ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS ELECTIONS FOR SUBSIDIARY BODIES
Press Release
ECOSOC/5820
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS ELECTIONS FOR SUBSIDIARY BODIES
19990506 The Economic and Social Council this morning held elections for several of its subsidiary bodies as it resumed its organizational session.The results of the elections were as follows:
-- China, Hungary, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Romania, Uganda and the United States for the Statistical Commission;
-- Algeria, Belarus, Brazil, France, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Pakistan and Uganda for the Commission on Population and Development;
-- Belarus, Benin, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sudan and the United States for the Commission for Social Development;
-- Argentina, Brazil, Burundi, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Portugal, Spain, Swaziland and Zambia for the Commission on Human Rights;
-- Benin, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi and the United States for the Commission on the Status of Women;
-- Angola, Argentina, Austria, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mozambique, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Sudan, Swaziland, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United States and Venezuela for the Commission on Narcotic Drugs;
-- Algeria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Egypt, Jamaica, Japan, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Thailand and Tunisia for the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice;
-- Algeria, Barbados, Benin, Colombia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany, Greece, India, Kenya, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Spain, Sri Lanka and Uganda for the Commission on Human Settlements;
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-- China, Gabon, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Namibia, Panama, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Sudan, Thailand and the United Kingdom for the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting;
-- Bolivia, Côte d'Ivoire, Greece, Guinea, India, Iran, Italy, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey and the United States for the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands will fill seats being vacated by France, Norway and Switzerland);
-- Finland, Greece, Mexico and Senegal for the Programme Coordination Board of the Joint and Co-sponsored United Nations Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (France, Luxembourg, Italy, Sweden and the United States will fill seats being vacated by Belgium, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom);
-- Jane Nambakire Mulemwa of Uganda, Hanan El-Malki of Syria and Ana Maria Braga da Cruz of Portugal for the Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW);
-- Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, Gabon, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Mauritania, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe for the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC);
-- Mozambique for the new seat on the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR);
-- Australia, Belarus, Bolivia, Greece, Guatemala, Japan, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom and the United States for the Commission on Sustainable Development;
-- Maria Elena Medina Mora of Mexico, Nuzhet Kandemir of Turkey, Edouard Babayan of the Russian Federation, Zheng Jiwang of China, Alfredo Pemjean of Chile and Philip Onagwele Emafo of Nigeria for the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB); and
-- Belgium, Brazil, Egypt, Honduras, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sweden, Togo and Viet Nam for the for the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Also this morning, the Council decided to hold elections to the Executive Board of the World Food Programme (WFP) after action had been taken by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conference in November.
It also decided to endorse the decision of the Secretary-General to approve the application of the Czech Republic for full membership in the Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.
The Council will meet again at 10 a.m. tomorrow to continue its organizational session.
Council Work Programme
The Economic and Social Council met this morning to resume its organizational session for 1999. The Council is scheduled primarily to hold elections for several of its subsidiary bodies, to propose nominees and to appoint individuals to serve on them.
Elections
The Council will elect members for four-year terms beginning 1 January 2000 to fill vacancies on the following functional commissions (document E/1999/L.1/Add.8):
-- Eight members to the 24-member Statistical Commission: two members each from African States, Asian States and Eastern European States; and one member each from Latin American and Caribbean States and from Western European and Other States. (Seats are being vacated by Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Pakistan, Romania, Sudan, Togo and the United States.)
-- Nine members to the 47-member Commission on Population and Development: three members from African States; two members each from Asian States and Western European and Other States; one member each from Eastern European States and from Latin American and Caribbean States. (Seats are being vacated by Bulgaria, Brazil, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands and the Sudan.)
-- Fifteen members to the 46-member Commission for Social Development: four members from African States; three members each from Asian States, from Latin American and Caribbean States and from Western European and Other States; and two members from Eastern European States. (Seats are being vacated by Belarus, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Japan, Mauritania, Nepal, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sudan, United States and Venezuela.)
-- Ten members to the 45-member Commission on the Status of Women: three members from Latin American and Caribbean States; two members each from African States, from Asian States and from Western European and Other States; and one member from Eastern European States. (Seats are being vacated by Brazil, Chile, China, Dominican Republic, Lebanon, Mali, Norway, Slovakia, Swaziland and the United States.)
