UN Representatives
BPW International, a Consultative Status with the United Nations
The International Federation of Business and Professional Women - BPW International- is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that has had Consultative Status with the United Nations through the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1947. At present there are a total of twenty-one members serving as representatives of IFBPW at the United Nations and its subsidiary organs, specialized agencies and related organizations.
United Nations Representatives 2012
United Nations Administrator: administrator.un@bpw-international.org |
| UN : United Nations | ||||
| Geneva | Dr. Catherine Bosshart-Pfluger (Main Representative) Karin Kausch Françoise van Leeuwen Elisabeth Clement-Arnold Lesha Witmer |
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| New York | Eva Richter (Main Representative) Liz Benham Harriet Friedlander Elizabeth VanArdenne Susan O'Malley |
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| Vienna | Marlene Parenzan (Main Representative) Arzu Ozyol Irge |
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| UNESCO : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | ||||
| Brazil | Beatriz Zanella Fett Elisa Campos |
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| France | Arzu Ozyol Irge | |||
| Seoul | Kim Hyang-Sook | |||
| Germany | Marion Volk | |||
| Argentina | Cecilia Quadri | |||
| UNICEF : United Nations Children's Fund | ||||
| New York | Dr. Susan Gushee O’Malley | |||
| UN ODC : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | ||||
| Vienna | Marlene Parenzan | |||
| UNIDO : United Nations Industrial Development Organization | ||||
| Vienna | Marlene Parenzan | |||
| UNCTAD : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | ||||
| Geneva | Elisabeth Clement-Arnold | |||
| FAO : Food and Agriculture Organization | ||||
| Rome | Annarosa Colangelo | |||
| Alternate | Christina Gorajski Visconti | |||
| ILO : International Labour Organization | ||||
| Geneva | Karin Kausch Dr.Catherine Bosshart-Pfluger |
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| Alternate | Marianne Junger | |||
| Turin | Anna Lamarca | |||
| WHO : World Health Organization | ||||
| Geneva | Michele Gerber Gabrielle Gonzenbach Dr. Irmgard Andresen |
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| UNECA : The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa | ||||
| Ethiopia | ||||
| UNECE : The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | ||||
| Geneva | Francoise van Leeuwen | |||
| ECLAC : Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean | ||||
| Santiago | Patricia Maya | |||
| UNESCAP : Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific | ||||
| Bangkok | Huma Qureshi | |||
| ESCWA : Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia | ||||
| Beirut / Bangkok | Huma Qureshi | |||
| UNIDO : UN industrial Development Organisation | ||||
| Vienna | ||||
| U.S. National Committee for UN Women (former UNIFEM) | ||||
| New York | ||||
| DPI : Department of Public Information | ||||
| New York |
Eva Richter |
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| EUROPE | ||||
| Council of Europe | ||||
| Strasbourg | Eufemia Ippolito Livia Ricci |
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| EWL : European Women's Lobby | ||||
| Brussels | Solveig Staffas | |||
| AMERICA |
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| OAS : Organisation of American States | ||||
| various | Kathleen Ray (North America) Cecilia Quadri (Latin America) |
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