Estonia in UN

Estonia’s membership in the UN bodies

• Vice-Chair of the Fifth Committee, UNGA73, until September 2019
• Rapporteur of the Second Committee, UNGA73, until September 2019
• Member of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), 2017-2021
• Vice-Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), 2018-2019
• Member of the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (CNGO), 2019-2022
• Member of the UN Refugee Agency’s Executive Committee (UNHCR ExCom) since 2007, membership termless
• Member of the Bureau of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects (Regular Process), 2016-2020 (Law of the Sea)
• Co-chair of the of The Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects (Regular Process), since 2018
• UN Security Council, non-permanent member 2020-2021

Estonia’s main upcoming candidacies

• UNICEF Executive Board, member 2020-2022
• UN General Assembly Vice-President 2022-2023
• UN General Assembly President 2052

Most important recent memberships

• Chair of the Second Committee, UNGA72
• Vice-Chair of the First Committee, UNGA72
• ECOSOC, member in 2015-2017
• Vice-Chair of ECOSOC, UNGA70
• UNESCO Executive Board, member 2013-2017
• Peacebuilding Commission, member 2017
• President of UNICEF Executive Board, 2016
• UNICEF Executive Board, member 2014-2016

Estonian experts in UN Experts Groups

• Tõnis Saar – UN Committee on Contributions (COC), member 2016-2018 and 2019-2021
• Kersti Kaljulaid – Co-Chair High-Level Steering Group for Every Women Every Child (EWEC), member 2018-
• Marina Kaljurand – Secretary General’s High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation, member 2018-
• Marina Kaljurand – UN Group of Governmental Experts (UNGGE) on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, member 2014-2015; 2016-2017
• Linnar Viik – UN Group of Governmental Experts (UNGGE) on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, member 2009-2010; 2012-2013
• Linnar Viik – UN Group of Governmental Experts (UNGGE) on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, member 2009-2010
• Henn Ojaveer – UN World Ocean Assessment Expert Group, member since 2014
• Linnar Viik – member of UN Expert Group Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security (2009 November – 2010 July) and since today
• Mati Raidma (since 2001), Argo Parts (since 2003), Jevgeni Jutkevitš (since 2004) – UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) members
• Marina Kaljurand – UN Group of Governmental Experts (UNGGE), member 2014-
• Mari Amos – UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (OPCAT / SPT), member of expert panel 2015-2018
• Oliver Loode – UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues UNPFII), member 2014-2016
• Ivi Normet – World Healt Organization (WHO) Standing Committee, member 2013-2015
• Georg Martin – UN World Ocean Assessment Expert Group, member 2011-2014
• Marina Kaljurand – UN Group of Governmental Experts (UNGGE) on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, member 2016-2017
• Ivar Tallo – UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Senior Programme Officer of the e-governance programme in 2007-2009
• Mati Raidma – UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) Advisory Group alternate member in 2006–2009
• Anne-Marie Riitsaar – High Level FMCT (Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty) Expert Preparatory Group
• Hannes Astok – United Nations Development Programme, advisor on e-governance in 2017
• Aivo Adamson – United Nations Development Programme, advisor on e-governance in 2018