Protocol and Liaison Service

List of Delegations to the conference

“The Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert

Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics”

United Nations

UN Environment

Palais des Nations

3-7 Dec 2018

Distr.: General

29 December 2018

Original: English

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Table of Contents

Members States .................................................................................................................................... 5

Afghanistan .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Argentina ...................................................................................................................................................... 6

Armenia ........................................................................................................................................................ 6

Austria .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

Azerbaijan .................................................................................................................................................... 6

Bahrain ......................................................................................................................................................... 6

Belgium ........................................................................................................................................................ 6

Brazil ............................................................................................................................................................ 6

Cambodia ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

Canada .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

China ............................................................................................................................................................ 7

Colombia ...................................................................................................................................................... 7

Costa Rica .................................................................................................................................................... 7

Denmark ....................................................................................................................................................... 7

Estonia .......................................................................................................................................................... 7

Eswatini ........................................................................................................................................................ 7

Fiji ................................................................................................................................................................ 7

Finland.......................................................................................................................................................... 7

France ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

Gabon ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

Germany ....................................................................................................................................................... 8

Ghana ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

Guatemala .................................................................................................................................................... 8

Guinea-Bissau .............................................................................................................................................. 8

Iceland .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

India.............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Indonesia ...................................................................................................................................................... 9

Iran, Islamic Republic of .............................................................................................................................. 9

Italy .............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Japan ............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Liberia .......................................................................................................................................................... 9

Malawi.......................................................................................................................................................... 9

Malaysia ....................................................................................................................................................... 9

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Maldives ..................................................................................................................................................... 10

Malta .......................................................................................................................................................... 10

Marshall Islands ......................................................................................................................................... 10

Mauritania .................................................................................................................................................. 10

Mauritius .................................................................................................................................................... 10

Micronesia (Federated States of) ................................................................................................................ 10

Montenegro ................................................................................................................................................ 10

Mozambique ............................................................................................................................................... 10

Myanmar .................................................................................................................................................... 10

Netherlands ................................................................................................................................................ 11

Norway ....................................................................................................................................................... 11

Pakistan ...................................................................................................................................................... 11

Peru ............................................................................................................................................................ 11

Philippines .................................................................................................................................................. 11

Saint Kitts and Nevis .................................................................................................................................. 11

Saint Lucia ................................................................................................................................................. 12

Sao Tome and Principe .............................................................................................................................. 12

Senegal ....................................................................................................................................................... 12

Seychelles ................................................................................................................................................... 12

Sierra Leone ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Singapore.................................................................................................................................................... 12

Slovenia ...................................................................................................................................................... 12

South Africa ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Spain ........................................................................................................................................................... 13

Sri Lanka .................................................................................................................................................... 13

Sweden ....................................................................................................................................................... 13

Switzerland ................................................................................................................................................. 13

Tajikistan .................................................................................................................................................... 13

Thailand...................................................................................................................................................... 13

Togo ........................................................................................................................................................... 13

Tonga.......................................................................................................................................................... 13

Turkey ........................................................................................................................................................ 14

Tuvalu ........................................................................................................................................................ 14

Uganda ....................................................................................................................................................... 14

United Arab Emirates ................................................................................................................................. 14

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ............................................................................ 14

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United States of America ........................................................................................................................... 14

Uruguay ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

Vanuatu ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

Viet Nam .................................................................................................................................................... 15

Intergovernmental Organisations Observers (IGOs) ..................................................................... 15

Observer Status to UNGA ........................................................................................................................... 15

Other IGOs ................................................................................................................................................... 15

European Commission ............................................................................................................................... 15

Regional Organization-Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA) ................................................................. 15

SPREP ........................................................................................................................................................ 16

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional and Environment Programme (SPREP) ............................................. 16

Swedish Agency of Marine and water management .................................................................................. 16

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) ..................................................................................... 16

Accredited NGOs ......................................................................................................................................... 16

Association Abel Granier (Stiftung Abel Granier) (AAG) ........................................................................ 16

BirdLife International ................................................................................................................................. 16

Center for International Environment Law (CIEL) .................................................................................... 16

Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education (COARE) ........................................................ 16

