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Headquarters Committee - Results of Election

33 C/NOM/5 - Election of members of the Headquarters Committee to serve until the end of the 35th session of the General Conference

33 C/NOM/INF.2 Rev.4 - Composition of committees, commissions and other subsidiary organs of the General Conference

Origin

By resolution 4 C/Res. 29.1, adopted at its 4th session en 1949, the General Conference established the Headquarters Committee.

The Headquarters Committee is governed by Rules 39, 39bis and 40 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference, amended by 31 C/Res. 65 adopted by the General Conference at its 31st session in 2001.

Functions

To advise the Director-General on all questions relating to the Organization’s Headquarters submitted by the Director-General or by a member of the Committee, and to provide the Director-General with advice, suggestions, guidance and recommendations in this connection.

Composition

The Committee consists of 24 Member States elected for four years, half of whom are replaced at each session.
At its 32nd session, the General Conference elected the following Member States to be members of the Committee:

Colombia, Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea*, Dominican Republic*, Finland*, France, Iraq*, Japan*, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi*, Mauritania*, Mauritius*, Monaco*, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda*, Sri Lanka*, Thailand, Turkey*, Ukraine, Uruguay.

The term of office of the Member States indicated by an asterisk expires at the end of the 33rd session of the General Conference. The term of office of the other members will expire at the 34th session.

Geographical distribution among electoral groups

Group I	4 seats
Group II	2 seats
Group III	4 seats
Group IV	5 seats
Group V	9 seats
Total	24 seats

Bureau elected on December 2003

The Committee elects its own chairperson.

Chairperson:
- H. E. Mr Hector K. Villarroel, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to France and to Portugal, Permanent Delegate (Philippines)

2 Vice-chairpersons; 1 Rapporteur; 2 members

Meetings foreseen during the biennium

The Committee meets whenever necessary to treat questions relating to Headquarters submitted by the Director-General or by one of the members of the Committee.

Sector/Division responsible

Sector for Administration
Headquarters Division