that group. When that had happened in the past, the Council had decided to nominate all the candidates, from among which the General Assembly would elect the appropriate number. If he heard no objection, he would take it that the Council wished to nominate for election by the General Assembly at its forty-first session all the candidates proposed. It was so decided.** COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS (E/ 1986/L.3/REV.2) 12. The PRESIDENT invited the Council to elect 19 members of the Commission on Human Settle­ ments for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1987. 13. Ms. KIMBALL (Assistant Secretary of the Council) said that the following candidates had been endorsed by the regional groups: Cameroon, Gabon, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Togo and Uganda for the six vacancies to be filled by African States; Japan, Pakistan and the Philippines for three of 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; Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador for the four vacancies to be filled by Latin American and Carib­ bean States; and Finland, Turkey, the United King­ dom and the United States of America for the four vacancies to be filled by Western European and other States. 14. The PRESIDENT said that, since the number of candidates from each group was equal to or, in the case of the Asian States, less than 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 and to postpone the election of one member from the Group of Asian States. It was so decided.** 15. The PRESIDENT said that no candidates had been proposed for the remaining two vacancies to be 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the selection of members for a commission on human settlements, which suggests that it is related to issues of urban planning, housing, and sustainable development. The fact that it mentions regional groups and the election of members from different parts of the world also suggests that it may be related to international cooperation and global governance.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade