Welcome to the United Nations 
OHCHR 
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: 2024 elections
Date
09 April 2024
AT
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
LOCATION
New York
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is composed of 18 independent experts.
Nominations for membership on the Committee may be made by States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in accordance with Resolution 1985/17 of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of 28 May 1985. Members are elected for a term of four years by ECOSOC Member States.
Committee Members serve in their personal capacity and may be re-elected if nominated.
Additional information will be available from ECOSOC in due course, and a link to the site will be provided.
The term of service of half of the current Members of the Committee will expire on 31 December 2024.
An election for those seats will take place on 9 April 2024 in New York, (ECOSOC).
Note by the Secretary General
Note by the Secretary General - Biographical information on the candidates nominated by States parties to the Covenant States Parties to the Covenant are invited to nominate their candidates by 23 November latest.
Note verbale
African States: English | Français | Español
Asian States: English | Français | Español
Eastern Europe States: English | Français | Español
Latin American and the Caribbean States: English | Français | Español
Western Europe and Other States: English | Français | Español
Annexes
Annex I: English | Français | Español
Annex II: English | Français | Español
Annex III: English | Français | Español
Annex IV: English | Français | Español
Annex V: English | Français | Español
The current Members of the Committee on Social Economic and Cultural Rights and their terms of office are (as of 13 February 2023):
Current members*
| Name | State | Term expire 31 December |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Aslan ABASHIDZE | Russian Federation | 31.12.2026 |
| Mr. Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM | Egypt | 31.12.2024 |
| Mr. Nadir ADILOV | Azerbaijan | 31.12.2024 |
| Mr. Mohammed AMARTI | Morocco | 31.12.2024 |
| Mr. Asraf Ally CAUNHYE | Mauritius | 31.12.2026 |
| Ms. Laura-Maria CRACIUNEAN-TATU | Romania | 31.12.2024 |
| Mr. Peters Sunday Omologbe EMUZE | Nigeria | 31.12.2026 |
| Mr. Santiago Manuel FIORIO VAESKEN | Paraguay | 31.12.2026 |
| Mr. Ludovic HENNEBEL | Belgium | 31.12.2026 |
| Ms. Joo-Young LEE | Republic of Korea | 31.12.2026 |
| Ms. Karla Vanessa LEMUS DE VÁSQUEZ | El Salvador | 31.12.2026 |
| Mr. Mikel MANCISIDOR | Spain | 31.12.2024 |
| Mr. Seree NONTHASOOT | Thailand | 31.12.2024 |
| Ms. Lydia Carmelita RAVENBERG | Suriname | 31.12.2024 |
| Ms. Julieta ROSSI | Argentina | 31.12.2026 |
| Ms. Preeti SARAN | India | 31.12.2026 |
| Mr. Yongxiang SHEN | China | 31.12.2024 |
| Mr. Michael WINDFUHR | Germany | 31.12.2024 |
In accordance with ECOSOC Resolution 1985/17 (paragraph (b), in regard to the composition of the Committee, due consideration must be given to equitable geographical distribution and to the representation of different forms of social and legal systems.
Accordingly, seats on the Committee are allocated on the basis of regional groupings as follows.
| Regional group | States parties as 24 August 2023 | Total number of seats on the Committee | Number of seats open to election |
|---|---|---|---|
| African States | 50 | 4 | 2 |
| Asian and Pacific States | 41 | 4 | 2 |
| Eastern Europe States | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| Latin American and the Caribbean States | 30 | 4 | 1 |
| Western Europe and Other States | 27 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 171 | 18 | 9 |
CVs IN WORD (Maximum 1 and a half pages) should be sent in accordance to the attached format by State parties (English | Français | Español) in electronic version to ohchr-cescr@un.org.
Provisional list of candidates nominated by States Parties
| Region | Names of candidates + CV | Nominated by |
|---|---|---|
| African States | Mr. Lazhari Bouzid | Algeria |
| Ms. Charafat El Yedri Afailal | Morocco | |
| Asia and Pacific States | Mr. Seree Nonthasoot | Thailand |
| Ms. CHEN Peijie | China | |
| Eastern Europe States | Ms. Laura-Maria Crăciunean-Tatu | Romania |
| Mr. Nadir Adilov | Azerbaijan | |
| Mr. Mario Reljanović (withdrawn) | Serbia | |
| Latin American and the Caribbean States | Mr. Rodrigo Uprimny English | Español |
Colombia |
| Ms. Laura Elisa Pérez English | Español |
Mexico | |
| Western Europe and Other States | Mr. Michael Windfuhr | Germany |
| Mr. Giuseppe Palmisano | Italy |