Centre for Environment Justice and Development ..................................................................................... 16

Earth Island Institute .................................................................................................................................. 17

Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) .............................................................................................. 17

Federation of Trade Unions of Agriculture irrigation Fishing and Allied Workers in the Nile Basin

Countries (FNB) ......................................................................................................................................... 17

Food Industry Asia ..................................................................................................................................... 17

Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) ................................................................................ 17

Greenpeace International............................................................................................................................ 17

IUCN - World Conservation Union (IUCN) .............................................................................................. 17

India Water Foundation .............................................................................................................................. 17

International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) ........................................................................... 17

International POPs Elimination Network ((IPEN) ..................................................................................... 17

International Solid Waste Association ....................................................................................................... 18

Island Sustainabilty Alliance C.I (ISACI) .................................................................................................. 18

MarViva Foundation .................................................................................................................................. 18

Marine Ecosystems Protceted Areas Trust Inc (MEPA) ............................................................................ 18

Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4SD) ............................................ 18

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Ocean Conservancy .................................................................................................................................... 18

OceanCare .................................................................................................................................................. 18

Plastic Soup Foundation ............................................................................................................................. 18

R20 Regions of Climate Action ................................................................................................................. 18

Race for Water Foundation ........................................................................................................................ 18

Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future .............................................................................................. 18

Surfrider Foundation Europe (SFE) ........................................................................................................... 18

The Pew Charitable Trusts ......................................................................................................................... 19

United States Council for International Business (USCIB) ....................................................................... 19

Welfare Togo ............................................................................................................................................. 19

World Animal Protection ........................................................................................................................... 19

World Plastic Councils ............................................................................................................................... 19

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ........................................................................................................ 19

MEA's and UNEP affiliated Entities ................................................................................................ 20

Other UN System Organisations ...................................................................................................... 20

Secretariat of the Assembly............................................................................................................... 20

UN Programmes Funds Specialized Agencies ................................................................................. 20

Invited Independent Experts ............................................................................................................ 21

Members States

Afghanistan

Mr. David Freeman, Geneva

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Argentina

Ms. Sofía Schlezak, Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development of

Argentina, Buenos Aires

Armenia

Ms. Meri Harutyunyan, Ministry of Nature Protection, Yerevan

Austria

Ms. Renate Paumann, Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability, Vienna

Azerbaijan

Ms. Aynur Aliyeva, Advisor of Environmental Policy Division, Ministry of Ecology

and Natural Resources, Baku

Bahrain

Mr. Mohamed Aman, Supreme Council for Environment, Manama

Belgium

Ms. Ellen De Zwart, Marine Environment Attache, FPS Environment, Brussels

Mr. Peter Van Den Dries, Policy Advisor, Flemish Waste Agency, Government of

Flanders, 2800 Mechelen

Brazil

Mr. Pablo Ghetti, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Ms. Leticia Reis De Carvalho, General Coordinator, Ministry of the Environment,

Brasilia

Mr. Alexander Turra, Full Professor, Ministry of Environment, Sao Paulo

Cambodia

Mr. Monyneath Vann, Deputy Secretary General, National Council for Sustainable

Development, Ministry of Environment, Phnom Penh

Canada

Ms. Sarah Da Silva, Head, Marine Litter Unit, Environment and Climate Change

Canada, Gatineau

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China

Mr. Lihui An, Pro, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of

China, Beijing

Ms. Li Gu, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing

Mr. Xiangbin Pei, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing

Ms. Jia Zhang, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beijing

Colombia

Ms. Luisa-Fernanda Espinosa-Diaz, Coordinator of Marine Environmental Quality

Reasearch Program, Ministry of Environment, Santa Marta

Costa Rica

Ms. Marta Juarez Ruiz, Embassy of Costa Rica in Kenya, Nairobi

Denmark

Mr. Frank Jensen, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Environment and Food, Copenhagen

Estonia

Ms. Agni Kaldma, Ministry of Environment, Tallinn

Eswatini

Mr. Isaac Dladla, Acting Executive Director, Eswatini Environment Authority,

Mbabane

Fiji

Ms. Sainimili Liku Bulai, Acting Senior Environment Officer, Department of

Environment, Suva

Finland

Ms. Maria Laamanen, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of the Environment,

