EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND (E/1986/L.5) 57. The PRESIDENT invited the Council to elect 10 members of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund for a three-year term begin­ ning on 1 August 1986. 58. Ms. KIMBALL (Assistant Secretary of the Council) said that the following candidates had been endorsed by the regional groups: Lesotho for the vacancy to be filled by an African State; China and Thailand for the two vacancies to be filled by Asian States; Poland for the vacancy to be filled by an Eastern European State; Colombia and Guyana for the two vacancies to be filled by Latin American and Caribbean States; and Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, Norway and Turkey for the four vacancies to be filled by Western European and other States. 59. The PRESIDENT said that, since the number of candidates was equal to the number of vacancies to be filled by States from each group, he would take it that the Council wished to elect those candidates by acclamation. It was so decided. The meeting rose at 1. 30 p.m. 18th meeting-22 May 1986 87 18th meeting Thursday, 22 May 1986, at 3.15 p.m. President: Mr. Manuel DOS SANTOS (Mozambique) AGENDA ITEM 14 Elections and nominations (concluded) COMMITTEE ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL (CONCLUDED) (E/1986/42 AND ADD.1 AND 2) 1. The PRESIDENT said that since, in the vote taken at the 17th meeting, there had been a tie between Mr. Munlo (Malawi) and Mr. Ramanitra (Madagascar) from the Group of African States, the Council would proceed to a special ballot to break the tie. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Belyaev (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic) and Mr. Miyata (Japan) acted as tellers. A second vote was taken by secret ballot. Number of ballot papers: 51 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a record of a meeting of the United Nations, specifically the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund and the Council. The topics discussed are the election of members to the Executive Board and the resolution of a tie in a previous vote. The text does not mention any specific economic, industrial, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on organizational matters and the administration of a UN agency.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief