United Nations General Assembly elects new UNCITRAL Members

On December 17, the General Assembly elected 30 members to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). 

Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Viet Nam were elected by secret ballot to be members of the UNCITRAL for a six-year term beginning on 8 July 2019. 

Additionally, since the number of candidates nominated by the African States, the Eastern European States and the Latin American and Caribbean States corresponded to the seats to be filled by each group, the General Assembly declared that Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Honduras, Hungary, Mali, Mexico, Peru, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Ukraine and Zimbabwe were elected members of UNCITRAL for a six-year term also beginning on 8 July 2019. 

The term of the following 30 States members of the Commission continues until 2022: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Colombia, Czechia, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States, and Venezuela.

The UNCITRAL secretariat wishes to congratulate and welcome the new members of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.

We look forward to working with you and are the entire disposal of the newly elected members to help them fully and effectively participate in forthcoming working groups and Commission meetings.

The UNCITRAL secretariat also avails itself of the opportunity to wish all happy Holidays and a prosperous new year.