ExCom Members

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The Executive Committee currently consists of 78 members.

Current Members:

Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti*, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Holy See, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova*, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen, Zambia

(*) Elected by the Economic and Social Council on 18 May 2009. This brings the number of Executive Committee members to 78.

ExCom Membership: Year and number of members:

1958 - 25
1963 - 30
1967 - 31
1979 - 40
1982 - 41
1988 - 43
1991 - 44
1993 - 46
1994 - 47
1995 - 50
1996 - 51
1997 - 53
1999 - 54
2000 - 56
2001 - 57
2002 - 61
2003 - 64
2004 - 66
2005 - 68
2006 - 70
2007 - 72
2008 - 76
2009 - 78

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Executive Committee Composition

Composition for the period October 2009 - October 2010

How to Apply for ExCom Membership

Member states of the United Nations may apply and be elected to the Executive Committee by the Economic and Social Council.