Membership of the CSTD

The Commission has forty-three Member States elected by the Economic and Social Council for a term of four years. Experts nominated by their respective governments should possess the necessary qualifications and professional or scientific knowledge.

The Commission has:

• Eleven members from African States

• Nine members from Asia-Pacific States

• Eight members from Latin American and Caribbean States

• Five members from Eastern European States

• Ten members from Western European and other States

At each session, the Commission elects a new Bureau (a Chairperson and four Vice-Chairpersons) for the next session. The Bureau assumes responsibilities for the forthcoming activities during the inter-sessional period.

Effective from 21 April 2020, the Council elected Austria, Belarus, Burundi, Finland, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Japan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkmenistan, by acclamation, to the Commission for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 2021. The Council postponed the election of one member from the African States, one member from the Latin American and Caribbean States, and one member from the Western European and other States for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 2021.

Membership