Meeting of States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Twenty-sixth meeting

New York, 25 June 2015

Item 5 of the provisional agenda

Election, in accordance with article 8, paragraphs 1 to 5, of the Convention, of nine members of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to replace those whose terms of office will expire on 19 January 2016

Election of nine members of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to replace those whose terms of office will expire on 19 January 2016

Note by the Secretary-General

Addendum

1.In accordance with article 8 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the twenty-sixth meeting of States parties to the Convention is to be held at United Nations Headquarters on 25 June 2015 for the purpose of electing nine members of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to replace those whose terms will expire on 19 January 2016 (see CERD/SP/78).

2.The curricula vitae of the 12 persons whose nominations were received by 6 April 2015 are contained in CERD/SP/78, annex.

3.The annex to the present document contains the curriculum vitae of one additional candidate who was nominated by Mauritania after 6 April 2015.

Annex *

Yemhelhe Mind Mohamed (Mauritania)

[Original: French]

Date and place of birth: Aioun El Atrouss, 28 November 1963

Working languages: Arabic, French

Current position/function

Lawyer, civil administrator

Director of Legislation (review of legality), Secretariat-General for Government in the Office of the Prime Minister

Main professional activities

February 1991 to 2004: head, research and litigation, Directorate-General for Legislation, Translation and Publication of the Official Gazette, Secretariat-General for Government

2004 to date: Director of Legislation, Secretariat-General for Government in the Office of the Prime Minister

Award: Knight of the National Order of Merit, 2010

Educational background

University of Nouakchott: maîtrise (master’s degree) in international public law, French option

Higher Institute of Islamic Study and Research: licence (bachelor’s degree) in Muslim law, Arabic option

Gaston Berger University, Senegal: DEA (postgraduate degree) in international public law, decentralization and local authority management option; registered for doctoral thesis (third year)

International Institute of Public Administration (IIAP), Paris: IIAP diploma, administration option

Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the Committee

Chair, Mauritanian legal working group of the Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (2005–2011)

Member, interministerial technical committee responsible for addressing the legacy of slavery (2006–2008)

Member, joint commission in the Office of the Prime Minister (2001–2013)

Member, steering committee on public procurement (2005–2010)

Member, commission for the equivalence of diplomas (2004–2008)

Member, commission for the reclassification of public service posts

Member, national commission for the appointment of staff in higher education

Member, Higher Council of the Civil Service

Member, steering committee on combating persistent organic pollutants (POPs) (1996–2007)

Participation in several national and international seminars and colloquiums

List of most recent publications in the field

“Bonne gouvernance (cas de la Mauritanie)” (Good governance – case study of Mauritania)

“La problématique de l’environnement en Mauritanie (Environmental issues in Mauritania)

Registered at Gaston Berger University, Senegal to write a doctoral thesis on: “La législation Mauritanienne, l’environnement et l’Eco-terrorisme: analyse d’un phénomène nouveau en matière de gestion de l’environnement” (Mauritanian legislation, the environment and eco-terrorism: analysis of a new phenomenon in environmental management)