Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Membership

The Commission is composed of 40 Member States elected by the Economic and Social Council, with the following distribution of seats among the regional groups:

(a) Twelve for African States;

(b) Nine for Asian States;

(c) Eight for Latin American and Caribbean States;

(d) Four for Eastern European States;

(e) Seven for Western European and other States.

Of the 20 Member States elected in 2011, eight come from African States, four from Asian States, two from Eastern European States, three from Latin American and Caribbean States, and three from Western European and other States. The term of office for Commission Members is three years.

Current members of the Commission (as of 1 January 2010) (pdf)

Members of the Commission as from 1 January 2012 (pdf)