Helsinki

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France

Mr. Nicolas Encausse, Ministère de la Transition Ecologique et Solidaire, La Défense

Ms. Bénédicte Jenot, Minstry of Ecology, Paris

Gabon

Mr. Roger Bibang Eya, Assistant Director General Ministry of Environment, Ministry

of Environment, Libreville

Germany

Ms. Judith Neumann, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and

Nuclear Safety, Bonn

Mr. Pascal Renaud, Advisor, Sustainable Waste Management and Circular Economy

- Marine Litter Prevention, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale

Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), 65760 Eschborn

Ghana

Ms. Francisca Ashietey-Odunton, High Commissioner, Ghana High Commission,

Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi

Guatemala

Mr. Alfonso Alonzo, Ministerio de Ambiente y recursos Naturales, Guatemala

Ms. Karen Chacon, Asesora de Auditorias Ambientales, Ministerio de Ambiente y

Recursos Naturales, Guatemala

Mr. Alfonso Cordón, Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y Cambio Climático,

Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau

Mr. Octavio Cabral, Director of Policy of Environment of the Ministry of

Environment, Ministry of Environment, Como

Iceland

Ms. Holmfridur Thorsteinsdottir, Advisor, Environment Agency of Iceland,

Reykjavík

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India

Mr. Pravakar Mishra, Scientist - f, Government of India, Chennai

Indonesia

Mr. Ujang Solihin Sidik, Deputy Director for Product and Packaging, Ministry of

Environment and Forestry, Jakarta

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Mr. Arash Nikoueian, Advisor, Department of Environment, Tehran

Italy

Mr. Pierluigi Manzione, Senior adviser T.A. Sogesid, Ministry of environment, land

and sea, Rome

Japan

Mr. Kazuki Fukui, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Tokyo

Mr. Teruyoshi Hayamizu, Adviser, Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo

Ms. Kaoru Oka, Deputy Division Director, Sustainability Design Division, EX

Research Institute Ltd., Toshima-Ku, Tokyo

Mr. Keisuke Takahashi, Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo

Liberia

Mr. Henry T. Weah Jr., Chief of Office staff, Environmental Protection Agency,

Monrovia

Malawi

Mr. Mphatso Kamanga, First Secretary, Malawi High Commission, Kenya, Nairobi

Mr. Gift Nangwale, Environmental Inspector, Environmental Affairs Department,

Lilongwe

Malaysia

Mr. Jayaprakash Murulitharan, Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology,

Environment and Climate Change, Putrajaya

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Maldives

Mr. Ahmed Murthaza, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Male'

Malta

Mr. Luke Young, Senior Manager, Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable

Development and Climate Change, Government of Malta, Santa Venera

Marshall Islands

Mr. Warwick Harris, Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Planning and Policy

Coordination, Majuro

Mauritania

Mr. Moussa Ba, Minister Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Oudeychrak

Mauritius

Mr. Nazir Soobratty, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Social Security, National

Solidarity and Environment and Sustainable Development (Environment and

Sustainable Development Division), Port Louis

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Ms. Patricia Pedrus, Sustainable Development Planner, Fsm Decem, Pohnpei

Montenegro

Ms. Ivana Stojanovic, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Podgorica

Mozambique

Ms. Carlota Amoda, Ministry of the Sea Inland waters and fisheries, Maputo

Myanmar

Mr. Soe Naing, Director, Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of

Environmental Conservation, Nay Pyi Taw

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Netherlands

Ms. Hermien Busschbach, senior policy advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water

Management, The Hague

Norway

Ms. Mona Aarhus, Policy Director, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment,

Oslo

Ms. Gunnhild Eriksen, Senior adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo

Ms. Kirsten Jacobsen, senior adviser, Ministry of Climate and Environment Norway,

Oslo

Ms. Ingeborg Aase Mork-Knutsen, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Climate and

