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Biographical data of the persons nominated, as furnished by the States parties concerned, are contained in the annex to the present document. 2.bbThe annex also contains the biographical data of two candidates nominated for election to the Committee, received after submission of the list of candidates given in document CRC/SP/9. +b >uQ!++Name of candidate?Nominated by Mrs. Amna Mohammed Abdel-Karim Bedri*?Sudan Mrs. Felicite Ahouandogbo?Benin Mrs. N.S. Amadhila?Namibia Mr. Youssouf Mahamane Any*?Niger Mrs. Ida P.E. Lisk?Sierra Leone Mrs. Fatoumata Diaraye Diaby?Guinea Mrs. Maria Esperanza Ruesta de Furter?Venezuela Mrs. Mar1lia Sardenberg Zelner Gon'alves?Brazil   * Listed in document CRC/SP/9 prior to receipt of biographical data from the nominating Government. GE.93-15418 (E) 44 b} (=)))bbԌ2Annexă &BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF NOMINEES Mrs. Amna Mohammed Abdel-Karim Bedri (Sudan)ă `-#H[Original: English] Personal information Z# C ++Name: Amna Mohammed Abdel-Karim Bedri Birth: 13 June 1953, Omdurman, Sudan Marital status: Married with three children Qualifications 1.Omdurman Secondary School for Girls, 1966-1970 2.University of Khartoum - Faculty of Arts, 1971-1977, B.A. Honours Degree in English language and literature 3.Diploma in French Language, Language of Toura, France, 1972 - University of Poitiers 4.Postgraduate Diploma of Linguistics and English Language Teaching, Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh, 1987 5.M.A. TESOL (Teaching English to speakers of other languages) Posts 1.Secretary-General, National Council for Child Welfare, 1992 2.Lecturer of Head of English Department, Girls College, Omdurman Islamic University, 1991-1992 3.Coordinator of Childhood Programmes, Ministry of Social Welfare, 1989-1991 4.Lecturer of English Language and Literature, Girls College, Omdurman Islamic University, 1984-1989 5.Parttime lecturer in English Literature, College of Education, University of Khartoum, 19881992 6.Part-time Lecturer in English Literature, Omdurman Ablia College, 1988-1992 7.Part-time English Language Teacher, Abfad College for Girls, 1988-1991 8.Part-time Demonstrator in Spoken Arabic, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh, 1987({,|)|)ԌMembership in organizations 1.Secretary-General of the Social Secretariat Sudanese Women's Union, 1990-1992 2.Member of Board of Directors, Sudan House for Printing and Publishing, 1990 up to now 3.Member of Board of Directors, Sudanese Organization for Welfare of Homeless Children 4.Head of Secretariat of the Conference on Sudanese Children September 1990 5.Member of the Conference on issues concerning Higher Education in Sudan,1991 6.Member in the Steering Committee of the Conference of Sudanese Women, January1990 7.Member of the Steering Committee of the International Year of the Family,1992 Publications Z# C Z# C ++-General Literacy of Factual Publications in English and Sudanese, NewHorizon, newspaper and some other in foreign publications such as African presence.# -Several publications in Arabic newspapers and magazines in Sudan and abroad# -Translations of articles in Arabic newspapers and magazines on different social issues, specially those concerning women and children# Conferences attended -International Conference on Assistance to African Children, Dakar, 1992# -World Summit for Children, New York, 1990# -Seminar on the Care of Children, Khartoum, 1991# -Seminar on Teaching English in Sudanese Universities, Khartoum 1990# -Seminar on the Role of NGOs in the Extensive Immunization Programme, Khartoum, 1989# -Conference on Teaching Women studies in Sudanese Universities, Khartoum, 1988# -Conference on Social Development in Sudan, Khartoum, 1991# '{,|)|)Ԍ"$Mrs. Felicite Ahouandogbo (Benin)ă [Biographical data will be issued in a further addendum to the note by the Secretary-General when received from nominating Government.]  &Mrs. S.N. Amadhila (Namibia)ă `-#H[Original: English] Z# C ++Name:)AMADHILA S.N. Date of birth:)6 August 1951 Place of birth:)Ondangwa Citizenship:)Namibian Marital status: )Married with three children, aged 13years, 9years and 4years# Profession:)Paediatrician Occupation:)Permanent Secretary Employer:)Ministry of Health )Government of the Republic of Namibia High school education: 1970)Passed Standard 10 at Ongwediva Training College University education: 1977 )Obtained MBCHB degree at the University of Natal, Republic of SouthAfrica# Experience: 1978)Internship )Oshakati Regional Referral Hospital 1979-1980 )Medial Officer# )Oshakati State Hospital 1981)Senior Medical Officer )Oshakati State Hospital July 1981-1985)Resident Department of Paediatrics )Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa 1985)Obtained Master of Medicine (Paediatrics) )University of Stellenbosch, South Africa ({,|)|)Ԍ1986-1990)Consultant Paediatrics )Oshakati State Hospital 1990 to date)Permanent Secretary )Ministry of Health Service on other bodies: l++l++-Member of the Advisory Committee of the Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania# -Member of the committee to establish a Medical College in Namibia# -Member of the Tender Board# -Chairman of the Policy Advisory Committee on the National Plan of Action for Children in Namibia# -Chairman, Board of Trustees, Church Hospital Medical Aid and PensionFund# Hobbies -Reading, especially literature on children and welfare issues# -Music# -Involved in community activities pertaining to children's welfare +b >uQ!++"$Mr. Youssouf Mahamane Any (Benin)ă `#I[Original: French]  Date of birth: 24 May 1950  Civil status: Married  University Diploma: Diploma of the School of Magistrates, Paris  Languages spoken and written: French and English  Other diplomas: bb1978 Master's Degree in Public Law, University of Benin (Togo) bb1977 Bachelor's Degree in Public Law, University of Benin (Togo) bb1975 Diploma of general university studies, Benin (Togo) bb1972 Baccalaur)at S)rie A, Lyc)e National de Niamey '{,|)|)ԌProfessional career: bb1980 Government Procurator, Maradi Court bb1981 Government Procurator, Tahoua Court  bb1984 Second Deputy ProcuratorGeneral, Niamey Court of Appeal bb1988 Director of Judicial Affairs, Ministry of Justice bb1989 First Deputy ProcuratorGeneral, Niamey Court of Appeal bbSince 1990 Judge, Niger Supreme Court@  Administrative activities: 7bbMember of the Committee set up to draft the Family Code and the Rural#b bbCode; 7bbNational Consultant with the Rural Code permanent secretariat;#b 7bbChairman of the National Committee to Combat Drug Abuse;#b 7bbJudge in the Administrative Division of the Supreme Court;#b 7bbJudge in the Judicial Division of the Supreme Court.#b  Academic activities: bb1980 Course in social law at the Lyc)e Technique, Maradi 7bbSince 1988 Tutor and member of the jury for theses presented as part of the course leading to a diploma from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, (Niamey)#b  Membership of institutions: bbFounder member of the Autonomous Professional Association of Magistrates 7bbVicePresident of the National Association to Combat Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, Niger#b  International experience: bbRepresentative of the Niger at "HONLEA 1986" meeting in Addis Ababa 7bb#b 7bbRepresentative of the Niger at the Lom) meeting on the harmonization of legislation to combat drug abuse in west Africa, 1988#b 7bbMember of the delegation of the Niger at the meeting of ANAD#b bb(Abidjan, 1988): Judicial and mutual assistance Convention bbSeminars on drug addiction held in Italy, Senegal and Burundi ({,|)|)ԌExperience in the area of human rights bbHuman rights activist since 1974 7bb#b 7bbFounder member of the Autonomous Professional Association of Magistrates and leader of numerous seminars on international humanitarian law#b  Studies and articles bb"Nonalignment: myth or reality?", 1978 bb"The pastoral zone", 1990 bb"Rural Code and pastoralism: current situation and proposals" bbAuthor of several press articles. "$Mrs. Ida E.P. Lisk (Sierra Leone)ă bbBiographical data will be issued in a further addendum to the note by the SecretaryGeneral when received from nominating Governments. Z "Mrs. Fatoumata Diaraye Diaby (Guinea)  `#I[Original: French] I.bbCivil status:  Place and date birth: Boke, 4 October 1957  Daughter of: Elhadj M'Hemba Diaby and Siata Fofana  Marital status: Married with one daughter  Occupation: Magistrate, Rank A  Present post: Magistrate responsible for the welfare of children in the State Secretariat for Social Affairs, the Advancement of Women and Children II.bbEducation and diplomas obtained: 1.bbPrimary studies from 3 October 19641970, BokeQQECEPE 2.bbSecondary studies from 3 October 1970 to bb3 October 1973, Coll/ge uu/4:@QQEBrevet 3.bbLyc)e, 3 October 1975 to 3 October 1976 @QQESingle Baccalaur)at 4.bbUniversity studies 4 October 1976 to bb3 October 1980 and 3 October 1981 to:@QQEBachelor of Law bb3 October 1982 #>>)uu/4:@QQEUniversity of Conakry  Thesis: "Conception of immovable property in Guinea"({,|)|)ԌIII.bb Posts held: +b >uQ!