Poland Beats Russia 95 to 94 as the UN General Assembly Selects Four Countries to Propose Joint Inspection Unit Candidates, China Among Them
The United Nations General Assembly, at its 40th plenary meeting on November 11, selected by secret ballot the countries that will be asked to propose candidates for appointment to the Joint Inspection Unit. In the Eastern European group, Poland received 95 votes and the Russian Federation 94, a one-vote margin. Botswana, from the African group, and China and Japan, from the Asia-Pacific group, were also selected.
The President of the 81st session announced that 190 ballot papers were cast in the Eastern European vote, all of them valid, with one abstention and a required majority of 95, which Poland exactly reached. The Joint Inspection Unit, established in 1966, is the UN system's only independent external oversight body. It has up to 11 inspectors, who serve in their personal capacity for five-year terms that may be renewed once. The selected countries will propose candidates to fill vacancies arising when terms expire on December 31, 2027, with appointments to be made by the Assembly.
Polish officials said after the vote that Russia has had an inspector on the Unit for decades, calling the result a decision by a single vote. At the same meeting, the Assembly also elected 19 members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination, on the nomination of the Economic and Social Council, for three-year terms beginning January 1, 2027.
(Source: UN General Assembly)
Source: UN General Assembly
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