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Next Session
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FC - 194th Session - 7-11 November 2022
FC - 193rd Session - 27–28 October 2022
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Previous Sessions and documents
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FC - 192nd Session - 1-3 June 2022
FC - 191st Session - 16-20 May 2022
FC - 190th Session - 18 February 2022
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Legal Framework
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Article of Constitution
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Article V
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Origin
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Established as the "Committee on Financial Control" (CFC) by a Resolution of the Conference at its Third Session (1947) as successor to the Sub-Committee on Finance. In 1958, the name was changed to Finance Committee. Its size and structure were modified by the Conference at its Thirty-sixth Session in 2009 (Resolution 6/2009, C 2009/REP, para. 140).
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Rules of Procedure
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See Basic Texts, Vol. I - Section F, Rules of Procedure of the Finance Committee
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Category
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Cat.1
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Purpose
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To assist the Council in exercising control over the financial administration of the Organization. Its functions are set out in Rule XXVII of the General Rules of the Organization. The Finance Committee holds concurrent sessions with the Programme Committee during the second year of the biennium (Rule XXVIII of the General Rules of the Organization), and sometimes also in the first year.
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Secretary, Finance Committee
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Mr David McSherry
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Membership
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Representatives of 12 Member Nations and a Chairperson elected by the Council from specific regions as determined by the Conference for the purpose of Council elections. Members of the Committee shall appoint as their representatives individuals who have shown a continued interest in the objectives and activities of the Organization, have participated in Conference or Council sessions and have special competence and experience in administrative and financial matters. Members of the Committee are elected for a period of two years at the session of the Council following the regular session of the Conference and they are eligible for reappointment.
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Chairperson
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Ms Imelda Smolcic (Uruguay)
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Members
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- Australia (Ms Lynda Hayden)*
- Egypt (Mr Mina Rizk)1
- Ethiopia (Mr Kaba Urgessa Dinssa)
- Japan (Mr Kuraya Yoshihiro)
- Mexico (Mr Miguel García Winder)*
- Niger (Ms Rahila Rabiou Tahirou)*
- Panama (Mr Tomás Duncan Jurado)*
- Russian Federation (Mr Vladimir Kuznetsov)
- Saudi Arabia (Mr Mohammed M. Alghamdi)*
- Sweden (Ms Pernilla Ivarsson)*
- Thailand (Ms Ratchanok Sangpenchan)3
- United States of America (Mr Rodney Hunter)* 2
* Please see the list of Substitute Representatives for the Current sessions.
1/ Mr Mina Rizk was designated to replace Mr Haitham Abdelhady as the representative of Egypt for the remainder of the term of office.
2/ Mr Rodney Hunter was designated to replace Ms Jennifer Harhigh as the representative of the United States of America for the remainder of the term of office.
3/ Ms Ratchanok Sangpenchan was designated to replace Mr Thanawat Tiensin as the representative of Thailand for the remainder of the term of office.
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Substitute Representatives
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*View list
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Current term of office
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July 2021 - July 2023
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Languages (used during the current mandate)
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Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish
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Document symbol
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FC
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Frequency of Sessions
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At least twice a year
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Division
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Finance Division (CSF)
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Contact information/email
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[email protected]
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First Session
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Committee on Financial Control, December 1947; Finance Committee, March 1958.
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