+ >uQ!++19901991: Internship in the Ministry of Transport (Vocational Training Division)# 19811986: Magistrate in the departmental staff of the President of the Court of First Instance, Conakry I# 19861988: State Secretariat for Social Affairs (Chief, Legal and Litigation Division)# 19881990: Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, Head of the Department for the Advancement of Children# 19911992: State Secretariat for Social Affairs, the Advancement of Women and Children# Professional training and experience: + >uQ!+b >uQ!++ bbSymposium on the situation and rights of the child (GASDECUNICEF). +b >uQ!+b >uQ!++ 7bbRound table on the Convention on the Rights of the Child after its a doption by Guinea, organized by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment#b 7bbNational Seminar on the care of young children (Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment/UNICEF);#b bbSeminar organized by CAFRADES/Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment; 7bbNational seminar on the prevention of disablement, and education, sport and vocational training for disabled persons;#b 7bbAssistant in the project in support of young children, organized by UNICEF and the Government of Guinea (Cooperation strategy 19911995);#b 7bbSeminar on the Family Code and the Health Code (Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment/Guinean Family Welfare Association);#b 7bbSixmonth training course on public administration in Italy, management of cooperation for development, at the College of Public Administration in Reggio di Calabria. Thesis: "Decentralization policy of the Republic of Guinea", in Italian;#b 7bbUNICEF consultant for the emergency project for refugee children from Liberia (Transit centre for unaccompanied children at Conakry), November/December1991;#b 7bbSeminar on workers' education, with the collaboration of the International Public Services Federation (October 1991);#b '{,|)|)Ԍ7bbInternational seminar in Senegal on decentralization and problems connected with local communities and management (March 1992), organized by the College of Public Administration, (Rome), at Dakar;#b 7bbSeminar on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the police in Guinea, at CEDUSTE (May 1992), organized by the Peace and Development Association/UNICEF at Conakry;#b 7bbStudy tour in Burkina Faso and Senegal to exchange experience in the area of family planning and the Family Code;#b 7bbSeminar on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, attended by members of the legal profession, who discussed adoption, parental responsibility and the child in the family, organized by the Peace and Development Association/UNICEF on 6 and 7 July 1992 at CEDUSTE in Conakry;#b 7bbParticipation in consultations on the initial report on implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Guinea, September 1992, Conakry;#b 7bbPrincipal consultant with the Guinean Family Welfare Association;#b 7bbMember of the National Committee of this Association, legal adviser.#b Thesis: "Collection and analysis of documentary information relating to the family with a view to the drafting of the Family Code in the Republic of Guinea", October 1992; Awarded the Guinean Scouts' Association medal for efforts made in the area of the care of young children and young people in the Republic of Guinea, Conakry, 20 November 1992; Official expression of thanks by the Guinean Family Welfare Association, October 1992. Languages spoken: French, Italian. Maria Esperanza RUESTA DE FURTER (Venezuela) Date and place of birth: >>)27 April 1930, in Spain, married with one child, Mar1a Pilar Furter Ruesta#> Education: Basic:  7bb19371948: Colegio de San Jos) de Tarbes, Caracas#b PreUniversity: bb19481949: Liceo Ferm1n Toro, Caracas ' {,|)|)ԌUniversity: bb19491955: Central University of Venezuela, Caracas Thesis: 7bb1956: "La colocaci;n familiar en el estatuto de minores", published by Ediciones Consejo Venezolano del Ni9o, Caracas#b Degree: 7bbDoctor of Political and Social Science, Central University of Venezuela, 1956#b Specialized studies: 7bbTraineeships in