The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is composed of 18 independent experts.

Nominations for membership on the Committee may be made by States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in accordance with Resolution 1985/17 of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of 28 May 1985. Members are elected for a term of four years by ECOSOC Member States.

Committee Members serve in their personal capacity and may be re-elected if nominated.

Additional information will be available from ECOSOC in due course, and a link to the site will be provided.

The term of service of half of the current Members of the Committee will expire on 31 December 2024.

An election for those seats will take place on 9 April 2024 in New York, (ECOSOC).

Note by the Secretary General

Note by the Secretary General - Biographical information on the candidates nominated by States parties to the Covenant States Parties to the Covenant are invited to nominate their candidates by 23 November latest.

Note verbale

African States: English | Français | Español

Asian States: English | Français | Español

Eastern Europe States: English | Français | Español

Latin American and the Caribbean States: English | Français | Español

Western Europe and Other States: English | Français | Español

Annexes

Annex I: English | Français | Español

Annex II: English | Français | Español

Annex III: English | Français | Español

Annex IV: English | Français | Español

Annex V: English | Français | Español

The current Members of the Committee on Social Economic and Cultural Rights and their terms of office are (as of 13 February 2023):

Current members*

In accordance with ECOSOC Resolution 1985/17 (paragraph (b), in regard to the composition of the Committee, due consideration must be given to equitable geographical distribution and to the representation of different forms of social and legal systems.
Accordingly, seats on the Committee are allocated on the basis of regional groupings as follows.

CVs IN WORD (Maximum 1 and a half pages) should be sent in accordance to the attached format by State parties (English | Français | Español) in electronic version to [email protected].
Provisional list of candidates nominated by States Parties