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The steering committee comprises the representatives of the UN entities that contributed to help shape the programme and draft the call to action. The committee will work through electronic means and will hold conference calls as required.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The Steering Committee is chaired by Cristina Bueti<\/strong>, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The Steering Committee comprises the following members:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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  • Nevena Alexandrova-Stefanova<\/strong>, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Nicole Pallares Ferrer<\/strong>, International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Franca Vinci<\/strong>, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Antonio L\u00f3pez De \u00c1vila<\/strong>, UN Tourism<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Ryszard Frelek<\/strong>, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Albright Enyioha<\/strong>, The World Bank<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Prema Chandrashekhar<\/strong>, The World Bank<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Igor Litvinyuk<\/strong>, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Mactar Seck<\/strong>, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Sebastian Rovira<\/strong>, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Ilcheong Yi<\/strong>, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Hector Morales Delgado<\/strong>, UN Guatemala<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Soumaya Ben Dhaou<\/strong>, United Nations University (UNU-EGOV)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Graham Alabaster<\/strong>, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) <\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Dino Cataldo Dell\u2019Accio<\/strong>, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Vitalli Zakhozhyi<\/strong>, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Hlekiwe Kachali<\/strong>, United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Alana Poole<\/strong>, UN Futures Lab<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Hwirin Kim<\/strong>, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Johanna Jochim<\/strong>, United Nations Innovation Network (UNIN)<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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