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A/51/3 (Part III)
General Assembly
Fifty-first session
REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1996*
(* The present document is part III of a preliminary version of
the report of the Economic and Social Council for 1996. It contains
the annexes to the report. Part I contains the foreword by the
President of the Council and chapters I to IV. Part II contains
chapters V to VII. Part IV will relate to the resumed substantive
session of 1996 of the Council. The final report will be issued as
Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session,
Supplement No. 3 (A/51/3/Rev.1).)
CONTENTS
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Annexes
I. Agendas of the organizational session for 1996 and the
substantive session of 1996 .................................... 3
II. Composition of the Council and its subsidiary and related bodies 6
III. Intergovernmental organizations designated by the Council under
rule 79 of the rules of procedure for participation in the
deliberations of the Council on questions within the scope of
their activities ................................................. 47
Annex I
AGENDAS OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION FOR 1996
AND THE SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF 1996
Agenda of the organizational session for 1996
Adopted by the Council at its 1st meeting, on 25 January 1996
1. Election of the Bureau.
2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
3. Basic programme of work of the Council.
4. Joint and Co-sponsored United Nations Programme on Human
Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
(HIV/AIDS).
5. Increase in the membership of the Executive Committee of the
Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
6. Transformation of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and
Programmes into the Executive Board of the World Food Programme.
7. Regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields.
8. Elections, nominations and confirmations.
Agenda of the substantive session of 1996
Adopted by the Council at its 8th meeting, on 24 June 1996
1. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
High-level segment
2. International cooperation against the illicit production, sale,
demand, traffic and distribution of narcotics and psychotropic
substances and related activities.
Coordination segment
3. Coordination of the policies and activities of the specialized
agencies and other bodies of the United Nations system related to
the following themes:
(a) Coordination of the United Nations system activities for
poverty eradication;
(b) Implementation of the agreed conclusions on the theme of the
1995 coordination segment of the Council.
Operational activities of the United Nations for international
development cooperation segment
4. Operational activities of the United Nations for international
development cooperation:
(a) Follow-up to policy recommendations of the General Assembly;
(b) Coordination of activities on a system-wide basis:
strengthening collaboration between the United Nations
development system and the Bretton Woods institutions in the
areas of social and economic development at all levels,
including the field level;
(c) Consideration of the reports of the Executive Boards of the
United Nations Development Programme/United Nations
Population Fund, the United Nations Children's Fund and the
World Food Programme.
General segment
5. Social, humanitarian and human rights questions: reports of
subsidiary bodies, conferences and related questions:
(a) Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief
assistance;
(b) Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Third
Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination;
(c) Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the
specialized agencies and the international institutions
associated with the United Nations;
(d) Human rights questions;
(e) Advancement of women;
(f) Social development questions;
(g) Crime prevention and criminal justice;
(h) Narcotic drugs;
(i) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
6. Economic and environmental questions: reports of subsidiary
bodies, conferences and related questions:
(a) Sustainable development;
(b) Trade and development;
(c) Food and agricultural development;
(d) Natural resources;
(e) Energy;
(f) Population questions;
(g) International cooperation in tax matters;
(h) International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction;
(i) Follow-up to General Assembly resolution 50/106: business
and development.
7. Regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields.
8. Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied
Palestinian and other Arab territories.
9. Coordination questions:
(a) Reports of the coordination bodies;
(b) International cooperation in the field of informatics;
(c) Joint and Co-sponsored United Nations Programme on Human
Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
10. Non-governmental organizations.
11. Programme and related questions in the economic, social and
related fields.
12. New and innovative ideas for generating funds.
Annex II
COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL AND ITS SUBSIDIARY AND RELATED BODIES
A. Economic and Social Council
(54 members; three-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 a/ Term expires on
31 December
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Argentina Argentina..................................... 1998
Australia Australia..................................... 1997
Bangladesh Bangladesh.................................... 1998
Belarus Belarus ...................................... 1997
Brazil Brazil........................................ 1997
Bulgaria Canada........................................ 1998
Canada Central African Republic...................... 1998
Central African China......................................... 1998
Republic Colombia...................................... 1997
Chile Congo......................................... 1997
China Co^te d'Ivoire................................ 1997
Colombia Czech Republic................................ 1998
Congo Finland....................................... 1998
Costa Rica Gabon......................................... 1998
Co^te d'Ivoire Guyana........................................ 1998
Czech Republic India......................................... 1997
Egypt Jamaica....................................... 1997
Finland Jordan........................................ 1998
France Lebanon....................................... 1998
Gabon Luxembourg.................................... 1997
Germany Malaysia...................................... 1997
Ghana Netherlands................................... 1997
Greece Nicaragua..................................... 1998
Guyana Philippines................................... 1997
India Poland........................................ 1997
Indonesia Romania....................................... 1998
Ireland Russian Federation............................ 1998
Jamaica South Africa.................................. 1997
Japan Sudan......................................... 1997
Jordan Sweden........................................ 1998
Lebanon Thailand...................................... 1997
Luxembourg Togo.......................................... 1998
Malaysia Tunisia....................................... 1998
Netherlands Uganda........................................ 1997
Nicaragua United Kingdom of Great Britain and 1998
Pakistan Northern Ireland............................
Paraguay United States of America...................... 1997
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Senegal
South Africa
Sudan
Sweden
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
United Republic of
Tanzania
United States of
America
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
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a/ The remaining 18 seats are to be filled by the General Assembly at its
fifty-first session.
B. Committees of the Council
COMMITTEE FOR PROGRAMME AND COORDINATION
(34 members; three-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 b/ Term expires on
31 December
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Argentina Bahamas......................................1997
Bahamas Benin........................................1997
Belarus China........................................1998
Benin Egypt........................................1998
Brazil France.......................................1997
Cameroon Ghana........................................1997
Canada Japan........................................1998
China Mexico.......................................1997
Comoros Republic of Korea............................1998
Congo Russian Federation...........................1997
Cuba Togo.........................................1998
Egypt United States of America.....................1997
France Uruguay......................................1998
Germany Zaire........................................1998
Ghana
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Pakistan
Republic of Korea
Romania
Russian Federation
Senegal
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
United States of
America
Uruguay
Zaire
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(b/ The remaining members are to be elected by the General Assembly at its
fifty-first session. The Council nominated 20 Member States for election,
including four members from Eastern European States (Bulgaria, Poland,
Romania and Ukraine); the Assembly will elect three of them to the Committee.
The Council postponed to a future session the nomination of one member
from Western European and other States (decisions 1996/222 and 1996/298).)
COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
(58 members; four-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 c/ Term expires on
31 December
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Algeria Algeria.......................................1999
Azerbaijan Bangladesh....................................2000
Bahamas Barbados......................................1999
Barbados Belgium.......................................2000
Brazil Brazil........................................1998
Bulgaria Bulgaria......................................1999
Cameroon Cameroon......................................1998
Canada Chile.........................................1998
Chile China.........................................2000
China Colombia......................................1999
Colombia Costa Rica....................................1998
Costa Rica Czech Republic................................1999
Czech Republic Denmark.......................................1999
Denmark Dominican Republic............................1998
Dominican Republic Ethiopia......................................2000
Finland Finland.......................................1998
France France........................................2000
Gabon Gabon.........................................1998
Gambia Gambia........................................1998
Germany Germany.......................................1999
Hungary India.........................................1999
India Iran (Islamic Republic of)....................1998
Indonesia Italy.........................................2000
Iran (Islamic Jamaica.......................................2000
Republic of) Japan.........................................1998
Italy Jordan........................................1999
Jamaica Kazakstan.....................................1998
Japan Kenya.........................................1999
Jordan Liberia.......................................2000
Kazakstan Malawi........................................2000
Kenya Mexico........................................1999
Lesotho Namibia.......................................2000
Libyan Arab Netherlands...................................2000
Jamahiriya Nigeria.......................................1998
Madagascar Norway........................................1999
Malawi Pakistan......................................1998
Mexico Philippines...................................1999
Netherlands Poland........................................2000
Nigeria Republic of Korea.............................2000
Norway Romania.......................................1998
Pakistan Russian Federation............................1998
Papua New Guinea Spain.........................................1999
Philippines d/ Sri Lanka.....................................1999
Romania Sudan.........................................1999
Russian Federation Sweden........................................2000
Somalia Tunisia.......................................1999
Spain Turkey........................................1998
Sri Lanka Uganda........................................1998
Sudan United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Sweden Northern Ireland............................1998
Tunisia United States of America......................1998
Turkey Zambia........................................2000
Uganda Zimbabwe......................................1998
United Arab
Emirates
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
United States of
America
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
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(c/ The Council postponed to a future session the election of one member
from Asian States, one member from Eastern European States and two
members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a four-year
term beginning on 1 January 1997. The Council also postponed to a
future session the election of one member from African States and one
member from Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and
expiring on 31 December 1999 (decision 1996/298).
d/ Elected at the 7th meeting, on 3 May 1996, for a term beginning on the
date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999 (decision 1996/222).
COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
(19 members)
Members elected for a four-year term beginning on
1 January 1995
Bulgaria
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ethiopia
Greece
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Madagascar
Paraguay
Philippines
Russian Federation
Sudan
Swaziland e/
Tunisia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
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e/ Elected at the 11th meeting, on 6 June 1995, for a term beginning on the
date of election and expiring 31 December 1998 (decision 1995/221).
INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING
(34 members; three-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 f/ Term expires on
31 December
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Brazil Chile.........................................1997
Chile China.........................................1999
China Cyprus........................................1997
Cyprus France........................................1999
France Gabon.........................................1999
Gabon Hungary.......................................1997
Germany India.........................................1997
Hungary Italy.........................................1999
India Jordan........................................1997
Italy Kenya.........................................1999
Jordan Malawi........................................1999
Kenya Namibia.......................................1999
Lebanon Netherlands...................................1999
Mexico Nigeria.......................................1997
Morocco Pakistan......................................1997
Netherlands Panama........................................1999
Nigeria Romania.......................................1997
Pakistan Russian Federation............................1999
Romania Sudan.........................................1997
Russian Swaziland.....................................1997
Federation Sweden........................................1999
Senegal Switzerland...................................1999
Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Sudan Northern Ireland............................1999
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
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f/ The Council postponed to a future session the election of one member
from African States, two members from Asian States, one member from Latin
American and Caribbean States and three members from the Western European and
other States for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1997. The Council
also postponed to a future session the election of one member from African
States and two members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term
beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1997 and one
member from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the
date of election and expiring on 31 December 1996 (decision 1996/298).
C. Expert bodies
COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Members appointed by the Economic and Social Council,
on the nomination of the Secretary-General, for a
term beginning on the date of appointment g/ and
expiring on 31 December 1997
Maria Agusztinovics (Hungary)
Dionisio Dias Carneiro-Netto (Brazil)
Makhtar Diouf (Senegal)
E. El-Hinnawi (Egypt)
Just Faaland (Norway)
Gao Shangquan (China)
Patrick Guillaumont (France)
Ryokichi Hirono (Japan)
Nurul Islam (Bangladesh)
Taher Kanaan (Jordan)
Louka T. Katseli (Greece)
Linda Lim (Singapore)
Nguyuru H. I. Lipumba (United Republic of Tanzania)
Nora Lustig (Argentina/Mexico)
Solita C. Monsod (Philippines)
Bishnodat Persaud (Guyana)
Akilagpa Sawyerr (Ghana)
Klaus Schwab (Germany)
Arjun Sengupta (India)
Alexandre Shokhin (Russian Federation)
Frances Stewart (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Lance Taylor (United States of America)
Alvaro Uman~a (Costa Rica)
Miguel Urrutia (Colombia)
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g/ 27 July 1995 (see Council decision 1995/230).