juvenile courts and State child and adolescent protection departments: Venezuela (Venezuelan Children's Council, 1952), Spain (juvenile courts and specialized agencies in Madrid, Seville, Granada, Vitoria and Huesca, 1953), United States (Children's Bureau, Health, Education and Welfare Department, January-February 1959), UnitedKingdom (Home Office Children's Department, March-June1959), France (International Children's Centre, July-September 1959, and court experience in respect of legislative reforms relating to adoption, September-November1959) and Switzerland (Guardianship Department, Geneva, December 1959)#b 7bbResearch on municipal organization in a number of Swiss Cantons (1970 to 1972)#b Specialized courses: 1953 (July): 7bbCourse on adolescents with problems, Vitoria, Spain#b 1959 (JulyAugust): 7bbSeminar course on the problems of orphans (International Children's Centre, Paris, France)#b 19611962: 7bbPostgraduate course on integral programming at the Centre for Development Studies (CENDES), Central University of Venezuela#b 1963 (September): 7bbCourse organized by the International Children's Centre in Paris for juvenile court judges, entitled "The problems of adolescents"#b ' {,|)|)ԌSeptember 1964July 1965: 7bbSeminar course on political, economic and social factors affecting contemporary society, given by the Overseas Education Fund at Wellesley College, Boston, Massachusetts, UnitedStates#b  October 1970July 1972: 7bbTwoyear seminar course on "Educational problems associated with modernization". Development Institute, Geneva, Switzerland#b Other professional experience: 7bbLawyer with the Federal District Bar Association#b 7bbDeputy Judge with the Second Juvenile Court for the Federal District and the State of Miranda and associate judge with the Higher Juvenile Court from 1959 to 1970#b Public service: 16 July 194915 November 1951: 7bbAssistant to the Technical Advisers Office of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Caracas#b 19521953: 7bbJoined the Venezuelan Children's Council (CNV) which awarded her a fellowship for advanced studies#b 7bbDeputy Registrar of the Second Juvenile Court for the Federal District, Caracas (15 August 195515 September 1955)#b 29 October 19553 February 1956: 7bbAdviser to the Committee on the Reorganization of the Family Placement and Adoptions Department of the Venezuelan Children's Council, Caracas#b 3 February 19561 July 1957: 7bbTechnical Adviser in charge of the Family Placement and Adoptions Section of the Venezuelan Children's Council, Caracas#b 1 July 195715 April 1960: 7bbResponsible for the Discharge and Probation Section (followup of young persons discharged from establishments for children with behavioural problems) of the Venezuelan Children's Council, Caracas#b H& {,|)|)Ԍx15 April 196030 April 1963: 7bbHead of the Followup Treatment Department of the Venezuelan Children's Council, Caracas (technical and administrative responsibility at the national level for the Discharge and Probation Section, the Family Placement Section and the Adoptions Section)#b x Privatesector experience: May 1963December 1965: 7bbMember of the technical team of the Federation of Private Child Welfare Agencies (FIPAN), Caracas#b 1966April 1970: 7bbExecutive Director of the Federation of Private Child Welfare Agencies (FIPAN), Caracas#b Return to public service and entry into the foreign service: April 1970July 1972: 7bbFundacomCn contract to study the social policy in some Swiss municipalities, Neuchtel, Switzerland#b August 1972January 1974: 7bbAdviser to the Municipal Action Division of the Foundation for Municipal Development and Promotion, Caracas, Venezuela#b Foreign service: bbFrom April 1974 to present, diplomat (with present rank of Counsellor) attached to the Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations Office at Geneva. bbParticipated as a member of the Venezuelan delegation in numerous UnitedNations conferences and meetings of committees, commissions and working groups, including conferences of the International Labour Organisation, World Health Assemblies, the WHO Executive Board, the Executive Board of UNHCR, the Commission on Human Rights (including service as the Commission's Rapporteur at the forty-third session and alternate representative of Venezuela at the fortysixth and fortyseventh sessions). bbA full list of conferences, meetings and missions attended may be