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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 14:19
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RI ENDS TERM AS UNCTAD TDB PRESIDENT
Jakarta, Sept. 16 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Dian Triansyah Djani, has completed his term as president of the Trade and Development Board (TDB) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for the April-September 2009 period.
He concluded his service as the TDB president at the 56th annual session of TDB UNCTAD, Joannes Tanjung, third secretary of the Indonesian permanent representative office in Geneva, said in her statement to ANTARA on Wednesday.
During his presidency, Ambassador Djani focused on enhancing UNCTAD's contribution to the UN's work in general and to its work on the financial and economic crisis in particular.
He attended a high-level joint session of UNCTAD with the UN Economic and Social Council and the Bretton Woods institutions, as well as the high-level segment of 17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
In May, Ambassador Djani presided over UNCTAD's first public symposium, which allowed civil society to offer its views on the financial crisis.
These inputs were passed on to the UN Summit on the global economic and financial crisis in New York in June. Ambassador Djani also gave a boost to UNCTAD's work on Africa, chairing an in-depth discussion on food security at the Board's executive session in June.
In his speech during the transfer of office to Jean Feyder of Luxembourg, Ambassador Djani emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation among UNCTAD members in dealing with the global trade and development issues comprehensively.
Since the establishment of UNCTAD in 1965, Ambassador Djani is the only Indonesian representative ever held the position as the TDB UNCTAD president. He succeeded Ambassador Debapriya Bhattacharya of Bangladesh as the TDB president on March 27, 2009.
Feyer, the new president, has been Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations office at Geneva since 2005, and currently also presides as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Least Developed Countries of the World Trade Organization.
He concluded his service as the TDB president at the 56th annual session of TDB UNCTAD, Joannes Tanjung, third secretary of the Indonesian permanent representative office in Geneva, said in her statement to ANTARA on Wednesday.
During his presidency, Ambassador Djani focused on enhancing UNCTAD's contribution to the UN's work in general and to its work on the financial and economic crisis in particular.
He attended a high-level joint session of UNCTAD with the UN Economic and Social Council and the Bretton Woods institutions, as well as the high-level segment of 17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
In May, Ambassador Djani presided over UNCTAD's first public symposium, which allowed civil society to offer its views on the financial crisis.
These inputs were passed on to the UN Summit on the global economic and financial crisis in New York in June. Ambassador Djani also gave a boost to UNCTAD's work on Africa, chairing an in-depth discussion on food security at the Board's executive session in June.
In his speech during the transfer of office to Jean Feyder of Luxembourg, Ambassador Djani emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation among UNCTAD members in dealing with the global trade and development issues comprehensively.
Since the establishment of UNCTAD in 1965, Ambassador Djani is the only Indonesian representative ever held the position as the TDB UNCTAD president. He succeeded Ambassador Debapriya Bhattacharya of Bangladesh as the TDB president on March 27, 2009.
Feyer, the new president, has been Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations office at Geneva since 2005, and currently also presides as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Least Developed Countries of the World Trade Organization.
