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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: 2018 elections
Date
16 - 18 April 2018
LOCATION
New York
The terms of service of half of the members of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights were set to expire on 31 December 2018. An election for those seats took place in April 2018 in New York (ECOSOC).
Results
The individuals elected to fill the positions on the Committee were:
| Name | State |
|---|---|
| Asraf Ally CAUNHYE | Mauritius |
| Peters Sunday Omologbe EMUZE | Nigeria |
| Heisoo SHIN (re-elected) | Republic of Korea |
| Preeti SARAN | India |
| Olivier DE SCHUTTER (re-elected) | Belgium |
| Renato ZERBINI RIBEIRO LEÃO (re-elected) | Brazil |
| Rodrigo UPRIMNY YEPES (re-elected) | Colombia |
| Karla Vanessa LEMUS de VÁSQUEZ | El Salvador |
| Aslan Khuseinovich ABASHIDZE (re-elected) | Russian Federation |
Further information
Note verbale
- African States: English | Français | Español
- Asian States: English | Français
- Western Europe and Other States: English | Français | Español
- Latin American and the Caribbean States: English | Français | Español
- Eastern Europe States: English | Français
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 20 February 2017):
| Name | State | Term expires 31 December |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Aslan ABASHIDZE | Russian Federation | 2018 |
| Mr. Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM (Vice–Chair) | Egypt | 2020 |
| Mr. Clement ATANGANA | Cameroon | 2018 |
| Ms. Maria Virginia BRAS GOMES (Chair) | Portugal | 2018 |
| Ms. Laura-Maria CRACIUNEAN-TATU | Romania | 2020 |
| Mr. Shiqiu CHEN | China | 2020 |
| Mr. Chandrashekhar DASGUPTA | India | 2018 |
| Mr. Olivier DE SCHUTTER | Belgium | 2018 |
| Mr. Azzouz KERDOUN | Algeria | 2018 |
| Mr. Zdzislaw KEDZIA (Vice-Chair) | Poland | 2020 |
| Ms. Sandra LIEBENBERG | South Africa | 2020 |
| Mr. Mikel MANCISIDOR | Spain | 2020 |
| Ms. Lydia Carmelita RAVENBERG (Rapporteur) | Suriname | 2020 |
| Mr. Waleed SADI | Jordan | 2020 |
| Ms. Heisoo SHIN (Vice-Chair) | Republic of Korea | 2018 |
| Mr. Rodrigo UPRIMNY | Colombia | 2018 |
| Mr. Michael WINDFUHR | Germany | 2020 |
| Mr. Renato ZERBINI RIBEIRO LEÃO | Brazil | 2018 |
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 September 2017 | Total number of seats on the Committee | Number of seats open to election |
|---|---|---|---|
| African States | 50 | 4 | |
| Asian States | 36 | 4 | |
| Western Europe and Other States | 27 | 3 | |
| Latin American and the Caribbean States | 29 | 4 | 3 |
| Eastern Europe States | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 165 | 18 |
List of candidates nominated by States parties for the 2018 elections
| Region | Name | Nominated by |
|---|---|---|
| African States | Azzouz KERDOUN English | Français |
Algeria |
| Tarik Ibrahim Hassan KURDI | Sudan | |
| Salima NAMUSOBYA | Uganda | |
| Mounkaila Aichatou SEYNI | Niger | |
| Clément ATANGANA (WITHDRAWN) | Cameroon | |
| Asraf Ally CAUNHYE | Mauritius | |
| Peters Sunday Omologbe EMUZE* | Nigeria | |
| Asian States*** | Heisoo SHIN | Republic of Korea |
| Preeti SARAN (Received on 12 November 2018) | India | |
| Western Europe and Other States | Olivier DE SCHUTTER English | Français |
Belgium |
| Latin American and the Caribbean States | Renato ZERBINI RIBEIRO LEÃO | Brazil |
| Rodrigo UPRIMNY YEPES English | Español |
Colombia | |
| Karla Vanessa LEMUS de VÁSQUEZ** English | Español |
El Salvador | |
| Eastern Europe States | Aslan Khuseinovich ABASHIDZE | Russian Federation |
* Received after the administrative deadline.
** Received on 17 July 2018.
*** On 24 July 2018, the Economic and Social Council postponed the election of one member from the Asia-Pacific States for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 2019