Elected experts on the Committee
In accordance with article 72 of the Convention, members are elected for a term of four years by States parties, they serve in their personal capacity and may be re-elected if nominated. Below is the current composition of the Committee (as of 1 January 2010):
NAME OF THE MEMBER - NATIONALITY - TERM
Mr. Francisco ALBA/ Mexico/2011
Mr. José Serrano BRILLANTES/ Philippines/ 2013
Ms. Ana Elizabeth CUBIAS MEDINA/ El Salvador/ 2011
Ms. Fatoumata Abdourhamana DICKO/ Mali/ 2013
Mr. Ahmed Hassan EL-BORAI/ Egypt/ 2011
Mr. Abdelhamid EL JAMRI/ Morocco/ 2011
Mr. Miguel Ángel IBARRA GONZALEZ/ Guatemala/ 2013
Mr. Prasad KARIYAWASAM/ Sri Lanka/ 2013
Ms. Andrea MILLER-STENNETT/ Jamaica/ 2013
Ms. Myriam POUSSI KONSIMBO/ Burkina Faso/ 2011
Mr. Mehmet SEVIM/ Turkey/ 2013
Mr. Azad TAGHIZADE/ Azerbaijan / 2011
Mr. Ahmadou TALL/ Senegal/ 2013
The CVs of the current members are available in CMW/SP/7, CMW/SP/9, CMW/SP/9/Add.1.
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