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<p>Thanks for this Renata. </p>
<p>The guidance says: Each of the MAG members who is rotating out,
is freeing up one seat for the Regional and Stakeholder Group they
initially occupied. <br>
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<p>But the number of CS seats has been reduced by 3 (13 seats down
to 10) and the regional breakdown has also changed. For SH group,
it looks like an effort to reduce the overall MAG size back to 50,
but it would be good to understand how it was decided that the CS
and private sector allocations should be reduced. <br>
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<p>On regional breakdowns, there are 3 MAG members from Asia
Pacific rotating out (all CS, as it happens), but there are no
available seats for anyone from Asia Pacific. In 2017 the region
had 14 seats, and for 2018 it has 11. Is anyone aware of an
explanation for this?</p>
<p>All the best, <br>
Deborah <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/18/17 2:17 PM, Renata Aquino
Ribeiro wrote:<br>
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Just to clarify and complement Sheetal's post, take a good look at the
MAG 2018 Renewal criteria
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2018-renewal-0">https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2018-renewal-0</a>
I'd note this more importantly:
Regional Group Balance
Regional Group - Available seats for the MAG 2018 Renewal
Africa 3
Asia Pacific 0
Eastern Europe 7
GRULAC 3
WEOG 6
And
"Please note that these breakdowns are provided for general guidance
only, and that the overall composition depends on several
considerations including the nominations received, as well as the
final decision of the UN Secretary-General."
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