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Bangladesh was elected as a member of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the principal organs of the United Nations, from the Asia-Pacific region for the term 2025-2027 by securing 181 votes out of 189 votes.
The election was held at the UN General Assembly Hall, UNB reported citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan were the other countries elected from the same region. ECOSOC is also the most important platform of the UN system and, for that matter, multilateral diplomacy when it comes to development and social issues.
Diplomats from various countries at the election venue commented, “This victory is a global acknowledgement of Bangladesh's development success.”
The election was conducted under the Presidency of Dennis Francis, the President of the 78th United Nations General Assembly, through a secret ballot.
Bangladesh is the current President of the Executive Board of the UNDP, UNFPS, UNOPS. Bangladesh will commence its ECOSOC membership from January 2025.
Earlier, Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations was elected as the Chair of the Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) of the United Nations General Assembly for its 79th Session.