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got involved with the Ministry’s Children Project as a project leader. In 2002, she was appointed as the statesecretary for that ministry, and during the period of 2003 to 2006, she served as the minister for asylumand migration. In addition to her involvement with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, she also served as thesecretary of the Committee on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and secretary of the Committeeon the Convention on the Rights of the Child. She is the author of several books. The latter one deals withissues of women’s rights. Ms. Holmberg has also been the editor of two magazines: Social Politics Magazineand Psychology Magazine, a publication for Swedish psychologists. Currently, Ms. Holmberg works as deputymember of the Board of the Swedish Riksbank (National Bank) and as a county governor in Sweden.Li Lailai (Peoples Republic of China)Associate DirectorStockholm Environment InstituteKräftriket 2BSE-106 91 Stockholm, SwedenLailai Li received her bachelor’s degree in English, and a master’s and a doctorate in sociology from theUniversity of Pittsburgh in the United States. Prior to her appointment as associate director of the StockholmEnvironment Institute, Li Lailai served as the national programme director of LEAD-China. Previous to thatshe worked as a research fellow at the Institute of Sociology and Anthropology at Pekin University, whereher research was focused on the interactions between Chinese traditional values, agricultural activities, andenvironmental impacts. She also served as director of information resources at LEAD International (part time)from 1997 to 2001. She participated in the development of LEAD’s information strategy, thereby fulfillingher interest in exploring the role of information and information technology in the human endeavor towardthe greater sustainability of society. Her research experiences lie in NGO development and exploration ofalternative development paths toward global sustainability.Song Li (Peoples Republic of China /United States)World BankWashington, DC USASong Li is a consultant to the World Bank. Her main responsibilities include managingthe environmental projects portfolio in the African region, with particular focus on energyefficiency, renewable energy, climate change adaptation, land degradation, and biosafety. She is part ofthe team to advise on project preparation and results monitoring use of different World Bank and GEFfinancial instruments.From 1996 to 2004, Song Li served as senior environment specialist with the Global Environment Facility(GEF). Her major tasks included managing capacity building projects for countries to implement the UNFramework Convention on Climate Change, Convention on Biological Diversity, and DesertificationConvention and responsible for policy and institutional issues, including technical assistance to governmentsto improve their coordination with local communities, the private sector, and NGOs. She was the GEF focalpoint for the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.Previously, Song Li served as Senior Programme Officer for the Secretariat of the Convention on BiologicalDiversity (CBD), UNEP, responsible for the financial mechanism and funding policy and programme|56|Earth Charter InitiativeHANDBOOK