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
(18 members; four-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Term expires on
31 December
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Ade Adekuoye (Nigeria).............................................1998
Mahmoud Samir Ahmed (Egypt)........................................1998
Madoe Virginie Ahodikpe (Togo).....................................1996
Philip Alston (Australia)..........................................1998
Juan Alvarez Vita (Peru)...........................................1996
Virginia Bonoan-Dandan (Philippines)...............................1998
Dumitru Ceausu (Romania)...........................................1996
Abdessatar Grissa (Tunisia)........................................1996
Mari'a de los Angeles Jime'nez Butraguen~o (Spain).................1996
Valeri I. Kouznetsov (Russian Federation)..........................1998
Jaime Alberto Marchan Romero (Ecuador).............................1998
Kenneth Osborne Rattray (Jamaica)..................................1996
Bruno Simma (Germany)..............................................1998
Chikako Taya (Japan)...............................................1996
Philippe Texier (France)...........................................1996
Nutan Thapalia (Nepal).............................................1998
Margerita Vysokajova' (Czech Republic).............................1996
Javier Wimer Zambrano (Mexico).....................................1998
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Membership in 1997 Term expires on
31 December
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Ade Adekuoye (Nigeria).............................................1998
Mahmoud Samir Ahmed (Egypt)........................................1998
Philip Alston (Australia)..........................................1998
Ivan Antanovich (Belarus)..........................................2000
Virginia Bonoan-Dandan (Philippines)...............................1998
Dumitru Ceausu (Romania)...........................................2000
Oscar Ceville (Panama).............................................2000
Abdessatar Grissa (Tunisia)........................................2000
Mari'a de los Angeles Jime'nez Butraguen~o (Spain).................2000
Valeri I. Kouznetsov (Russian Federation)..........................1998
Jaime Alberto Marchan Romero (Ecuador).............................1998
Ariranga Govindasamy Pillay (Mauritius)............................2000
Kenneth Osborne Rattray (Jamaica)..................................2000
Walid M. Sa'di (Jordan)............................................2000
Bruno Simma (Germany)..............................................1998
Philippe Texier (France)...........................................2000
Nutan Thapalia (Nepal).............................................1998
Javier Wimer Zambrano (Mexico).....................................1998
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES h/
(24 members; four-year term)
Membership in 1996
Guillermo Jorge Cano (Argentina)
Denis A. Davis (Canada)
Vladislav M. Dolgopolov (Russian Federation)
Malin Falkenmark (Sweden)
Ugo Farinelli (Italy)
Marek Hoffmann (Poland)
Patricio Jerez (Nicaragua)
Mohammad Nawaz Khan (Pakistan)
Godfrey L. S. Leshange (United Republic of Tanzania)
Patrick Maselino Chipungu (Zambia)
Jose' Manuel Meji'a Angel (Colombia)
Thomas P. Z. Mpofu (Zimbabwe)
Joel Muyco (Philippines)
Erastus Kabutu Mwongera (Kenya)
Lukabu Khabouji N'Zaji (Zaire)
Dossou Barthe'le'my Otchoun (Benin)
Hendrik Martinus Oudshoorn (Netherlands)
Neculai Pavlovschi (Romania)
Karlheinz Rieck (Germany)
R. W. Roye Rutland (Australia)
Sheik Ibrahim bin Sheik Ali (Malaysia)
Luis Fernando Soares de Assis (Brazil)
Natarayan Suryanarayanan (India)
Zhang Hai-Lun (China)
Membership in 1997 i/
Gustavo Alvarez (Uruguay)
Malin Falkenmark (Sweden)
Adel Jalili (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Mohammad Nawaz Khan (Pakistan)
Li Yuwei (China)
Wafik Meshref (Egypt)
Karlheinz Rieck (Germany)
Carlos A. Salvi'dar (Paraguay)
Carmen Luisa Vela'squez de Visbal (Venezuela)
Ghana
Kenya
Malawi
Netherlands
Nigeria
Zambia
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h/ Established by the Council in its decision 1992/218, in accordance with
General Assembly resolution 46/235.
i/ The Council decided that Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, the Netherlands,
Nigeria and Zambia would nominate experts for a term beginning on
1 January 1997 (decision 1996/222). Egypt subsequently nominated an expert.
The Council postponed to a future session the election of two experts from
Asian States, three experts from Eastern European States, one expert from
Latin American and Caribbean States and three experts from Western European
and other States for a term beginning on 1 January 1997. The terms of the
members will be determined by lot once the membership is complete (see
decision 1996/298).
COMMITTEE ON NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY AND ON
ENERGY FOR DEVELOPMENT j/
(24 members; four-year term)
Membership in 1996
Marcelino K. Actouka (Federated States of Micronesia)
Mohammad Al Ramadhan (Kuwait)
Mohammed Salem Sarur Al-Sabban (Saudi Arabia)
Messaoud Boumaour (Algeria)
Jose' Luis Bozzo (Uruguay)
William Sebastiao Penido Vale (Brazil)
Bernard Devin (France)
Paul-Georg Gutermuth (Germany)
Wolfgang Hein (Austria)
Christian Atoki Ileka (Zaire)
Jose' Fernando Isaza (Colombia)
Thomas B. Johansson (Sweden)
William Michael Mebane (Italy) k/
Virgil Musatescu (Romania)
Valeri Andreev Nikov (Bulgaria)
Zoilo Rodas Rodas (Paraguay)
E. V. R. Sastry (India)
Mohamed M. Shawkat (Egypt)
Wilhelmus C. Turkenburg (Netherlands)
Dmitri B. Volfberg (Russian Federation)
Zhang Guocheng (China)
Membership in 1997 l/
Bernard Devin (France)
Zhang Guocheng (China)
Paul-Georg Gutermuth (Germany)
Wolfgang Hein (Austria)
Ahmad Kahrobaian (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Choon-Ho Kim (Republic of Korea)
Daniel F. Pe'rez Ferna'ndez-Ravetti (Paraguay)
Eduardo Praselj (Venezuela)
E. V. R. Sastry (India)
Netherlands
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j/ Established by the Council in its decision 1992/218, in accordance with
General Assembly resolution 46/235.
k/ Elected at the 2nd meeting, on 9 February 1996, to complete the unexpired
portion of the term of Giovanni Carlo Pinchera (Italy), deceased (decision
1996/201).
l/ The Council decided that the Netherlands would nominate an expert for a
term beginning on 1 January 1997 (decision 1996/222). The Council postponed
to a future session the election of six experts from African States, one
expert from Asian States, three experts from Eastern European States, two
experts from Latin American and Caribbean States and two experts from Western
European and other States for a term beginning on 1 January 1997. The terms
of the members will be determined by lot once the membership is complete (see
decision 1996/298).
D. Functional commissions and subcommissions
STATISTICAL COMMISSION
(24 members; four-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 Term expires on
31 December
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Argentina Argentina .............................1997
Australia Botswana ..............................1997
Botswana Bulgaria ..............................1999
Brazil China .................................1999
Bulgaria Colombia ..............................1999
China Czech Republic ........................2000
Colombia m/ France ................................1997
France Germany ...............................1997
Germany India .................................2000
India Jamaica ...............................2000
Japan Japan .................................2000
Kenya Kenya .................................1997
Mexico Mexico ................................2000
Pakistan Netherlands ...........................2000
Romania Pakistan ..............................1999
Russian Federation Portugal ..............................2000
Spain Romania ...............................1999
Sudan Russian Federation ....................1997
Sweden Spain .................................1997
Togo Sudan .................................1999
Ukraine Togo ..................................1999
United Kingdom of United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Great Britain and Northern Ireland ....................2000
Northern Ireland United States of America ..............1999
United States of Zambia ................................1997
America
Zambia
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m/ Elected at the 7th meeting, on 3 May 1996, for a term beginning on the
date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999 (decision 1996/222).
COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(47 members; four-year term) n/
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31 December
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Algeria p/ Algeria ...............................1998
Bangladesh Bangladesh ............................2000
Belgium Belgium ...............................2000
Brazil Brazil ................................1999
Bulgaria Bulgaria ..............................1999
Cameroon Cameroon ..............................2000
Canada Canada ................................2000
China China .................................1997
Colombia Congo .................................1998
Congo p/ Co^te d'Ivoire.........................2000
Cuba q/ El Salvador ...........................1998
Egypt Ethiopia ..............................2000
El Salvador q/ Egypt .................................1999
Finland q/ France ................................1999
France Germany ...............................2000
Germany Hungary ...............................2000
Hungary India .................................1997
India Indonesia .............................1999
Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) ............1998
Iran (Islamic Italy .................................1997
Republic of) q/ Jamaica ...............................1997
Italy q/ Japan .................................1999
Jamaica Kenya .................................1999
Japan Lesotho ...............................1997
Kenya Malaysia ..............................2000
Lesotho p/ Malta .................................1998
Malta q/ Mexico ................................1997
Mexico Netherlands ...........................1999
Nepal q/ Nigeria ...............................1997
Netherlands Panama ................................2000
Nicaragua Peru ..................................1998
Nigeria Philippines ...........................1997
Pakistan q/ Republic of Korea .....................1997
Peru q/ Russian Federation ....................1997
Philippines q/ Sudan .................................1999
Republic of Korea q/ Syrian Arab Republic ..................1998
Russian Federation The former Yugoslav Republic of
Sudan Macedonia ...........................1998
Syrian Arab Tunisia ...............................1997
Republic q/ Turkey ................................2000
The former Ukraine ...............................1997
Yugoslav United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Republic of Northern Ireland ....................1997
Macedonia q/ United States of America ..............1997
Tunisia Venezuela .............................1997
Uganda p/ Zambia ................................1997
Ukraine q/
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
United Republic of
Tanzania
United States of
America
Venezuela q/
Zambia p/
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n/ The Council increased the membership of the Commission from 27 to 47
(decision 1995/320).
o/ The Council postponed to a future session the election of one member from
Asian States and two members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a
four-year term beginning on 1 January 1997 (decision 1996/298).
p/ Elected at the 6th meeting, on 3 May 1996 (decision 1996/222).
q/ Elected at the 1st meeting, on 25 January 1996 (decision 1996/201).
COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
(32 members; four-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 Term expires on
31 December
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Argentina Argentina..............................1998
Austria Austria................................1998
Belarus Belarus................................1999
Benin Benin..................................1998
Bolivia Canada.................................2000
Cameroon Chile..................................2000
Chile China..................................2000
China Dominican Republic.....................1998
Denmark Egypt..................................1998
Dominican Republic Ethiopia...............................1998
Egypt Finland................................2000
Ethiopia France.................................1999
France Gabon..................................1999
Gabon Germany................................1999
Germany India..................................2000
Iran (Islamic Iran (Islamic Republic of).............1998
Republic of) Jamaica................................2000
Japan Japan..................................1999
Malta Malawi.................................2000
Mongolia Mongolia...............................1998
Netherlands Netherlands............................2000
Norway Norway.................................1998
Peru Peru...................................1999
Philippines Poland.................................2000
Republic of Korea Republic of Korea......................1999
Russian Federation Russian Federation.....................1999
Sudan South Africa...........................2000
Togo Sudan..................................1999
Ukraine Togo...................................1998
United States of Ukraine................................1998
America United States of America...............1999
Venezuela Venezuela..............................1999
Yugoslavia
Zimbabwe
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
(53 members; three-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 Term expires on
31 December
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Algeria Algeria................................1997
Angola Angola.................................1997
Australia Argentina..............................1999
Austria Austria................................1999
Bangladesh Bangladesh.............................1997
Belarus Belarus................................1998
Benin Benin..................................1997
Bhutan Bhutan.................................1997
Brazil Brazil.................................1998
Bulgaria Bulgaria...............................1997
Cameroon Cape Verde.............................1999
Canada Canada.................................1997
Chile Chile..................................1997
China China..................................1999
Colombia Colombia...............................1997
Co^te d'Ivoire Cuba...................................1997
Cuba Czech Republic.........................1999
Denmark Denmark................................1998
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic.....................1997
Ecuador Ecuador................................1999
Egypt Egypt..................................1997
El Salvador El Salvador............................1997
Ethiopia Ethiopia...............................1997
France France.................................1998
Gabon Gabon..................................1997
Germany Germany................................1999
Guinea Guinea.................................1998
Hungary India..................................1997
India Indonesia..............................1999
Indonesia Ireland................................1999
Italy Italy..................................1999
Japan Japan..................................1999
Madagascar Madagascar.............................1998
Malawi Malaysia...............................1998
Malaysia Mali...................................1998
Mali Mexico.................................1998
Mauritania Mozambique.............................1999
Mexico Nepal..................................1997
Nepal Netherlands............................1997
Netherlands Nicaragua..............................1997
Nicaragua Pakistan...............................1998
Pakistan Philippines............................1997
Peru Republic of Korea......................1998
Philippines Russian Federation.....................1997
Republic of Korea South Africa...........................1999
Russian Federation Sri Lanka..............................1997
Sri Lanka Uganda.................................1998
Uganda Ukraine................................1998
Ukraine Uruguay................................1999
United Kingdom of United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.....................1997
Northern Ireland United States of America...............1998
United States of Zaire..................................1999
America Zimbabwe...............................1997
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
SUBCOMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND
PROTECTION OF MINORITIES
(26 members)
Members elected on 7 March 1994, for a four-year term, by the
Commission on Human Rights at its fiftieth session
Jose' Augusto Lindgren Alves (Brazil)
Alternate: Mari'lia Sardenberg Zelner Gonc'alves (Brazil)
Judith Sefi Attah (Nigeria)
Alternate: Christy Ezim Mbonu (Nigeria)
Jose' Bengoa (Chile)
Alternate: Mario Ibarra (Chile)
Stanislav Chernichenko (Russian Federation)
Alternate: Teimuraz Ramishvili (Russian Federation)
Erica-Irene Daes (Greece)
Alternate: Kalliopi Koufa (Greece)
Osman El-Hajje (Lebanon)
Fan Guoxiang (China)
Alternate: Zhong Shukong (China)
El-Hadji Guisse' (Senegal)
Alternate: Ndary Toure' (Senegal)
Lucy Gwanmesia (Cameroon)
Alternate: Pierre Sob (Cameroon)
Louis Joinet (France)
Alternate: Emmanuel Decaux (France)
Mohammed Sardar Ali Khan (India)
Miguel Limo'n Rojas (Mexico)
Alternate: He'ctor Fix Zamudio (Mexico)
Claire Palley (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Alternate:
John Merrills (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland)
Members elected on 22 April 1996, for a four-year term, by the
Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-second session
