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Two governmental representatives from each of the five regional groups of the United Nations are elected by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
During ECOSOC sessions held on 10 May 2006, 30 July 2006, 15 December 2006, and 6 February 2007, and 25 April 2007, the following Member States were elected for terms beginning on 1 January 2007 and expiring on 31 December 2009:
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 Honduras
President
Ambassador Mr. Iván Romero-Martínez
Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations
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Republic of Belarus |
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Arab Republic of Egypt |
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Grenada |
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Israel |
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Republic of Philippines
Vicepresident Rapporteur |
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Slovak Republic |
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Spain |
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Syrian Arab Republic
Vicepresident |
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Mandate
INSTRAW is governed by an Executive Board composed of ten Member States. These Member States are elected by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations for a three-year term. They can be reelected for one further term. The Director of the Institute, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, a representative of the Host Country, Dominican Republic, and a representative of each of the regional commissions of the ECOSOC serve as ex-officio members of the Board.
Functions
The Executive Board meets at least once a year at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York in order to:
- Formulate principles, policies and guidelines for the work of the Institute;
- Consider and approve the work programme and budget of the Institute based on recommendations submitted to it by the Director;
- Make recommendations as appropriate on the operations of the Institute;
- Consider methods for enhancing the financial resources of the Institute with a view to ensuring the effectiveness of its future operations; and
- Report periodically to ECOSOC and, when appropriate, to the General Assembly.
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