Decision 74/409 A

Decisions

74/409. Appointment of members of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee

At its 29th plenary meeting, on 8 November 2019, the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Fifth Committee,13 appointed Ms. Dorothy Bradley and Mr. Anton V. Kosyanenko as members of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2020.

As a result, as of 1 January 2020, the Independent Audit Advisory Committee is composed as follows:14 Ms. Dorothy BRADLEY (Belize),** Mr. Anton V. KOSYANENKO (Russian Federation),** Mr. Richard Quartei QUARTEY (Ghana)* and Ms. Janet ST. LAURENT (United States of America).*

______* Term of office expires on 31 December 2020. ** Term of office expires on 31 December 2022.

74/410. Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination

At its 36th plenary meeting, on 27 November 2019, the General Assembly, on the basis of nominations by the Economic and Social Council15 and in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 2008 (LX) of 14 May 1976 and Assembly decision 42/450 of 17 December 1987, elected CHINA, the COMOROS, LIBERIA, MAURITANIA, the REPUBLIC OF KOREA and URUGUAY as members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2020 to fill the vacancies occurring on the expiration of the terms of office of BANGLADESH, CHINA, EGYPT, ERITREA, HAITI, the REPUBLIC OF KOREA and SENEGAL.

As a result, as of 1 January 2020, the Committee for Programme and Coordination is composed of the following 31 Member States:16 ANGOLA,** ARGENTINA,** BELARUS,* BOTSWANA,* BRAZIL,* BULGARIA,* BURKINA FASO,* CAMEROON,* CHAD,* CHILE,* CHINA,*** COMOROS,*** CUBA,* ETHIOPIA,** FRANCE,** GERMANY,* INDIA,* IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF),* ITALY,* JAPAN,* LIBERIA,*** MAURITANIA,*** PAKISTAN,* PARAGUAY,** PORTUGAL,* REPUBLIC OF KOREA,*** REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA,* RUSSIAN FEDERATION,** UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,* UNITED STATES OF AMERICA* and URUGUAY.***

______* Term of office expires on 31 December 2020. ** Term of office expires on 31 December 2021. *** Term of office expires on 31 December 2022.

74/411. Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences

At its 36th plenary meeting, on 27 November 2019, the General Assembly, in accordance with paragraph 2 of its resolution 43/222 B of 21 December 1988, took note of the appointment by its President, after consultations with the Chairs of the regional groups concerned, of ALGERIA, AUSTRIA, CHINA, the COMOROS, JAMAICA, JAPAN and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA as members of the Committee on Conferences for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2020.

As a result, as of 1 January 2020, the Committee on Conferences is composed of the following 21 Member States: ALGERIA,*** AUSTRIA,*** BOTSWANA,* BRAZIL,* CHINA,*** COMOROS,*** ECUADOR,** FRANCE,*

______13 A/74/527, para. 4. 14 One vacancy remains to be filled for a term of office beginning on 1 January 2020. 15 See A/74/446; see also Economic and Social Council decision 2019/201 C. 16 One vacancy for a member from Latin American and Caribbean States remains to be filled for a term of office beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2020; one vacancy for a member from Western European and other States remains to be filled for a term of office beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2021; and one vacancy for a member from Asia-Pacific States remains to be filled for a term of office beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2022.