| Date | 9 October 2007 |
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Agenda item 114
Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments
(h) Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit
Note by the Secretary-General (A/62/174)
The Acting President
As indicated in document A/62/174, on 11 July 2007, Inspector Juan Luis Larrabure of Peru submitted his resignation to the Chairperson of the Joint Inspection Unit, effective 30 September 2007. Inspector Larrabure was appointed by the General Assembly on 6 June 2003 for a five-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2004 and expiring on 31 December 2008. In accordance with article 4, paragraph 5 of the statute of the Joint Inspection Unit, the Chairperson notified the Secretary-General on 11 July 2007 of the vacancy and of her decision to waive the requirement of six months notice stipulated in article 4, paragraph 3 of the statute. As a result of the resignation of Inspector Juan-Luis Larrabure of Peru, the General Assembly is required, during the sixty-second session, to appoint a member to fill the vacancy in the Joint Inspection Unit.
It is further stated in the note of the Secretary-General that, in order for consultations to be held as stipulated in article 3, and to align the term of office with those of the other Inspectors, the Assembly may wish to consider filling the vacancy for the term of office beginning on 1 January 2008 and expiring on 31 December 2012.
In this connection, may I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to fill this vacancy for a term of office beginning on 1 January 2008 and expiring on 31 December 2012?
The Acting President
As also indicated in document A/62/174, in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1 of the statute of the Joint Inspection Unit, the President of the General Assembly shall consult with Member States to draw up a list of countries -- in this case, one country -- which would be requested to propose a candidate for appointment to the Joint Inspection Unit. After holding the necessary consultations, I should like to communicate to the Assembly the information received from the Chairman of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States that Peru has been endorsed to propose a candidate for the vacancy from among the Latin American and Caribbean States.
In accordance with article 3, paragraph 1 of the statute of Joint Inspection Unit, Peru will therefore be requested to submit the name of a candidate and the curriculum vitae highlighting the candidate's relevant qualifications for the task ahead. After holding the appropriate consultations described in article 3, paragraph 2 or the statute of the Joint Inspection Unit, including consultations with the President of the Economic and Social Council and with the Secretary-General in his capacity as Chairman of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, I will propose a qualified candidate to the Assembly for appointment to the Joint Inspection Unit for a period beginning on 1 January 2008 and expiring on 31 December 2012.
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of sub-item (h) of agenda item 114. I thank delegates for their cooperation.
