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Nine new members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child elected

The Thirteenth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child yesterday elected nine members to the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

 The following nine candidates were elected as members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child to serve from 1 March 2011 to 28 February 2015:

•Ms Agnes Akosua Aidoo (Ghana)
•Ms. Aseil Al-Shehail (Saudi Arabia)
•Mr. Jorge Cardona Llorens (Spain)
•Mr. Bernard Gastaud (Monaco)
•Ms. Maria Herczog (Hungary)
•Mr. Hatem Kotrane (Tunisia)
•Mr. Gehad Madi (Egypt)
•Ms. Kirsten Sandberg (Norway)
•Ms. Hiranthi Wijemanne (Sri Lanka)
 

Name  Nationality   Membership Expires
Members of the UN CRC Committee
Ms. Agnes Akosua AIDOO  Ghana 2015
Ms. Hadeel AL-ASMAR Syrian Arab Republic 2013 
Ms. Aseil AL-SHEHAIL Saudi Arabia 2015
Mr. Jorge CARDONA LLORENS E-F   Spain 2015
Mr. Bernard GASTAUD  Monaco 2015
Mr. Peter GURAN  Slovakia 2013
Ms. Maria HERCZOG Hungary 2015 
Mr. Sanphasit KOOMPRAPHANT  Thailand 2013 
Mr. Hatem KOTRANE  Tunisia 2015
Mr. Gehad MADI   Egypt 2015 
Ms. Yanghee LEE  Republic of Korea 2013 
Ms. Marta MAURAS PEREZ  Chile 2013
Ms. Kirsten SANDBERG  Norway 2015
Mr. Awich POLLAR  Uganda 2013
Ms. Hiranthi WIJEMANNE  Sri Lanka 2015 
Ms Kamla Devi VARMAH  Mauritius 2013
Ms. Susana VILLARAN DE LA PUENTE  Peru 2013 
 Mr. Jean ZERMATTEN  Switzerland 2013 

 UN press release on the elections can be found here>>

 

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Published Dec. 22, 2010 1:02 PM - Last modified Apr. 17, 2013 3:06 PM