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Meeting of States parties & 2014 elections
Date
23 - 25 April 2014
LOCATION
New York
The terms of service of half of the current members of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights were set to expire on 31 December 2014. An election for those seats took place to 23-25 April 2014 in New York.
Further information
The current members of the Committee on Social Economic and Cultural Rights and their terms of office are (as of 1 January 2013):
| Name | State | Term expires 31 December |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Aslan Khuseinovich ABASHIDZE | Russian Federation | 2014 |
| Mr. Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM* | Egypt | 2016 |
| Mr. Clement ATANGANA | Cameroon | 2014 |
| Ms. Maria-Virginia BRAS GOMES (Rapporteur) | Portugal | 2014 |
| Ms. Jun CONG* | China | 2016 |
| Mr. Chandrashekhar DASGUPTA (Vice-Chairperson) | India | 2014 |
| Mr. Zdzislaw KEDZIA (Chairperson) * | Poland | 2016 |
| Mr. Azzouz KERDOUN (Vice-Chairperson) | Algeria | 2014 |
| Mr. Mikel MANCISIDOR | Spain | 2016 |
| Mr. Jaime MARCHAN ROMERO | Ecuador | 2014 |
| Mr. Sergei MARTYNOV* | Belarus | 2016 |
| Mr. Ariranga Govindasamy PILLAY | Mauritius | 2016 |
| Ms. Lydia Carmelita RAVENBERG | Suriname | 2016 |
| Mr. Renato Zerbini RIBEIRO LEÃO (Vice-Chairperson) | Brazil | 2014 |
| Mr. Waleed SADI | Jordan | 2016 |
| Mr. Nicolaas SCHRIJVER | Netherlands | 2016 |
| Ms. Heisoo SHIN | Republic of Korea | 2014 |
| Mr. Alvaro TIRADO MEJIA | Colombia | 2014 |
* Members who were re-elected and whose terms will continue from 1 January 2013 through to 31 December 2016.
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 21 October 2013 | Total number of seats on the Committee | Number of seats open to election (seats whose term is due to expire on 31 December 2014) |
| African States | 48 | 4 | 2 |
| Asian States | 35 | 4 | 2 |
| Western Europe and Other States | 27 | 4 | 2 |
| Latin American and the Caribbean States | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| Eastern Europe States | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 161 | 18 | 9 |
List of candidates nominated by States parties for the 2014 elections
| Region | Name | State |
|---|---|---|
| African States | Mr. Azzouz KERDOUN العربية | English | Français |
Algeria |
| Mr. Clement Atangana** Français |
Cameroon | |
| Asian States | Mr. Chandrashekhar DASGUPTA English |
India |
| Mr. Askar SHAKIROV (Withdrawn) English |
Kazakhstan | |
| Ms. Heisoo SHIN English |
Republic of Korea | |
| Western Europe and Other States | Ms Maria Virginia BRAS GOMES English |
Portugal |
| Mr. Olivier DE SCHUTTER English | Français |
Belgium | |
| Latin American and the Caribbean States | Mr. Jaime MARCHAN ROMERO (Withdrawn) Español |
Ecuador |
| Mr. Renato Zerbini RIBEIRO LEÃO English |
Brazil | |
| Mr. Rodrigo UPRIMNY YEPES Español |
Colombia | |
| Mr. Carlos Rafael URQUILLA BONILLA English |
El Salvador | |
| Eastern Europe States | Mr. Aslan Khuseinovich ABASHIDZE English | русский |
Russian Federation |
| Ms. Laura-Maria CRACIUNEAN (Withdrawn) English |
Romania |
**The candidature of Mr. Clement Atangana (Cameroon) was submitted outside of the three months nomination period