The Latin American and Caribbean Group Member States.
The Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries, or GRULAC, is one of the five United Nations Regional Groups composed of 33 Member States from Central and South America, as well as island nations in the Caribbean. Its members compose 17% of all United Nations members.[1][2]
The Group, as with all the regional groups, is a non-binding dialogue group where subjects concerning regional and international matters are discussed. Additionally, the Group works to help allocates seats on United Nations bodies by nominating candidates from the region.[3][4]
In 1985, the group was known as the Latin American Group.[5] This was changed to Latin American and Caribbean Group sometime between 1985 and 1986.[6]
Member States
The following are the Member States of the Latin American and Caribbean Group:[7][8]
The Latin American and Caribbean Group currently holds two seats on the Security Council, both non-permanent. The current members of the Security Council from the Group are:[9][10]
The Latin American and Caribbean Group currently holds eight seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council. The current members of the Economic and Social Council from the Group are:[13][14]
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
1962-1966
22
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
1966-1973
24
Guyana, Barbados
1973-1974
25
Bahamas
1974-1975
26
Grenada
1975-1978
27
Suriname
1978-1979
28
Dominica
1979-1980
29
Saint Lucia
1980-1981
30
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1981-1983
32
Antigua and Barbuda, Belize
1983–Present
33
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Latin American Group has existed since the founding of the United Nations in 1945, before the UN first met in 1946.[17] It was initially the largest regional group, containing over 43% (20 out of 46) of the electable members.
In 1962, the group had its first non-Latin American member (Jamaica).
Role
The Group plays a major role in promoting the region's interests. It provides a forum for Member States to exchange opinions on international issues, carry out follow-up on the topics that are being discussed in international organisations, build common positions on complex issues and prepare statements reflecting the joint position of the Group.[3][18]
However, most importantly, the Group allows for the discussion and coordination of support for candidates for different United nations organisations from the region.[4]
Regular meetings of the Group take place in Geneva. The most common topics discussed at these meetings are human rights, environment, intellectual property, labour rights, trade and development and telecommunications.[3]
Locations
The Group maintains various offices across the globe:[3]
↑ "Regional groups of Member States". United Nations Department for General Assembly and Conference management. United Nations. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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