-- Thirty-three members to the 53-member Commission on Narcotic Drugs: nine members from Western European and Other States; seven members each from African States, from Asian States and from Latin American and Caribbean States; and three members from Eastern European States. (Seats are being vacated by Algeria, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy,
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Jamaica, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, United States and Venezuela.)
The Council will also elect members for three-year terms beginning 1 January 2000 to fill rotational vacancies on the following functional commissions (document E/1999/L.1/Add.8):
-- Twenty members to the 34-member Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC): four members each from African States, Asian States and Latin American and Caribbean States; three members from Eastern European States; and five members from Western European and Other States (document E/1999/L.1/Add.16). (Seats are being vacated by Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Cameroon, Congo, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.)
-- Fifteen members to the 53-member Commission on Human Rights: four members each from African States and from Western European and Other States; three members each from Asian States and from Latin American and Caribbean States; and one member from Eastern European States. (Seats are being vacated by Argentina, Austria, Cape Verde, China, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mozambique, South Africa and Uruguay.)
-- Twenty members to the 40-member Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: eight members from African States; four members from Asian States; three members each from Latin American and Caribbean States and from Western European and Other States; and two members from Eastern European States. (Seats are being vacated by Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Egypt, Fiji, Gambia, Jamaica, Japan, Lesotho, Malawi, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Ukraine, Tunisia and Zambia.)
-- Sixteen members to the 53-member Commission on Sustainable Development: four members each from African States and from Western European and Other States; three members each from Asian States and from Latin American and Caribbean States; and two members from Eastern European States. (Seats are being vacated by Bulgaria, Canada, Djibouti, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Niger, Panama, Slovakia, Sudan, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.)
According to a note by the Secretary-General on elections to the 58-member Commission on Human Settlements (document E/1999/L.1/Add. 9), the Council is to elect 19 members for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 2000, to fill the vacancies created by the expiration on 31 December of the terms of the following members: Algeria, Barbados, Benin, Bulgaria, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Norway,
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Philippines, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. The 19 members are to be elected on the following basis: five from African States; five from Asian States; two from Eastern European States; three from Latin American and Caribbean States; and four from Western European and Other States.
A note by the Secretary-General on elections to the 34-member Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (document E/1999/L.1/Add.10) states that the Council is to elect 21 members for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 2000 to fill the vacancies that will occur on 31 December upon the expiration of the terms of the following members: Argentina, China, Colombia, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and United Kingdom. The members are to be elected according to the following pattern: five from African States; three from Asian States; one from Eastern European States; three from Latin American and Caribbean States; and nine from Western European and Other States.
Also to be elected are 11 members to the 36-member Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (document E/1999/L.1/Add.13) for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 2000 to fill vacancies by Belgium, Cape Verde, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman and the United States. Members will be elected on the following basis: two from African States; two from Asian States; one from Eastern European States; two from Latin American and Caribbean States; and four from Western European and Other States.
The Council is also to elect 11 members to the 36-member Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (documents E/1999/L.1/Add.14 and Corr.1). The members are to be elected from among United Nations Member States or members of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 2000 to fill the vacancies that will occur on 31 December upon the expiration of the terms of the following members: Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Brazil, Guinea, Japan, Libya, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sweden, Thailand and United Kingdom. They will be elected on the following basis: two from African States; two from Asian States; one from Eastern European States; two from Latin American and Caribbean States; and four from Western European and Other States.
The Council will also elect five members of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) from among candidates nominated by governments for a five-year term beginning 1 March 2000. Documents E/1999/L.1/Adds.11, 17, 19 and 20 contain information on the candidates, including biographical details. It will also elect one member to the Board from among candidates nominated by the World Health Organization (WHO) (document E/1999/L.1/Add.12). The posts
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being vacated on 1 March 2000 are currently occupied by Edouard Armenakovich Babayan (Russian Federation), Mohamed Mansour (Egypt), Antonio Lourenço Martins (Portugal), Oskar Schroeder (Germany), and Elba Torres Graterol (Venezuela).
The Council will elect five members to the 22-member Programme Coordination Board of the Joint and Co-sponsored United Nations Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (document E/1999/L.1/Add.15) for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 2000. They will fill seats being vacated by Australia, Côte d'Ivoire, Finland, Mexico and Thailand. The members will be elected according to the following pattern: one from African States, one from Asian States, one from Latin American and Caribbean States, and two from Western European and Other States.
