COLOMBIA was elected for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

THAILAND was elected for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2000.

GAMBIA was elected for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

Italy was nominated for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

The PHILIPPINES was elected for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS BENIN and the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES were elected for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999 INDONESIA and VENEZUELA were elected for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2000.

GERMANY and LEBANON were elected for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

Gambia Elected at the 55th meeting, on 14 November 1996, for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on a date to be determined by lot (decision 1996 317).

COMMITTEE FOR PROGRAMME AND COORDINATION ITALY was nominated for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

The Council elected Sweden to fill a postponed vacancy for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2008.

b The Council postponed to a future session the election of two members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2000 and one member for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2001 (decision 1998 202 B).

The Council elected the following seven Member States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on a date to be determined by lot CAMEROON, GAMBIA, MALTA, MAURITANIA, PAKISTAN, SPAIN and UGANDA.

The Council postponed to a future session the election of one member from African States and two members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1997 and one member from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1996.

The Council elected Antigua and Barbuda and Haiti to fill postponed vacancies for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2008.

The Council further postponed the election of one member from Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2008.

The Council elected Haiti to fill a postponed vacancy on the Committee for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2006.

Philippines Elected at the 7th meeting, on 3 May 1996, for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999 (decision 1996 222).

Swaziland Elected at the 11th meeting, on 6 June 1995, for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1998 (decision 1995 221).

Colombia Elected at the 7th meeting, on 3 may 1996, for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999 (decision 1996 222).

The Council also postponed to a future session the election of one member from African States and two members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1997 and one member from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1996.

The Council also postponed to a future session the election of one member from African States and two members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1997 and one member from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1996 (decision 1996 298).

As of the date of issuance of this document, there was one vacancy on the Commission from the group of Western European and other States, for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2008.

The Council appointed Maria Jonas (Austria), Noëlie Kangoye (Burkina Faso) and Mona Chemali Khalaf (Lebanon) for a term beginning on the date of appointment and expiring on 30 June 1999.

(b) One member from African States and two members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1997

The Council elected Lebanon to fill a postponed vacancy for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring at the close of the Commission's thirty ninth session, in 2006.

ff The Council postponed the election of one member from Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2008 (decision 2005 201 B).

b At its 45th plenary meeting, on 19 December 2002, the Council further postponed to a future session the election of two members from Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2005 and the election of one member from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2004 (decision 2002 201 E).

The Council elected Arundhati Ghose (India) for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2006, to fill a vacancy arising from the resignation of Chokila Iyer (India).

The Council postponed to a future session the election of one member from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

The Council postponed to a future session the nomination of two members from Western European and other States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

k The Council postponed the election of one member from Western European and other States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2008 (decision 2004 201 D).

The Council postponed to a future session the nomination of one member from Western European and other States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999. Confirmations

The Council postponed to a future session the election of three members from Asian States, one member from Eastern European States and three members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on a date to be determined by lot.

The Council postponed to a future session the election of three members from Asian States, one member from Eastern European States and three members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on a date to be determined by lot.

The Council postponed the election of one member from Asian States and two members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2008.

The Council also elected Haiti to fill a postponed vacancy on the Commission for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring at the close of the Commission's forty first session, in 2008.

v The Council postponed to a future session the election of one member from African States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2000 (decision 1998 202 B).

DENMARK, ITALY and TURKEY will withdraw from the Board effective 1 January 1998 and will be replaced, respectively, by SWEDEN for a term expiring on 31 December 1998, GREECE for a term expiring on 31 December 1999 and FRANCE for a term expiring on 31 December 1998.

CANADA, FRANCE and NORWAY will withdraw from the Board effective 1 January 1998 and will be replaced, respectively, by AUSTRALIA for a term expiring on 31 December 1999, GERMANY for a term expiring on 31 December 1998 and DENMARK for a term expiring on 31 December 1999.

The Council appointed Iskra Beleva (Bulgaria) for a term beginning on the date of appointment and expiring on 31 December 2006 to fill a vacancy arising from the demise of Eul Yong Park (Republic of Korea).

The Council postponed to a future session the election of one member from African States and two members from Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

The Council further postponed the election of one member from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring at the close of the Commission's forty first session, in 2008.

The Council also postponed to a future session the election of one member from African States and one member from Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999.

k The Council postponed to a future session the election of one member from Latin American and Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999 (decision 1998 202 B).

The following three experts were elected for a term beginning on 1 January 1997 and expiring on a date to be determined by lot José María Gamio Cia (Uruguay), William Michael Mebane (Italy) and Dmitri B. Volfberg (Russian Federation).