A/43/PV.34 General Assembly
16. ELECTIONS 'ro FILL VACANCIES IN SUBSIDIARY ORGANS AND OTHER ELECTIONS (b) ELECTION OF 'tWELVE MEMBERS OF THE WORLD rooD COUNCIL: NOTB BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL (A/43/415) (c) BLEcrION OF SEVEN MEMBERS or THE Q)MMI'1"l'EE FOR PROGRAMME AND CO-ORDINATION: roTE BY THE SEatETARY-GENBRAL (A/4~/416) (d) ELEcr~:ON or SEVENTEEN MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS OOMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW The PRESIDENT (interpl:etation from Spanishh The Assembly has befo~e it document A/43/41S, ~ic:h cootai.ns the nominations by the Economic and SOcial Council. The 12 retiring members are; Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Cyp-us, the Dominican Republic, the German oenocratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, Guinea, Honduras, Mali, Somalia and the Union of SOviet SOcialist Republics. The follOlrling States have been nominated by the Economic and SOcial Council; three: African states fO[ three vacancies: Cape Verde, Niger and ZiJIbabwe~ four Asian States for two vacancies; Bangladesh, Cyprus, the Islamic Replblic of Iran and the Syr ian Ar ab Republic, three Latin bedcan and CBr itlbean Sbtea foe three vacancies; Ecuador, Guatemala and paraguay; two SOcialist States of E!\stern Burope for two vacancies" the GerlUn Dell'Ocxatic Republic and the union of SO'liet SOcialist Republics; two western European and other States for two vacancies; Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany. Mr. L. A. CBOUDIlURY (Bangladesh): My country has withdrawn its C5ndidacy fer' .lIbership of the WOI:ld Food COuncil, 80 its name should not be on the ballot paper. Hr. ZAMARI (Ie18mic Republic of Iran) (interpretation from Prench): I l!Ihould like to annowu:e that the Islamic Republic of Iran has wi thdrawn its candidacy for the _lIber ehip of the ibrId Food Council. The PRBSIDBNT Unterpcetaticn from Spanish): Menbers of the Assembly have heard th~ stateaents of the representatives of Bangladesh and the Islamic Republic of Iran. As a result, the number of States nominated from among the African, Asian and Latin American and Caribbean Groups, the Socialist States of Bastern Burope and the Group of western European and other States is eaual to the nullber of places allocated to eacb of those groups. In accordance with paragraph 16 of decision 34/401, the Assenbly may dispense with balloting when the number of States nominated from each group is equal to the numer of places allocated. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to declare that the States nominated have been elected _mers of the World pCA)(J Council for a three-year term beginning 1 January 1989? It was so decided. Tbe PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): I congratulate the states that have been elected. The A8a_bly has concluded iU consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda itea 16. The Assably will now turn to sub-item (c) of agenda item 16, "Election of swen mellbus of the CC8Iittee for: Prograaae and eo-ordination-. In this connection the Ass_bly has before it docu_nt A/43/4l6, which cQ\tains the nCllllnations by the BcClftOllic and SOcial Council to fUlthe vacancies on the Ca.ittee mich will occur as a result of the expiration, en 31 Dece.bu 1988, of the term of office of Argentina, Benin, France, Peru, the onion of SOViet SOcialist Republics, the United States of America and Zambia. The following States have been nominated by the Economic and Social Councils two African States for two vacanciess Benin and Za.,ia, four Latin Amedcan and Carribean States for two vacancies: the Bahamas, Chile, Peru and Venezuela) one SOcialist State of Eastern Burope foe ene vacancy: the Uni~ of SOI1iet SOcialist Republics) and two western European and other States for two vacanci,es~ trance and the united states of AIIerica. Por the Group of Latin American and Carribean States there are two vacancies and four candidatea 0 Hr. BUM (Chile) (interpretation from Spanish): ChUe has decided to withdraw its cmd~aacy foe _lIIbership ~f the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination• Hr. ·M.zAMORA (PerU) (interpretation from Spanish) ~ I should like to announce that, desJ?i'te th.e genel:oWJ and wide-ranging support \lbich we have received '-. . frOll all rec;Jional gro~P8.:, for which "la are most grateful, Peru, anxious to cantribute to a ·solutiOn based on unity and consensus that will ensure harlltlftious representation of the Latin AIIerican and Caribbean o>untries on the COIIll'Ilittee for lh'ogr.... and CO-ordinaticm, withdrawB its candidacY. I therefore ask that, if such be the wish of the AsPJ_bly, it confirm and endorse the nominations of the BahallU and Venezuela, the cnly two candidates now remaining from the Latin AIDer tean and ~ar ibbean region, for _libel'Bbip of the COIIIIlittee for Prc JZa_ and Co-ordinatl·on. (The President)
The mellbers of the Asselllbly
have heard the statements mde by the representatives of Chile and Peru. The
nwaber of candidates from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States is thuB
the same as the nullber of places allocated to that group.
