Meeting of States parties to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Ninth meeting
New York, 10 June 2019
Item 5 of the provisional agenda
Election, i n accordance with article 72 (1– 5) of the Convention, of seven members of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families to replace those whose terms of office are due to expire on 31 December 2019
Election of seven members of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Note by the Secretary-General
1.In conformity with article 72 (4) of the International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the ninth meeting of the States parties to the Convention will be convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters on Monday, 10 June 2019, for the purpose of electing seven members of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families from a list of persons nominated by States parties, to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 31 December 2019 (see sect. I). The names of persons nominated by States parties appear in section II. The names of the other seven members who will continue to serve on the Committee until 31 December 2021 appear in section III.
2.In accordance with the procedure set out in article 72 (3) of the Convention, the Secretary-General, in a note verbale dated 10 October 2018, invited the States parties to submit their nominations for the election of seven members of the Committee within five months. All the curricula vitae received by 31 March 2019 are included in the annex to the present document. Addenda to the present note will be issued for nominations received after the deadline of 31 March 2019.
3.In compliance with the provisions of article 72 (3) of the Convention, the Secretary-General has the honour to list below, in alphabetical order, the names of the persons nominated for election to the Committee, indicating the States parties that nominated them. Biographical data of the persons nominated, as furnished by the States parties concerned, are contained in the annex to the present document.
4.In addition, in compliance with paragraph 12 of General Assembly resolution 68/268, the current situation with respect to the composition of the Committee, reflecting the balance in terms of geographical distribution and gender representation, professional background and different legal systems, as well as the tenure of current members, is contained in sections I and II of the present document.
5.In paragraph 13 of its resolution 68/268, the General Assembly encouraged States parties, in the election of treaty body experts, to give due consideration, as stipulated in the relevant human rights instruments, to equitable geographical distribution, the representation of the different forms of civilization and the principal legal systems, balanced gender representation and the participation of experts with disabilities in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies.
I.Members of the Committee whose terms expire on31December 2019 *
|
Name |
Country of nationality |
Member since |
|
Mr. Mohammed Charef |
Morocco |
2019 |
|
Ms. Jasminka Dzumhur |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2016 |
|
Mr. Ahmed Hassan El-Borai |
Egypt |
2004 |
|
Ms. María Landázuri de Mora |
Ecuador |
2016 |
|
Mr. Marco Núñez-Melgar Maguiña |
Peru |
2012 |
|
Mr. Lazhar Soualem |
Algeria |
2018 |
|
Mr. Can Ünver |
Turkey |
2016 |
II.Candidates nominated by States parties * ,
|
Name |
Nominated by |
|
Mr. Khaled Cheikhna Babacar |
Mauritania |
|
Mr. César Enrique Bustamante Llosa |
Peru |
|
Mr. Francisco Carrion Mena |
Ecuador |
|
Mr. Mohammed Charef |
Morocco |
|
Mr. Edgar Corzo Sosa |
Mexico |
|
Mr. Pablo César García Sáenz |
Guatemala |
|
Mr. Lazhar Soualem |
Algeria |
|
Mr. Can Ünver |
Turkey |
III.Members who will continue to serve on the Committee until 31 December 2021
|
Name |
Country of nationality |
Member since |
|
Mr. Alvaro Botero Navarro |
Colombia |
2018 |
|
Mr. Ermal Frasheri |
Albania |
2018 |
|
Mr. Md. Shahidul Haque |
Bangladesh |
2014 |
|
Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam |
Sri Lanka |
2004 |
|
Mr. Mamane Oumaria |
Niger |
2018 |
|
Mr. Azad Taghi-Zada |
Azerbaijan |
2018 (and from 2004 to 2015) |
|
Mr. Ahmadou Tall |
Senegal |
2010 |
Annex
Curricula vitae *
Khaled Cheikhna Babacar (Mauritania)
[Original: French]
Date of birth: 22 December 1962
Place of residence: Nouakchott
United Nations working languages: French and Arabic
Current position/function:
Technical adviser responsible for legal matters at the Ministry of the Civil Service, Labour, Employment and Modernization of Public Administration
Permanent member of the technical committee to draft reports for submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Main professional activities:
Advising on and drafting legal texts on labour law, employment and social security
Drafting reports for submission under International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions
Drafting reports for submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mediating to resolve social conflicts between workers and employers
Chairing social negotiations
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the Committee on Migrant Workers:
Monitoring international instruments (conventions, protocols, etc.) with a view to their ratification
Incorporating the text of ratified conventions into the national legal corpus
Submitting reports due to various committees (ILO International Labour Standards Department) and treaty bodies responsible for monitoring implementation
Making use of reports produced by labour inspectors on the application of legislation in respect of all workers – Mauritanians and foreign nationals – engaged in professional activity in the national territory
Drafting reports for submission under ILO conventions
Drafting reports for submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mediating to resolve social conflicts between workers and employers
Chairing social negotiations
Educational background:
Labour law: Chief Labour Inspector
Human resources management: Diplôme (degree)
Various training and advanced training courses on labour law, social security and human resources management
List of most recent publications in the field of migration and human rights:
Study on the legal aspects of migration in Mauritania presented at a seminar on the subject.