Environment, Oslo

Pakistan

Mr. Muhammad Asif Sahibzada, Director (Env. Policy), Ministry of Climate Change,

Government of Pakistan, Islamabad

Peru

Sra. Roxana Diaz Vega, Ministerio del Ambiente, Lima

Philippines

Ms. Maricris Laciste, Senior Science Research Specialist, Environmental

Management Bureau, Quezon City

Mr. Crispian Ng Lao, Vice Chairman, National Solid Waste Management

Commission, Quezon City

Ms. May Ofrasio, UN Focal Person, Permanent Mission, Nairobi

Ms. Vizminda Osorio, Assistant Director, DENR - Environmental Management

Bureau, Quezon City

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Ms. Maritza Queeley, Port State Control Officer, Department of Marine Resources,

Basseterre

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Saint Lucia

Ms. Shanna Emmanuel, Sustainable Development and Environment Officer,

Department of Sustainable Development, Castries

Sao Tome and Principe

Mr. Fernando Trindade, Head of Strategy and Programs Division, Ministry of

Infrastructure and Environment, Sao Tome

Senegal

Mr. Abdoul Wahab Haidara, Ambassadeur, Ambassade du Sénégal au Kenya, Nairobi

Seychelles

Mr. Fredrick Kinloch, Director waste management and Standards, Ministry of

Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Victoria Mahe

Sierra Leone

Mr. Alie Dukuray Jalloh, Assistant Deputy Director, Environment Protection Agency

Sierra Leone, Freetown

Singapore

Ms. Miak Aw Hui Min, Senior Assistant Director/International Policy Division,

Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore

Mr. Kevin Khng, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore

Slovenia

Ms. Barbara Breznik, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Ljubljana

South Africa

Ms. Mamogala Musekene, Chief Director: Integrated Waste Management,

Department of Environmental Affairs, Pretoria

Mr. Yazeed Peterson, Director: Coastal Pollution Management, Department of

Environmental Affairs, Cape Town

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Spain

Ms. Marta Martinez-Gil Pardo De Vera, Head of Unit, Ministry for an Ecological

Transition, Government of Spain, Madrid

Ms. Magali Outters, Team Leader, Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable

Consumption and Production, Barcelona

Sri Lanka

Mr. Terney Pradeep Kumara Pransiscu Baduge, General Manager (CEO), Marine

Environment Protection Authority, Colombo

Sweden

Mr. Jerker Forssell, Deputy Director, Ministry of Environment, Stockholm

Ms. Jenny Hedman, Senior advisor, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency,

Stockholm

Ms. Malin Johansson, Ministry of the Environment and Energy, Stockholm

Switzerland

Mr. Sebastian Jan Koenig, Federal Office for the Environment, Berne

Tajikistan

Ms. Shahlo Azizbekova, Chief Specialist of the State Ecological Expertise,

Committee of Environmental Protection, Dushanbe

Thailand

Ms. Vararin Vongpanich, Senior Marine Biologist, Department of Marine and Coastal

Resources, Phuket

Togo

M. Toï Pagnibam Meba, Chef Division, Ministry of Environment and Forest

Resources, Lomé

Tonga

Ms. Mele Mafile'o Masi, Assistant Director, Department of Environment, Nuku'alofa

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Turkey

Ms. Rabia Zafer, Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Ankara

Tuvalu

Mr. Faoliu Teakau, Assistant environment officer, Government of Tuvalu, Funafuti

Uganda

Mr. Daniel Babikwa, Director, National Environment Management Authority,

Kampala

United Arab Emirates

Ms. Hamdah Al Aslai, Biologist, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment,

Dubai

Ms. Maryam Alloz, Environmental Researcher, Ministry of Climate Change and

Environment, Dubai

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Mr. James Brown, Head of Marine Litter, Department of Environment, Kent

Ms. Briony Coulson, Head, Oceans and Plastics Pollution, Marine | Marine and

Fisheries Directorate | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,

London

Hilary Grant, Policy Adviser (Waste Shipments), Department for Environment, Food

and Rural Affairs, York

Ms. Celia Rose Halifax, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,

London

United States of America

Mr. Adam Bloomquist, U.S. Department of State, Washington

Mr. Daniel Carl, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Nairobi

Mr. Andrew Horan, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington

Ms. Neha Lugo, Attorney Adviser, U.S. Department of State, Washington, Dc

Mr. Stephen Morrison, U.S. NOAA, Washington, Dc

Mr. Richard Picardi, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington Dc

