text: four-year termbeginning on1January 19901 BOTSWANA, CHINA, IRAN(ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF),MEXICO, UNIONOFSOVIETSOCIALIST REPUBLICS, UNITBD KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN ANDNORTHERN IRELAND andUNITED STATES OFAMERICA (.eeCouncil deci.ion 1989/180). 12.Atits36thmeeting, on27July,theCouncil elected PANAMAforafour-year termbeginning on1January 1990(.eeCouncil deciaion 1989/181). COMMISSION FORSOCIAL DEV1:~PMEN~ 13.Atit.13thmeeting, on23May,theCouncil elected BURUNDI foraterm begi.lning onthedateofelection an1e.piring on31December 1992(aeeCouncil decilion 1989/160). COMMISSION ONHUMANRIGHTS 14.Atitl13thmeeting, on23May,theCouncil elected thefollowing State.fora three-year termbeginning on1January 19901BRAZIL, FRANCE, GHANA, HUNG~RY, IRAQ, ITALY, MADAGARCAR, MEXICO, PA~ISTAN, PHILIPPINES, SENEGAL, SOMALIA, UNITED STATES OFAMERICA andYUGOSLAVIA (.eeCouncil deci.ion 1989/160). -155-COMMISSION ONNARCOTIC DRUGS 15.Atitl13tnmllting, on23May,thlCouncil 111ctldthlfollowing Statllfora four-year tlrmbeginning on1January 19901 AUSTRALIA, BAHAMAS, BBLGIUM, BULGARIA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, BCUADOR, GAMBIA, GHANA, HUNGARY, INDONBSIA, JAPAN, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, SENEGAL, SPAIN, SWEDEN, UNIONorSOVIETSOCIALIST REPUBLICS andUNITED KINGDOM orGREATBRITAIN ANDNORTHERN IRELAND(IllCouncil decllion 1989/160). 2.ConCirmati~~C r.pr.l.ntat1xal 16.Atitl3rdmllting, on10rlbruary, thlCouncil confirmed thlnominationl, by thlirGovernmtntl, ofthlfollowing repre'lntative. onthlfunctIonal commi.lion. ofthlCouncil(IllCouncil decllion 1989/104)1 STATISTICAL COMMISSION Charlls CurtMuelllr (Bralll) IvanP.relleql (Canada) ClaudeMilllron (rrance) EmmanuIl OtiBoating (Ghana I V.raNyitral (Hungary) MajidJamlhidl (Iran,Illamlc Rlpublic of) Hlroyalu Kudo(Japan) CarlolJarquIUrib.(Mexico) rarillTadlli(Morocco) GisleSkancke (Norway) S.M.Ilhaql(Pakiltan) AmilcarVillarrlal (Panama) Nouridine Bouralma (Togo) M.A.Korollv (UnionofSovietSocialilt Republicl) JackHlhhert (United Kingdom ofGrlatBritain andNorthlrn Ireland) Hermann Hlbermann (UnItedStatesofAmlrica) POPULATION COMMISSION Ro))ertAndre(BIlql:''') MaherNahran(Bgypt) Hermann Shubnell (Germany, rederal RepUblic of) aaudlnc. Habil.ana Nyiralatari (handa) Ulla-Britt Lithell (SwIOen) Nouridlnl Souralma (Togo) rikretUccan(Turkey) Nikola!I.Sori.enko (Ukrainian SoviltSocialist Republic) -156-COMMISSION FORSOCIAL DBVELOPMENT Paul Bamel~Engo (C~eroon) NarIaTere••Infante (Chile) Oin9Huaaun(China) VftPPUTaipale (Finland) Raymondo Amaro-Victoria (GuatGmala) PeterSerracino Inglott (Malta) SalmanFaruqui (Pakistan) NamitaPardodeTarvera (Philippines) Nichal Dobroc.y~.ki (Poland) IqbalAbuGUleila (Sudan) COMMISSION ONHUMANRIGHTS MarcolCastrioto deAlambuja (Bralil) A.Raynell Andreychuck (Canada) Andreas Mavrommatis (Cyprus) B.R.Bhagat(India) ElGhaliBenhima (Morocco) OscarE.Ceville (Panama) Npumelelo J.N.Hlophe(Swaliland) AtegbaPolo(Togo) V1adimir A.Vasilenko (Ukrainian SovietSocialist Republic) CC»IMISSION ONTHBSTATUS OFWOMEN Johan~a Dohnal(Austria) RashlmAhluwalia (Canada) AnaCecilia Elc3lante Herrera (CostaRica) Ple~rette Biraud(France) RaquelBlandon deCe~elo(Guatemala) MakikoSakai(Japan) Aichalabbaj(Morocco) AkhtarRaluddln (Pakistan) SakinaMohamed Ha.canAbdalla (Sudan) G.r~En~an(Sweden) Saisuree ChutIkul (ThaIland) MariaE.Kisanga (United Republic ofTansenia) C.RELATED BODIBS EXECUTIVE BOARDOFTHEUNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND 17.Atits13thmeeting, on23May,theCouncil elected thefollowing Statesfora three-year termbeginning on1Augub~ 19891 BARBADOS, CANADA, CHINA, FINLAND,
analysis: The text appears to be a list of member states elected to various United Nations commissions and committees, which suggests that the category may be related to international organizations or governance. The commissions mentioned are focused on social development, human rights, population, and the status of women, which implies that the category may be related to human welfare or social issues.