCEP), Nairobi, KENYA

Mr Manivone Vorachak, Director, Comite de Cooperation avec le Laos (CCL), Vientiane, LAO PDR
Ms Sirikit Boupha, Deputy Director, Development & International Relations Department, Lao Women's Union, Vientiane, LAO PDR.

Mr Virayphonh Jacqueline, Microfinance Technical Advisor, Comite de Coorperation avec le Laos (CCL), Pongsaly, Vientiane, LAO PDR.
Ms Kaysamy Latvilayvong, Deputy Head, SME Promotion Division, Lao Women's, Union, Vientiane, LAO PDR.

Ms Pia Bernadette M Roman, Central Bank of the Philippines (CBOP), Microfinance Unit, Manila, PHILIPPINES

Mr Robert Sagun, Philippine Resources, Sustainable Development, Inc., Manila, Philippines

Mr Geedreck Uswatte-Aratchi,Vice Chairman, People’s Action for Free and Fair Election, Colombo, SRI LANKA

Mr Thiraphong Tangthirasunan, President, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperation, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Mr Kittipong Boonying, Vice President, Social and Community Credit Department, Government Saving Bank, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Mr Arun Lertwilai, Senior Vice President, Personal Loan Department, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperation, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Mr Utit Sabploy, Senior Vice President, People Debt Restructuring Department, Government Saving Bank, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Benedicto Bayaua, Secretary General, Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA), Bangkok, THAILAND.

Mr Kitisak Sinthuvanich, Deputy Secretary General, National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Somsook Boonyabancha, Director, Community Organization Development Institute (CODI), Bangkok, THAILAND.

Mr Supot Arevast, Director, National Village and Urban Community Fund, Government House, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Chanida Chanyapate Bamford, Deputy Director, Focus on the Global South, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Mr Ranjith Hettiarachchi, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Asian Confederation of Credit Unions, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Mr Chamnan Wattanasiri, Chief, International Relations, Sub-Divisions, Community Development Department, Ministry of Interior, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Payorm Tongsuriyapong, Senior Economist, Fiscal Policy Officer, Bank of Thailand, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Elenita V San Roque, Manager, Member Services, Association of Asian Confederation of Credit Unions, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Patareepan Pongwat, Manager Women and Enterprise Development Department, Credit Union League of Thailand, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Ammarin Kulbutr, Business Development Staff, Credit Union League of Thailand, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Mr Anoop Sukumarhn, Research Associate, Focus on the Global South, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Supawan Prompayuck, Assistant Project Officer, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Narumol Nirathron, Professor, Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasart University, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Napaschon Chaijiraporn, Policy and Plan Analyst, National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Nutcharee Wongsanta, Policy and Plan Analyst, National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), Bangkok, THAILAND.

Ms Marie-Clare Droz, Member, Volunteer Corps, ATD Fourth World, Bangkok, THAILAND.

Mr Pham Nhu Ha, Expert, Project Management Department, Viet Nam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, VIET NAM

Mr Ludovic Dewaele, Task Coordinator, Rhone-Alpes Regional Parliament, PADDI-HCM City, Strategic Development Resource Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, VIET NAM

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PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES

BANGLADESH
H.E. Mr Shahed Akhtar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Bangkok, Thailand

CAMBODIA
Ms Tuot Panha, Minster Counsellor, Royal Embassy of Cambodia, Bangkok, Thailand

CANADA
Ms Thongkorn Hiranraks, Development Officer, CIDAR, Bangkok, THAILAND

INDIA
Ms Anandi Venkateswaran, Attache and Assistant Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of India, Bangkok, Thailand

JAPAN
Mr Jiro Usui, Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to ESCAP, Embassy of Japan, Bangkok, Thailand

MALAYSIA
Mr Khoo Boo Seng, Economic Counsellor, Embassy of Malaysia, Bangkok, Thailand

REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
Mr Saken Seidualiyev, Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Bangkok, Thailand

REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Mr Yoo Ki-Jun, First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Bangkok, Thailand

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UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

Mr Donald Lee
Chief, Poverty Eradication and Employment Section
Division for Social Policy and Development

Ms Felice Llamas
Poverty Eradication and Employment Section
Division for Social Policy and Development


Ms Nimali S. Ariyawansa
Poverty Eradication and Employment Section
Division for Social Policy and Development

Mr Eric L. Demanfeliz
DESA Volunteer

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UNITED NATIONS BODIES
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)

Mr Stephen Browne
Head of Policy and Programme
Regional Centre, Bangkok

Ms Dugersuren Sukhjargalmaa
Programme Advisor, Poverty Reduction Cluster,
Cambodia


United Nations Capital
Development Fund (UNCDF)


Mr Fodé Ndiaye
Regional Technical Manager
Regional Unit for Southern and Eastern Africa


United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa (UNECA)


Mr Adrian Gauci
Economic and Social Policy Division
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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SPECIALIZED AGENCY AND RELATED ORGANIZATION

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

World Bank

Mr Ralph Houtman
Marketing and Rural Finance Officer, Bangkok

Ms Yukiko Arai
Poverty Reduction Analyst,
Economic and Social Analysis Unit,
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok

Ms Cristina Otano
Research Analyst, Bangkok

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OBSERVERS

Ms Marielle Van Meerwijk, Netherlands.

Mr Indhorn Pichitanont, Plan and Policy Analyst, National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), Bangkok, Thailand.

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SECRETARIAT

Mr Kim Hak-Su

Mr Shigeru Mochida

Mr Raj Kumar

Mr Daewon Choi

Executive Secretary

Deputy Executive Secretary

Principal Officer

Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary and
the Secretary of the Commission

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Mr Ravi Ratnayake

Mr Hiren Sarkar


Mr Kioe Sheng Yap


Ms Shamika Sirimanne


Mr Muhammad Malik


Mr Amarakoon Bandara


Ms Nobuko Kajiura


Mr Micheal Chretien

Mr Amitava Mukherjee


Mr Micheal Chretien


Mr Amitava Mukherjee

Poverty and Development Division

Chief, Development Policy Section,
Poverty and Development Division

Chief, Poverty Reduction Section,
Poverty and Development Division

Chief, Socio-Economic Analysis Section,
Poverty and Development Division

Economic Affairs Officer, Development Policy Section, Poverty and Development Division

Economic Affairs Officer, Development Policy Section, Poverty and Development Division

Economic Affairs Officer, Development Policy Section, Poverty and Development Division

Economic Affairs Officer, Poverty Reduction Section, Poverty and Development Division

Economic Affairs Officer, Poverty Reduction Section, Poverty and Development Division

Economic Affairs Officer, Poverty Reduction Section, Poverty and Development Division

Regional Adviser, Poverty Reduction Section, Poverty and Development Division

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Ms Thelma Kay


Director, Emerging Social Issues Division

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Mr David Lazarus


Chief, United Nations Information Services

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