Marc Bossuyt (Belgium)
Alternate: Guy Genot (Belgium)
Volodymyr Boutkevitch (Ukraine)
Alternate: Olexandre Kouptchichine (Ukraine)
Asbjorn Eide (Norway)
Alternate: Jan Helgesen (Norway)
Ribot Hatano (Japan)
Alternate: Yozo Yokota (Japan)
Ahmed M. Khalifa (Egypt)
Alternate: Ahmed Khalil (Egypt)
Miguel J. Alfonso Marti'nez (Cuba)
Alternate: Marianela Ferriol Echevarri'a (Cuba)
Ioan Maxim (Romania)
Alternate: Petru Pavel Gavrilescu (Romania)
Mustapha Mehedi (Algeria)
Sang Yong Park (Republic of Korea)
Clemencia Forero Ucros (Colombia)
Alternate: Jorge Orlando Melo (Colombia)
Halima Embarek Warzazi (Morocco)
Alternate: Mohamad Benkaddour (Morocco)
David Weissbrodt (United States of America)
Alternate: Robert J. Portman (United States of America)
Fisseha Yimer (Ethiopia)
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
(45 members; four-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 Term expires on
31 December
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Algeria Angola ................................1998
Angola Bahamas ...............................1997
Australia Belgium ...............................1998
Austria Brazil ................................1999
Bahamas Bulgaria ..............................1998
Belarus Chile .................................1999
Belgium China .................................1999
Brazil Congo .................................1998
Bulgaria Costa Rica ............................1997
Chile Cyprus ................................1997
China Dominican Republic ....................1999
Colombia Ecuador ...............................1997
Congo Ethiopia ..............................2000
Costa Rica France ................................2000
Cuba Germany ...............................2000
Cyprus Ghana .................................2000
Dominican Republic Greece ................................1998
Ecuador Guinea ................................1997
France India .................................1997
Greece Indonesia .............................1998
Guinea Iran (Islamic Republic of) ............1997
Guinea-Bissau Japan .................................2000
India Kenya .................................1997
Indonesia Lebanon ...............................1999
Iran (Islamic Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ................1997
Republic of) Malaysia ..............................1997
Japan Mali ..................................1999
Kenya Mexico ................................1998
Lebanon Morocco ...............................2000
Libyan Arab Namibia ...............................1997
Jamahiriya Norway ................................1999
Malaysia Paraguay ..............................2000
Mali Peru ..................................2000
Mexico Philippines ...........................1998
Namibia Poland ................................2000
Norway Portugal ..............................1998
Philippines Republic of Korea .....................1997
Portugal Russian Federation ....................1998
Republic of Korea Slovakia ..............................1999
Russian Federation Swaziland .............................1999
Slovakia Thailand ..............................2000
Sudan Togo ..................................1998
Swaziland Tunisia ...............................1997
Thailand United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Togo Northern Ireland ....................2000
Tunisia United States of America ..............1999
United States
of America
COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS
(53 members; four-year term)
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Algeria ...............................1999
Australia..............................1997
Bahamas................................1997
Belgium................................1997
Bolivia................................1999
Brazil.................................1999
Bulgaria...............................1999
Canada.................................1999
China..................................1997
Colombia...............................1997
Co^te d'Ivoire.........................1997
Cuba...................................1999
Czech Republic.........................1999
Ecuador................................1999
Egypt..................................1999
Finland................................1997
France.................................1999
Germany................................1999
Ghana..................................1997
Greece.................................1999
Guinea.................................1997
India..................................1999
Indonesia..............................1999
Iran (Islamic Republic of).............1999
Italy..................................1999
Jamaica................................1999
Japan..................................1997
Lebanon................................1997
Liberia................................1997
Malaysia...............................1999
Mexico.................................1997
Morocco................................1999
Netherlands............................1999
Nigeria................................1999
Pakistan...............................1999
Paraguay...............................1997
Poland.................................1999
Portugal...............................1999
Republic of Korea......................1999
Romania................................1997
Russian Federation.....................1997
South Africa...........................1999
Spain..................................1997
Sri Lanka..............................1997
Sudan..................................1999
Sweden.................................1999
Syrian Arab Republic...................1999
Thailand...............................1999
Tunisia................................1999
Ukraine................................1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland.....................1997
United States of America...............1999
Venezuela..............................1999
SUBCOMMISSION ON ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFIC AND RELATED
MATTERS IN THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST
Members
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Egypt
India
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Yemen
COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
(40 members; three-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 Term expires on
31 December
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Angola Austria............................1999
Argentina Angola.............................1997
Austria Argentina..........................1997
Belarus Belarus............................1997
Brazil Bolivia............................1999
Burundi Burundi............................1997
Canada Canada.............................1997
China China..............................1997
Colombia Colombia...........................1999
Congo Costa Rica.........................1997
Costa Rica Egypt..............................1999
Cuba Fiji...............................1999
Finland France.............................1997
France Gambia.............................1999
Germany Indonesia..........................1997
Hungary Iran (Islamic Republic of).........1997
Indonesia Italy..............................1997
Iran Jamaica............................1999
(Islamic Japan..............................1999
Republic of) Lesotho............................1999
Italy Madagascar.........................1997
Japan Malawi.............................1999
Madagascar Mexico.............................1997
Malawi Netherlands........................1999
Malaysia Nicaragua..........................1997
Mexico Nigeria............................1997
Morocco Pakistan...........................1999
Nicaragua Paraguay...........................1997
Nigeria Philippines........................1999
Pakistan Poland.............................1997
Paraguay Republic of Korea..................1997
Poland Russian Federation.................1999
Republic of Sudan..............................1999
Korea Swaziland..........................1999
Russian Sweden.............................1999
Federation Thailand...........................1997
Sri Lanka Tunisia............................1999
Sudan Ukraine............................1999
Thailand United States of America...........1997
Tunisia Zambia.............................1999
Uganda
United Republic
of Tanzania
United States
of America
Zaire
COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT r/
Membership in 1996 and 1997 s/
Antigua and Barbuda Kuwait
Austria Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Azerbaijan Malawi
Belarus Malaysia
Belgium Malta
Bolivia Marshall Islands
Brazil Mexico
Bulgaria Morocco
Burundi Netherlands
Canada Niger
Cape Verde Nigeria
Chile Pakistan
China Philippines
Colombia Romania
Congo Russian Federation
Costa Rica Saudi Arabia
Denmark Spain
Egypt Togo
Ethiopia Uganda
Germany Ukraine
Guatemala United Kingdom of Great
Britain
India and Northern Ireland
Ireland United Republic of Tanzania
Jamaica United States of America
Japan Uruguay
Jordan Viet Nam
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r/ At the 56th meeting, on 27 July 1995, the Council decided, on an
exceptional basis and on the understanding that this would not create a
precedent, to extend the term of office of the current members of the
Commission for an additional year, to expire on 31 December 1997 (decision
1995/312).
s/ The Council postponed to a future session the election of two members
from Western European and other States for a term beginning on the date of
election (decision 1996/298).
COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(53 members; three-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 Term expires on
31 December
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Antigua and Antigua and Barbuda....................1998
Barbuda Australia..............................1997
Australia Bahamas................................1997
Bahamas Bangladesh.............................1997
Bangladesh Belgium................................1998
Barbados Benin..................................1998
Belarus Bolivia................................1998
Belgium Brazil.................................1997
Benin Bulgaria...............................1999
Bolivia Burundi................................1997
Brazil Canada.................................1999
Bulgaria Central African Republic...............1998
Burundi China..................................1998
Canada Colombia...............................1998
Central African Djibouti...............................1999
Republic Egypt..................................1999
China Ethiopia...............................1997
Colombia Finland................................1997
Ethiopia France.................................1997
Finland Gabon..................................1998
France Germany................................1998
Gabon Ghana..................................1997
Germany Guyana.................................1998
Ghana Hungary................................1997
Guinea India..................................1999
Guyana Indonesia..............................1999
Hungary Iran (Islamic Republic of).............1997
India Ireland................................1999
Iran (Islamic Japan..................................1999
Republic of) Mexico.................................1999
Italy Mozambique.............................1998
Japan Netherlands............................1998
Malaysia Niger..................................1999
Mexico Pakistan...............................1998
Morocco Panama.................................1999
Mozambique Papua New Guinea.......................1997
Netherlands Peru...................................1997
Pakistan Philippines............................1997
Papua New Guinea Poland.................................1998
Peru Russian Federation.....................1998
Philippines Saudi Arabia...........................1998
Poland Senegal................................1997
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia Slovakia...............................1999
Senegal Spain..................................1997
Spain Sudan..................................1999
Sweden Sweden.................................1998
Switzerland Switzerland............................1998
Thailand Thailand...............................1998
Uganda Ukraine................................1997
Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and
United Kingdom of Northern Ireland.....................1999
Great Britain and United States of America...............1999
Northern Ireland Venezuela..............................1999
United Republic of Zimbabwe...............................1998
Tanzania
United States of
America
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
E. Regional commissions
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE
Members
Albania Liechtenstein
Andorra Lithuania
Armenia Luxembourg
Austria Malta
Azerbaijan Monaco
Belarus Netherlands
Belgium Norway
Bosnia and Herzegovina Poland
Bulgaria Portugal
Canada Republic of Moldova
Croatia Romania
Cyprus Russian Federation
Czech Republic San Marino
Denmark Slovakia
Estonia Slovenia
Finland Spain
France Sweden
Georgia Switzerland
Germany Tajikistan
Greece The former Yugoslav Republic
Hungary of Macedonia
Iceland Turkey
Ireland Turkmenistan
Israel Ukraine
Italy United Kingdom of Great
Britain
Kazakstan and Northern Ireland
Kyrgyzstan United States of America
Latvia Uzbekistan
Yugoslavia t/
The Holy See participates in the work of the Commission in
accordance with Commission decision N (XXXI) of 5 April 1976.
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t/ By decision 1993/316, the Economic and Social Council decided that the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) should not participate
in the work of the Economic Commission for Europe as long as the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) did not participate in the work
of the General Assembly.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Members
Afghanistan Nauru
Armenia Nepal
Australia Netherlands
Azerbaijan New Zealand
Bangladesh Pakistan
Bhutan Palau
Brunei Darussalam Papua New Guinea
Cambodia Philippines
China Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic Russian Federation
of Korea Samoa
Fiji Singapore
France Solomon Islands
India Sri Lanka
Indonesia Tajikistan
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Thailand
Japan Tonga
Kazakstan Turkey
Kiribati Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan Tuvalu
Lao People's Democratic Republic United Kingdom of Great Britain
Malaysia and Northern Ireland
Maldives United States of America
Marshall Islands Uzbekistan
Micronesia (Federated States of) Vanuatu
Mongolia Viet Nam
Myanmar
Associate members
American Samoa Guam
Commonwealth of the Northern Hong Kong
Mariana Islands Macau
Cook Islands New Caledonia
French Polynesia Niue
Switzerland participates in a consultative capacity in the work of
the Commission by virtue of Council resolution 860 (XXXII) of
21 December 1961.
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Members
Antigua and Barbuda Honduras
Argentina Italy
Bahamas Jamaica
Barbados Mexico
Belize Netherlands
Bolivia Nicaragua
Brazil Panama
Canada Paraguay
Chile Peru
Colombia Portugal
Costa Rica Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cuba Saint Lucia
Dominica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Dominican Republic Spain
Ecuador Suriname
El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago
France United Kingdom of Great Britain
Grenada and Northern Ireland
Guatemala United States of America
Guyana Uruguay
Haiti Venezuela
Associate members
Aruba Netherlands Antilles
British Virgin Islands Puerto Rico
Montserrat United States Virgin Islands
Germany and Switzerland participate in a consultative capacity in
the work of the Commission by virtue of Council resolutions 632
(XXII) of 19 December 1956 and 861 (XXXII) of 21 December 1961,
respectively.
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
Members
Algeria Madagascar
Angola Malawi
Benin Mali
Botswana Mauritania
Burkina Faso Mauritius
Burundi Morocco
Cameroon Mozambique
Cape Verde Namibia
Central African Republic Niger
Chad Nigeria
Comoros Rwanda
Congo Sao Tome and Principe
Co^te d'Ivoire Senegal
Djibouti Seychelles
Egypt Sierra Leone
Equatorial Guinea Somalia
Eritrea South Africa
Ethiopia Sudan
Gabon Swaziland
Gambia Togo
Ghana Tunisia
Guinea Uganda
Guinea-Bissau United Republic of Tanzania
Kenya Zaire
Lesotho Zambia
Liberia Zimbabwe
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Switzerland participates in a consultative capacity in the work of
the Commission by virtue of Council resolution 925 (XXXIV) of 6
July 1962.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR WESTERN ASIA
Members
Bahrain Palestine
Egypt Qatar
Iraq Saudi Arabia
Jordan Syrian Arab Republic
Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Lebanon Yemen
Oman
F. Related bodies
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
(36 members; three-year term)
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31 December
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Angola Angola.................................1997
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan.............................1997
Brazil Belgium................................1999
Burkina Faso Burundi................................1997
Burundi Cape Verde.............................1999
Canada China..................................1998
China Cuba...................................1998
Cuba Czech Republic.........................1999
Denmark Denmark................................1998
France Germany................................1999
Ghana India..................................1997
India Indonesia..............................1999
Indonesia Italy..................................1999
Italy Jamaica................................1999
Jamaica Japan..................................1997
Japan Kenya..................................1997
Kenya Morocco................................1997
Lebanon Namibia................................1998
Morocco Netherlands............................1997
Namibia New Zealand ...........................1998
Netherlands Nicaragua..............................1999
Norway Nigeria................................1999
Pakistan Norway.................................1997
Republic of Korea Oman...................................1999
Romania Pakistan...............................1997
Russian Federation Republic of Korea......................1997
Suriname Russian Federation.....................1998
Sweden Suriname...............................1998
Switzerland Sweden.................................1997
Turkey Switzerland............................1998
Uganda Turkey.................................1998
Ukraine Uganda.................................1997
United Kingdom of Ukraine................................1998
Great Britain and United States of America...............1999
Northern Ireland Venezuela..............................1997
United States of Viet Nam...............................1998
America
Venezuela
Viet Nam
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u/ At the 5th meeting, on 2 May 1996, the Council elected New Zealand for a
two-year term beginning on 1 January 1997 to complete the term of Canada
(decision 1996/222).
