(DIP) TURKEY BECOMES MEMBER OF UN JOINT INSPECTION UNIT.UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkey became a member of the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit after receiving 146 votes in a voting at the United Nations General Assembly. In the "Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). " group, France was also elected member of the unit after receiving 117 votes while Spain got the lowest number of votes and could not be elected. During the voting, 186 out of 192 members of the United Nations General Assembly cast their votes. The unit is composed of not more than eleven inspectors appointed by the General Assembly on the basis of their special experience in national or international administrative and financial matters, including management questions, and with due regard to the principle of equitable equitable adj. 1) just, based on fairness and not legal technicalities. 2) refers to positive remedies (orders to do something, not money damages) employed by the courts to solve disputes or give relief. (See: equity) EQUITABLE. geographical distribution the natural arrangements of animals and plants in particular regions or districts. See under Distribution. See also: Distribution Geographic and of reasonable rotation. Inspectors serve in their personal capacity and are appointed for a term of five years, renewable once. (UK) (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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