The Executive Board has 36 members, elected for three-year terms with the following regional allocation of seats: 8 African States, 7 Asian States, 4 Eastern European States, 5 Latin American and Caribbean States and 12 Western European and Other States.
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2009 Executive Board |
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Africa (8)
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Asia (7) |
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Election to the Executive Board
To ensure continuity of experience, in any given year only a certain number of new members are elected to the Executive Board. Each year, usually in April, during a resumed organizational session, the Economic and Social Council elects United Nations Member States, from the five regions, to serve as members of the Executive Board.
The table below shows the distribution of new seats per region that are up for election by the Economic and Social Council in the next three years:
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Region/Year |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Africa |
5 |
1 |
2 |
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Asia |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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Eastern Europe |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Latin America & the Caribbean |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Wester Europe & other States |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Usually, each member serves a three-year term. However, the Western European and Others group has established a rotation schedule for its members under which some members do not serve a full three-year term.
Executive Board members, 2009-2011
Executive Board seats for which elections have yet to be held are marked with an asterisk (*).
African States (8 members)
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Liberia |
Liberia |
Liberia |
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Cameroon |
* |
* |
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Central African Republic |
* |
* |
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Ethiopia |
* |
* |
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Mali |
* |
* |
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Mauritania |
* |
* |
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Sudan |
Sudan |
Sudan |
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Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe |
* |
Asian States (7 Members)
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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China |
China |
* |
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India |
* |
* |
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Iran |
Iran |
* |
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Malaysia |
* |
* |
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Myanmar |
* |
* |
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Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
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Republic of Korea |
Republic of Korea |
Republic of Korea |
Eastern Europe States (4 members)
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Croatia |
* |
* |
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Romania |
Romania |
* |
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Russian Federation |
Russian Federation |
* |
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Slovenia |
Slovenia |
Slovenia |
Latin America and Caribbean States (5 members)
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
Antigua and Barbuda |
* |
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Bahamas |
* |
* |
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Cuba |
Cuba |
Cuba |
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Uruguay |
Uruguay |
Uruguay |
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Haiti |
Haiti |
* |
Western Europe and other States (12 members)
The Western European and Others group has established a separate rotation scheme that determines the distribution of Executive Board seats for the members of that region. The United States of America do not participate in this rotation scheme.
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Denmark |
Denmark |
Denmark |
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Canada |
Canada |
Belgium |
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Finland |
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
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Germany |
Luxembourg |
Germany |
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Italy |
Italy |
Italy |
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Japan |
Ireland |
Japan |
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Netherlands |
Iceland |
Netherlands |
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Norway |
Norway |
Spain |
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France |
France |
France |
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Sweden |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
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Switzerland |
Switzerland |
Sweden |
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USA |
USA |
USA |