César Enrique Bustamante Llosa (Peru)
[Original: Spanish]
Date and place of birth: 24 September 1953, Lima
Place of residence: Lima, Peru
United Nations working languages: English and Spanish
Current position/function:
Director General of Peruvian Communities Abroad and Consular Affairs at the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador in the Peruvian diplomatic service
Main professional activities:
Consular policy and supervision of 117 Peruvian consulates
Protection and assistance policy for the Peruvian community abroad
South American Conference on Migration
Lima Group – consular authorities and refugee and migration authorities
Andean Community – Andean Committee of Migration Authorities
MERCOSUR – Working Group on Consular and Legal Affairs
Quito Process – Venezuelan migration in South America
More than 25 years of professional experience on consular and migration issues
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the Committee on Migrant Workers:
Coordinator of the Peruvian response to the mass migration of Venezuelan nationals (2017–2019)
Coordinator of national migration policy
President of the Intersectoral Round Table for Migration Management
Coordinator of the Peruvian position on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
Manager of the Lima Meeting on Migration and Development, which marked the beginning of the Lima Process or South American Conference on Migration (1999)
Former Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Refugees
Educational background:
Career diplomat
Licenciado en Relaciones Internacionales (degree in international relations)
Registered lawyer
Certified public accountant
Doctor en Educación (doctorate in education)
Doctorando en Derecho (doctoral student in law)
Magister en Comercio Internacional (master’s degree in international trade)
Segunda Especialidad en Educación Superior y Universitaria (second specialization in higher and university education) (in progress)
List of most recent publications in the field of migration and human rights:
Lecturer on the master’s course in finance, National University of San Marcos
Lecturer on the master’s course in public administration, University of San Martín de Porres
Lecturer on the master’s course in international relations, Diplomatic Academy of Peru
Lecturer in consular law, Diplomatic Academy of Peru
Lecturer on the advanced course and higher studies course, Diplomatic Academy of Peru
Francisco Carrión Mena (Ecuador)
[Original: Spanish]
Date and place of birth:8 April 1953, Quito, Ecuador
Place of residence: Washington D.C. – United States of America
United Nations working languages: Spanish, English and French
Current position/function:
Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States of America, Washington D.C.
Member, in an unpaid personal capacity, of the ESQUEL foundation for development, Ecuador
Main professional activities:
Diplomat
Consultant on international issues
Academic researcher
Lecturer
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the Committee on Migrant Workers:
Member of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families for three terms: 2003–2007, 2007–2011 and 2011–2015
Chair of the Committee on Migrant Workers from 2014 to 2015
Representative of the Committee on Migrant Workers at the Global Forum on Migration and Development, Istanbul, 2015
Educational background:
Doctor en Derecho Internacional (doctorate in international law)and Licenciado en Ciencias Políticas y Sociales (bachelor’s degree in political and social sciences), Central University of Ecuador
Various courses and seminars abroad
List of most recent publications in the field of migration and human rights:
Carrión Mena, Francisco (2018). La migración y cómo gestionarla. In Ecuador entre la inserción y el aislamiento, Política Exterior 2000 – 2015. Quito: FLACSO Ecuador and Central University of Ecuador, pp. 265–275.