Confirmations and Appointments
The Council was also expected to appoint three members to the 11-member Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) for three-year terms beginning on the date of appointment. Document E/1999/L.1/Add.18 contains biographical information on the candidates. The members will be appointed on the following basis: one from African States, one from Asian States, and one from Western European and Other States.
In addition, the Council will confirm, as a member of the Statistical Commission, Masahiro Horie of Japan, whose name was received since the close of the resumed substantive session of 1998 (document E/1999/L.1/Add.2).
Elections, Nominations and Confirmations
The representative of Portugal said that his delegation was withdrawing its candidature for the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
For the Statistical Commission, the following were elected to serve four-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2000: Hungary, Morocco, Peru and Uganda. Re-elected for the same terms were: China, Pakistan, Romania and the United States.
For the Commission on Population and Development, the following were elected to serve four-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2000: Algeria, Belarus, Pakistan and Uganda. Re-elected for the same terms were: Brazil, France, Japan, Kenya and the Netherlands.
For the Commission for Social Development, the following were elected to serve four-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2000: Benin, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia and Nigeria. Re-elected for the same terms were: Belarus, Ecuador,
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France, Germany, Japan, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sudan and the United States.
For the Commission on Human Rights, the following were elected to serve three-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2000: Burundi, Nigeria, Swaziland and Zambia.
The Council then proceeded to a secret ballot to elect three members from the Group of Asian States.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers: 54 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 54 Abstentions: 0 Number of members voting: 54 Required majority: 28
Number of votes obtained:
China: 48 Indonesia: 42 Japan: 42 Syria: 27
Having obtained the required majority, China, Indonesia and Japan were re-elected as members of the Commission on Human Rights for three-year terms beginning 1 January 2000.
The Council then proceeded to a secret ballot to elect one member from the Group of Eastern European States.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers: 54 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 54 Abstentions: 0 Number of members voting: 54 Required majority: 28
Number of votes obtained:
Belarus: 23 Czech Republic: 31
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Having obtained the required majority, Czech Republic was re-elected as a member of the Commission on Human Rights for a three-year term beginning 1 January 2000.
The Council then proceeded to a secret ballot to elect three members from the Latin American and Caribbean States Group.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers: 54 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 54 Abstentions: 0 Number of members voting: 54 Required majority: 28
Number of votes obtained:
Argentina: 39 Brazil: 49 Dominican Republic: 28 Ecuador: 38
Having obtained the required majority, Brazil was elected as member of the Commission on Human Rights for three-year terms beginning on 1 January 2000. Argentina and Ecuador were re-elected for the same term.
The Council then proceeded to a secret ballot to elect four members from the Western European and Other States Group.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers: 54 Number of invalid ballots: 0 Number of valid ballots: 54 Abstentions: 0 Number of members voting: 54 Required majority: 28
Number of votes obtained:
Germany: 44 Italy: 45 Portugal: 43 Spain: 41 Turkey: 32
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Having obtained the required majority, Portugal and Spain were elected as members of the Commission on Human Rights for three-year terms beginning on 1 January 2000. Germany and Italy were re-elected for the same term.
For the Commission on the Status of Women, the following were elected to serve four-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2000: Benin, Croatia, Denmark, Kyrgyzstan and Malawi. Re-elected for the same term were: Brazil, Chile, China, Dominican Republic and the United States.
For the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the following were elected to serve four-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2000: Angola, Argentina, Austria, Benin, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mozambique, Peru, Philippines, Slovakia, Swaziland and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Re-elected for the same term were: Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Sudan, Thailand, United States and Venezuela.
For the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the following were elected to serve three-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2000: Algeria, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain and Thailand. Re-elected for the same term were: Bolivia, Egypt, Jamaica, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sudan and Tunisia.
For the Commission on Human Settlements, the following were elected to serve four-year terms beginning on 1 January 2000: Croatia, Malaysia, Morocco and Uganda. Re-elected for the same term were: Algeria, Barbados, Benin, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, India, Kenya, Jordan, Mexico, Norway, Spain and Sri Lanka.
For the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, the following were elected to serve three-year terms beginning on 1 January 2000: Kazakhstan, Morocco, Sudan and Swaziland. Re-elected for the same term were: China, Gabon, Germany, Italy, Namibia, Panama, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
For the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the following were elected to serve three-year terms beginning on 1 January 2000: Bolivia, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, India, Italy, Iran, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago and Turkey. Re-elected for the same term were Greece and the United States.
