Colombia, entre los 60 líderes políticos que apoyan la familia en la ONU
El pasado 5 de diciembre se reunieron en la sede de la ONU en Nueva York más de 60 líderes políticos de Europa, América Latina y África para hablar de la familia.
Con motivo del XX aniversario del Año Internacional de la Familia, más de 60 líderes políticos, y otros tantos líderes civiles y académicos, procedentes de 20 países de Europa, Latinoamérica, Norteamérica y África se reunieron en la sede de las Naciones Unidas con el compromiso de apoyar y fortalecer la familia como un objetivo esencial para lograr el desarrollo sostenible.
Entre los ponentes estuvieron el Sr. Zoltan Balog, ministro húngaro de Recursos Humanos y miembro de la asamblea nacional de Hungría desde el 2006; el Sr. Jeff Fortenberry, representante del Distrito de Nebraska en la Cámara de Representantes del Congreso de los EEUU desde el 2004; el Sr. Oscar Iván Zuluaga, presidente del partido Centro Democrático de Colombia, y ex candidato presidencial en las elecciones del 2014 y la Dra. Helen M. Alvaré, catedrática en la facultad de derecho de la universidad George Mason en Virginia, EEUU.
Se anexa lista de participantes, sin contar con los líderes de la sociedad civil que estarán presentes.
DECISION MAKERS
EUROPE
- Zoltán BALOG, Minister of Human Capacities, Hungary
- Jaime MAYOR OREJA, Former Member of the European Parliament and Former Minister of Home Affairs, Spain
- Mr. Jan FIGEL, Vice-President of the National Council, Slovak Republic
- Katalin NOVÁK, State Secretary of Human Resources for Welfare and Social Inclusion, Hungary
- Laima ANDRIKIENE, Member of the European Parliament, Lithuania
- György HÖLVÉNYI, Member of the European Parliament, Hungary
- Gergely Prőhle, Deputy State Secretary for international and EU affairs, Hungary
- Lynda ROSE, Convenor of the Lords and Commons Family and Child Protection Group, UK
- Robert HARRIS, Joint Convenor in Lords and Commons Family and Child Protection Group, UK
- Cyril SVOBODA, Member of Parliament, Czech Republic
- Carina JOAO OLIVEIRA, Member of Parliament, Portugal
- Lidia BULCÃO, Member of Parliament, Portugal
- Antonio PROA, Member of Parliament, Portugal
- Javier PUENTE, Member of Parliament, Spain
- Luis PERAL, Member of Senate, Spain
- Santiago ABASCAL, President of VOX Party, Spain
- José María ALONSO, Member of Parliament, Spain
- Margarita DURÁN, Member of Senate, Spain
- Rocío LÓPEZ GONZÁLEZ, Member of Parliament, Spain
- José Ignacio ECHÁNIZ, Government of Castilla-La Mancha Minister of Health, Spain
- Silvia VALMAÑA, Government of Castilla-La Mancha General Director of Family, Spain
- Lourdes MÉNDEZ MONASTERIO, Member of Parliament, Spain
LATIN AMERICA
- Oscar Iván ZULUAGA, President of the Democratic Center Party, Colombia (winner of the first-round election on May 25, 2014)
- Liliana NEGRE, Member of Senate, Argentina
- Luis Fernando TORRES, Member of Parliament, Ecuador
- Julio ROSAS, Member of Parliament, Peru
- José Darío SALAZAR, Member of Senate, Colombia
- Mariano GERVAN, Member of Parliament, Argentina
- João Heliofar de Jesús VILLAR, Federal Attorney, Brazil
- Orlando ANAYA, Member of México DF Parliament, Mexico
- Ilva Myriam HOYOS, Federal Attorny for the rights of the child and the family, Colombia
- Raquel JIMENEZ, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- Alfredo BOTELLO, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- Lucía PÉREZ, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- Fernando RODRÍGUEZ DOVAL, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- Lisbeth LECONA, Member of Senate, Mexico
- Martha PALAFOX, Member of Senate, Mexico
- Daniel AVILA RUIZ, Member of Senate, Mexico
- Tanya MORGAN, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- Kalyope RODRÍGUEZ, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- Carolina Garza, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- Luis Miguel RAMÍREZ ROMERO, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- Juan Pablo ADAME ALEMAN,Memer of Parliament, Mexico
- Mónica HERNÁNDEZ, Advisor to the President, Ecuador
- Martha CHÁVEZ, Member of parliament, Perú
- Jose URQUIZO, Member of Paliament, Perú
- Martín RIVAS TEIXEIRA, Member of Parliament, Perú
- Maria del Carmen ESPINOSA, Family Integral Development / Desarrollo Integral de la Familia, Cholula City Hall / Ayuntamiento de Cholula, Mexico
- Francisco Luis TREVIÑO CABELLO, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- Margarita FLORES SÁNCHEZ, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- José María MARTÍNEZ, Member of Senate, Mexico
- Verónica PÉREZ, National Counselor of PAN Party, Mexico
NORTH AMERICA
- Jeff FORTENBERRY, U.S. Representative (Nebraska)
- Steve KING, U.S. Representative (Iowa)
- Chris SMITH, U.S. Representative (New Jersey)
- Piero TOZZI, U.S. House of Representatives, Foreign Affairs Committee, Counsel to the Africa, Global Health, Global human Rights Subcommittee.
AFRICA
- Chrisantus Wamalwa WAKHUNGU, Member of Parliament, Kenya
- Moses Masika WETANGULA, Member of Senate, Kenya
- Francis NJENGA