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
(51 members) v/
Algeria Morocco
Argentina Namibia
Australia Netherlands
Austria Nicaragua
Bangladesh Nigeria
Belgium Norway
Brazil Pakistan
Canada Philippines
China Russian Federation
Colombia Somalia
Denmark Spain
Ethiopia Sudan
Finland Sweden
France Switzerland
Germany Thailand
Greece Tunisia
Holy See Turkey
Hungary Uganda
India United Kingdom of Great Britain
Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Northern Ireland
Ireland United Republic of Tanzania
Israel United States of America
Italy Venezuela
Japan Yugoslavia
Lebanon Zaire
Lesotho
Madagascar
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v/ Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 50/228, in which the Assembly
decided to increase the number of members of the Executive Committee from 50
to 51 States, the Council elected Ireland a member of the Executive Committee
(decision 1996/298).
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME/
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
(36 members; three-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1996 w/ Term expires on
31 December
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Argentina Antigua and Barbuda....................1999
Bangladesh Argentina..............................1998
Belgium Australia..............................1998
Belize Austria................................1999
Burundi Belize.................................1998
Canada Brazil.................................1999
China Burundi................................1997
Cuba China..................................1997
Denmark Cuba...................................1997
Ethiopia Ethiopia...............................1997
Finland Finland................................1997
Gambia France.................................1997
Germany Gambia.................................1997
India Germany................................1997
Indonesia Guinea.................................1999
Japan India..................................1998
Madagascar Indonesia..............................1997
Malaysia Japan..................................1999
Morocco Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ................1999
Netherlands Madagascar.............................1998
Pakistan Malaysia...............................1998
Peru Netherlands............................1998
Philippines Norway.................................1999
Poland Pakistan...............................1999
Portugal Philippines............................1997
Romania Romania................................1998
Sierra Leone Russian Federation.....................1999
Slovakia Slovakia...............................1997
Spain Sweden.................................1997
Sweden Switzerland............................1998
Switzerland Thailand...............................1999
Trinidad and Ukraine................................1998
Tobago United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ukraine Northern Ireland.....................1999
United States of United States of America...............1998
America Zaire..................................1997
Zaire Zambia.................................1997
Zambia
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w/ At the 5th meeting, on 2 May 1996, the Council elected Australia for a
two-year term beginning on 1 January 1997 to complete the term of Canada. At
the same meeting, the Council elected France for a one-year term beginning on
1 January 1997 to complete the term of Spain (decision 1996/222).
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME x/
(36 members; three-year term)
Membership in 1996
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Members elected by Term expires Term expires
the Economic and on Members elected by on
Social Council 31 December the FAO Council 31 December
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Angola ..................... 1996 Albania .................. 1996
Cameroon ................... 1998 Algeria .................. 1998
Dominican Republic ......... 1996 Australia ................ 1996
Finland .................... 1998 Bangladesh ............... 1997
Hungary .................... 1997 Brazil ................... 1996
India ...................... 1998 Burkina Faso ............. 1996
Indonesia .................. 1997 Burundi .................. 1997
Italy ...................... 1997 Canada ................... 1998
Japan ...................... 1996 China .................... 1998
Mauritania ................. 1997 Cuba ..................... 1998
Norway ..................... 1997 El Salvador .............. 1997
Pakistan ................... 1997 France ................... 1996
Paraguay ................... 1998 Germany .................. 1998
Philippines ................ 1996 Haiti .................... 1997
Sweden ..................... 1998 Netherlands .............. 1997
Tunisia .................... 1998 Nigeria .................. 1998
Uganda ..................... 1996 Syrian Arab Republic ..... 1996
United Kingdom of Great United States of America . 1997
Britain and Northern
Ireland .................. 1996
Membership in 1997
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Members elected by Term expires Term expires
the Economic and on Members elected by on
Social Council y/ 31 December the FAO Council z/ 31 December
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Angola ..................... 1999 Algeria .................. 1998
Belgium .................... 1999 Bangladesh ............... 1997
Cameroon ................... 1998 Burundi .................. 1997
Denmark .................... 1998 Canada ................... 1998
Ethiopia ................... 1999 China .................... 1998
Hungary .................... 1997 Cuba ..................... 1998
India ...................... 1998 El Salvador .............. 1997
Indonesia .................. 1997 Germany .................. 1998
Iran (Islamic Republic of) . 1999 Haiti .................... 1997
Italy ...................... 1997 Netherlands .............. 1997
Japan ...................... 1999 Nigeria .................. 1998
Mauritania ................. 1997 United States of America . 1997
Mexico ..................... 1999
Norway ..................... 1997
Pakistan ................... 1997
Paraguay ................... 1998
Tunisia .................... 1998
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern
Ireland .................. 1998
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x/ By resolution 50/8 of 1 November 1995, the General Assembly decided,
subject to the concurrence of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, that the Committee on Food Aid Policies
and Programmes should be reconstituted as the Executive Board of the World
Food Programme, with 36 members elected from among the States Members of the
United Nations or the States members of the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations, and that the Economic and Social Council and the
Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations should
elect 18 members each, according to the pattern set out in the resolution.
The members of the Executive Board are elected from five lists set out in the
Basic Texts of the World Food Programme and reproduced in document
E/1995/L.11, annex II.
y/ At the 5th meeting, on 2 May 1996, the Council elected Denmark for a two-
year term beginning on 1 January 1997 to complete the term of Finland. At the
same meeting, the Council elected the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland for a two-year term beginning on 1 January 1997 to complete
the term of Sweden (decision 1996/222).
z/ The remaining six seats are to be filled by the Council of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at its session to be held in
October 1996.