Mohammed Charef (Morocco)
[Original: French]
Date and place of birth: 16 January 1953, Guercif, Morocco
Place of residence: Agadir, Morocco
United Nations working languages: Arabic and French/English and Spanish: limited professional competence
Current position/function:
Director of the Doctoral School of Migration and Sustainable Development, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
Director of the Regional Observatory on Migration, Spaces and Societies, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir
Professor of geography of international migration, migration and development, international migration and contemporary challenges and population geography at Ibn Zohr University, Agadir
Consultant on migration-related issues
Main professional activities:
Member of the National Human Rights Council
Director of the Research Laboratory on Migration, Anthropology, Societies and Spaces, Ibn Zohr University
President of the Human Rights Commission of the region of Agadir (2011–2018)
Consultant on migration issues for various organizations and bodies in Morocco (International Organization for Migration, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, German Agency for International Cooperation, International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies, European Union, Ministry for Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs,Hassan II Foundation for Moroccans Living Abroad)
Member of the National Human Rights Council’s working group on Moroccan emigration
Expert consultant on population mobility
Member of the TRICUD Scientific Council, Concerted Research Actions, Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM), Institute of Human and Social Sciences, University of Liège
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the Committee on Migrant Workers:
Member of the Union for African Population Studies
Member of the EuroMed Non-Governmental Platform network
Moroccan correspondent for the Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales (REMI)
Member of the Circulation, Mobility and Relational Space of Migrants in the Mediterranean network (CIMORE)
Associate member of the MIGRINTER-CNRS Poitiers team, France
Member of the Joint Franco-Moroccan Inter-University Committee’s project “Franco-Moroccan migration and memories”
Founding member of the Agadir Ciné-migrations film festival (16th edition in 2019)
Head of the Migration Observatory of the Souss-Massa-Drâa region
Member of the Demographic Network of the Agency of Francophonie Universities, Paris
Educational background:
Doctorat en Science (doctorate in science), Free University of Brussels, 1999
Doctorat en géographie de l ’ Aménagement (doctorate in geography and planning), Poitiers University, 1986
Diplôme d ’ Etudes Approfondies d ’ Urbanisme (advanced postgraduate diploma in urban planning), Institute of Urban and Regional Planning, Aix-en-Provence, 1982
Diplôme d ’ Etudes Approfondies en Géographie Urbaine (advanced postgraduate diploma in urban geography), University of Aix-Marseille II, 1982
Maîtrise en Géographie de l ’ Aménagement (master’s degree in geography and planning), University of Aix-Marseille II, 1981
List of most recent publications in the field of migration and human rights:
Charef, M. (2015). Les littoraux euro-maghrébins et les migrants. Entre blocages, menaces et protections. In La Méditerranée au prisme des rivages. Menaces, protections, aménagements en Méditerranée occidentale (XVIe-XXIe siècles), Paris: Bouchène, pp. 169–180.
Charef, M. and K. Dorai (2016). Human migration and climate change in the Mediterranean region. In The Mediterranean Region under Climate Change, A Scientific Update, S. Thiébault and J.P. Moatti, eds. Paris: IRD Editions, pp. 439–444.
Charef, M.A. Zefzef et al. (2017). Le tissu associatif travaillant dans le domaine d ’ immigrations au Maroc. Agadir: Publications de l’ORMES, Ibn Zohr University.
Edgar Corzo Sosa (Mexico)
[Original: Spanish]
Date and place of birth: 4 November 1965, Cosamaloapan, Veracruz, Mexico
Place of residence: Mexico City
United Nations working languages:Spanish, English and French
Current position/function:
Since November 2014, Fifth Inspector General of the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, coordinating the programmes on migrants, attacks on journalists and human rights defenders, and trafficking in persons
March 2018, appointed technical secretary of the Network on Migrants and Trafficking in Persons of the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudspersons
Main professional activities:
Director General of International Relations of the Federal Judicial Branch in Mexico from September 2001 to December 2002
As coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission’s programme of assistance to migrants, responsible for monitoring, supporting and protecting caravans of more than 10,000 Central American migrants that entered the Mexican territory since October 2018
Licensed researcher at the Legal Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National researcher, level III, with the National Research System of Mexico
Academic director of the journal Cuestiones Constitucionales Revista Mexicana de Derecho Constitucional since 1999
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the Committee on Migrant Workers:
Attended the eleventh course on the law of internal displacement at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo, Italy
Member of the delegation of the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico that submitted comments on the third report of Mexico to the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in Geneva
Organized thematic hearings and presented reports before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on forced internal displacement and the measures taken in respect of migrant caravans transiting through Mexico
Worked on various applications to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the granting of precautionary measures in respect of migrants.
