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Events
Meeting of States parties & 2008 elections
Date
29 April 2008
LOCATION
New York
The election took place in New York, on 29 April 2008 (see E/2008/SR.6, paragraphs 125 - 139).
See below the new membership of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and their terms of office are (as of 1 January 2009):
| Name | State | Term expires 31 December |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM | Egypt | 2012 |
| Mr. Clement ATANGANA | Cameroon | 2010 |
| Ms. Rocío BARAHONA RIERA | Costa Rica | 2012 |
| Ms. Virginia BONOAN-DANDAN | Philippines | 2010 |
| Ms. Maria Virginia BRAS GOMES | Portugal | 2010 |
| Mr . Chandrashekhar DASGUPTA | India | 2010 |
| Mr. Azzouz KERDOUN | Algeria | 2010 |
| Mr. Yuri KOLOVSOV | Russian Federation | 2010 |
| Mr. Zdzislaw KEDZIA | Poland | 2012 |
| Mr. Jaime MARCHAN ROMERO | Ecuador | 2010 |
| Mr. Sergei MARTYNOV | Belarus | 2012 |
| Mr. Ariranga Govindasamy PILLAY | Mauritius | 2012 |
| Mr. Eibe RIEDEL | Germany | 2010 |
| Mr . Nikolaas Jan SCHRIJVER | Netherlands | 2012 |
| Mr. Walid SA'DI | Jordan | 2012 |
| Mr. Daode ZHAN | China | 2012 |
| Mr. Philippe TEXIER | France | 2012 |
| Mr. Alvaro TIRADO MEJIA | Colombia | 2010 |
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 at 1 January 2008 | Total number of seats on the Committee | Number of seats open to election (seats whose term is due to expire on 31 December 2008) |
|---|---|---|---|
| African States | 48 | 4 | 2 |
| Asian States | 33 | 4 | 2 |
| Western Europe and Other States | 27 | 4 | 2 |
| Latin American and the Caribbean States | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| Eastern Europe States | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 157 | 18 | 9 |
List of candidates nominated by States parties for the 2008 elections
| Symbol number | Title |
|---|---|
| E/2008/9/Add.11 | Election of nine members of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: biographical information on candidates |
| E/2008/9/Add.13 | Addendum, Withdrawal of candidatures |
| Region | Name | State |
|---|---|---|
| African States | Mr. Mohamed Ezzeddine ABDEL-MONEIM Mr. Ariranga Govindasamy PILLAY Mr. Marc Somda Mr. Jean-Pierre Mavungu |
Egypt Mauritius Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Asian States | Mr. Daode ZHAN Mr. Walid SA'DI |
China Jordan |
| Western Europe and Other States | Mr. Nicolaas Jan SCHRIJVER Mr. Philippe TEXIER Ms. Ismini KRIARI-CATRANIS (withdrawn) |
The Netherlands France Greece |
| Latin American and the Caribbean States | Ms. Maria del Rocío BARAHONA RIERA | Costa Rica |
| Eastern Europe States | Mr. Sergei N. MARTYNOV Mr. Devi Tabidze (withdrawn) Mr. Zdzisław Kędzia |
Belarus Georgia Poland |