The representative of Finland announced that France, Norway and Switzerland could not complete their terms on the Board. Therefore, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands would fill those seats on the Board as of 1 January 2000.
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For the Programme Coordination Board of the Joint and Co-sponsored United Nations Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), the following members were elected for three-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2000: Greece and Senegal. Re-elected for the same term were: Finland and Mexico.
The representative of Finland announced that Belgium, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom would not be able to complete their term on the Board. Therefore, France, Luxembourg, Italy, Sweden and the United States would fill those seats as of 1 January 2000.
For the Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), the Council appointed the following members for three-year terms beginning 1 July 1999: Jane Nambakire Mulemwa of Uganda and Hanan El-Malki of Syria.
For the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC), the Council nominated the following members for election by the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session, for three-year terms, beginning 1 January 2000: Bangladesh, Cuba, Gabon, Mauritania, Peru and San Marino. Re-elected for the same term were: Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.
For the Commission on Sustainable Development, the following were elected to serve three-year terms, beginning at the organizational meeting of the Commission's ninth session (in the year 2000) and expiring at the close of the Commission's eleventh session in the year 2003: Australia, Belarus, Greece, Madagascar, Mali, Poland and Uganda. Re-elected for the same term were: Sudan, United Kingdom and the United States.
The Council then proceeded to a secret ballot to elect three members from the Asian States Group.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers 54 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 54 Abstentions 0 Number of members voting 54 Required majority 28
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Number of votes obtained
Japan 44 Kuwait 27 Pakistan 50 Thailand 35 Republic of Korea 1
Having obtained the required majority, Pakistan and Thailand were elected as members of the Commission on Sustainable Development for three-year terms, beginning at the organizational meeting of the Commission's ninth session (in the year 2000) and expiring at the close of the Commission's eleventh session in the year 2003. Japan was re-elected for the same term.
The Council then proceeded to a secret ballot to elect three members from the Latin American and Caribbean States Group.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers 54 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 54 Abstentions 0 Number of members voting 54 Required majority 28
Number of votes obtained
Bolivia 33 Guatemala 46 Mexico 46 Panama 33 Antigua and Barbuda 1
Having obtained the required majority, Guatemala was elected as a member of the Commission on Sustainable Development for three-year terms, beginning at the organizational meeting of the Commission's ninth session (in the year 2000) and expiring at the close of the Commission's eleventh session in the year 2003. Mexico was re-elected for the same term.
Since Bolivia and Panama received the same number of votes, the Council proceeded to a second ballot.
The results of the voting were as follows:
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Number of ballot papers 54 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 54 Abstentions 2 Number of members voting 52 Required majority 27
Number of votes obtained
Bolivia 33 Panama 19
Having obtained the required majority, Bolivia was also elected to the Commission for the same term.
The Council then proceeded to a secret ballot to elect five members to the International Narcotics Control Board from among candidates nominated by Governments for a five year term beginning 2 March 2000.
The Secretary announced that Ukraine had withdrawn the candidature of Vladimir Belyavsky.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers 54 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 54 Abstentions 0 Number of members voting 54 Required majority 28
Number of votes obtained
Jules Akmel Akpa (Côte d'Ivoire) 5 Carlos Maria Alvarez Vara (Spain) 12 Edouard Babayan (Russian Federation) 28 Leonard Blumenthal (Canada) 9 Jorge Emilio Cedeno Samaniego (Panama) 4 Philip Onagwele Emafo (Nigeria) 6 Juhana Idanpaan-Heikkila (Finland) 9 Zheng Jiwang (China) 18 Nuzhet Kandemir (Turkey) 34 Philip Lazarov (Bulgaria) 7 Jakob Lindberg (Sweden) 7 Mohamed Abbas Mansour (Egypt) 19 Antonio Lourenco Martins (Portugal) 5 Maria Elena Medina Mora (Mexico) 29 Alfredo Pemjean (Chile) 14
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Maurice Randrianame (Madagascar) 7 Rainer Schmid (Austria) 3 Oscar Schroeder (Germany) 12 Milan Skrlj (Slovenia) 2 Elba Torres Graterol (Venezuela) 18 Witold Wieniawski (Poland) 10 Chavalit Yodmani (Thailand) 7
Having obtained the required majority, Maria Elena Medina Mora of Mexico and Nuzhet Kandemir of Turkey were elected as members of the International Narcotics Board for five-year terms beginning on 2 March 2000. Edouard Babayan of the Russian Federation was re-elected.
