DECISION ON AFRICAN CANDIDATURES WITHIN
THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
Doc. EX.CL/1136(XXXIV)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Ministerial Committee on African Candidatures within the International System;
2. ENDORSES:
i) For the post of Regional Director of the World Health Organization, during elections scheduled for August 2019 in the Republic of Congo, the candidature of:
• Dr. Matshidiso Rebecca Nathalie Moeti of the Republic of Botswana;
ii) For the post of Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), during elections to be held at the 30th Meeting of States Parties in June 2020, the candidature of:
• Dr. Maurice Kengne Kamga of the Republic of Cameroon;
iii) For the post of 3rd Vice-President of the World Meteorological Organization, during elections scheduled from 3 to 14 June 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland the candidature of:
• Dr Agnes Lawrence Kijazi of the United Republic of Tanzania;
iv) For the post of Deputy Director General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), during elections scheduled for 2020, in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire the candidature of:
• Mr. Younouss Djibrine of the Republic of Cameroon;
v) For the post of Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), during elections scheduled for June 2019, the candidature of.
• Mr. Medi Moungui of the Republic of Cameroon;
vi) For the post of Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration, during elections scheduled for June/July 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland, the candidatures of:
• Mr. Ashraf El Nour Mustafa of the Republic of Sudan;
vii) For the post of President of Regional Association I, Africa, of the World Meteorological Organization during elections scheduled from 20 to 23 February 2019, in Cairo, Egypt, the candidature of:
• Mr. Konate Daouda of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire;
viii) For Membership of the International Narcotics Control Board for the period 2020-2025 during elections scheduled for 2019, the candidatures of:
• Dr. Jonathan Lucas of the Republic of Seychelles;
• Mr. Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and
• Mrs. Ana Dos Passos Mamede Graca of the Republic of Angola;
ix) For Membership of the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit for the period 2021-2025, during elections scheduled to hold in 2019, the candidature of:
• Mr. Tesfa Alem Seyoum of the State of Eritrea;
x) For Membership of the United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families during elections scheduled for 30 June 2019 in New York, the candidature of:
• Ambassador Lazhar Soualem of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria;
3. ALSO TAKES NOTE of and DECIDES to endorse the following candidatures:
0 For Membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2020-2022, during elections scheduled for October 2019, at the 74th Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, the candidatures of:
• the State of Libya; and
• the Republic of Sudan;
NB: 2 posts to be filled by Southern Africa and the Committee requested the African Group in New York to carry out consultations for the nomination of representatives of the region;
ii) For Membership of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), for the period 2019-2022, during elections scheduled for the 40th Session of the ICAO Assembly in October 2019 in Montreal, Canada:
Under Part II, namely, States which make the largest contribution to the provision of facilities and services for international civil air navigation, the candidatures of:
• Northern Region: Arab Republic of Egypt;
• Southern Region: Republic of South Africa; and
• Western Region: Federal Republic of Nigeria;
Under Part III, namely, States whose designation will ensure geographic representation, the candidatures of:
• Central Region: Gabonese Republic;
• Eastern Region: Republic of Sudan;
• Northern Region: Republic of Tunisia;
• Southern Region: Republic of Zambia; and
• Western Region: Republic of Cote d’Ivoire;
iii) For Membership of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the period 2020-2023, during elections scheduled for the second half of 2019, at the 23rd Session of the UNWTO General Assembly in Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation, the candidature of:
• the Republic of Tunisia;
iv) For Membership of the Council of the International Maritime Organization, Under Category C, for the period 2020-2021, during elections scheduled from 25 November to 6 December 2019, in London, United Kingdom, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of South Africa
• the Kingdom of Morocco; and
• the Arab Republic of Egypt;
v) For the post of President of the United Nations General Assembly for the period 2019-2020, during elections scheduled for September 2019 in New York, the candidature of:
• the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
vi) As Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2020-2021, during elections scheduled for the Seventy- Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidature of:
• the Republic of Niger;
NB: The candidature of the Republic of Niger is endorsed, in addition to, that of the Republic of Tunisia, which was endorsed by the Executive Council in Nouakchott, in July 2018.
