Forum elects new IC

27 March, Manila - Members of the NGO Forum on ADB elected the new members of their International Committee (IC). The IC provides the long-term direction of the Forum network. Prior to the election, participants to the Forum Annual Meeting (FAM) were grouped into regional working groups to choose their respective representatives to the IC.

As a result the following are the new members of the IC for the period 2008-2010:

Wilfred Dcosta - International Convenor
Jubilee South, India

Fabby Tumiwa - Treasurer
Working Group on Power Sector Restructuring, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Central Asia and Caucasus:
Parviz Umarov
Center for Development of Civil Society, Tajikistan

South Asia:
Suranjan Kodothuwakku
Sri Lanka Green Movement, Sri Lanka

Ahmed Swapan
VOICE, Bangladesh

Mekong:
Pen Raingsey
NGO Forum on Cambodia, Cambodia

Philippines:
Milo Tanchuling
Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC)

Japan:
Yuki Tanabe
Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES)

The Netherlands:
Pieter Jansen
Both ENDS

Ex-Officio
Hemantha Withanage, Executive Director