| Date | 18 December 2008 |
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Agenda item 104
Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections
(b) Election of seven members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission
Draft resolution A/63/L.58
The Acting President
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/63/L.58, entitled "Election by the General Assembly of seven members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission: term of office". May I take it that the Assembly wishes to adopt draft resolution A/63/L.58?
The Acting President
I now give the floor to the representative of Japan to make a statement on the resolution just adopted.
Mr. Takasu (Japan)
First of all, I should like to welcome the adoption of resolution 63/145. I should like to express my sincere appreciation to all those delegations that participated in the consultations on the resolution for their support and understanding. I thank in particular those delegations which expressed and demonstrated maximum flexibility to reach an agreement on the allocation of a seat for members of the Peacebuilding Commission. This arrangement will enable the Peacebuilding Commission to continue its effective work.
I would like to take this opportunity to record the two understandings. The first understanding is that this arrangement is of a provisional nature, applicable for the next two years, 2009 and 2010. Any arrangement beyond 2011 will be reviewed in conjunction with the general review of the Peacebuilding Commission to take place in 2010. The other understanding is that the chairmanship of the country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission will be determined by the first meeting of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission next year. The provisional rules of procedure of the Peacebuilding Commission state that the Organizational Committee decides on the presiding officer of country-specific meetings. Therefore, the Organizational Committee is in a position to decide continuity of chairmanship. If it so decides, Belgium will continue to chair the Central African Republic configuration and Brazil that of Guinea-Bissau.
The Acting President
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 104.
