Notes from the NGO Committee Chairs meeting - Held on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 in Conference Room, 12th floor, DC2, UN HQ - 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Contact information for the chairs and officers of the Geneva-based Substantive Committees.

AGEING
Chairperson: Helen R. Hamlin 333 East 66th St., #2E New York, New York 10021 Tel: +1 212 288-1836 Fax: +1 212 288-3515 E-mail: Helenitz@aol.com
ALLIANCE OF NGOs ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Chairperson: Nicholas Kittrie E-mail: Blubird@erols.com
DISARMAMENT
Chairperson: Vernon Nichols 777 UN Plaza, #3B New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1 212 687-5340 Fax: +1 212 687-1643 E-mail: Disarmtimes@igc.apc.org URL: http://www.peacenet.org/disarm Network Coordinator: Roger K. Smith
EDUCATION
Chair: Sister Carol Zinn, SSJ, Ph.D. 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1848 New York, NY 10115 Tel: +1 212 870-3290 Fax: +1 212-808-4825 E-Mail: carolzinn@earthlink.net
FAMILY
Co-Chair: Mary Miller International Federation for Home Economics 25 Rockledge Ave. #705W White Plains, NY 10601 Tel: +1 914 683-8828 Fax: +1 914 683-8828 (Call First!) E-mail: seniorteach@earthlink.net
Co-Chair: David Roth Child Welfare League of America 1064 E. 19th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230 Tel: +1 718 338-1395
FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF
President Nikoo Mahboubian Baha'i International Community 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 120 New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1 212 803-2500 Fax: +1 212 803-2566 E-mail: nmahboub@bic.org	Vice-President Betty Golomb World Union for Progressive Judaism 733 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1 212 879-6881 Fax: +1 212 472-9074
Secretary Sue Nichols International Association for Religious Freedom 546 E. 11th St. #4A New York, NY 10009 Tel: +1 212 808-5480 Fax: +1 212 674-2412 E-mail: vernonsue@aol.com	Treasurer Leonore Fine Gray Panthers 530 West End Avenue New York, NY 10024 Tel: +1 212 362-5923 E-mail: LeonoreF@aol.com
HEALTH AND COMMUNICATIONS
Chairperson: Christine Durbak World Information Transfer 451 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: +1 212 686-1996 Fax: +1 212 686-2172 E-mail: wit@igc.org
HUMAN RIGHTS
Contact: Joanne Weschler E-mail: weschlj@hrw.org
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
URL: http://www.ngochs.org/index.html
Chairperson: Narelle R. Towsend 520 East 81st Street New York, NY 10028 Tel: +1 212 988-0620 E-Mail: ntownsend@eudoramail.com
INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
Chairperson: Roberto Mucaro Borrero (Taino) c/o UCTP PO Box 4515 New York, NY 10163 Tel: +1 212 604-4186 Fax: +1 775 640-1358 Email: ngo_ip_undecade@yahoo.com
MENTAL HEALTH
Chairperson: Giovanni Caracci For further information, contact: Nancy E. Wallace 230 E. 78th St., Suite 27 New York, NY 10021 Tel: +1 212 288-0796 Fax: +1 212 249-6297 E-Mail: newallace@earthlink.net
NARCOTICS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Chairperson: Otto Strobino P.O. Box 2705 New Britain, CT 06052 Tel: +1 860 224-7879 Fax: +1 860-828-5513
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Chairperson: David Andrews 777 UN Plaza, 5th floor New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1 212 687-3366 Fax: +1 212 661-4188 E-mail: Dandrews@population.org
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Chairperson: Lawrence Correa Vivat International/Franciscans International 211 East 43rd Street Suite 706, 7th Floor New York, NY 10017-4707 Tel: +1 646 487-0003 Fax: +1 646 487-0004 E-mail: larry@vivatinternational.org
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Chairperson: Carol Fine 218 Magnolia Street Highland Park, NJ 08904 Tel: +1 732 445-1170 Fax: +1 732 445-9068 E-Mail: cfine@rci.rutgers.edu
STATUS OF WOMEN
Chairperson: Leslie Wright, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts NGO Committee on the Status of Women PO Box 3571 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163 USA Tel: +1 212 692-0725 FAX: +1 212 692-0724 Email: ngo_csw_ny@hotmail.com URL: http://www.womenact.org
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Co-Chairperson: Claudia Strauss 451 Park Ave. South, 6th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: 212 686-1996 Fax: 212 686-2172 E-mail: witnewyork@aol.com	Co-Chairperson: Patricia Scharlin 50 Sutton Place South, 14C New York, NY 10022-4130 Tel: +1 212 308-4666 Fax: +1 212 308-1160 E-mail: pscharlin@mindspring.com
SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT
Chairperson: Emma Broisman 301 East 48th Street New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1 212 486-7977 Fax: +1 212 972-0164
YOUTH
Chairperson: David Brook 135 Hawthorne St. Brooklyn, NY 11225 Tel: +1 718 462-4594 brookdavid@yahoo.com