The Council proceeded to a second ballot with four candidates for the remaining two seats on the Board.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers 54 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 54 Abstentions 0 Number of members voting 54 Required majority 28
Number of votes obtained
Zheng Jiwang (China) 31 Mohamed Abbas Mansour (Egypt) 27 Alfredo Pemjean (Chile) 23 Elba Torres Graterol (Venezuela) 22
Having obtained the required majority, Zheng Jiwang (China) was also elected as a member of the International Narcotics Board for a five-year term beginning on 2 March 2000.
The Council then proceeded to a third ballot with Mohamed Abbas Mansour (Egypt) and Alfredo Pemjean (Chile) for the remaining seat on the Board.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers 53 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 53 Abstentions 0 Number of members voting 53 Required majority 27
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Number of votes obtained
Mohamed Abbas Mansour (Egypt) 25 Alfredo Pemjean (Chile) 28
Having obtained the required majority, Alfredo Pemjean of Chile was also elected as a member of the International Narcotics Board for a five-year term beginning on 2 March 2000.
The Council proceeded to a secret ballot to elect one member to the Board from among candidates nominated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for a five-year term beginning 2 March 2000.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers 54 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 54 Abstentions 1 Number of members voting 53 Required majority 27
Number of votes obtained
Abdullahi Sheikh Elmi (Somalia) 10 Philip Onagwele Emafo (Nigeria) 23 Kalman Szendrei (Hungary) 20
Since no candidate received the required majority, the Council proceeded to a second ballot between the two nominees who obtained the highest majority of votes in the first ballot.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers 54 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 54 Abstentions 0 Number of members voting 54 Required majority 28
Number of votes obtained
Philip Onagwele Emafo (Nigeria) 35 Kalman Szendrei (Hungary) 19
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Having obtained the required majority, Philip Onagwele Emafo of Nigeria was elected as a member of the International Narcotics Board for a five-year term beginning on 2 March 2000.
For the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the following were elected to serve three-year terms beginning on 1 January 2000: Belgium, Egypt, Netherlands and Togo. Re-elected for the same term were: Japan, Russian Federation and Sweden.
The Council then proceeded to a secret ballot to elect two members from the Asian States Group.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers 54 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 54 Abstentions 0 Number of members voting 54 Required majority 28
Number of votes obtained
Indonesia 36 Kazakhstan 21 Viet Nam 48
Having obtained the required majority, Viet Nam and Indonesia were elected as members of the Executive Board of the UNDP/UNFPA for three-year terms beginning on 1 January 2000.
The Council then proceeded to a secret ballot to elect two members from the Latin American and Caribbean States Group.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers 54 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 54 Abstentions 0 Number of members voting 54 Required majority 28
Number of votes obtained
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Antigua and Barbuda 24 Brazil 39 Honduras 43
Having obtained the required majority, Honduras was elected as member of the Executive Board of the UNDP/UNFPA for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 2000. Brazil was re-elected for the same term.
For the one seat from the Western European and Other States Group vacant on the Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), the Council proceeded to a secret ballot.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of ballot papers 54 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 54 Abstentions 0 Number of members voting 54 Required majority 28
Number of votes obtained
Ana Maria Braga da Cruz (Portugal) 30 Maria Jonas (Austria) 24
Having obtained the required majority, Ana Maria Braga da Cruz of Portugal was appointed to INSTRAW for a three-year term beginning on 1 July 1999.
With regard to the remaining seat in the Commission on Human Settlements allocated to the Asian Group, the Philippines had presented its candidature. The Council then elected the Philippines to the Commission for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 2000.
Greece then presented its candidature for the remaining seat on the Commission from the Western European and Other States. The Council elected Greece to the Commission for the same term.
The Council postponed the election of members to its subsidiary bodies as follows:
-- Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting -- two members from Latin American and Caribbean States and three members from Western European and Other States;
-- Programme Coordination Board of the Joint and Co-sponsored United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS -- one member from Asian States.
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