Martin Tsounkeu

Development and Corporate Economist

Financing for Development Expert

International Consultant and University Lecturer.

Civil Society Contribution and Experience:

1. President and General Representative of the NGO “Africa Development Interchange Network (ADIN ), a Network for Development in Africa;
2. Member, “Association  for sustainable exploitation and management of Forestry resources inCameroon”;
3. Member of the Trade-Finance Steering Group, in the UN Financing for Development process;
4. 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);
5. Member of the Global Financing for Development (FfD) Work Group
6. Member of the Global Socio Economy Group (GSEG) ad Coordinator of the African Wing (GSEG-Africa)
7. 2003 UNDP progress Report on MDGs inCameroon(Civil Society Focal Point and member of the drafting task force);
8. 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 4^th 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).

Responsibility

The General Representative is the Acting President of the Organisaton. He officicilly represents the organization and leads a team of 12 Volunteers committed to the well doing of the Network.