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Jamaica's Representation on UN Bodies

Jamaica has had the opportunity of offering valuable service on a number of UN organs, Organisations and bodies as listed below:

 

General Assembly Subsidiary and Ad Hoc Bodies

  1. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: 1997-2001
  2. Committee on Conferences: 1996-1998, 1992-1994, 1989-1991, 1999-2001
  3. Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR): 1993-2000, 2001-2004
  4. Committee on Information: indefinite
  5. Human Rights Committee: 1993-1996
  6. International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) Board of Trustees: 1997-2000
  7. Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34):
  8. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council: 1973-1979, 1982-88, 1998-2001,
  9. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development (Subgroup on Energy):  1999-2002
  10. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): 2009-2012, 2013-2016 
  11. Independent Audit Advisory Committee: 2008-2010
  12. International Law Commission (ILC): 2007-2011
  13. International Civil Service Commission (ICSC): 2014- 2018

Security Council

  1. Membership:  1979-1980, 2000-2001
  2. International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY): 1998-2015

ECOSOC, Its Functional and Related Bodies

  1. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): 1969-1971, 1974-1979, 1986-1988, 1990-1992, 1995-1997, 2003-2005
  2. Commission for Social Development (CSocD): 1971-1974, 1997-2005, 2007- 2011,
  3. Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ): 1997-1999, 2000-2002, 2004-2009
  4. Commission on Human Rights: 1965-1970
  5. Commission on Human Settlements: 1978-1983, 1985-1991, 1993-2004, 2008-2011
  6. Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND): 1967-1977, 1992-1999, 2002-2009
  7.  Commission on Population and Development (CPD): 1967-1971, 1994-2006, 2007-2014, 2015-2019
  8. Committee for Programme and Coordination: 2005-2010
  9. Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD): 1992-1993, 1998-2003, 2005-2008,  2009-2012
  10. Commission on the Status of Women: 1990-1993, 2011-2015
  11. Statistical Commission: 1978-1981, 1992-1995, 1997-2000, 2001-2004, 2006-2009
  12. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): Indefinite

International Court of Justice (ICJ): 2015-2024

Other Bodies Subsidiary or Related to the UN

  1. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Board: 1991-1996, 1997-1999, 2002-2004
  2. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Executive Board: 1998-2000: 2006-2008
  3. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Board: 2006-2008
  4. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Council: 1977-1980
  5. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council: 1977-1986
  6. International Labour Organisation (ILO) Governing Body: 1972-1975, 1984-1987  
  7. International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council: 1980-1983, 2008-2013, 2013-2015
  8. International Seabed Authority (Finance Committee): 2007-2011, 2012-2016,  Council: 2005-2008, 2011-2014, 2015-2018
  9. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council: 1989-1994
  10. Universal Postal Union (UPU) Council for Administration: 1974-1979
  11. World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board: 1968–1971, 1979–1982 1992-1995, 2004–2007, 2016–2019
  12. World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO): Full Member
  13. United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC): 2008-2009
  14. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

          Executive Board: 1970-1976, 1980-1985, 1991-1995, 2001-2005, 2007- 2009

          Legal Committee 2007- 2011

          Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC): 2007- 2011

          Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS): 2005- 2009, 2009-2013

          Intergovernmental Council of the Information for all Programme (IFAP): 2005-2009,

          Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC): 2007- 2011

          Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC): 2005-2009

15.  World Heritage Commission 2013-2017