Decision nº 2006/267 of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. 15-12-2006

Date15 December 2006
IssuerEconomic and Social Council of the United Nation
ECOSOC Decision 2006/267
Enlargement of the Commission on Science and
Technology for Development
At its 48th meeting, on 15 December 2006, the Economic and
Social Council, recalling its resolution 2006/46 of 28 July 2006, in
which it decided, inter alia, that the Commission on Science and
Technology for Development should be enlarged by the inclusion of ten
new members:
(a) Decided that the distribution of the ten new seats on the
Commission will be as follows:
(i) Three seats for the Group of African States;
(ii) Two seats for the Group of Asian States;
(iii) One seat for the Group of Eastern European States;
(iv) Two seats for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean
States;
(v) Two seats for the Group of Western European and Other
States;
(b) Also decided that, initially, the terms of office of the new
members should coincide with the existing terms of membership, the
dates to be determined by lot for each region;
(c) Further decided that the elections of the ten new members of
the Commission would be held at the organizational session of the
Council in February 2007.

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