List of members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
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The United Nations Economic and Social Council
has 54 member states which are elected by the United Nations General Assembly
for overlapping three-year terms. Seats on the Council are based on geographical representation, notably the United Nations Regional Groups, with fourteen seats allocated to African States, eleven to Asian States, six to Eastern European States
, ten to Latin American and Caribbean States, and thirteen to Western European and Other States
.
'*' Denotes seats taken up mid-term from another member. Bulgaria will take over Hungary's seat from 2012.
'*' Denotes seats taken up mid-term from another member. Malta took over a seat from Greece on 1 January 2001, Spain from Portugal on 1 January 2002, Turkey from Portugal on 11 November 2003, and Spain from Greece on 1 January 2005. For 2011 Switzerland and Spain appear to have taken over the seats of Liechtenstein and Turkey. From 1 January 2012 Switzerland will take over Norway's seat and the Netherlands the seat of Belgium.
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations constitutes one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and it is responsible for the coordination of the economic, social and related work of 14 UN specialized agencies, its functional commissions and five regional commissions...
has 54 member states which are elected by the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation...
for overlapping three-year terms. Seats on the Council are based on geographical representation, notably the United Nations Regional Groups, with fourteen seats allocated to African States, eleven to Asian States, six to Eastern European States
Eastern European Group
The Eastern European Group is one of the five unofficial Regional Groups in the United Nations that act as voting blocs and negotiation forums. Regional voting blocs were formed in 1961 to encourage voting to various UN bodies from regional groups...
, ten to Latin American and Caribbean States, and thirteen to Western European and Other States
Western European and Others Group
The Western European and Others Group is one of several unofficial Regional Groups in the United Nations that act as voting blocs and negotiation forums. Regional voting blocs were formed in 1961 to encourage voting to various UN bodies from regional groups...
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African Group
| 2010 |  Cameroon |
 Republic of the Congo |
 Mozambique |
 Niger |
 Comoros |
 Egypt |
 Ghana |
 Rwanda |
 Zambia |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
 Guinea-Bissau |
 Mauritius |
 Morocco |
 Namibia |
| 2011 | Cameroon |
 Gabon |
 Malawi |
 Senegal |
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| 2012 |  Burkina Faso |
 Ethiopia |
 Nigeria |
 Libya |
 Lesotho |
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| 2013 | undecided | undecided | undecided | undecided | undecided | |||||||||
| 2014 | undecided | undecided | undecided | undecided |
Asian Group
| 2010 |  India |
 Japan |
 Saudi Arabia |
 Bangladesh |
 Iraq |
 Mongolia |
 Philippines |
 People's Republic of China |
 Malaysia |
 Pakistan |
 South Korea |
| 2011 | People's Republic of China |
 Qatar |
Pakistan |
South Korea |
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| 2012 | India |
Japan |
 Indonesia |
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| 2013 | undecided | undecided | undecided | undecided | |||||||
| 2014 | undecided | undecided | undecided | undecided |
Eastern European Group
| 2010 |  Moldova |
 Poland |
 Russia |
 Estonia |
 Slovakia |
 Ukraine |
| 2011 |  Latvia |
 Hungary |
Russia |
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| 2012 |  Kingdom of Bulgaria * |
 Belarus |
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| 2013 | undecided | undecided | ||||
| 2014 | undecided | undecided | undecided |
'*' Denotes seats taken up mid-term from another member. Bulgaria will take over Hungary's seat from 2012.
Latin American and Caribbean Group
| 2010 |  Brazil |
 Guatemala |
 Saint Lucia |
 Argentina |
 The Bahamas |
 Chile |
 Peru |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
 Uruguay |
 Venezuela |
| 2011 |  Mexico |
 Nicaragua |
 Ecuador |
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| 2012 | Brazil |
 Cuba |
 Dominican Republic |
 El Salvador |
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| 2013 | undecided | undecided | undecided | |||||||
| 2014 | undecided | undecided | undecided |
Western European and Others Group
'*' Denotes seats taken up mid-term from another member. Malta took over a seat from Greece on 1 January 2001, Spain from Portugal on 1 January 2002, Turkey from Portugal on 11 November 2003, and Spain from Greece on 1 January 2005. For 2011 Switzerland and Spain appear to have taken over the seats of Liechtenstein and Turkey. From 1 January 2012 Switzerland will take over Norway's seat and the Netherlands the seat of Belgium.
See also
- United Nations Regional Groups
- List of United Nations member states
- List of members of the United Nations Security Council
- List of members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
External links
- Official Document System of the United Nations – source of UN electoral records