Participated in the drafting and presentation of amicus curiae briefs and in the drafting of opinions requested by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and courts in the United States in support of journalists and individuals in the context of migration
Educational background:
Doctor en Derecho Constitucional (doctorate in constitutional law), Autonomous University of Madrid
Diploma de estudios avanzados en Derecho Público Comparado (advanced postgraduate diploma in comparative public law) University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Licenciado en Derecho (bachelor’s degree in law), National Autonomous University of Mexico
Research stays in France, Germany and Spain, among other countries.
List of most recent publications in the field of migration and human rights:
Coordinated and participated in the Mexico City Declaration on Forced Internal Displacement, signed by national and international bodies
Participated in the Quito Declaration on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region
Coordinated the publication of, and wrote the prologue for, the book Murales no muros. National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, December 2018
Coordinated the publication of the book Voces, rostros y sueños compartidos, National Human Rights Commission, Mexico, September 2016. Contributed the article “He visto rostros diferentes …”
Article: Diseño normativo de la migración de retorno (forzado), with the College of Mexico
Coordinated the publication of the book Trata de personas, un acercamiento a la realidad nacional, National Human Rights Commission, Mexico, October 2018. Contributed the article “El derecho humano a no ser sometido a trata de personas”.
Pablo César García Sáenz (Guatemala)
[Original: Spanish]
Date and place of birth: 20 November 1977, Sololá, Guatemala
United Nations working languages: Spanish and English
Current position/function:
Based on broad experience and knowledge, currently occupies the post of Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, responsible for migration issues, including overseeing consular policy and the functioning of Guatemalan consulates abroad.
Main professional activities:
Career diplomat with 19 years of experience in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; joined the diplomatic corps of the Republic of Guatemala as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Actively participates in intergovernmental forums and works with national and international public institutions on migration issues.
Actively participates in the National Migrant Support Board of Guatemala(CONAMIGUA), a multisectoral State body led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Has participated in and supported legal training of Guatemalan consuls accredited in the United States of America and represented Guatemala in bilateral initiatives on migration issues with various countries. Also a member of the Guatemala-Mexico Ad Hoc Group on Agricultural Workers (2004–2007).
Educational background:
Licenciado en Relaciones Internacionales (degree in international relations) (2000, San Carlos University, Guatemala); completed specialized courses at various diplomatic schools on international migration (2007, Argentina); migration and integration, from policy to practice (2004, Israel); international relations for foreign diplomats (2000, Spain) and international bodies, protocol and ceremony (2000, Cuba).
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the Committee on Migrant Workers:
As Consul General of Guatemala in Los Angeles, California, and New York, played a fundamental role in bringing together migrant communities and leaders. Instigated the creation of the Latin American Group of Consuls General in Los Angeles, which he chaired for three consecutive years, reaching agreements with local authorities for the benefit of Latin American migrants. Conveyed the real situation of migrants to the local and federal authorities, securing their involvement in development programmes for migrant communities in the United States. Strengthened relations with members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate, facilitating coordination with State authorities to deal appropriately with unaccompanied child and adolescent migrants in the United States.
List of most recent publications in the field of migration and human rights:
None.
Lazhar Soualem (Algeria)
[Original: French]
Date and place of birth: 19 September 1959, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria
Place of residence: Algiers, Algeria
United Nations working languages: Arabic, French and English
Current position/function:
Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for human rights, humanitarian affairs, social and sustainable development and international social, cultural, scientific and technical matters that fall under the remit of the United Nations, specialized agencies and related organizations.
Main professional activities:
Responsible for following human rights issues for more than two decades in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Mission in Geneva, where I was posted twice, tasked with drafting and presenting reports to the treaty bodies (Human Rights Committee, Committee against Torture, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Committee on the Rights of the Child, Committee on Migrant Workers, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), the bodies of the African Union (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, CABEA)) and the Arab League. Follow-up of issues related to refugees, displaced persons and migrants (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migration, International Committee of the Red Cross), children (UNICEF) and women (UN-Women), population (United Nations Fund for Population Activities), health (World Health Organization/UNAIDS) and development (Millennium Development Goals 2015 – Sustainable Development Goals 2030).
