Organization of the 26th Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names

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A Decision of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2010.

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At its 47th plenary meeting, on 15 December 2009, the Economic and Social Council,

having taken note of the report of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names on the work of its twenty-fifth session,85 decided to endorse its recommendation that the twentysixth session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names be held either at the United Nations Office at Geneva or the United Nations Office at Vienna in the second quarter of 2011.

83 E/2009/117. 84 E/2009/118-E/CN.18/SS/2009/2. 85 E/2009/58; see decision 2009/243, para. (c).

COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME

STATISTICAL COMMISSION 1 January 2010: AUSTRALIA, BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, COLOMBIA, ITALY, MOROCCO, NORWAY and RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT

INDIA, JAMAICA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAINT LUCIA, SENEGAL and UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

REPUBLIC, COMOROS, EL SALVADOR, GAMBIA, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, MALAYSIA, MONGOLIA, PHILIPPINES, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SWAZILAND and URUGUAY.

COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS 1 January 2010: AUSTRALIA, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF), BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, FRANCE, GHANA, INDIA, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, MYANMAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SIERRA LEONE, SWAZILAND and UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1 January 2010: ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, BELARUS, BENIN, BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHILE, INDIA, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), MEXICO, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, SAUDI ARABIA, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

D’IVOIRE, DENMARK, FRANCE, KAZAKHSTAN, LATVIA, MALAYSIA, MONGOLIA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PANAMA, PERU, THAILAND and TOGO.

COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING 1 January 2010: BENIN, BRAZIL, CAMEROON, EGYPT and UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA.

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND on 1 January 2010: BELARUS, CAPE VERDE, CONGO, DENMARK, EL SALVADOR, FRANCE, IRELAND, KAZAKHSTAN, LUXEMBOURG, MALAWI, PAKISTAN, QATAR, SOMALIA and TUNISIA.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME/ UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND on 1 January 2010: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, FRANCE, INDIA, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, PAKISTAN, QATAR, RWANDA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA and SPAIN.

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME 1 January 2010: BURKINA FASO, INDIA, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) and RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

COMMITTEE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS POPULATION AWARD 1 January 2010: GUATEMALA, JAMAICA and UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA.

PROGRAMME COORDINATING BOARD OF THE JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME

1 January 2010: BOTSWANA, EL SALVADOR, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, POLAND, SWEDEN and UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME

COMMITTEE FOR PROGRAMME AND COORDINATION

RUSSIAN FEDERATION and VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF).

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COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

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PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE 2010 SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE EIGHTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE FORTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE STATISTICAL COMMISSION

PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT

PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE NINTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS

PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE FIFTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS

PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE NINTH SESSION OF THE PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES

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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

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