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
Members elected by the Economic and Social Council to serve
on the Board as constituted under the 1972 Protocol Amending
the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961
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Sirad Atmodjo (Indonesia) ..............................1997
Edward A. Babayan (Russian Federation)..................2000
Abdol-Hamid Ghodse (Islamic Republic of Iran)...........1997
Dil Jan Khan (Pakistan) ................................1997
Gottfried Machata (Austria).............................1997
Mohamed A. Mansour (Egypt)..............................2000
Bunsom Martin (Thailand)................................1997
Anto'nio Lourenco Martins (Portugal)....................2000
Herbert S. Okun (United States of America)..............1997
Alfredo Pemjean (Chile) ................................2000
Manuel Quijano Narezo (Mexico)..........................1997
Oskar Schroeder(Germany)................................2000
Elba Torres Graterol (Venezuela)........................2000
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Edward A. Babayan (Russian Federation)..................2000
C. Chakrabarty (India)..................................2002
Nelia P. Corte's-Maramba (Philippines)..................2002
Jacques Franquet (France)...............................2002
Abdol-Hamid Ghodse (Islamic Republic of Iran)...........2002
Alfonso Go'mez Me'ndez (Colombia).......................2002
Dil Jan Khan (Pakistan) ................................2002
Mohamed A. Mansour (Egypt)..............................2000
Anto'nio Lourenco Martins (Portugal)....................2000
Herbert S. Okun (United States of America)..............2002
Alfredo Pemjean (Chile) ................................2000
Oskar Schroeder (Germany)...............................2000
Elba Torres Graterol (Venezuela)........................2000
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
(11 members; three-year term)
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Membership as at 1 July 1995 Term expires on 30 June
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Selma Acuner (Turkey)...............................1997
Ihsan Abdallah Algabshawi (Sudan)...................1998
Esther Mari'a Ashton (Bolivia)......................1998
Fatima Benslimane Hassar (Morocco)..................1997
Noe"lie Kangoye (Burkina Faso)......................1996
Amara Pongsapich (Thailand).........................1996
Els Postel-Coster (Netherlands).....................1998
Pilar Escario Rodri'guez-Spitere' (Spain)...........1996
D. Gail Saunders (Bahamas)..........................1997
Renata Siemienska-Zochowska (Poland)................1997
Soedarsono (Indonesia)..............................1997
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Membership as at 1 July 1996 Term expires on 30 June
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Selma Acuner (Turkey)...............................1997
Ihsan Abdallah Algabshawi (Sudan)...................1998
Esther Mari'a Ashton (Bolivia)......................1998
Fatima Benslimane Hassar (Morocco)..................1997
Maria Jonas (Austria)...............................1999
Noe"lie Kangoye (Burkina Faso)......................1999
Mona Chemali Khalaf (Lebanon).......................1999
Els Postel-Coster (Netherlands).....................1998
D. Gail Saunders (Bahamas)..........................1997
Renata Siemienska-Zochowska (Poland)................1997
Soedarsono (Indonesia)..............................1997
COMMITTEE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS POPULATION AWARD
Members elected for a three-year term beginning
on 1 January 1995 aa/
Belarus India
Burundi Japan
Cameroon Netherlands
El Salvador Philippines
Guatemala Zaire
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aa/ For the regulations governing the Award, see General Assembly resolution
36/201 and decision 41/445.
PROGRAMME COORDINATION BOARD OF THE JOINT AND CO-SPONSORED
UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS/
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
(22 members; three-year term)
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Membership in 1996 Membership in 1997 Term expires on
31 December
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Algeria Algeria.....................................1997
Australia Barbados....................................1977
Barbados Bulgaria....................................1997
Bulgaria Canada......................................1999
Canada China.......................................1997
China Congo.......................................1998
Congo Co^te d'Ivoire..............................1999
Co^te d'Ivoire France......................................1998
France India.......................................1998
India Japan.......................................1997
Japan Mexico......................................1999
Mexico Netherlands.................................1997
Netherlands Norway......................................1999
Pakistan Pakistan....................................1998
Paraguay Paraguay....................................1998
Russian Federation Russian Federation..........................1998
South Africa South Africa................................1997
Sweden Sweden......................................1997
Thailand Thailand....................................1999
Uganda Uganda......................................1998
United Kingdom of United Kingdom of Great
Great Britain and Britain and Northern
Northern Ireland Ireland...................................1997
United States of United States of America....................1998
America
Annex III
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS DESIGNATED BY THE COUNCIL UNDER
RULE 79 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE a/ FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE
DELIBERATIONS OF THE COUNCIL ON QUESTIONS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
THEIR ACTIVITIES
Organizations accorded permanent observer status
by the General Assembly
Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (General Assembly
resolution 36/4)
African Development Bank (General Assembly resolution 42/10)
Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (General Assembly
resolution 33/18)
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the
Caribbean (General Assembly resolution 43/6)
Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (General Assembly
resolution 35/2)
Caribbean Community (General Assembly resolution 46/8)
Central American Integration System (General Assembly resolution 50/2)
Commonwealth of Independent States (General Assembly resolution
48/237)
Commonwealth Secretariat (General Assembly resolution 31/3)
Council of Europe (General Assembly resolution 44/6)
Economic Cooperation Organization (General Assembly resolution 48/2)
European Community (General Assembly resolution 3208 (XXIX))
International Committee of the Red Cross (General Assembly resolution 45/6)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(General Assembly resolution 49/2)
International Organization for Migration (General Assembly resolution 47/4)
Latin American Economic System (SELA) (General Assembly resolution 35/3)
Latin American Parliament (General Assembly resolution 48/4)
League of Arab States (General Assembly resolution 477 (V))
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (General Assembly
resolution 48/5)
Organization of African Unity (General Assembly resolution 2011 (XX))
Organization of American States (General Assembly resolution 253 (III))
Organization of the Islamic Conference (General Assembly resolution
3369 (XXX))
Permanent Court of Arbitration (General Assembly resolution 48/3)
South Pacific Forum (General Assembly resolution 49/1)
Sovereign Military Order of Malta (General Assembly resolution 48/265)
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a/ The text of rule 79, entitled "Participation of other intergovernmental
organizations", reads: "Representatives of intergovernmental organizations
accorded permanent observer status by the General Assembly and of other
intergovernmental organizations designated on an ad hoc or a continuing basis
by the Council on the recommendation of the Bureau may participate, without
the right to vote, in the deliberations of the Council on questions within the
scope of the activities of the organizations".
Organizations designated by the Economic and Social Council
Participation on a continuing basis
African Regional Centre for Technology (Council decision 1980/151)
Asian Productivity Organization (APO) (Council decision 1980/114)
Council of Arab Economic Unity (Council decision 109 (LIX))
International Centre for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries
(ICPE) (Council decision 1980/114)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) (Council
decision 109 (LIX))
Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) (Council decision 1980/114)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (Council
decision 109 (LIX))
Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and
Culture (Council decision 1986/156)
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Council decision 109 (LIX))
Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment
(Council decision 1992/265)
Union of Economic and Social Councils of Africa (Council decision 1996/225)
World Tourism Organization (Council decision 109 (LIX))
Participation on an ad hoc basis
African Accounting Council (Council decision 1987/161)
African Cultural Institute (Council decision 1987/161)
Arab Security Studies and Training Centre (Council decision 1989/165)
Council of Arab Ministers of the Interior (Council decision 1987/161)
Customs Cooperation Council (Council decision 1989/165)
International Bauxite Association (Council decision 1987/161)
International Civil Defence Organization (Council decision 109 (LIX))
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Council decision
239 (LXII))
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