Events

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: 2016 elections

Date

05 April 2016

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 2016. An election for those seats took place on 5 April 2016 in New York (ECOSOC).

Results

The individuals elected to fill the positions on the Committee were:

Name State
Mr. Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM (re-elected) Egypt
Ms. Sandra LIEBENBERG South Africa
Mr. Waleed SADI (re-elected) Jordan
Mr. Shiqiu CHEN (re-elected) China
Mr. Mikel MANCISIDOR DE LA FUENTE (re-elected) Spain
Mr. Michael WINDFUHR Germany
Ms. Lydia RAVENBERG (re-elected) Suriname
Mr. Zdzislaw KEDZIA (re-elected) Poland
Ms. Laura-Maria CRACIUNEAN Romania
Further information
  • Note by the Secretary General E/2016/9/Add.3
  • Note by the Secretary General - Biographical information on the candidates nominated by States parties to the Covenant E/2016/9/Add.4
Note verbale

African States: English | Français | Español

Asian States: English | Français | Español

Western Europe and Other States: English | Français | Español

Latin American and the Caribbean States: English | Français | Español

Eastern Europe 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

The current members of the Committee on Social Economic and Cultural Rights and their terms of office are (as of 23 February 2015):
Name Nationality Term expires 31 December
Mr. Aslan ABASHIDZE (Vice-Chairperson) Russian Federation 2018
Mr. Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM Egypt 2016
Mr. Clement ATANGANA Cameroon 2018
Ms. Maria-Virginia BRAS GOMES Portugal 2018
Mr. Shiqiu CHEN China 2016
Mr. Chandrashekhar DASGUPTA India 2018
Mr. Olivier DE SCHUTTER Belgium 2018
Mr. Zdzislaw KEDZIA Poland 2016
Mr. Azzouz KERDOUN Algeria 2018
Mr. Mikel MANCISIDOR DE LA FUENTE (Vice-Chairperson) Spain 2016
Mr. Sergei MARTYNOV Belarus 2016
Mr. Ariranga Govindasamy PILLAY (Rapporteur) Mauritius 2016
Ms. Lydia RAVENBERG Suriname 2016
Mr. Waleed SADI (Chairperson) Jordan 2016
Mr. Nicolaas Jan SCHRIJVER Netherlands 2016
Ms. Heisoo SHIN Republic of Korea 2018
Mr. Rodrigo UPRIMNY Colombia 2018
Mr. Renato ZERBINI RIBEIRO LEÁO (Vice-Chairperson) 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 9 September 2015 Total number of seats on the Committee Number of seats open to election (seats whose term is due to expire on 31 December 2016)
African States 49 4 2
Asian States 35 4 2
Western Europe and Other States 27 4 2
Latin American and the Caribbean States 30 3 1
Eastern Europe States 23 3 2
TOTAL 164 18 9
List of candidates nominated by States parties for the 2016 elections
Region Name State
African States Mr. Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM
English		 Egypt
Mr. Marc France Eddy BALANCY
English		 Mauritius
Mr. Mohamed OULD LAGDAF OULD BOYA
Français		 The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Ms. Sandra LIEBENBERG
English		 South Africa
Asian States Mr. Waleed SADI
English		 Jordan
Mr. Shiqiu CHEN
English		 China
Western Europe and Other States Mr. Mikel MANCISIDOR DE LA FUENTE
English | Français | Español		 Spain
Mr. Michael WINDFUHR
English		 Germany
Ms. Lydia RAVENBERG English Suriname
Latin American and the Caribbean States Mr. Zdzislaw KEDZIA
English		 Poland
Eastern Europe States Ms. Laura-Maria CRACIUNEAN English Romania
Mr. Sergey MARTYNOV (WITHDRAWN)
English		 Belarus

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