Therefore the nullber of States nominated from among the African Group, the
Group of Latin American and Caribbean states, the Group of Socialist states of
Eastern Europe and the Group of Western European and other States ia equal to the
nUlllber ·of places allocated to each of those groups.
In accordance wi th paragraph 16 of decision 34/401, the Assemly may dispense
with balloting when the number of States nominated from amng the groups is equal
to the nunber of places allocated to each of those groups.
May I therefore take it that the Assembly wishes to declare those States
elected menbers of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination for a three-year
term beginning on 1 January 198).
It was so decided.
'rhePRESIDBNT (interpretation from Spanish): I congratulate the States
1Iihich have just been elected.
We have now ooncluded consideration of sub-item (c) of agenda item 16.
1he PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): The General Assellbly will
nCM proceed to the election of 17 members of the United Nations Comission on
International Trade Law to replace those menners whose term of office expires on
15 May 1989.
The 17 outgoing members are Algeria, Australia, Austria, Brazil, the Central
African Republic, China, Egypt, France, the German DellDcratic Republic, Japan,
Mexico, Nigeria, Singapore, Sweden, the Union of Soviet SOcialist Republics, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rmd the United Republic of
Tanzan1a.
These members are eligible for ~ediate re-election.
I should like to remind aaellbers that from 16 May 1989 the following States
will still be .mbers of the Coaaission: Argentina, Chile, Cuba f Cyprus,
Czec:boslOl7akia, Hungary, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya,
Lesotho, the Libyan Arab Jalllhir iya, the Netherlands, Sierra Leone, Spain, the
united States of America, uruguay and Yugoslavia. Therefore these 19 States are
not eligible for election.
Under rule 92 of the rules of procedure, all elections must be held by secret
ballot and there shall be 1\0 nominations.
I remind members, however, of paragraph 16 of General Asselllbly decision
34/401, which states that the practice of dispensing wi th the secret ballot for
elections to subsidiary organs when the numer of candidates corresponds to the
nuDi>er of seats to be filled lIhould becoJDe standard, unless a delegation
specifi~lly requests a vote on a given election.
In the absence of such a request, may I t6ke it that the Assenbly decides to
proceed to the election on that basis?
It was so decided.
I have to announce that the·
Chairmen of the regional groups have informed me of the following candidatures.
Por five seats for Afr lea: Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco, Riger ia and 'logo, for the
three seats for Asia: China, Japan and Sing8pMeJ for the two seats for Latin
Amer iea and the Car ibbean: C08.ta Rica and MexicoJ for the two seats for the
SOcialist States of Bastern Burope: BulC)M'la and the union of Soviet SOcial ist
RepublicsJ and for the five seats for western Europe and other States: Canada,
Denmark, Franee, the hderal ~public of Germany and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northetn Ireland.
Since the nUlllber of candidates from ead1 group corresponds to the nulllber of
places to be filled fraa that 9l'oup, I declare those candidates elected memers of
(The P~esident)
the united Nations coa.ission on International Trade LAw for a six-year tera
beginning on 16 May 1989.
I congratulate all the States which have been elected menbers of the
we have thus concluded our consideration of sub-itelll (d) of agenda item 16.