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14th Meeting of States parties & 2012 elections
Date
18 December 2012
LOCATION
United Nations Headquarters in New York
The fourteenth meeting of States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child was held on 18 December 2012 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of the meeting was to elect nine members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 28 February 2013.
The nine members elected are the following. New members took their oath at the CRC 63rd session held from 27 May to 14 June 2013 in Geneva:
General Information
Article 43: English | Français | Español
Biographical data form of candidates to human rights treaty bodies: English | Français | Español
Rules of procedure for the elections of CRC experts: CRC/SP/5
Documentation
Provisional Agenda: CRC/SP/43
CVs of candidates:
Official document: CRC/SP/44
Addendum 1: CRC/SP/44/Add.1
Addendum 2: CRC/SP/44/Add.2
List of candidates and their CVs as submitted by the States parties
| Name | Nominated by | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Amal ALDOSERI | Bahrain | 28 February 2017 |
| Ms Sara DE JESÚS OVIEDO FIERRO | Ecuador | 28 February 2017 |
| Mr. Peter GURAN | Slovakia | 28 February 2017 |
| Ms. Olga a. KHAZOVA | Russian Federation | 28 February 2015 |
| Mr. Benyam Dawit MEZMUR | Ethiopia | 28 February 2017 |
| Ms. Yasmeen MUHAMAD SHARIFF | Malaysia | 28 February 2017 |
| Mr. Wanderlino NOGUEIRA NETO | Brazil | 28 February 2017 |
| Ms. Maria Rita PARSI | Italy | 28 February 2017 |
| Ms. Renate WINTER | Austria | 28 February 2017 |
The membership of the Committee on the Rights of the Child as of 1st March 2013 is:
| Name | Nationality | Term expires |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Agnes Akosua AIDOO | Ghana | 28 February 2015 |
| Ms. Amal ALDOSERI | Bahrain | 28 February 2017 |
| Ms. Aseil AL-SHEHAIL (Vice-Chairperson) | Saudi Arabia | 28 February 2015 |
| Mr. Jorge CARDONA LLORENS | Spain | 28 February 2015 |
| Ms Sara DE JESÚS OVIEDO FIERRO (Vice-Chairperson) | Ecuador | 28 February 2017 |
| Mr. Bernard GASTAUD | Monaco | 28 February 2015 |
| Mr. Peter GURÁN | Slovakia | 28 February 2017 |
| Ms. Maria HERCZOG (Rapporteur) | Hungary | 28 February 2015 |
| Ms. Olga a. KHAZOVA | Russian Federation | 28 February 2017 |
| Mr. Hatem KOTRANE | Tunisia | 28 February 2015 |
| Mr. Gehad MADI | Egypt | 28 February 2015 |
| Mr. Benyam Dawit MEZMUR (Vice-Chairperson) | Ethiopia | 28 February 2017 |
| Ms. Yasmeen MUHAMAD SHARIFF | Malaysia | 28 February 2017 |
| Mr. Wanderlino NOGUEIRA NETO | Brazil | 28 February 2017 |
| Ms. Maria Rita PARSI | Italy | 28 February 2017 |
| Ms. Kirsten SANDBERG (Chairperson) | Norway | 28 February 2015 |
| Ms. Hiranthi WIJEMANNE (Vice-Chairperson) | Sri Lanka | 28 February 2015 |
| Ms. Renate WINTER | Austria | 28 February 2017 |