At its 48th plenary 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 would 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.
