Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America for the three vacancies to be filled by Western European and other States. 36. The PRESIDENT said that, since the number of candidates from African, Asian, Eastern European and Latin American and Caribbean States was equal to the number of vacancies to be filled by States from those groups, he would take it that the Council wished to elect those candidates by acclamation. It was so decided.** 37. The PRESIDENT invited the Council to elect by secret ballot three members from the Group of Western European and other States. At the invitation of the President, Mr. de Medeiros (Brazil) and Mr. Miyata (Japan) acted as tellers. A vote was taken by secret ballot. Number of ballot papers: Invalid ballots: Number of valid ballots: Abstentions: 54 0 54 1 CoMMITTEE ON NoN-GovERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (E/1986/30, PARA. 14) 38. The PRESIDENT invited the Council to elect 19 members of the Committee on Non-Governmen­ tal Organizations for a four-year term beginning on l January 1987. He drew attention to rule 80 of the Council's rules of procedure, as amended by Council resolution 1981150, which specified how many Com­ mittee members were to be elected from each region­ al group. 39. Ms. KIMBALL (Assistant Secretary of the Council) said that the following candidates had been proposed by the regional groups: Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe for the five vacancies to be filled by African States; Cyprus, Oman, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for the four vacancies to be filled by Asian States; Bulgaria and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the two vacancies to be filled by Eastern European States; Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia and Nicaragua for the four vacancies to be filled by Latin American and Caribbean States; and France, Greece, Sweden, Turkey, the United 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the election of members to various committees and organizations, with a focus on geographic representation and regional groups. There is no mention of specific economic development projects, natural resources, or environmental issues. The text does not seem to be related to agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture.

**Category**
International relations, Governance