Bureau

The Bureau is elected each year by geographical rotation among the five regional groups and consists of a Chair, three Vice-Chairs and a Rapporteur. The role of the Bureau is to help ensure the efficient organization, coordination and management of the work of the Committee.

Current Bureau members elected in 2025

Chair:

Mr. Hussein Roshdy (Egypt)

Vice-Chairs:

Nikoletta Csók (Hungary)
Johanna Bischof (Austria)
Mohammad Taghi Amrollahi (Islamic Republic of Iran)

Rapporteur:

Maria Gloria B. Sanabria de Montiel (Paraguay)

Previous Bureau Members (1988-2024)

Year	Chair:	Vice-Chairs:	Vice-Chairs:	Vice-Chairs:	Rapporteur:
2024	Brazil	Portugal	Poland	Senegal	Japan
2023	Japan	Kenya	Portugal		Poland
2022	Poland	Jamaica	Kenya	Sri Lanka	Portugal
2021	Austria	Jamaica	Malaysia	Ukraine	Algeria
2020	Algeria	Japan	United States of America		Guyana
2019	Guyana	Ghana	Ukraine	United States of America (the)	Nepal
2018	Nepal	Guyana	Hungary	United States of America (the)	Liberia
2017	Liberia	Jamaica	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	France	Hungary
2016	Hungary	Ghana	Bahrain	United States of America (the)	Paraguay
2015	Uruguay; Paraguay	Senegal	Japan	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Israel
2014	Israel	C?te d'Ivoire	Peru	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Philippines (the)
2013	Sri Lanka	C?te d'Ivoire	Uruguay	Israel	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012	Republic of Moldova (the)	Austria	Panama	Vacant	Nigeria
2011	Ethiopia	Austria	Malaysia	Republic of Moldova (the)	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2010	Argentina	Japan	Kenya		Austria
2009	Austria	Argentina	Belarus	Nigeria	Japan
2008	Philippines (the)	Argentina	Austria	Nigeria	Belarus
2007	Belarus	Philippines (the)	Jamaica	Austria	Kenya
2006	Nigeria	Austria	Romania	Syrian Arab Republic (the)	Mexico
2005	Mexico	Kenya	Syrian Arab Republic (the)	Romania	Austria
2004	Austria	Romania	Jamaica	Nigeria	Jordan
2003	Jordan	Argentina	Finland	Tunisia	Lithuania
2002	Lithuania	Argentina	Austria	Philippines (the)	Tunisia
2001	Algeria	Finland	Lithuania	Nepal	Argentina
2000	Argentina	Georgia	Japan	Kenya	Belgium
1999	Belgium	Algeria	Chile	Georgia	Japan
1998	Japan	Argentina	Belgium	Morocco	Georgia
1997	Latvia	Austria	Jamaica	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Namibia
1996	Morocco	Japan	Austria	Latvia	Bahamas (the)
1995	Chile	Jordan	Latvia	Morocco	Belgium
1994	Austria	Chile	Hungary	Pakistan	Morocco
1993	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	罢ü谤办颈测别	Chile	Morocco	Hungary
1992	Hungary	Honduras	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	罢ü谤办颈测别	Senegal
1991	Ghana	Hungary	Cyprus	Austria	Mexico
1990	Chile	Ethiopia	German Democratic Republic	Pakistan	Austria
1989	Austria	Chile	Egypt	Japan	German Democratic Republic
1988	Kenya	Sri Lanka	Chile	German Democratic Republic	Austria