The workshop began with Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Head of the UNITAR’s New York office welcoming all distinguished delegates, election officers, and all other UN personnel joining this important workshop. Mr. Suazo then proceeded to introduce and sequentially pass the floor to the first presenter of the workshop, Ms. Jori Joergensen, Intergovernmental Affairs Officer of the ECOSOC Affairs Branch. Ms. Joergensen gave a detailed overview of ECOSOC elections, particularly covering all related bodies and commissions that are involved in such, and the types of vacancies voted for during elections. Additionally, the election process was detailed including types elections, nominations, and appointments.

To conclude the first day of this workshop Ms. Tomoko Iwata, Senior Legal Officer of the Office of Legal Affairs discussed the rules of procedure for elections. In this overview, "how elections are conducted?" was the primary topic to allow future election officers to understand the mandated quorum, conduct of elections, and the telling process. Participants followed this presentation with detailed questions concerning what a “Clean Slate” is, and how it affects the elections process in a case-by-case basis.

The first day of the Elections to UN Organs: Workshop for Election Officers ended with Mr. Suazo thanking all participants for joining, and inviting them to the second day of this workshop happening the following day, April 5th, 2022. Mr. Suazo thanked all the speakers for the valuable knowledge contribution and closed the session accordingly.

Mr. Jochen De Vylder, Human Rights Officer, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, New York Office, discussed the cases of elections to the Human Rights Treaty Bodies. He explained elections and its process, and outlined the functions of said elections. Mr. Jochen De Vylder talked about the ECOSOC elections for the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the meetings of States Parties to the Convention on the rights of the child and persons with disabilities. He outlined the meeting of States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.

Towards the end of the workshop, Ms. Vilde Michelsen Værøyvik, Senior Election Officer, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations, Ms. Rasha Al-Katta, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, Mr. Kavoy A. Ashley, First Secretary, and election officer at the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations, and Ms. Yuval Geva, Advisor and election officer at the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations; shared their experience as election officers. Each election officer outlined the tools to use, networking, and what to focus on to run a successful campaign. Ms. Geva detailed campaigning prior too and during the elections, how to plan and prepare your campaign, and organizing any relevant campaign information amongst others.

The session of Elections to UN Organs: Workshop for Election Officers concluded with Mr. Suazo introducing the Election Officer Handbook done by the Election Officers Ms. Vilde Michelsen Værøyvik, Ms. Rasha Al-Katta, Mr. Kavoy A. Ashley, and Ms. Yuval Geva with the support from the UNITAR's New York Office.