CL 125/9 |
Hundred and Twenty-fifth Session |
Rome, 26 - 28 November 2003 |
MEMBERSHIP OF THE WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD |
1. In accordance with Resolution 6/99 adopted by the 30th Session of the FAO Conference on 13 November 1999, the Council is required to elect six members of the WFP Executive Board for a term of office of three years from among FAO Member Nations.
2. For purposes of election to the Board, FAO Member Nations are divided into five separate lists (A, B, C, D and E) as shown in Appendix A to this document.
3. The present composition of the WFP Executive Board is as follows, with the List (as per Appendix A) to which each member belongs indicated in brackets:
Term of office Expiring |
Elected by |
Elected by |
31 December 2003 |
Bangladesh (B) |
Denmark (D) |
31 December 2004 |
Canada (D) |
Algeria (A) |
31 December 2005 |
Belgium (D) |
Iran, Islamic Republic of (B) |
31 December 2006 |
India (B) |
4. The Council will therefore be required to elect six members, for a term of office expiring on 31 December 2006 to replace the ones whose terms end on 31 December 2003, i.e. Bangladesh (B); El Salvador (C); Mali (A); Netherlands (D); Syria (B) and United States of America (D).
5. Outgoing members are eligible for re-election.
6. A nomination form is given in Appendix B to this document, and the deadline for submission of nominations to the Secretary General of the Council is 12.00 hours on Monday 8 December 2003.
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1 This seat rotates between lists A, B and C as follows: List A (2000-2002), List B (2003-2005), List A (2006-2008) and List C (2009-2011)
States: 136
WFP Executive Board Seats: 20 (ten each to be elected by the FAO Council and the ECOSOC of the United Nations) plus 1 seat to be elected by the FAO Council that rotates between the States included in the lists according to the following sequence: List A (2000-2002), List B (2003-2005), List A (2006-2008) and List C (2009-2011)
The 20 seats will be distributed on the following basis:
List A
States: 53
WFP Executive Board Seats: 8 (four (or five) to be elected by the FAO Council and four by the ECOSOC of the United Nations)
Algeria |
Ethiopia |
Niger |
List B
States: 50
WFP Executive Board Seats: 7 (three (or four) to be elected by the FAO Council and four by the ECOSOC of the United Nations).
Afghanistan |
Kiribati |
Papua New Guinea |
Applicants for Membership in FAO: Federated States of Micronesia, Timor Leste , Tuvalu.
List C
States: 33
WFP Executive Board Seats: 5 (three (or four) to be elected by the FAO Council and two by the ECOSOC of the United Nations)
Antigua and Barbuda |
Dominica |
Nicaragua |
States: 47
WFP Executive Board Seats: 15 (seven to be elected by the FAO Council and eight by the ECOSOC of the United Nations)
The 15 seats will be distributed on the following basis:
List D
States: 29
WFP Executive Board Seats: 12 (six each to be elected by the FAO Council and the ECOSOC of the United Nations)
Australia |
Iceland |
Norway |
List E
States: 18
WFP Executive Board Seats: 3 (one to be elected by the FAO Council and two by the ECOSOC of the United Nations)
Albania |
Estonia |
Romania |
Applicants for Membership to FAO: Ukraine
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1 Listings include all FAO Member Nations as at October 2003.
To be submitted by 12.00 hours on Monday 8 December 2003
To: |
The Secretary-General of the Council |
Date: ........................... |
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The Delegate of ......................................... (FAO Member Nation)
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(Signature) ................................................
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Wishes to nominate for List ........1/
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for election to a seat on the WFP Executive Board for the term of office
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The Delegate of .......................................... (FAO Member Nation)
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(signature) ............................................
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accepts this nomination |
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1/ Insert A, B, C or D as appropriate. Seats to be filled 2004-2006 are:
1 from List A, 2 from List B, 1 from List C and 2 from List D.