To fill the vacancy that arose upon the passing of Mr. Felipe Michelini, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims, on 19 April 2020, the ASP Bureau decided to elect a new member, mindful of "the need for the full membership of the Board of Directors to enable it to continue to carry out its very important work."

The Bureau set the nomination period to run between 1 and 30 June 2020. Since Mr. Michelini (Uruguay) held the seat allocated to the Latin American and Caribbean group, only States Parties of this regional group were able to nominate candidates.

At its 5th meeting on 9 July 2020, the ASP Bureau elected by acclamation Ms. Minerva Josefina Tavárez Mirabal (Dominican Republic) to the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims to complete the term of her predecessor, until 4 December 2021.