The full list of eligible candidates for the VNGOC Board Election as well as details on the voting procedures are now available.
Dear Members of the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC),
We are writing to report on nominations for the Board positions of Chairperson, Deputy Treasurer, and Deputy Secretary. The VNGOC Nominating Committee is charged with examining nominations for the VNGOC Board that are up for a vote, which this year includes the positions of Chairperson, Treasurer, and Secretary. We review all applications to ensure eligibility to serve on the board, based on the support of a VNGOC member organization, and that organization’s good standing in VNGOC.
We also provide a slate of our recommended candidates. This is to ensure that the elected Board can be as representative of the VNGOC membership as possible – it is to the benefit of the entire VNGOC membership to support the proposed slate. All VNGOC members are free to vote for any eligible candidate they feel would best serve the Board.
In considering who from among these candidates to recommend on our slate, we considered a range of objectives for the VNGOC Board, including geographic representation, gender balance, representation of key global drug policy objectives of the UN and civil society, lived experience as part of a population impacted by drugs or drug policies, and applicants’ experience and record of service. With just three positions being filled this year, this of course involved difficult choices and leaving out qualified applicants with compelling backgrounds and expertise.
The following candidates are eligible for the upcoming elections on 13 March.
Kindly note that Martin Ignacio Díaz Velásquez has withdrawn their candidacy.
Chairperson:
- Matej Košir, Institute for Research and Development “Utrip”, Slovenia
Deputy Treasurer:
- Augusto Paulo Valente Nogueira, ARTM, Macau
Deputy Secretary:
- Ibe Christogonus Chidiebere, African Youths Initiative on Crime Prevention, Nigeria
The following candidates are our recommended slate:
Chairperson:
- Matej Košir, Institute for Research and Development “Utrip”, Slovenia
Deputy Treasurer:
- Augusto Paulo Valente Nogueira, ARTM, Macau
Deputy Secretary:
- Ibe Christogonus Chidiebere, African Youths Initiative on Crime Prevention, Nigeria
Kindly note, since there is only one candidate for the positions of Deputy Treasurer and Deputy Secretary these will be confirmed by acclamation.
