Each UN-GGIM regional committee plays a vital role liaising with the UN-GGIM Secretariat on topics of interest and major developments between meetings of the Committee of Experts, facilitating regional development and discussion, and formally feeding into the Committee of Experts. The five regional committees provide a mechanism for a strong and streamlined regional infrastructure that brings important regional perspectives to the global level and for the outcomes and benefits of the global activities to be disseminated to all Member States in each region.
UN-GGIM ASIA-PACIFIC
Countries
Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the), Fiji, France, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Tonga, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands (the), Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands (the), New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (the), Republic of Korea (the), Russian Federation (the), Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the), United States of America (the), Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, American Samoa, Cook Islands (the), French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, China, Macao, China, New Caledonia, Niue, and, Northern Mariana Islands (the).
Executive Board
President:
Ms. Alison Rose, Australia
Vice Presidents:
Dr. Wang Qian, China
Mr. Shoichi Oki, Japan
Mr. Gankhuu Tsevelsodnom, Mongolia
Members:
Ms. Meizyanne Hicks, Fiji
Lt Gen Girish Kumar, VSM, India
Prof. Dr. Hasanuddin Z. Abidin, Indonesia
Eng. Peyman Baktash, Islamic Republic of Iran
Dato' Sr Dr. Azhari Bin Mohamed, Malaysia
Dr. Hosang Sakong, Republic of Korea
Mr. Soh Kheng Peng, Singapore
Ms. Rosamond C. Bing, Tonga
Working Group 1: Geodetic Reference Frame
Chair: Mr. Miyahara Basara, Japan
Working Group 2: Cadastre and Land Management
Chair: Dr. Taikjin Kim, Republic of Korea
Working Group 3: Integrating Geospatial Information and Statistics
Chair: Dr. Antonius B. Wijanarto, Indonesia
Secretariat: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (focal points: Mr. Tae Hyung KIM, email: kimt@un.org and Mr. Keran WANG, email: wangk@un.org)
Website: http://www.un-ggim-ap.org/
UN-GGIM AMERICAS
Countries
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Maarten, St Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Executive Body
President:
Ms. Paloma Merodio Gómez, México
Vice President:
Mr. Cristián Araneda Hernández, Chile
Secretary:
Ms. Gabriela García Seco, México
Vocal North America:
Mr. Eric Loubier, Canada
Vocal Central America:
Ms. Marta E. Aguilar Varela, Costa Rica
Vocal Caribbean:
Mr. Keith Francis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Vocal South America:
Mr. Sergio, Cimbaro, Argentina
Working Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information
Coordinators:
Mr. Juan Antonio Nieto - Geographic Institute Agustín Codazzi (IGAC), Colombia
Mr. Carlos Augusto Molina Meneses - National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), Colombia
Working Group on Disasters
Coordinator:
Mr. Nouri Sabo - Instituto é Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Working Group on Geospatial Data Infrastructure
Coordinator: Mr. Cristián Araneda Hernández, Ministerio de Bienes Nacionales, Chile
Website: http://www.un-ggim-americas.org/
UN-GGIM ARAB STATES
Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Comores, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Executive Body
Chair:
Dr. Bandar Almuslmani, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Vice Chairs:
Mr. Hamid Oukaci, Algeria
Vice Chairs:
Mr. Awni Al-Khasawneh, Jordan
Secretary-General:
Mr. Mohammad Almabrook, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
UN-GGIM Arab States Secretariat e-mail: unggimas@gcs.gov.sa
Website: https://www.un-ggim-as.org/
UN-GGIM EUROPE
Countries
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, and, Uzbekistan.
Executive Committee
Chair:
Mr. Tomaz Petek, Slovenia
Vice Chairs:
Mr. Francisco Vala, Portugal
Mr. David Henderson, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Secretariat:
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Contact: Ms. Carol Agius
Members:
Ms. Ingrid Vanden Berghe, Belgium
Mr. Paul Becker, Germany
Mr. Frank Tierolff, Netherlands
Mr. Janusz Dygaszewicz, Poland
Mrs. Susanne Ås Sivborg, Sweden
Working Group Core Data
Chair: France
Working Group Data Integration
Chair: Germany
Working Group on Geodetic Reference Frames - Europe
Chair: Finland
Website: http://un-ggim-europe.org/
UN-GGIM AFRICA
Countries
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Kenya, Kingdom of Eswatini, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Executive Board
Chair:
Mr. Oumar Ka, Senegal
1st Vice-Chair:
Mr. Tshiamiso Oitsile, Botswana
2nd Vice-Chair:
Mr. Amine Laredj, Algeria
1st Rapporteur:
Mr. Fernand Guy Isseri, Cameroon
2nd Rapporteur:
Mr. Ebunyu Wilson Ogaro, Uganda
Secretary:
Mr. Andre Nonguierma, Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, email: Nonguierma@uneca.org
Working Group 1: African Geodetic Reference Frame
Convenor: Mr. Cesare Mbaria, Kenya
Working Group 2: Fundamental Datasets and Standards
Convenor: Ms. Maroale Mimi Chauke, South Africa
Working Group 3: Institutional Arrangements and Legal Frameworks
Convenor: Mr. Amine Laredj, Algeria
Working Group 4: Capacity and Capability Development
Convenor: Mr. Ebisintei Bietoru Awudu, Nigeria
Working Group 5: Integration of Geospatial and Statistical Information for Sectoral Applications
Convenor: Mr. Charles Agono Mona, South Sudan
Website: http://www.uneca.org/un-ggim-africa