Introductory Note on the proposed rotation system

CHAIRMANSHIP AND VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP OF SUBCOMMITTEES

(1^st FEBRUARY 2006 - 31^st JANUARY 2007)

SUBCOMMITTEE	CHAIRMAN	VICE-CHAIRMEN
Political, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural matters	Republic of Congo	Sudan	Togo
Trade and Commodity Protocols	Cook Islands	Equatorial Guinea	Swaziland
Investment and the Private sector	Tanzania	Cuba	Samoa
Sustainable development	Guyana	Mozambique	Rwanda
Financing and Development	Lesotho	Mali	Gabon
Establishment and Finance	Sierra Leone	Papua New Guinea	Suriname

ROTATION OF CHAIRMANSHIP AND VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP OF SUBCOMMITTEES

(1st FEBRUARY 2007 – 31st JANUARY 2008)

SUBCOMMITTEE	CHAIRMAN	VICE-CHAIRMEN
Political, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural matters	Southern Africa	Pacific	Caribbean
Trade and Commodity Protocols	Caribbean	East Africa	West Africa
Investment and the Private sector	West Africa	Central Africa	Southern Africa
Sustainable development	Pacific	West Africa	Central Africa
Financing and Development	East Africa	Caribbean	Pacific
Establishment and Finance	Central Africa	Southern Africa	East Africa

ROTATION OF CHAIRMANSHIP AND VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP OF SUBCOMMITTEES

(1^st FEBRUARY 2008 - 31^st JANUARY 2009)

SUBCOMMITTEE	CHAIRMAN	VICE-CHAIRMEN
Political, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural matters	Pacific	Caribbean	Southern Africa
Trade and Commodity Protocols	East Africa	West Africa	Caribbean
Investment and the Private sector	Central Africa	Southern Africa	West Africa
Sustainable development	West Africa	Central Africa	Pacific
Financing and Development	Caribbean	Pacific	East Africa
Establishment and Finance	Southern Africa	East Africa	Central Africa

ROTATION OFCHAIRMANSHIP AND VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP OF SUBCOMMITTEES

(1^st FEBRUARY 2009 -31^st JANUARY 2010)

SUBCOMMITTEE	CHAIRMAN	VICE-CHAIRMEN
Political, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural matters	Caribbean	Southern Africa	Pacific
Trade and Commodity Protocols	West Africa	Caribbean	East Africa
Investment and the Private sector	Southern Africa	West Africa	Central Africa
Sustainable development	Central Africa	Pacific	West Africa
Financing and Development	Pacific	East Africa	Caribbean
Establishment and Finance	East Africa	Central Africa	Southern Africa