At its 30th session, the General Conference elected,
in accordance with Article IV, paragraph 1 (a) of the Statutes of the UNESCO Institute for
Statistics (UIS) approved at this session, the following experts to be members of
the Governing Board of the UIS :
Mr Farid El-Boustani*
Ms Maria Helena Guimaraes de Castro
Mr Jasper Mani*
Mr Hong-wei Meng
Mr Josef Maria Mathias Ritzen*
Mr Zdenek Vesely |
Syrian Arab Republic
Brazil
Kenya
China
Netherlands
Czech Republic |
The Governing Board of the UIS consists of 12 members sitting in
their personal capacity. The General Conference elected six members, the other six
being designated by the Director-General. Following the drawing of lots at the 8th
meeting of the Nominations Committee on 11 November 1999, the Members indicated by an
asterisk will serve until 31 December 2001, the other until 31 December 2003.