Colombo, June 08 (Daily Mirror)- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has elected Sri Lanka into its Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), with 182 out of 189 members present voting in favour, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said today. Sri Lanka obtained the second highest number of votes from the region, and seventh highest overall, and will begin its three-year term in the council on January 1, 2025. 18 countries were elected to the 54-member council, when the vote took place on Friday. Sri Lanka been elected to the council on two previous occasions, from 1985-1989 and from 2006-2008. ECOSOC was established in 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations, and is one of six principle organs of the UN and serves as the central platform within the UN system to coordinate the economic and social fields, advance international cooperation and development as well as matters relating to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Source: The Nation June 08, 2024 12:54 UTC