Economic and Social Council

 1998/202 B. Elections to subsidiary bodies of the Economic and Social Council, nominations and confirmations of representatives on the functional commissions

At its 5th plenary meeting, on 7 May 1998, the Economic and Social Council took the following action with regard to vacancies in its subsidiary and related bodies:

Elections

COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT

The following eight Member States were elected for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: BURUNDI, CHILE, CROATIA, GUINEA, HAITI, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), ITALY and YEMEN.

The Council further postponed to a future session the election of two members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2000 and one member from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2001.

COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

The following eleven Member States were elected for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, CROATIA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), SPAIN, SWEDEN, THAILAND and TURKEY.

The Council postponed to a future session the election of three members from African States for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1999.

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

The following fourteen Member States were elected for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: COLOMBIA, FRANCE, LATVIA, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, NIGER, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, QATAR, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, ROMANIA and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

The following eleven Member States were elected for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: BELGIUM, BURUNDI, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, EGYPT, ITALY, LITHUANIA, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SENEGAL and TURKEY.

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The following twenty Member States were elected for a three-year term beginning after the Commission's seventh session, in 1999, and expiring at the close of the Commission's session in the year 2002: ANGOLA, BELGIUM, CAMEROON, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CUBA, DENMARK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, GERMANY, GUYANA, ITALY, KAZAKHSTAN, LEBANON, MOZAMBIQUE, NETHERLANDS, PARAGUAY, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA and TUNISIA.

COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

The following eighteen Member States were elected for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CHILE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, FINLAND, GABON, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), JAPAN, LITHUANIA, MALI, PAKISTAN, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and VIET NAM.

The Council postponed to a future session the election of two members from African States for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1999.

COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

The following eighteen Member States were elected for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: ALGERIA, BOLIVIA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CUBA, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, INDIA, IRELAND, LEBANON, PAKISTAN, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SUDAN, TUNISIA, TURKEY and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

The Council postponed to a future session the election of one member from African States for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1999.

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

The Council elected the following nine experts for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: Mahmoud Samir Ahmed (Egypt), Clement Atangana (Cameroon), Virginia Bonoan-Dandan (Philippines), Paul Hunt (New Zealand), Valeri I. Kouznetsov (Russian Federation), Eibe Riedel (Germany), Jaime Alberto Marchan Romero (Ecuador), Nutan Thapalia (Nepal) and Javier Wimer Zambrano (Mexico).

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND

The following eleven States were elected for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: CANADA, CHINA, DENMARK, FRANCE, GUYANA, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SWITZERLAND, UKRAINE and ZIMBABWE.

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME/ UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

The Council elected the following eleven States for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: BELARUS, CANADA, CUBA, ETHIOPIA, GUATEMALA, INDIA, ITALY, KYRGYZSTAN, SWITZERLAND, UKRAINE and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

FRANCE and NORWAY will withdraw from the Board effective 1 January 1999 and will be replaced, respectively, by GERMANY for a term expiring on 31 December 2000 and SWEDEN for a term expiring on 31 December 1999.

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

The following six Member States were elected for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: CONGO, DENMARK, HAITI, MOROCCO, SWEDEN and YEMEN.

NORWAY will withdraw from the Board effective 1 January 1999 and will be replaced by the UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND for a term expiring on 31 December 2000.

PROGRAMME COORDINATION BOARD OF THE JOINT AND CO-SPONSORED UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS/ ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (HIV/AIDS)

The following four Member States were elected for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: BRAZIL, GERMANY, RUSSIAN FEDERATION and SPAIN.

DENMARK will withdraw from the Board effective 1 January 1999 and will be replaced by FINLAND for a term expiring on 31 December 1999.

The Council postponed to a future session the election of two members from African States and two members from Asian States for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1999.

Nominations

COMMITTEE FOR PROGRAMME AND COORDINATION

The following six Member States were nominated for election by the General Assembly at its fifty-third session for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1999: BENIN, CHINA, EGYPT, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA and URUGUAY.

The Council postponed to a future session the nomination of one member from African States for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1999.

The Council further postponed to a future session the nomination of one member from Western European and other States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

Confirmations

The Council confirmed the nominations by their Governments of the following representatives on the functional commissions of the Council:

COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Olexandr G. Osaulenko (Ukraine)

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Franc'oise Gaspard (France)

COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

Joseph R. Cobbinah (Ghana)

Appointments

COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

The Council deferred the appointment of twenty-four members to the Committee pending the outcome of consultations being conducted on General Assembly resolution 50/227.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

The Council appointed Esther Mari'a Ashton (Bolivia), Mamosebi Theresia Pholo (Lesotho) and Cecilia Valca'rcel Alca'zar (Spain) for a three-year term beginning on 1 July 1998.

Elections postponed from previous sessions

COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

The following three Member States were elected for a term beginning on the date of election: INDIA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA and SLOVAKIA.

In accordance with its decision 1995/312 of 27 July 1995, the Council drew lots to determine the initial terms of office of the elected members from Eastern European States. It was thus decided that the following three States would serve for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2001: RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SLOVAKIA and UKRAINE; the following three States would serve for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999: BELARUS, BULGARIA and ROMANIA.

The Council further postponed to a future session the election of six members from Asian States and six members from Western European and other States. The drawing of lots to determine the terms of office of members from these regional groups was also postponed until their membership was complete.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING

PORTUGAL was elected for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

The Council further postponed to a future session the election of one member from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

The Council elected the following three experts for a term beginning on the date of election: Jesu's Marti'nez Fri'as (Spain), Manuel Carlos Serrano Pinto (Portugal) and Carlos G. Tomboc (Philippines).

Pursuant to its decision 1996/222, the Council also elected the following experts, nominated by their Governments, for a term beginning on the date of election: Owen MacDonald Kankhulungo (Malawi), Hendrik Martinus Oudshoorn (Netherlands) and Eddy Kofi Smith (Ghana).

The Council further postponed to a future session the election of one expert from Eastern European States for a term beginning on the date of election.

The terms of office of the members will be determined by lot once the membership is complete.

COMMITTEE ON NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY AND ENERGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

The Council elected Johannes Tonderayi Chigwada (Zimbabwe) for a term beginning on the date of election.

Pursuant to its decision 1996/222, the Council also elected Wilhelmus C. Turkenburg (Netherlands) for a term beginning on the date of election.

The Council further postponed to a future session the election of five experts from African States and two experts from Eastern European States for a term beginning on the date of election.

The terms of office of the members will be determined by lot once the membership is complete.

COMMITTEE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS POPULATION AWARD

The following three States were elected for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2000: CAPE VERDE, GRENADA and LESOTHO.

The Council further postponed to a future session the election of one member from African States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2000.

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