Every year, usually in April or May, the Economic and Social Council elects United Nations Member States from the five regions to serve as members of the Executive Board.
Each newly elected member starts the following calendar year and usually serves a three-year term. Only a certain number of new members are elected to the Executive Board in any given year, to ensure continuity of experience.
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Election of UNICEF Executive Board Seats | ||||
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Regions |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Africa (8 seats) |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
|
Asia (7 seats) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
Eastern Europe (4 seats) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Latin America & the Caribbean (5 seats) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Western Europe & other States (12 Seats) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
The Western European and Others group has established a separate rotation scheme for its members under which some do not serve full three-year terms. The United States of America do not participate in this rotation scheme.
Executive Board members, 2011-2014
The composition of the 2013 Executive Board reflects the elections held by the Economic and Social Council on 26 April 2012.
* New members for 2014 will be elected in 2013.
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African states | |||
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Cape Verde |
Cape Verde |
Central African |
Central African |
|
Congo |
Congo |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Liberia |
Gambia |
Djibouti |
Djibouti |
|
Malawi |
Kenya |
Egypt |
Egypt |
|
Namibia |
Malawi |
Gambia |
Gambia |
|
Somalia |
Namibia |
Ghana |
Ghana |
|
Sudan |
Somalia |
Kenya |
Kenya |
|
Tunisia |
Tunisia |
Namibia |
* |
|
Asian states | |||
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Bangladesh |
China |
China |
* |
|
China |
India |
India |
India |
|
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
* |
|
Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan |
Iran (Islamic |
Iran (Islamic |
|
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
|
Qatar |
Qatar |
Republic of |
Republic of |
|
Republic of |
Republic of |
Thailand |
Thailand |
|
Eastern Europe states | |||
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Belarus |
Albania |
Albania |
Albania |
|
Estonia |
Belarus |
Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
|
Russian |
Estonia |
Estonia |
* |
|
Slovenia |
Russian |
Russian |
* |
|
Latin America and Caribbean states | |||
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Antigua and |
Antigua and |
Antigua and |
* |
|
Colombia |
Colombia |
Colombia |
* |
|
Cuba |
Cuba |
Cuba |
Cuba |
|
El Salvador |
El Salvador |
Guyana |
Guyana |
|
Uruguay |
Haiti |
Haiti |
Haiti |
|
Western Europe and Other states | |||
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Belgium |
Austria |
Belgium |
* |
|
Denmark |
Canada |
Canada |
* |
|
France |
Finland |
Denmark |
* |
|
Germany |
Germany |
Finland |
* |
|
Italy |
Japan |
France |
* |
|
Japan |
Netherlands |
Greece |
* |
|
Netherlands |
Norway |
Ireland |
* |
|
New Zealand |
Portugal |
Israel |
* |
|
Spain |
Spain |
Norway |
* |
|
Sweden |
Sweden |
Sweden |
* |
|
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Switzerland |
* |
|
USA |
USA |
USA |
* |
