A. Membership of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme as at 1 January 2014. Total Number of members: 58

African States (16)

  1. Algeria (2014)
  2. Benin (2016)
  3. Burkina Faso (2015)
  4. Central African Republic (2014)
  5. Congo (2015)
  6. Gabon (2014)
  7. Lesotho (2015)
  8. Madagascar (2016)
  9. Mali (2014)
  10. Morocco (2016)
  11. Mozambique (2014)
  12. Nigeria (2014)
  13. Somalia (2016)
  14. South Africa (2015)
  15. Uganda (2016)
  16. United Republic of Tanzania (2015)

Western European and other States (13)

  1. Finland (2014)
  2. France (2016)
  3. Germany (2015)
  4. Israel (2015)
  5. Italy (2015)
  6. Norway (2016)
  7. Spain (2016)
  8. Sweden (2014)
  9. Turkey (2014)
  10. United States of America (2014)

*Three vacant seats

Latin American and Caribbean States (10)

  1. Antigua and Barbuda (2016)
  2. Argentina (2014)
  3. Brazil (2015)
  4. Chile (2014)
  5. Colombia (2016)
  6. El Salvador (2016)
  7. Grenada (2014)
  8. Haiti (2015)
  9. Mexico (2015)
  10. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (2014)

Asia-Pacific States (13)

  1. Bahrain (2015)
  2. Bangladesh (2016)
  3. China (2016)
  4. India (2015)
  5. Indonesia (2014)
  6. Iran (Islamic Republic of) (2014)
  7. Japan (2014)
  8. Jordan (2015)
  9. Pakistan (2014)
  10. Republic of Korea (2016)
  11. Saudi Arabia (2015)
  12. Sri Lanka (2016)
  13. Thailand (2015)

Eastern European States (6)

  1. Albania (2014)
  2. Belarus (2016)
  3. Romania (2016)
  4. Russian Federation (2014)

*Four vacant seats

B. Membership of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme as from 1 January 2015. Total number of members: 58

 

African States (16)

  1. Benin (2016)
  2. Burkina Faso (2015)
  3. Congo (2015)
  4. Democratic Republic of the Congo (2018)
  5. Egypt (2018)
  6. Gabon (2018)
  7. Ghana (2018)
  8. Lesotho (2015)
  9. Madagascar (2016)
  10. Morocco (2016)
  11. Senegal (2018)
  12. Somalia (2016)
  13. South Africa (2015)
  14. Uganda (2016)
  15. United Republic of Tanzania (2015)
  16. Zimbabwe (2018)

Western European and other States (13)

  1. France (2016)
  2. Germany (2015)
  3. Israel (2015)
  4. Italy (2015)
  5. Norway (2016)
  6. Spain (2016)
  7. Finland (2018)
  8. United States of America (2018)

*Five vacant seats

Latin American and Caribbean States (10)

  1. Antigua and Barbuda (2016)
  2. Argentina (2018)
  3. Brazil (2015)
  4. Colombia (2016)
  5. Ecuador (2018)
  6. El Salvador (2016)
  7. Guatemala(2018)
  8. Haiti (2015)
  9. Mexico (2015)
  10. Uruguay (2018)

Asia-Pacific States (13)

  1. Bahrain (2015)
  2. Bangladesh (2016)
  3. China (2016)
  4. India (2015)
  5. Indonesia(2018)
  6. Iran (2018)
  7. Iraq (2018)
  8. Japan (2018)
  9. Jordan (2015)
  10. Republic of Korea (2016)
  11. Saudi Arabia (2015)
  12. Sri Lanka (2016)
  13. Thailand (2015)

Eastern European States (6)

  1. Belarus (2016)
  2. Georgia (2015)*
  3. Romania (2016)
  4. Russian Federation (2018)
  5. Serbia (2015)*
  6. Slovakia (2018)

*At its 21st meeting the members elected Georgia and Serbia by acclamation for the period from 9 April to 31 December 2015 (Journal No. 2015/66 of 9 April 2015).

* Terms of office expire on 31 December of the years indicated. This information was provided by the Economic and Social Council.