Election of 18 Members of the Economic and Social Council

A/DEC/72/421View PDF

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A Decision of the General Assembly, under agenda item 113b Election of 18 members of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2018.

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2018	A/DEC/72/421	Election of 18 members of the Economic and Social Council	225	—
2017	A/DEC/71/412 B	Election of 18 members of the Economic and Social Council	—	—
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2016	A/DEC/70/404 B	Election of 18 members of the Economic and Social Council	—	—
2016	A/DEC/70/404 A	Election of 18 members of the Economic and Social Council	—	—

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Election of Members

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At its 96th plenary meeting, on 13 June 2018, the General Assembly, in accordance with rule 140 of the rules of procedure of the Assembly, elected CAMBODIA, MALTA and YEMEN as members of the Economic and Social Council for the remainder of the terms of office of TAJIKISTAN, SPAIN and the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES,17 respectively, beginning on 1 January 2019.

At the same meeting, the General Assembly, in accordance with Article 61 of the Charter of the United Nations and rule 145 of the rules of procedure of the Assembly and paragraph 17 of Assembly resolution 68/307 of

TURKMENISTAN, UKRAINE and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA as members of the Economic and Social Council for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2019 to fill the vacancies occurring on the expiration of the terms

and VIET NAM.

As a result, as of 1 January 2019, the Economic and Social Council is composed of the following 54 Member

16 Mr. Lewis Garseedah Brown was subsequently replaced by Mr. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. (Liberia) on 4 October 2018. 17 See A/72/845 and A/72/870.

* Term of office expires on 31 December 2019.

** Term of office expires on 31 December 2020.

*** Term of office expires on 31 December 2021.

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