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the Committee on Migrant Workers:
Responsible for overseeing cooperation activities between the Algerian Government and the International Organization for Migration
Participation as delegate and deputy head of delegation in the work of the bodies of the International Organization for Migration
Chair of the working group tasked with drafting the national report on the implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Head of the Algerian delegation that presented the second periodic report of Algeria to the Committee on Migrant Workers
Member of the national working group tasked with following up the drafting of the Global Compact for Migration
Member of the working group tasked with drafting a bill on asylum and refugees
Educational background:
Diplômé en gestion (degree in management), Institute for Trade, 1982
Graduate of the National School of Administration – Diplomatic Section, 1986
Specialized courses at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, San Remo, on refugees and displaced persons
List of most recent publications in the field of migration and human rights:
Speaker and moderator in many training courses for new diplomats posted abroad, in the human rights cluster, which includes the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
O. Can Ünver (Turkey)
Date and place of birth: 16 May 1954, Ankara
Place of residence: Ankara, Turkey
United Nations working languages: English (advanced)
Current position/function:
Head of Department of Political Science and International Relations of the Istanbul Ayvansaray University, since May 2018 and Director of Migration Research Center, 2019
Main professional activities:
Retired from public service on October 15, 2007
Labour Counsellor at the Turkish Embassy, Berlin, 2003–2007
Director General for Services to Turkish Workers Abroad at the MLSS, Ankara, 2000–2003 (as Deputy Director General, 2000)
Advisor to the National Security Council, Ankara, 1998–1999
Labour and Social Security Attaché at the Turkish Consulate General, Hamburg, 1993–1998
Advisor at the Prime Ministry (Department of Turkish Citizens Abroad), Ankara, 1992–1993
Advisor to the State Minister at the Prime Ministry, Ankara, 1991
Held several positions at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) in Ankara and Turkish Consulate Generals in Germany, 1979–2007
Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the Committee on Migrant Workers:
2016–2019, Member of CMW (Currently Vice-Chair of the Committee)
2000–2003, Participation at several EU conferences and meetings
2000–2003, Participation at different Council of Europe Ministerial Conferences
1997–2000, Member of Working Party on Migration at the OECD
1985–2003, Participation at ILO Plenary Sessions and Committee Meetings
1985–1989, Member of Committee of Experts on the Application of European Convention on Social Security (SS-AC) at the Council of Europe; (1987–1989 Chairman of the Committee)
Educational background:
Univ. Prep. School: Ludwig Maximilian Univ., (Studienkolleg), Munich, 1973 Fall – 1975 Winter
BA/MA: Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Faculty of Social Sciences (Departments of Political Science, Communication and Turkology) 1975 Summer – 1981 Summer (Magister Artium, Thesis: 1974–1979 Turkey’s Western Policies, Adv.: Prof. Dr. Peter J. Opitz)
PhD: Hacettepe University, Institute for Ataturk’s Principles and History of Revolution (2003) (PhD Thesis: The Influence of Orientalism in Germany’s Turkey Policies, 19th and 20th Centuries, Adv.: Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yilmaz)
Associate Professor: Political Life and Institutions, 25 April 2016
List of most recent publications in the field of migration and human rights:
Article: “Migration in International Relations. Towards a Rights-Based Approach with Global Compact?” in: Perceptions. Journal of International Affairs. Winter 2017. Vol. XXII. No. 4, pp. 85–102
Book chapter: “Küresel Göç ve Göç Araştırmaları ile Türkiye ’ nin Göç Politikasının Temel İlkelerine İlişkin Yeni Yaklaşımlar”, in: Gönül Pultar (Derl.) Yüce Dağdan Aşan Yollar Bizimdir: Yirmi Birinci Yüzyıl Başında Türkiye’de İç ve Dış Göçün Kültürel Boyutları. Kültür Araştırmaları Derneği. İstanbul 2016. pp.139–170
Book: Alman Kışı. Neoliberal Çağda Irkçılığın Hedefindeki Göçmenler. Nika. Ankara 2015
Book chapter: “The Role of Turkish Immigrants on Economic and Political Relations between Germany and Turkey” Elif/Nuroğlu/Ela Sibel Bayrak/Enes Bayraklı (Ed), Turkish-German Affairs from an Interdisciplinary Perspective. Peter Lang Edition. Frankfurt 2015, pp. 41–59
Book chapter: “Die Diasporapolitik der neuen Türkei”, in: Yunus Yoldaş/Burak Gümüş/Wolfgang Gieler (Hg.), Die Neue Türkei. Eine grundlegende Einführung in die Innen – und Auβenpolitik unter Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Peter Lang Edition. Frankfurt 2015, pp. 359–378
Research Report: Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Murat Erdoğan/Dr. Can Ünver, “Perspectives, Expectations and Suggestions of the Turkish Business Sector on Syrians in Turkey”. Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations. Ankara, December 2015