Member States

Forty-five Member States of the United Nations serve as members of the Commission at any one time. The Commission consists of one representative from each of the 45 Member States elected by the Economic and Social Council on the basis of equitable geographical distribution:

• 13 members from Africa
• 11 from Asia and Pacific
• nine from Latin America and Caribbean
• eight from Western Europe and other States
• four from Eastern Europe

Members are elected for a period of four years.

• Current members of the Commission
• Previous members: CSW70 (2026) | CSW69 (2025) | CSW68 (2024) | CSW67 (2023) | CSW66 (2022) | CSW65 (2021) | CSW64 (2020) | CSW63 (2019) | CSW62 (2018) | CSW61 (2017) | CSW60 (2016)