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UNITED NATIONS |
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CRC |
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Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Distr. GENERAL CRC/SP/33/Add.1 18 December 2002 ENGLISH Original: ENGLISH/FRENCH/ SPANISH |
MEETING OF STATES PARTIES
Ninth Meeting
New York, 10 February 2003
Item 5 of the provisional agenda
ELECTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 43 OF THE CONVENTION
ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, OF FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, TO REPLACE THOSE WHOSE TERMS
ARE DUE TO EXPIRE ON 28 FEBRUARY 2003
Note by the Secretary-General
Addendum
1. The present addendum contains additional nominations for election to the Committee on the Rights of the Child received after 2 November 2002, which was the date referred to by the Secretary-General in his note verbale dated 2 September 2002 and in conformity with article 43, paragraph 4 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. All nominations submitted before 2 November 2002 are contained in document CRC/SP/33. Biographical data of the persons nominated, as furnished by the States parties concerned, are contained in the annex to the present document.
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Gabriela COMAN |
Romania |
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Assumpta KABURAHE-NANIWE |
Burundi |
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Ksenofon KRISAFI |
Albania |
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Carlos Emilio LOPEZ HURTADO |
Nicaragua |
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GE.02-46338 (E) 130103 150103
Annex
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF NOMINEES
Gabriela COMAN (Romania)
Date of birth: 30 January 1954
Working languages: English, French, German
Current position/function: Secretary of State, National Authority for Child Protection and Adoption, Government of Romania
President of the Romanian Committee for Adoption
Main professional activities
June 2001-present Secretary of State, National Authority for Child Protection
and Adoption, Government of Romania
January 2001-June 2001 Secretary-General, National Authority for Child Protection
and Adoption, Government of Romania
January 2000-January 2001 Director, National Agency for the Protection of Children's
Rights, Government of Romania
September 1999-January 2000 Head of the Division of Strategies and Programmes,
Department for Child Protection
March 1992-September 1999 Government Expert, Division of Strategies and
Programmes, Department for Child Protection, Government of Romania
Educational background
Graduate of the "PHARE Decentralized Implementation System - Procurement of Services and Supplies" course, European Commission delegation in Romania
Master's Degree in Socio-psychopedagogy (Social Assistance), Glasgow University, United Kingdom and University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology, Sociology and Pedagogy
Graduate of "Management of the non-profit sector - governmental and non-governmental sector" course, Strathclyde University, United Kingdom
Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest, Romania
Other relevant activities
Member of the Interministerial Committee for European Integration, Government of Romania
Senior Project Officer of PHARE Programmes: RO 9803.02 - Support for Child Protection and RO 9905.02 - Development of Child Protection Services
Programme coordinator: World Bank - IDF Grant, RO 27589
Member of the Association pour le soin des enfants ayant des anomalies de development (APICAD)
Most recent publications in the field
Articles published in the periodic newsletter of the National Authority for Child Protection and Adoption
Co-author of "Early prevention and education in the field of the development of the child", in cooperation with the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest and the University Hospital, Geneva
A number of educational and cultural research papers presented to local and international conferences
Ksenofon KRISAFI (Albania)
Date of birth: 13 June 1947
Working languages: French, English, Italian, Russian
Education: 1993 PhD
1984 Pedagogical-scientific degree, Assistant Professor
1980 Scientific degree "Candidate of Sciences"
1969 Graduated as a lawyer, Faculty of Political and Juridical Sciences, University of Tirana
Present position: 2002 (August), Diplomatic Adviser to the Prime Minister
of the Republic of Albania
Professional experience
April 2002-August 2002 General Secretary, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania
9 April 2001-April 2002 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania
to the World Trade Organization
November 1998-April 2002 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania
to the United Nations Office at Geneva
October 1997- Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Tirana
November 1998
October 1997- Professor, International Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of
November 1998 Tirana
1994-1997 Professor, International Public Law, School of Journalism,
University of Tirana
1985-1991 Professor of International Public Law for post-graduate courses in
Diplomacy and External Trade
1971-1984 Assistant Professor, International Public Law, Faculty of Political
and Juridical Sciences, University of Tirana
1995-1998 Member, Albanian Helsinki Committee and member of its Board
of Directors
1997-1998 Member, Board of Directors, "For Juridical Culture" Foundation
1997-1998 Member, Board of Directors, "Urban Integration" Foundation
1994 Founding member and member of Board of Directors, Economic
and Social Studies Centre
1993-1997 Director of the Supervising Council "Group 4 Securitas
Albania‑SHA" Company, Tirana
1992-1993 Lawyer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1990-1992 Director in the Directorate of Juridical and Consular Issues and
International Treaties, MFA
1983-1990 Head of the Juridical Bureau, MFA
1971-1983 Scientific Officer in the Scientific Department, Faculty of Political
and Juridical Sciences, University of Tirana
Participation in international activities
Diplomatic activities
Member of more than 400 important State delegations, the majority of them chief of delegation or chief negotiator for the Albanian party
Member or chief of Albanian delegations to about 500 diplomatic meetings and conferences
Scientific activities in Geneva, Bari, Rome, Monopoli, Lece, Sasari, Milan, Budapest, Strasbourg, Paris, Stockholm, Upsala, Athens, Thessaloniki, Prishtine
Scientific research projects
"Balkan Cooperation", organized in the Economic and Social Studies Centre, Tirana
"Co-existence of different ethnic groups in South Albania", organized by the Economic and Social Studies Centre, Tirana
"Emigration of the Albanian intellectual elite during the transition period", organized by the Economic and Social Studies Centre, Tirana
"Plan of Action for the Albanian Judiciary System (1999-2005)" organized by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Albania and the United Nations
"European profile of the new Albanian draft constitution", organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Tirana, and the Economic and Social Studies Centre, Tirana
Publications(partial list)
Books
Issues of State History and the Law, co-author with A. Luarasi and A. Anastasi, "Luarasi" publishing house, Tirana, 1998 (reprinted in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Emigration of the Albanian Intellectual Elite during the Transition Period, co-author with I. Gedeshi, H. Mara and R. Dhimitri, "Luarasi" publishing house, Tirana, 1999
Author of "18 voices of juridical and historical characters" in The Albanian Encyclopaedic Dictionary, Tirana, 1986
The History of the State and the Law in Albania, vol. I, co-author with Z. Ballanca, Tirana 1981
International Public Law, vol. III, co-author with A Puto, Tirana 1981
Unpublished works
Juridical - international responsibility of the state, Tirana, 1979
Some issues of the law of the sea, Tirana, 1982-1983
International law and war, Tirana, 1977
International humanitarian law, Tirana, 1976
National minorities in international law, Tirana, 1976
International organizations, Tirana 1978
Albania in the Peace Conference at the end of the First World War, Tirana, 1975
The diplomatic activity of Fan S. Noli, Tirana, 1974
Reparations for the damages caused in Albania during the Second World War, Tirana
Author of many studies on important political and diplomatic issues such as: the war with Greece; the peace treaty with Italy; Paris Peace Conferences in 1919-1920 and 1946; problems of territorial waters and the continental shelf; the most-favoured nation clause in trade; the right of diplomatic and political shelter; international organizations, the Convention on the Rights of the Child; armed conflicts and children, etc.
More than 30 scientific articles published in Albanian and foreign journals and magazines
Carlos Emilio LOPEZ HURTADO (Nicaragua)
Date of birth: 7 April 1968
Working languages: Spanish and English
Current position/function: Special Procurator for Children and Young People,
Republic of Nicaragua, a post created under the Office of the Procurator for the Protection of Human Rights Act. This Act assigns to him the task of promoting and defending the realization of the rights of children and young people and monitoring the efforts of the State in this field
Main professional activities
Promotion and protection of the rights of children and young people
Formulation, and advice in the formulation, of the main programmes, projects and laws on children, adolescents and young people in Nicaragua
University professor in juridical sociology, human rights, theory of ideologies, juvenile criminal law and theology
Researcher and author of books and essays on development, human rights, children and young people
Consultant to local and international agencies dealing with human rights, children and young people
Creator and advocate of programmes of community development
Academic titles
Degree in Sociology
Degree in Law
Diploma in Bible studies and theology
Post-graduate degree in Project formulation, evaluation and management
Post-graduate degree in Formulation and management of education policies
Post-graduate degree in Philosophy of science and technology
Post-graduate degree in Municipal law
Other main activities
Lecturer locally and internationally on children, young people, sociology and human rights
Tutor and panel member for evaluation of theses submitted for university degrees in various higher educational establishments
Formerly, adviser to the parliament on children, adolescents and young people
Author of articles and essays in local magazines and newspapers
Formerly, head of organizations working with children, young people, human rights and development. Proponent of projects in the field of education, social integration and advancement of the individual.
Most recent publications
Author
Políticas Públicas de Juventud, FMS, 1996
Chavalas y Chavalos en Primera Plana, Save the Children, 1999
Juventopia, Save the Children - UNFPA, 2001
Joint author
Diagnóstico de Jóvenes Discapacitados, Dos Generaciones, 1992
Estado, situación y perspectiva del Consejo de la Juventud, 1993
Violencia En Nicaragua, UNDP, 1994
Juventud y Cultura de Paz, CSUCA, 1995
¿Culpables o Víctimas? CENIDH, 1996.