v/7) As Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2021-2022, during elections scheduled for the Seventy- Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2020, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Kenya; and
• the Republic of Djibouti;
viii) For Membership of the United Nations Economic and Social Council for the period 2020-2021, during elections scheduled for the Seventy- Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Benin;
• the Republic of Botswana;
• the Republic of Congo; and
• the Gabonese Republic;
ix) For Membership of the Commission on the Status of Women for the period 2020-2021, during elections to be held at the Coordination and Management Meetings of the Economic and Social Council scheduled for April 2019, in New York, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Senegal; and
• the Federal Republic of Somalia;
x) For Membership of the United Nations Committee on Conferences during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidature of:
• the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria;
NB: 1 post remaining to be filled by the East African region and the Committee requested the African Group in New York to carry out consultations for the nomination of a representative of the region;
xi) For the post of Chairperson of the United Nations General Assembly Second Committee, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidature of:
• the Republic of Senegal;
xii) For Membership of the Commission for Social Development, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidatures of:
• the Democratic Republic of Congo;
• the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
• the State of Libya; and
• the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
xiii) For Membership of the Statistical Commission, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Madagascar; and
• the Republic of Sierra Leone;
xiv) For Membership of the Commission on Population and Development, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Madagascar;
• the State of Libya; and
• the Federal Republic of Somalia;
NB: 1 seat remaining to be filled by the Southern African region and .the Committee requested the African Group in New York to carry out consultations for the nomination of a representative of the region;
xv) For Membership of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidature of:
• the Republic of Angola;
NB: 6 posts to be filled (2 by the Central African region, 3 by the East African region and 1 by Southern Africa) and the Committee requested the African Group in New York to carry out consultations for the nomination of representatives of the said regions;
xvi) For Membership of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidature of:
• the Republic of Madagascar;
xvii) For Membership of the Committee for Programme and Coordination, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Liberia; and
• the Islamic Republic of Mauritania;
NB: 1 post to be filled by East Africa and the Committee requested the African Group in New York to carry out consultations for the nomination of a representative of the region;
xviii) For Membership of the Governing Council of the Commission on Human Settlements, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Burundi;
• the Republic of Kenya; and
• the Republic of Senegal;
NB: 2 posts to be filled by Southern Africa and the Committee requested the African Group in New York to carry out consultations for the nomination of representatives of the region;
xix) For Membership of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidature of:
• the Republic of Zimbabwe;
xx) For Membership of the Executive Board of UNDP (Common to the following organs: UNDP/UNFPA-United Nations Office for Project Services), during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidature of:
• the Federal Republic of Somalia;
xxi) For Membership of the Executive Board of the United Nations World Food Programme, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Burundi; and
• the Republic of Madagascar;
xxii) For Membership of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Kenya; and
• the Republic of Tunisia
xxiii) For Membership of the Executive Board of UN Women, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Burundi;
• the Democratic Republic of Congo;
• the Republic of Madagascar;
• the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and
• the Republic of Sierra Leone;
NB: 1 post remaining to be filled by Southern Africa and the Committee requested the African Group in New York to carry out consultations for the nomination of a representative of the region;
xxiv) For Membership of the Committee for the United Nations Population Award, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Cdte d’Ivoire;
NB: 1 post remaining to be filled according to the rotation between the East and Southern African regions/1 post remaining to be filled according to the rotation between the Central and Northern African regions and the Committee requested the African Group in New York to carry out consultations for the nomination of representatives of the said regions;
xxv) For Membership of the Executive Council of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), for the period 2019-2023, during elections scheduled to hold at the UNESCO General Conference in November 2019, in Paris, France, the candidatures of:
• the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, under Group V (b);
• the Republic of Tunisia, under Group V (b); and
• the Republic of South Africa, under Group V (a);
xxvi) For Membership of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, during elections scheduled for November 2019 in Paris, the candidatures of:
• the Arab Republic of Egypt, under Group V (b)
• the Republic of South Africa, under Group V (a)
xxvii) For the post of Vice-President of the Seventy-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the candidatures of:
• the Republic of Cabo Verde;
• the Republic of Congo;
• the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
• the Republic of Tunisia; and
• the Republic of Zimbabwe;
4. REQUESTS, with regard to the candidatures of the Republic of Kenya and the Republic of Djibouti as Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2021-2022, during elections scheduled for the Seventy-Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2020, that the two countries should continue consultations until June 2019, with a view to presenting a single candidate for the region and in case of failure, the Committee would take a decision at the next Summit in June 2019;
5. DECIDES with regard to the revision of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee to defer consideration of the Draft, until the June 2019 session, in order to continue consultations, including with the African Groups and INSTRUCTS the Secretariat to finalize the Draft and forward same to Member States for comments by latest 31 March 2019;
6. REQUESTS the Permanent Missions of the African Union concerned to invite, by Note verbale, the regions concerned to carry out consultations in order to nominate their representatives for the above-mentioned vacant posts;
7. DECIDES that the Chairs of the African Groups and the Chairs of the Committees on Candidatures within African Groups should participate in sessions of the Committee;
8. RECOMMENDS the Draft Motion of Support endorsed by the Executive Council, to Mr. Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of UNAIDS, whose term of office is coming to an end, to the Assembly for adoption.