The General Assembly on 14 November held elections to fill vacancies in the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
The Assembly elected 29 States as members of UNCITRAL for a six-year term beginning on 8 July 2013, including Hungary. Regarding the one remaining vacancy that will exist from July 2013, the Assembly will conduct an election upon notification by interested Member States from the "Western European and other States" region for which the vacancy remains.
The term of the following 26 States members of the Commission continues until 2016: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Botswana, Brazil, Colombia, Fiji, Gabon, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States and Venezuela. Membership of the Commission until 2016 will also include a further 4 States members from the following States who have elected to alternate their membership during the period: Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Poland and the Ukraine.
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