At its 12th plenary meeting, on 9 April 2024, the Economic and Social Council, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 48/162 of 20 December 1993, elected, by acclamation, AUSTRALIA, BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL
MAURITANIA, NIGERIA, PORTUGAL, the REPUBLIC OF KOREA and SLOVENIA as members of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2025.
16 As of 24 July 2024, the following 12 vacancies remain to be filled on the Intergovernmental Working Group: one vacancy for a member from Asia-Pacific States for a term of office beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2024; four vacancies from members of the Western European and other States for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2024; and four vacancies from Asia-Pacific States, two vacancies from the Eastern European States, and one vacancy from the Latin American and Caribbean States, all for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2025.
The newly elected members will fill vacancies occurring on the expiration of the terms of office of ALGERIA,
The Council also elected, by acclamation, DENMARK and SPAIN for the remainder of the terms of office of FINLAND and JAPAN, respectively, beginning on 1 January 2025 and expiring on 31 December 2025, and SWITZERLAND for the remainder of the term of office of AUSTRIA, beginning on 1 January 2025 and expiring on
31 December 2026.
As a result, as of 1 January 2025, the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund is composed of the following 35 Member States:17 AUSTRALIA,*** BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF),*** BULGARIA,* CHINA,*
* Term of office expires on 31 December 2025. ** Term of office expires on 31 December 2026. *** Term of office expires on 31 December 2027.
