Additionally, the Group works to help allocate seats on United Nations bodies by nominating candidates from the region.

[8] However, by the 1970s, Pacific island nations were gaining independence and joining the group.

[9] These efforts were met with success in 2011 when the United Nations agreed to include "Pacific" in the name of the Group, changing it to the Group of Asia and the Pacific Small Island Developing States at China's insistence.

[10] The Asia and the Pacific Group holds 3 seats on the Security Council, 2 non-permanent and 1 permanent.

[17] The following is a list of presidents from the region since its official creation in 1963:[18] As the Group of Asia and The Pacific Small Island Developing States changed significantly over time, the number of its members had also changed.