UNGA: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ECOSOC MEMBERSHIP

UNCLAS STATE 152819 SIPDIS SIPDIS USUN FOR HUGH DUGAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECON AORC UN SUBJECT: UNGA: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ECOSOC MEMBERSHIP REF: DUGAN/DE OTALVARO E-MAILS ¶1. On November 8, the UN General Assembly will vote on the members to be elected to ECOSOC for the term 2008-2011. This year there are no contested elections (there are as many states presenting themselves for election as there are seats to be elected). The Department is not opposed to any of the states presenting themselves to be elected. Therefore, Mission is instructed to write in the following names on the ballots, as put forward by each regional slate: African Slate (4 states for 4 seats) Cameroon Congo Mozambique Niger Asian Slate (4 states for 4 seats) China Malaysia Pakistan Republic of Korea Eastern European Slate (3 states for 3 seats) Moldova Poland Russian Federation Latin America and the Caribbean Slate (3 states for 3 seats) Brazil Santa Lucia Uruguay Western European and Other States Slate (4 states for 4 seats) Iceland New Zealand Sweden United Kingdom RICE