Entre el olvido y la esperanza, 1998
Coordinator of published books
Código Comentado de la Niñez y la Adolescencia, PDDH, UNICEF, Save the Children, 2000
Justicia Penal Especial para Adolescentes, PDDH, Plan Nicaragua, 2001
El Pupitre Vacío, Investigación sobre el derecho a la educación gratuita de niñas, niños y adolescentes en Nicaragua, PDDH, UNICEF, Save the Children, 2001
Así vemos … Así queremos Nicaragua, Investigación sobre las percepciones que tiene las niñas, niños y adolescentes del país, PDDH, UNICEF, Save the Children, Italian aid, 2002
Cara o Sol? Investigación sociojurídica sobre los adolescentes privados de libertad en el ámbito preventivo, PDDH, UNICEF, Save the Children, Italian aid, 2002
Assumpta KANURAHE-NANIWE (Burundi)
Date of birth: 15 August 1951
Working languages: French, English
Current position/function
2002 Burundi. Consultant to an evaluation mission.
Social analysis of the situation of orphans (study under way). Permanent Secretariat of the National Council to Combat AIDS (CNLS)
2001-2002 Burundi. Consultant to an identification mission. Survey
of the numbers and needs of disabled children aged 0-18. UNICEF-Burundi
2000-2002 Management of an action research project. Two-year study
designed to define the main principles to govern a play-centred activity ("games and rules or the rules of the game") among children in a humanitarian crisis situation (Enfants Réfugiés du Monde, ERM)
Main professional activities
2001 Rwanda. Consultant to a training mission, ERM
2000 Guinea. Consultant to a training mission, ERM
Since 1999 Burundi. Coordinator of the community development
associations support programme, Luxembourg aid to Burundi
1997-1999 Burundi. Consultant in project evaluation. Evaluation of
the Luxembourg projects carried out as part of emergency assistance provided to Burundi by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Since 1996 Member of the Centre for Education, Documentation,
Research and Action on Children's Injuries (CEDRATE)
1995-1996 Burundi. Project Coordinator. National Plan for Social
Protection
1994-1995 Consultant to UNICEF projects for child victims of
violence
1993-1995 Burundi/Rwanda. Consultant to "SOS Children's Villages"
Since 2001 Visiting professor at the University of Western Brittany,
France
Since 1991 Lecturer/professor, University of Burundi, Faculty of
Psychology and Educational Sciences
1981-1984 Assistant, University of Burundi, Faculty of Psychology
and Educational Sciences
1978-1981 Researcher and educational adviser at the research office
on secondary education curricula (BEPES) in Bujumbura
1971-1974 Professor in the Institute of Administrative Techniques
(INTA) in Bujumbura
Education
1984-1990 Doctorate in Psychological and Pedagogical Sciences,
ULB, Belgium, Doctor in Psychopedagogy (highly distinguished)
1974-1978 Degreein Educational Sciences, University of Burundi
(Distinction)
October-December 1997 Further training in university pedagogy at the Catholic University
of Louvain, Belgium
Apri1 1990 Induction training in techniques and methods relating to the
development of intelligence in children, organized by the Association Mondiale de Prospective Sociale, Cotonou
January-July 1980 Further training in experimental pedagogy at the University of
Liège, Belgium
Other main activities relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned
16 and 17 June 2000 Participation in the international colloquium organized by
UNESCO on adolescents in war. Paris. Lecturer on the topic "Adolescents as victims of violence: Growing up after horror"
15 and 16 May 2000 France. Participation in the training of volunteers for progress,
Paris. Lecturer on the topic "Relationship between civil society and the State"
1999 Switzerland. "Participation in the fifty-fifth session of the
Commission on Human Rights. Lecturer on the topic "The psychological dimension of reconciliation" as a part of the Bangwe project, a women's initiative for peace, reconciliation and non‑violence in the Grands Lacs region
List of the candidate's most recent publications in this field
Enfants de la guerre: une génération sacrifiée, Sud-Nord, injuries issue, December 1999
March 1991: "Perspective on deafness". Article published in cooperation with Dr. Harlan Lane. Professor at Northeastern University, United States
March 1990: Une société sans pédagogie des sourds commence a éduquer les sourds. Paper presented at the International Congress on Sign Language Research and Application, Hamburg, Germany
July 1989: Le statut de l'enfant sourd dans la société burundaise. Paper presented at the world congress on the deaf in society (International Conference on Deaf Culture), Gallaudet College, Washington, United States
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