At its 5th plenary meeting, on 28 February 2013, on the proposal of the President, the Economic and Social Council decided that the special responsibilities of the Bureau for the substantive session of the Council of 2013 would be as follows: the high-level segment and the conclusion of the work of the session would be the responsibility of the President of the Council, Néstor Osorio (Colombia); the coordination segment would be the responsibility of the Vice-President of the Council representing the African States, Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman (Sudan); the operational activities segment would be the responsibility of the Vice-President of the Council representing the Eastern European States, Ferit Hoxha (Albania); the humanitarian affairs segment would be the responsibility of the Vice-President of the Council representing the Asia-Pacific States, Mohammad Masood Khan (Pakistan); and the general segment would be the responsibility of the Vice-President of the Council representing the Western European and other States, Martin Sajdik (Austria).
