
Martin Tsounkeu
Development and Corporate Economist
Financing for Development Expert
International Consultant and University Lecturer.
Civil Society Contribution and Experience:
- President and General Representative of the NGO “Africa Development Interchange Network (ADIN ), a Network for Development in Africa;
- Member, “Association for sustainable exploitation and management of Forestry resources inCameroon”;
- Member of the Trade-Finance Steering Group, in the UN Financing for Development process;
- Member of the restricted team representing the Global Socio-Economic Group (GSEG), as African Delegate at the UN ECOSOC Substantive sessions on FfD in Geneva (July 2009);
- Member of the Global Financing for Development (FfD) Work Group
- Member of the Global Socio Economy Group (GSEG) ad Coordinator of the African Wing (GSEG-Africa)
- 2003 UNDP progress Report on MDGs inCameroon(Civil Society Focal Point and member of the drafting task force);
- Contribution to the Commonwealth Foundation’s activities :
- Commonwealth Civil Society consultation on the 2004 CFMM and MDGs in London(member of the Commonwealth Foundation's Working Groups on the MDGs formed at this meeting),
- Civil Society e-Consultation on the 2005 CFMM inBarbados(member of the drafting committee of the Civil Society Statement for the 2005 CFMM),
- Commonwealth Report on MDGs published under the title “Breaking with Business as usual: Perspective from the Civil Society in the Commonwealth on the Millennium Development Goals”(Author of theCameroon’s National Report),
- o Member of the Commonwealth Foundation team at the Barbados 2005 CFMM on the MDGs,
- Commonwealth Civil Society consultation on the 2006 CFMM on growth and livelihood in Colombo, Sri-Lanka (member of the drafting committee of the Civil Society Statement for the 2006 CFMM),
- Contribution to the Commonwealth Foundation’s publication on Innovative Development Financing Mechanisms: “Breaking with the Taboo” and Member of the Commonwealth Lunching Team in New-York at the occasion of the UN ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum in June – July 2008.
- Civil Society Representative in the Restricted Technical Committee set during the 4th plenary session of the UN Leading Group on Innovative Development Financing in Dakar (April 2008).
- Organizer, Commonweal West andCentral AfricaCivil Society Consultation on the Commonwealth Head Of Government Meeting in Yaoundé, May 2009.
- Civil Society Member of the Assisting Technical Committee to the Chairman to the 2009 Chairman of the Commonwealth Ministerial Debt Sustainability Forum (Finance Minister Delegate,Cameroon).