At its 17th plenary meeting, on 5 April 2023, the Economic and Social Council, in accordance with its resolution 1991/49 of 21 June 1991, elected, by acclamation, ARGENTINA, BURUNDI, CHILE, CHINA, the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,
AFRICA, THAILAND, the UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, URUGUAY and ZIMBABWE as members of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs for a four-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2024.
The Council also elected, by secret ballot, ARMENIA, AUSTRIA, FINLAND, HUNGARY, ITALY, MALTA,
NORTHERN IRELAND and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA as members of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs for a four-year term of office beginning 1 January 2024.
The newly elected members will fill vacancies occurring on the expiration of the terms of office of ANGOLA,
253 As of 7 June 2023, one vacancy remains to be filled on the Commission on the Status of Women for a member from Asia-Pacific States for a term of office beginning on the date of election and expiring at the close of the seventieth session of the Commission, in 2026.
As a result, as of 1 January 2024, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs is composed of the following 53 Member
