Members of the UN-Women Executive Board in 2023

The UN-Women Executive Board is made up of representatives from 41 Member States elected to three-year terms by the UN Economic and Social Council, with the following regional allocation and number of members: Africa (10), Asia and the Pacific (10), Eastern Europe (4), Latin America and the Caribbean (6), Western Europe and other States (5), and contributing countries (6).

Members in 2023
Note: Term expires on the last day of the year indicated.

African States

• Burkina Faso (2025)
• Cameroon (2024)
• Côte d’Ivoire (2025)
• Egypt (2024)
• Eritrea (2025)
• Gabon (2025)
• Gambia (2024)
• Kenya (2024)
• South Africa (2024)
• Zimbabwe (2025)

Asia-Pacific States

• Afghanistan (2024)
• Bangladesh (2024)
• China (2025)
• India (2024)
• Japan (2025)
• Qatar (2025)
• Republic of Korea (2025)
• Tajikistan (2025)
• Thailand (2024)
• Turkmenistan (2024)

Eastern European States  

• Bulgaria (2025)
• Poland (2024) 
• Latvia (2025)
• Ukraine (2024)

Latin American and Caribbean States

• Colombia (2024)
• Dominican Republic (2024)
• Guyana (2024)
• Panama (2025)
• Paraguay (2025)
• Trinidad and Tobago (2025)

Western European and other States

• Ireland (2024) 
• France (2025)
• Italy (2024) 
• New Zealand (2025)
• Switzerland (2025)

Contributing Countries

• Finland (2025)
• Germany (2025)
• Norway (2025)
• United States (2025)

Contributing Countries not Members of the OECD/DAC

• United Arab Emirates (2025)
• Senegal (2025)