UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 PARIS FR 001406 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR IO E.O. 12598: N/A TAGS: SCUL PREL UNESCO SUBJECT: UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results ¶1. Summary: Elections for UNESCO's subsidiary bodies were held on 16 October 2009 during the organization's General Conference. The U.S. was elected to the Legal Committee, the IHP (Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme),and the IBE (Council of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education). The U.S. also remains on the IPDC (Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication) and IGBC (Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee) until the next General Conference in 2011. End summary. ¶2. Legal Committee Elected without conducting a ballot: Group I: France, Italy, United States of America Group II: Azerbaijan, Estonia, Hungary Group III: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Group IV: India, Japan, New Zealand, Thailand Group V (a): Kenya, Nigeria Group V (b): Mauritania, Oman, Sudan, Tunisia ¶3. Headquarters Committee Elected without conducting a ballot: Group I: Portugal, Spain Group II: -------------- Group III: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Group IV: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Japan Group V (a): Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia Group V (b): Mauritania, Oman ¶4. Conciliation and Good Offices Commission responsible for seeking the settlement of any disputes that may arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education Elected without conducting a ballot: Mr Pierre-Michel Eisemann (France) Mr Klaus H|fner (Germany) Mr Francesco Margiotta-Broglio (Italy) ¶5. Council of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) Elected after conducting a ballot for Groups V (a) and V (b): Group V (a) (3 seats to be filled) Uganda 134 Ctte d'Ivoire 133 United Republic of Tanzania 132 Guinea 77 Group V (b) (2 seats to be filled) Lebanon 84 Morocco 70 Saudi Arabia 53 Tunisia 43 Qatar 40 Iraq 22 Sudan 19 Therefore the composition of the Council is as follows: Group I: Germany, Israel, Norway, United States of America Group II: Georgia Group III: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Jamaica Group IV: Pakistan Group V (a): Ctte d'Ivoire, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania Group V (b): Lebanon, Morocco ¶6. Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme (IFAP) Elected after conducting a ballot for Group V (a): Group V(a) (3 seats to be filled) Mali 135 Ethiopia 120 Madagascar 118 Zambia 108 Therefore the composition of the Council is as follows: Group I: -------------- Group II: Latvia, Russian Federation, Ukraine Group III: Colombia Group IV: China, Philippines Group V (a): Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mali Group V (b): Kuwait, United Arab Emirates ¶7. International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Elected after conducting a ballot for Groups I, V (a) and V (b): Group I (4 seats to be filled) Norway 153 Portugal 114 Austria 111 Turkey 111 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 98 Israel 41 Group V (a) (3 seats to be filled) Benin 124 Nigeria 102 Ethiopia 71 Congo 64 Gabon 58 Guinea 52 Group V (b) (3 seats to be filled) Jordan 138 Lebanon 129 Bahrain 113 Qatar 94 Therefore the composition of the Council is as follows: Group I: Austria, Norway, Portugal, Turkey Group II: Lithuania Group III: Jamaica, Mexico Group IV: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Kazakhstan Group V (a): Benin, Ethiopia, Nigeria Group V (b): Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon ¶8. Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) Elected after conducting a ballot for Groups II, III, V(a) and V (b): Group II (1 seat to be filled) Serbia 92 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 71 Group III (2 seats to be filled) Cuba 119 Mexico 119 Colombia 92 Group V(a) (2 seats to be filled) Uganda 117 Nigeria 110 Cameroon 103 Group V (b) (2 seats to be filled) Morocco 124 Jordan 121 Yemen 7 Therefore the composition of the Council is as follows: Group I: Italy, Portugal, United States of America Group II: Serbia Group III: Cuba, Mexico Group IV: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of),Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea Group V (a): Nigeria, Uganda Group V (b): Jordan, Morocco ¶9. Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation (ICPRCP) Elected after conducting a ballot for Groups II and III: Group II (1 seat to be filled) Romania 117 Hungary 47 Group III (3 seats to be filled) Mexico 136 Argentina 135 Guatemala 109 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 106 Therefore the composition of the Committee is as follows: Group I: -------------- Group II: Romania Group III: Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico Group IV: China, India, Republic of Korea Group V (a): Nigeria, Senegal Group V (b): Iraq ¶10. Executive Committee of the International Campaign for the Establishment of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo Elected without conducting a ballot: Group I: Canada, Finland, France, Switzerland Group II: Czech Republic Group III: Costa Rica, Peru Group IV: Australia, Japan Group V (a): Senegal Group V (b): Egypt, Sudan ¶11. Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) Elected after conducting a ballot for Group V (a): Group V (a) (2 seats to be filled) United Republic of Tanzania 93 Uganda 73 Congo 70 Nigeria 59 Guinea 33 Therefore the composition of the Council is as follows: Group I: Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Group II: Albania, Russian Federation Group III: Brazil, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador GrouI Group V: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Thailand Group V (a): Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania Group V (b): Egypt, Syrian Arab Republic ¶12. Intergovernmental Council of the Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme Elected after conducting a ballot for Groups V (a) and V (b): Group V (a) (3 seats to be filled) Cameroon 132 Ethiopia 131 Nigeria 120 Guinea 90 Group V (b) (2 seats to be filled) Lebanon 119 United Arab Emirates 105 Tunisia 104 Therefore the composition of the Council is as follows: Group I: Austria, Greece, Israel, Norway Group II: Albania, Latvia Group III: Guatemala, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago Group IV: Iran (Islamic Republic of),Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines Group V (a): Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria Group V (b): Lebanon, United Arab Emirates I ¶13. Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) Elected after conducting a ballot for Group I: Group I (4 seats to be filled) Germany 123 Greece 115 Portugal 106 Austria 105 Netherlands 95 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 90 Therefore the composition of the Committee is as follows: Group I: Austria, Germany, Greece, Portugal Group II: Georgia, Romania, Serbia Group III: Brazil, Chile, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Group IV: Japan Group V (a): Ctte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia Group V (b): Oman ¶14. Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS) Elected after conducting a ballot for Groups III and V (a): Group III (1 seat to be filled) Jamaica 95 Haiti 62 Group V (a) (2 seats to be filled) Mozambique 120 Nigeria 101 Congo 95 Therefore the composition of the Committee is as follows: Group I: Germany Group II: Czech Republic Group III: Jamaica Group IV: Bangladesh, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Group V (a): Mozambique, Nigeria Group V (b): Kuwait, Tunisia ¶15. Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Elected without conducting a ballot: Mr Yvan Fortin (Canada) Mr Collins Omondi Opiyo (Kenya) Mr Talal Bin Suleiman Al Rahbi (Oman) KILLION