Similarly, the post was vacant at the time of the July session of the Executive Board.

In July 1873, the position of governor was abolished after being vacant since 1856.

Regrettably, the post of Deputy Minister for Local Government Administration, reserved for a Kosovo Serb, still remains vacant.

Minister of Defense The position of Minister of Defense was left vacant in the current Iraqi cabinet, approved on 21 December 2010.

In 13 November 1902, he was elected as the next bishop of Siirt, a position that had been vacant for two years.

5. The Chairman of the Unit shall notify the Secretary General of any vacancy for the necessary administrative action. Such notification shall make the post vacant.

6. In case of a resignation of a member of the Tribunal, the resignation shall be addressed to the President of the Tribunal for transmission to the Secretary General. This last notification makes the place vacant.

The basic rights of the Saharan people had been recognized by the international community he called for the appointment of a new Independent Jurist for Western Sahara, a position which had been vacant since 1999.

This joint conference may, by an absolute majority, agree upon one name for each seat still vacant and submit the name or names for the respective acceptance of the Assembly and the Council.

In the event of the death or the resignation of a member of the Committee, the Chairperson shall immediately notify the Secretary General, who shall declare the seat vacant from the date of death or the date on which the resignation takes effect.

The Board notes that a vacancy rate of 13 per cent (137 vacant positions) existed as at 15 April 2005 and that some of these positions had been vacant for more than two years.

In that regard, and in the interest of furthering the decentralization process, the post of Director of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, which had been vacant for nearly two years, should be filled at the earliest opportunity.

If, however, after the third meeting, the vacancy still remains unfilled, the special procedure set out in article 12 of the Statute of the Court may be resorted to at the request of either the General Assembly or the Security Council.

31. Also reaffirms that deliberate management decisions to keep a certain number of posts vacant should not be taken, as this action makes the budget process less transparent and the management of human and financial resources less efficient

The European External Action Service (EEAS), which is meant to enable the EU to speak with one voice, was launched only at the end of 2010 and many senior positions remain unfilled.

If, however, after the third meeting, one or more seats still remain unfilled, the General Assembly and the Security Council may at any time, at the request of either organ, form a joint conference consisting of six members, three appointed by each organ.

If, in the unanimous opinion of the other members, a member of the Committee has ceased to carry out his functions for any cause other than absence of a temporary character, the Chairperson of the Committee shall notify the Secretary General, who shall then declare the seat of that member to be vacant.