Appendix III
1516 United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)
Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal and Head of Mission: Ian Martin (until February); Karin Landgren (from February) Deputy Special Representative: Karin Landgren (until February)
United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA)
Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Miroslav Jenča
Economic and Social Council The Economic and Social Council consists of 54 Member States of the United Nations, elected by the General Assembly, each for a three-year term, in accordance with the provisions of Article 61 of the United Nations Charter as amended in 1965 and 1973. MEMBERS To serve until 31 December 2009: Algeria, Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia, Canada, Cape Verde, El Salvador, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malawi, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Somalia, Sudan, United States To serve until 31 December 2010: Brazil, Cameroon, China, Congo, Iceland, Malaysia, Moldova, Mozambique, New Zealand, Niger, Pakistan, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Sweden, United Kingdom, Uruguay To serve until 31 December 2011: Côte d’Ivoire, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, India, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Peru, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela On 26 October 2009 (decision 64/403), the General Assembly elected Australia, Finland, Malta and Turkey for the remaining term of office of New Zealand, Sweden, Greece and Portugal, respectively, beginning on 1 January 2010. At the same meeting, the General Assembly elected the following for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2010 to fill vacancies occurring on 31 December 2009: Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Comoros, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Italy, Mongolia, Philippines, Rwanda, Slovakia, Ukraine, United States and Zambia. SESSIONS Organizational session: New York, 15 January, 10 February, 26 March and 20 April Resumed organizational session: New York, 18–19 May Special high-level meeting with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and UNCTAD: New York, 27 April Substantive session: Geneva, 6–31 July OFFICERS President: Sylvie Lucas (Luxembourg) Vice-Presidents: Carmen María Gallardo Hernández (El Salvador), Tiina Intelmann (Estonia), Hamidon Ali (Malaysia), Somduth Soborun (Mauritius)
Subsidiary and other related organs SUBSIDIARY ORGANS The Economic and Social Council may, at each session, set up committees or working groups, of the whole or of limited membership, and refer to them any item on the agenda for study and report. Other subsidiary organs reporting to the Council consist of functional commissions, regional commissions, standing committees, expert bodies and ad hoc bodies. The inter-agency United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination also reports to the Council.
Functional commissions Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Sessions: Eighteenth, Vienna, 16–24 April (regular); 3–4 December (resumed) Chairperson: Cosmin Dinescu (Romania) Membership: 40 Reports: E/2009/30, E/2009/30/Add.1 Decision: ESC 2009/201 C
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Session: Fifty-second, Vienna, 11–20 March Chairperson: Selma Ashipala-Musavyi (Namibia) Membership: 53 Reports: E/2009/28, E/2009/28/Add.1 Decision: ESC 2009/201 C Commission on Population and Development
Sessions: Forty-second, New York, 30 March–3 April; forty-third, New York, 3 April Chairman: Elena Zúñiga (Mexico) Membership: 47 Reports: E/2009/25, E/2010/25 Decision: ESC 2009/201 C & D Commission on Science and Technology for Development
Session: Twelfth, Geneva, 25–29 May Chairman: Juan Eduardo Eguiguren (Chile) Membership: 43 Report: E/2009/31 Decision: ESC 2009/201 C & D Commission for Social Development
Session: Forty-seventh, New York, 4–13 February Chairperson: Kirsti Lintonen (Finland) Membership: 46 Report: E/2009/26 Decision: ESC 2009/201 C Commission on the Status of Women
Session: Fifty-third, New York, 2–13 March Chairperson: Olivier Belle (Belgium) Membership: 45 Report: E/2009/27 Decision: ESC 2009/201 C Commission on Sustainable Development
Session: Seventeenth, New York, 4–15 May Chairperson: Gerda Verburg (Netherlands) Membership: 53 Report: E/2009/29 Decision: ESC 2009/201 C Statistical Commission
Session: Fortieth, New York, 24–27 February Chairman: Pali Lehohla (South Africa) Membership: 24 Report: E/2009/24 Decision: ESC 2009/201 C United Nations Forum on Forests
Session: Eighth, New York, 20 April–1 May Chairperson: Boen Purnama (Indonesia) Membership: Open to all States Members of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies Report: E/2009/42
Regional commissions Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Session: Forty-second session of the Commission/Second Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union