Enlargement of the Economic and Social Council

A/RES/2847(XXVI)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1972.

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Decides to adopt, in accordance with Article 108 of the Charter of the United Nations, the following amendment to the Charter and to submit it for ratification by the States Members of the United Nations:

"Article 61 "l. Toe Economic and Social Council shall consist of fifty-four Members of the United Nations elected by the General Assembly.

"2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3,

eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council shall be elected each year for a term of three years. A retiring member shall be eligible for immediate re-election.

"3. At the first election after the increase in the membership of the Economic and Social Council from twenty-seven to fifty-four members, in addition to the members elected in place of the nine members whose term of office expires at the end of that year,

twenty-seven additional members shall be elected.

Of these twenty-seven additional members, the term of office of nine members so elected shall expire at the end of one year, and of nine other members at the end of two years, in accordance with arrangements made by the General Assembly.

"4. Each member of the Economic and Social Council shall have one representative.";

Urges all Member States to ratify the above amendment in accordance with their respective constitutional processes as soon as possible and to deposit their instruments of ratification with the Secretary- General;

Further decides that the members of the Economic and Social Council shall be elected according to the following pattern:

Fourteen members from African States;

Eleven members from Asian States;

Ten members from Latín American States;

Thirteen members from Western European and other States;

Six members from socialist States of Eastem Europe;

Welcomes the decision of the Economic and Social Council, pending the receipt of the necessary ratifications, to enlarge its sessional committees to fiftyfour members;

Invites the Economic and Social Council, as soon as possible and not later than the organizational meetings of its fifty-second session, to elect the twenty-seven additional members from States Members of the United Nations to serve on the enlarged sessional committees; such elections should be in accordance with paragraph 4 above and should be held each year pending the coming into force of the enlargement of the Council;

Decides that, as of the date of the entry into force of the above amendments, rule 147 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly shall be amended to read:

"Rule 14746 "Toe General Assembly -shall each year, in the course of its regular session, elect eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council for a term of three years."

20 December 1971.

San Marino United Kingdom of Great Spain Britain and Northem Sweden Ireland United States of America Switzerland Turkey C. LIST OF STATES INDICATED IN SECTION 11, PARAGRAPH 4 (e) Argentina Guyana Barbados Haiti Bolivia Honduras Jamaica Brazil Chile Mexico Colombia Nicaragua Costa Rica Cuba Paraguay Dominican Republic Ecuador Trinidad and Tobago El Salvador Uruguay Venezuela Guatemala D. LIST OF STATES INDICATED IN SECTION 11, PARAGRAPH 4 (d)

Poland Albania Bulgaria Romanía Byelorussian Soviet Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Socialist Republic Republic Union of Soviet Socialist Hungary Republics

44 Public Administration in the Second United Nations Development Decade (United Nations publication, Sales No.:

E.71.II.H.3).

46 Formerly rule 146 (see resolution 2837 (XXVI), annex I,

para. 9).

47 Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Second Session, vol. I and Corr.1 and 3 45 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth and Add.1 and 2, Report and Annexes (United Nations publi- Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/8403).

cation, Sales No.: E.68.II.D.14), p. 28.

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