Archive for November, 2006

Issue 41 - 30 November 2006- Ban Ki-moon To Be Sworn In 14 December, Will Then Announce Undersecretaries-General

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

New York, 30 November 2006 – Ban Ki-moon reportedly will be sworn into office as the next UN Secretary-General on Thursday, 14 December 2006. He officially will take office on 1 January 2007.
Since arriving in New York on 16 November, Mr. Ban […]

Issue 40 - 16 November 2006 - ILC Elections Completed in One Round of Voting

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

New York, 16 November 2006 – The General Assembly held elections for the members of the International Law Commission on 16 November. 
ILC elections follow the rules in the body’s 1946 statute.  According to amended Article 9, those candidates who receive the greatest number of […]

General Assembly Resolution 36/39 (18 Nov 1981): Regional Distribution of Seats on International Law Commission

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

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Issue 39 - 14 November 2006 - Experts to be Elected to International Law Commission on 16 November

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

New York, 14 November 2006 – Building on the momentum of the UNSGselection.org campaign, WFM-IGP has begun monitoring a range of other important UN elections and appointments and will advocate for more transparent, democratic, and effective elections in the UN system.
For recent media coverage of UN elections and […]

Issue 38 - 14 November 2006 - Nominations Emerging for 2007 HRC Elections

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

New York, 14 November 2006 – Building on the momentum of the UNSGselection.org campaign, WFM-IGP has begun monitoring a range of other important UN elections and appointments and will advocate for more transparent, democratic, and effective elections in the UN system.
Update on Human Rights Council […]

Issue 37 - 13 November 2006 - ECOSOC to Have 21 New or Renewed Members on 1 January 2007

Monday, November 13th, 2006

New York, 13 November 2006 – Building on the momentum of the UNSGselection.org campaign, WFM-IGP has begun monitoring a range of other important UN elections and appointments and will advocate for more transparent, democratic, and effective elections in the UN system.
Update on ECOSOC Elections
The election of 18 new members to the U.N. Economic and […]

Issue 36 - 7 November 2006 - Security Council Elections Concluded - Panama Wins GRULAC Seat

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

New York, 7 November 2006 – Building on the momentum of the UNSGselection.org campaign, WFM-IGP has begun monitoring a range of other important UN elections and appointments, in order to promote more transparent, democratic, and effective elections in the UN system.
Update on Security Council […]