consulted in the files of the secretariat. bbAlso participated in a personal capacity as a member of numerous conferences, commissions or boards relating specifically to the problems of children, such as the Venezuelan Children's Council (CVN) and the YMCA Committee on the Studies Centre. ( {,|)|)ԌbbA full list of such memberships may be consulted in the files of the secretariat. Publications: "La Colocaci;n Familiar en el Estatuto de Menores" (Thesis, 1960. Published by CVN) "Notas sobre la Colocaci;n Familiar" (1959, published by CVN) "El Problema de la Adopci;n en Venezuela", report for the Venezuelan Children's Council, published by FIPAN, Caracas Mrs. Mar1lia Sardenberg Zelner Gon'alves (Brazil) `-#H[Original: English] Graduate from the Pontificial Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Graduate from the Diplomatic Academy of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (Instituto Rio-Branco) Graduated from the Diplomatic Special Training Course of the Diplomatic Academy of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations. Present assignment: Executive Coordinator to the Office of the SecretaryGeneral of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations, Brasilia, Brazil. Participation in international meetings and events: Delegate to sessions of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1988-19891990); Observer to the XXXIX and XL sessions of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (19881989); Member of the Commission on Human Rights Working Group on the Question of a Convention on the Rights of the Child, 19881989; Delegate to the XXXVIII to XL sessions of the Executive Committee of the Office of the UnitedNations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (1987-1988-1989); Rapporteur to the XXXIX session of the Executive Committee of UNHCR (1988); Member of the Working Group of the Executive Committee of UNHCR mandated by ECOSOC to study enhanced participation of observers in EXCOM sessions (1988); Delegate to the International Conference on Central American Refugees, Guatemala City (1989);( {,|)|)ԌAdviser to the Meeting of Intergovernmental Experts on Shared Natural Resources, Nairobi (1978); Delegate to the XX session of the IAEA General Conference, Rio de Janeiro (1976); Delegate to the International Conference on Women, Mexico City (1975); Delegate to the XXIX session of the United Nations General Assembly, NewYork (1974); Member of the Brazilian delegation to the Group of Governmental Experts for the Restructuring of the UnitedNations (Group of 18) (1986); Representative to the UNICEF Seminar on the draft Convention on the Rights of the Child for Portuguesespeaking Countries, Lisbon (1988); Representative to the United Nations Seminar on Cultural Dialogue Between Host Countries and Countries of Origin of Migrant Workers, Athens (1989); Delegate to the Extraordinary Session of the Executive Committee of UNHCR (1990); Delegate to the XXXV session of the Commission on the Status of Women, Vienna (1991); Governmental Expert to the Meeting of Experts to consider the viability of an inter-American Convention on Women and Violence, Caracas, Venezuela (1991); Governmental Expert on the Commission on the Status of Women Working Group on Violence Against Women, Vienna (1991); Delegate to the Third Committee at the XLVI session of the UnitedNations General Assembly, New York (1991); Governmental Expert on the Commission on the Status of Women Working Group on Violence Against Women, Vienna (1992); Alternate Brazilian member of the SubCommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (19901994); Alternate Brazilian delegate in the InterAmerican Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) (since 1992); Recent assignments: Adviser to the UnderSecretaryGeneral for Coordination and Planning, Brasilia, Brazil (1985); %{,|)|)ԌAdviser to the UnderSecretaryGeneral for Multilateral Political Affairs, Brasilia, Brazil (19851986); Adviser to the UnderSecretaryGeneral for Administration, Brasilia, Brazil (1986-1987);  First Secretary, Brazilian delegation on Disarmament and Human Rights, Geneva (19871990); Counsellor Adviser to the SecretaryGeneral of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (19901991); Executive Coordinator to the Office of the SecretaryGeneral of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations, Brasilia, Brazil (since 1992). 2