2024-06-09 01:13:41
Bangladesh has been elected as a candidate for the Asia-Pacific area within the 2025-27 time period of the Financial and Social Council (ECOSOC), an vital physique of the United Nations, by getting 181 votes out of 189 votes.
The Bangladesh Everlasting Mission of the United Nations reported this info on Saturday (June 8).
The election befell on Friday (June 7) New York native time on the UN Common Meeting. Other than Bangladesh from the Asia-Pacific area, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan received the election.
ECOSOC is without doubt one of the six foremost organs of the United Nations and is taken into account crucial platform of the United Nations on multilateral and growth diplomacy points.
Underneath the visionary and dynamic management of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh is reaching unprecedented success in implementing the United Nations 2030 Agenda and Imaginative and prescient-2041: Constructing a Sensible Bangladesh. Thought of as a job mannequin when it comes to social and financial growth, the event of Bangladesh has gained international recognition. Diplomats of assorted nations on the polling station described Bangladesh’s victory as ‘a part of the worldwide recognition of Bangladesh’s growth success’. In actual fact, Bangladesh has earned the belief, confidence and respect of different nations – Bangladesh’s continued success in international elections usually – specifically, the success of this very prestigious election is a recognition of that. On Friday, Ambassador and Everlasting Consultant Mohammad Abdul Muhith was elected because the Chairman of the United Nations Committee on Financial Affairs (2nd Committee).
The election was held by secret poll beneath the chairmanship of the President of the 78th Common Meeting of the United Nations, Dennis Francis. Mohammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador and Everlasting Consultant of Bangladesh to the United Nations, stated within the victory message of the election, “This victory is a recognition of the continual growth of Bangladesh beneath the dynamic and inventive management of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and an expression of the worldwide group’s confidence and belief in Bangladesh within the worldwide enviornment.”
Emphasizing Bangladesh’s transition from LDC to growing nation in 2026, Ambassador and Everlasting Consultant Muhith stated, ECOSOC membership will play an important function in our free and sustainable transition from LDC to growing nation. Membership of ECOSOC will strengthen Bangladesh’s management in numerous UN boards, commissions, committees, government boards, regional platforms comparable to UNSCAP and assist coverage formulation and continued efforts to implement the UN 2030 Agenda. Ambassador Muhith talked about that this victory will assist us to share the successes of our growth expertise with the world.
By the way, Bangladesh is presently serving as President of the Govt Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS.
Bangladesh will serve in ECOSOC for a interval of three years (2025-2027) from January 2025.