Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences
Background
The Committee on Conferences, established in 1974 by the General Assembly (resolution 3351 (XXIX)), was retained by the Assembly at its forty-third session as a permanent subsidiary organ. The Committee's functions and composition are set out in resolution 43/222 B.
At its sixty-first session, the General Assembly took note of the appointment by its President of seven members of the Committee on Conferences for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2007 (decision 61/412 [page 10]). At present, the Committee is composed of the following 21 States:
- Term of office expires on 31 December 2007:
- Austria
- China
- Egypt
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Nepal
- United States of America
- Term of office expires on 31 December 2008:
- Burundi
- El Salvador
- France
- Lesotho
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Russian Federation
- Term of office expires on 31 December 2009:
- Belarus
- Germany
- Grenada
- Honduras
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Syrian Arab Republic
At its sixty-second session, the General Assembly will need to fill the seats being vacated by the following States: Austria, China, Egypt, Jamaica, Kenya, Nepal and United States of America. As stipulated in paragraph 3 of resolution 43/222 B, retiring members of the Committee are eligible for reappointment.
