UN Assembly elects 19 countries to programme coordination committee

The UN General Assembly has elected 19 countries to its Committee for Programme and Coordination, which reviews UN programmes and recommends priorities across the organisation. Their three-year terms begin on 1 January 2027.

The elected countries are Cameroon, Djibouti, Guinea and South Africa; Pakistan, India, Japan and Iran; Moldova, Romania and Albania; Uruguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mexico and Argentina; and Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and Israel. The seats are allocated among the five regional groups. One further seat for the Western European and Other States Group remains to be filled later.

The 34-member committee is a subsidiary organ of both the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. It assesses how UN programmes are implemented and makes recommendations on priorities and coordination.

In a separate secret-ballot vote, the Assembly selected Botswana, Japan, China and Poland to propose candidates for appointment to the Joint Inspection Unit. The unit is the UN system’s independent external oversight body, conducting inspections and evaluations across UN organisations. It can have up to 11 inspectors, who are appointed by the Assembly.