Ms. Janice Sims, Senior Advisor, Usepa, Washington, Dc

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Ms. Walker Smith, Director, Office of Global Affairs and Policy, US EPA,

Washington

Ms. Nancy Wallace, Director, Marine Debris Program, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, Washington

Mr. Robert Wing, Acting Deputy Director Office of Environmental Quality and

Transboudary issues, US Department of State, Washington, DC

Uruguay

Mr. Juan Pablo Lozoya, Udelar, Maldonado

Vanuatu

Mr. Rontexstar Mogeror, Acting Principle Waste and Pollution control Officer,

Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation, Port Vila

Viet Nam

Mr. Hien Dao, PhD, Principal Governement Official, Vietnam Administration of Seas

and Islands, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Hanoi

Intergovernmental Organisations Observers (IGOs)

Observer Status to UNGA

European Union

Mr. Marc Richir, Brussels

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Ms. Alexis Mcgivern, Marine Programme Officer, Nyon

Other IGOs

European Commission Ms. Alena Petrikovicova, Policy Officer, Brussels

Regional Organization-Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA) Mr. Zaher Al-Agwan, Regional Coordinator, Marine Litter, Jeddah

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SPREP Mr. Anthony Talouli, Pollution Adviser, Apia

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional and Environment Programme (SPREP) Ms. Vicki Hall, Waste Management and Pollution Control Director, Apia

Swedish Agency of Marine and water management Ms. Lisa Nerdal Bredahl, Senior Analyst marine litter, Kungsbacka

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Accredited NGOs

Association Abel Granier (Stiftung Abel Granier) (AAG) Ms. Gharbi Samia, Environmental management expert/Educator, Tunis

BirdLife International Ms. Karen Baird, Pacific Regional Coordinator, Auckland

Center for International Environment Law (CIEL) Mr. David Azoulay, Senior attorney / Program director, Geneva

Ms. Giulia Carlini, Geneva

Ms. Trisia Farrelly, Senior Lecturer, Palmerston North

Ms. Jane Muncke, Zurich

Ms. Jane Patton, New Orleans, La 70117

Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education (COARE) Mr. Christopher Chin, Executive Director, Oakland, California

Ms. Mae Dorricott, Ambassador, Tarleton

Mme. Marcela Graudins, San Francisco

Ms. Ina Tessnow - Von Wysocki, Berlin

Centre for Environment Justice and Development Mr. Griffins Ochieng, Nairobi

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Earth Island Institute Ms. Summer Coish, Deputy Director, Berkeley, California 94704

Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) Mr. Timothy Grabiel, Senior Lawyer, Paris

Federation of Trade Unions of Agriculture irrigation Fishing and Allied Workers in the

Nile Basin Countries (FNB) Ms. Hoda Abdelaty, Secretary of Envirnoment and Rural Development, Cairo

Ms. Doaa Ali, International Relation Liaison (FNB), Cairo

Mr. Samy Rezk, Deputy Genral - Secretary of FNB, Cairo

Food Industry Asia Mr. Matthew Kovac, Executive Director, Singapore

Mr. Edwin Seah, Head of Sustainability & Communications, Singapore

Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Ms. Delphine Lévi Alvarès, campaigner on plastics, Ixelles

Alejandra Parra, Temuco

Ms. Sirine Rached, Paris

Greenpeace International Ms. Mengjiao Wang, Senior Scientist, Exeter

IUCN - World Conservation Union (IUCN) Mr. Joao Sousa, Nyon

India Water Foundation Mr. Arvind Kumar, President, New Delhi

Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, New Delhi

International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) Mr. Charles Harris, Shady Side

Sra. Blanca Serrano Ramon, Product Stewardship Director, Brussels

International POPs Elimination Network ((IPEN) Mr. Bjorn Beeler, International Coordinator and General Manager, Göteborg

Tadesse Amera Sahilu, Director, Addis Ababa

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International Solid Waste Association Mr. Konstantinos Velis, Leeds

