GB.341/INS/15/Decision
Decision concerning the calendar of actions to be taken regarding the election of the Director-General
The Governing Body:
(a) approved the following timetable for the appointment of the Director-General:
1 July 2021: The Chairperson of the Governing Body calls for candidatures
1 October 2021: Last date for the reception of candidatures
14-15 March 2022 (344th Session of the Governing Body): The Governing Body conducts candidate(s) hearings
25 March 2022 (344th Session of the Governing Body): The Governing Body conducts the ballot for the election of the Director-General
1 October 2022: The term of office of the Director-General commences; and
(b) requested the Office to prepare for its 342nd Session (June 2021) options to provide for additional opportunities for interaction with candidates before the regular hearings in private sitting.
(GB.341/INS/15, paragraph 9, as amended by the Governing Body)
(a) approved the following timetable for the appointment of the Director-General:
1 July 2021: The Chairperson of the Governing Body calls for candidatures
1 October 2021: Last date for the reception of candidatures
14-15 March 2022 (344th Session of the Governing Body): The Governing Body conducts candidate(s) hearings
25 March 2022 (344th Session of the Governing Body): The Governing Body conducts the ballot for the election of the Director-General
1 October 2022: The term of office of the Director-General commences; and
(b) requested the Office to prepare for its 342nd Session (June 2021) options to provide for additional opportunities for interaction with candidates before the regular hearings in private sitting.
(GB.341/INS/15, paragraph 9, as amended by the Governing Body)