CL 123/4-Rev.1 |
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CL 123/4-Rev.1 |
Hundred and Twenty-third Session |
Rome, 28 October - 2 November 2002 |
MEMBERSHIP OF THE WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD |
1. In accordance with Resolution 6/99 adopted by the 30th Session of the FAO Conference on 13 November 1999, the Council is required to elect six members of the WFP Executive Board for a term of office of three years from among FAO Member Nations.
2. For purposes of election to the Board, FAO Member Nations are divided into five separate lists (A, B, C, D and E) as shown in Appendix A to this document.
3. The present composition of the WFP Executive Board is as follows, with the List (as per Appendix A) to which each member belongs indicated in brackets:
Term of office Expiring |
Elected by |
Elected by |
31 December 2002 |
Egypt (A) 1 |
France (D) |
31 December 2003 |
Bangladesh (B) |
Denmark (D) |
31 December 2004 |
Canada (D) |
Algeria (A) |
31 December 2005 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of (B) |
4. The Council will therefore be required to elect six members, for a term of office expiring on 31 December 2005 to replace the ones whose terms end on 31 December 2002, i.e. Egypt (A); Madagascar (A); Norway (D); Peru (C); Romania (E) and Switzerland (D).
5. It should be recalled that the Council at its Hundred and Twenty-second Session agreed that after Portugal had stood down on 31 December 2001, it would be replaced by Norway for the year 2002.
6. The Council will also recall being informed at its Hundred and Twenty-second Session that Iraq had decided to relinquish the seat it had obtained from the FAO Council for the period January 2001 to December 2003, while maintaining the seat obtained from ECOSOC for the period January 2002 to December 2004. The Council was also informed that Syria would complete the remaining two years of office of the seat (January 2002 to December 2003).
7. Outgoing members are eligible for re-election.
8. A nomination form is given in Appendix B to this document, and the deadline for submission of nominations to the Secretary General of the Council is 12.00 hours on Wednesday 30 October 2002.
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1 One of these seats rotates between the States in List A (2000-2002), List B (2003-2005), List A (2006-2008) and List C (2009-2011).
2 Has replaced Portugal for 2002.
3 Has replaced Australia (as decided by the Council at its 119th Session, 20-25 November 2000).
4 Has replaced Iraq for 2002 and 2003.
1. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
States: 136
WFP Executive Board Seats: 20 (ten each to be elected by the FAO Council and the ECOSOC of the United Nations) plus 1 seat to be elected by the FAO Council that will rotate between the States included in List A (2000-2002), List B (2003-2005), List A (2006-2008) and List C (2009-2011)
The 20 seats will be distributed on the following basis:
List A
States: 53
WFP Executive Board Seats: 8 (four (or five) to be elected by the FAO Council and four by the ECOSOC of the United Nations)
Algeria |
Ethiopia |
Niger |
List B
States: 50
WFP Executive Board Seats: 7 (three (or four) to be elected by the FAO Council and four by the ECOSOC of the United Nations).
Afghanistan |
Kiribati |
Papua New Guinea |
List C
States: 33
WFP Executive Board Seats: 5 (three (or four) to be elected by the FAO Council and two by the ECOSOC of the United Nations)
Antigua and Barbuda |
Dominica |
Nicaragua |
2. ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
States: 47
WFP Executive Board Seats: 15 (seven to be elected by the FAO Council and eight by the ECOSOC of the United Nations)
The 15 seats will be distributed on the following basis:
List D
States: 29
WFP Executive Board Seats: 12 (six each to be elected by the FAO Council and the ECOSOC of the United Nations)
Australia |
Iceland |
Norway |
List E
States: 18
WFP Executive Board Seats: 3 (one to be elected by the FAO Council and two by the ECOSOC of the United Nations)
Albania |
Estonia |
Romania |
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1 Listings include all FAO Member Nations as at 2 November 2001.
| To: | The Secretary-General of the Council Room B-202 |
Date: ................................... |
| The Delegate of ........................................... (FAO Member Nation) (Signature) .......................................................................................
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Wishes to nominate for List .....1/ |
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| for election to a seat on the WFP Executive Board for the term of office 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2005.
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| The Delegate of ........................................... (FAO Member Nation) (Signature) .......................................................................................
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| accepts this nomination | ||
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1/ Insert A, B, C, D or E as appropriate. Seats to be filled 2003-2005 are:
1 from List A, 1 from List B, 1 from List C, 2 from List D and 1 from List E.