Island Sustainabilty Alliance C.I (ISACI) Ms. Imogen Ingram, Secretary/Treasurer, Rarotonga

MarViva Foundation Mr. Alberto Quesada Rojas, Marine Litter Program Coordinator, San José

Marine Ecosystems Protceted Areas Trust Inc (MEPA) Ms. Andrea Jacobs, Attorney, St. John’s

Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4SD) Ms. Martha Antonieta San Roman Montero, Director, Campeche

Ocean Conservancy Ms. Keondra Bills Freemyn, Washington, Dc

OceanCare Ms. Fabienne Mclellan, Co-Director International Relations, 8820 Wädenswil

Plastic Soup Foundation Ms. Esther Kentin, Leiden

R20 Regions of Climate Action Mr. Alain Leiser, Director PlastiCircular, St.saphorin

Race for Water Foundation Ms. Camille Rollin, Geneva

Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future Ms. Leida Rijnhout, senior advisor, Antwerp

Surfrider Foundation Europe (SFE) Ms. Justine Maillot, Brussels

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The Pew Charitable Trusts Ms. Winnie Lau, Senior Officer, Preventing Ocean Plastics, Washington

United States Council for International Business (USCIB) Mr. Ryan Macfarlane, Director, Washington

Welfare Togo Mr. Yahya Msangi, Administrator and technical adviser - sustainable development,

climate change and chemical safety, Lome

World Animal Protection Mr. Arjan Van Houwelingen, Chief, Strategic Policy and Public Affairs, London

World Plastic Councils Ms. Anne Gaelle Collot, Brussels

Ms. Cynthia Mann, Houston

Mr. Ralph Schneider, Lead Sustainability, Cologne

Mr. Douw Petrus Jacobus Steyn, Director Sustainability, Midrand

Mr. Sri Umeswaran Shekar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Petaling Jaya, Selangor

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Mme. Marine Braud, Head of Green Diplomacy, 93310 Le Pré-Saint-Gervais

Ms. Lyndsey Dodds, Head of marine policy, Edinburgh

Mr. Tarsicio Granizo, Markets and Bioeconomy Manager, Quito

Ms. Shantini Guna Rajan, Marine Policy Manager, Petaling Jaya

Mr. Torbjørn Hugo, Oslo

Ms. Elena Khishchenko, Campaign Manager, Gland

Mr. Eirik Lindebjerg, Global Plastics Policy Manager, Oslo

Mr. Innocent Maloba, Senior Specialist Multilateral Affairs, Nairobi

Ms. Janissa Ng, Communications manager, Singapore

Ms. Ma Aleta Nunez, Quezon City 1105

Mr. Alfred Iane Ralifo, Policy Coordinator, Suva

Mr. Alois Vedder, Director Policy, Berlin

Ms. Gabriela Yamaguchi, Engagement Director, Sao Paulo

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MEA's and UNEP affiliated Entities

Alliance for the Protection of Biodiversity

Ms. Mansura Rasulzade, Lider & Founder, Baku

Ethiopian Embassy

Ms. Aziza Geleta, Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy PR to the UN organisations in

Nairobi, Nairobi

Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions

Mr. John Roberts, Expert advisor, Geneva

South Asian Seas Programme (SASP) which is under the umbrella of South Asia

Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP).

Mr. Rathnadeera Weddikkara Kankanamge, Senior Programme Officer, Colombo 05

UN Environment Programme

Ms. Jillian Campbell, Statistician, Nairobi

Other UN System Organisations

UNON

Ms. Jacqueline Mcglade, Compton Verney

Secretariat of the Assembly

Division or Office

Ms. Afroditi Smagadi, Legal Officer, Nairobi

UN Programmes Funds Specialized Agencies

FAO

Ms. Joanna Toole, Rome

IMO

Mr. Peter Kershaw, Chairman, Norwich

Mr. Loukas Kontogiannis, London

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UNEP

Mme. Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Nairobi

Ms. Tessa Goverse, Chemicals, Waste and Air Quality coordinator, Nairobi

Ms. Karen Raubenheimer, Research Fellow, Wollongong

Invited Independent Experts

Florida State University

Mr. Eric Chassignet, Tallahassee