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Membership Chart

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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Listed below is the membership of United Nations bodies for 1966. Unless otherwise noted, membership expires on December 31 of the year indicated in parentheses. Where names of individuals are listed, the members serve in their personal capacities and not as representatives of states; their nationalities are given for information only.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: I. United Nations
Information
International Organization , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , Spring 1966 , pp. 284 - 291
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1966

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1 As a result of the amendment to Article 23 of the United Nations Charter under General Assembly Resolution 1991 A (XVIII) of December 17, 1963, the membership of the Security Council was increased from eleven to fifteen with the addition of four nonpermanent seats.

2 Elected to a two-year term by the General Assembly during its 1392nd plenary meeting.

3 In order to fill the additional four nonpermanent seats on the Council and in accordance with Article 23, paragraph 2, of the Charter as amended, the General Assembly during its 1392nd and 1393rd plenary meetings, held on December 10 and 13, 1965, decided by secret ballot that New Zealand and Uganda would serve for a period of one year and that Japan and Nigeria would serve for a period of two years.

4 As a result of the amendment to Article 61 of the UN Charter under General Assembly Resolution 1991 B (XVIII) of December 17, 1963, the membership of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was increased from eighteen to 27.

5 Elected or reelected to a three-year term by the General Assembly during its 1396th plenary meeting, December 15, 1965.

6 In order to fill the additional nine seats on ECOSOC and in accordance with Article 61, paragraph 3, of the Charter as amended, the General Assembly during its 1396th and 1403rd plenary meetings, held on December 15 and 18, 1965, decided by the drawing of lots that Greece, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania would serve for a period of one year; Cameroun, Dahomey, and India for a period of two years; and Iran, Morocco, and Venezuela for a period of three years.

7 Reelected to a three-year term by the General Assembly during its 1400th plenary meeting, December 17, 1965.

8 Members of the International Court are elected to nine-year terms by the General Assembly and the Security Council voting concurrently. Judges's terms of office expire on February 5 of the year listed. Officers serve three-year terms ending in 1967. Judges are listed in order of precedence.

9 Elected on November 16, 1965, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Abdel Hamid Badawi (United Arab Republic).

10 At its 1067th plenary meeting on November 28, 1961, the General Assembly elected 25 members of the International Law Commission to five-year terms commencing on January 1, 1962. Officers are elected at each annual session.

11 Elected by the Commission to fill vacancies.

12 Reappointed for 1966–1967 by the General Assembly during its 1407th plenary meeting, December 21, 1965.

13 Established under General Assembly Resolution 2049 (XX), December 13, 1965, and composed of fourteen members subsequently designated by the President of the Assembly.

14 Composed of seventeen members appointed by the President of the General Assembly. Six, however, are yet to be appointed.

15 Composed of 55 members elected by the Conference at each regular session.

16 Established as an organ of the General Assembly under General Assembly Resolution 1994 (XIX), December 30, 1964, and composed of the Member States of the UN and the other states members of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Holy See, Indonesia, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, South Korea, South Vietnam, Switzerland, Western Samoa, and West Germany).

17 Elected or reelected to a four-year term during the 38th session of ECOSOC at its 1359th meeting, held on March 24, 1965.

18 Elected by ECOSOC during its 38th session at the 1359th meeting, held on March 24, 1965, to serve for the remainder of the term of Indonesia which had withdrawn from the UN effective January 1, 1965.

19 Elected or reelected to a three-year term during the 38th session of ECOSOC at its 1359th meeting, held on March 24, 1965.

20 Membership as of the opening of the Commission's eighth session held on May 6–17, 1965, in Addis Ababa.

21 ECOSOC decided that the Republic of South Africa should not take part in the work of the Commission until conditions for constructive cooperation had been restored by a change in that country's racial policy (ECOSOC Resolution 974 C IV [XXXVI], July 30, 1963).

22 Membership as of the Commission's 22nd session which was held on March 22–April 4, 1966, in New Delhi.

23 Membership as of the Commission's twentieth session which was held on April 21–May 8, 1965, in Geneva.

24 Membership as of the Commission's eleventh session of the Committee of the Whole, held in Santiago on May 10–12, 1966.

25 The Special Fund and the Expanded Program of Technical Assistance (EPTA) were consolidated in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) under General Assembly Resolution 2029 (XX) of November 22, 1965.

26 In accordance with the terms of General Assembly Resolution 2029 (XX) of November 22, 1965, ECOSOC elected the 37 members of the UNDP Governing Council during its 1398th meeting, held on November 23, 1965.