Bangladesh has been unanimously elected a member of the Commission for Social Development, a subsidiary body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a four-year term (2023-2027).
The election was held at the ECOSOC Management meeting on Wednesday.
Along with Bangladesh, India and Saudi Arabia have also been elected to this body from the Asia Pacific Group, according to Bangladesh Mission at the UN.
“Bangladesh has achieved remarkable success in poverty reduction and socio economic development under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This election demonstrates the recognition of Bangladesh’s extraordinary success story by the international community,” said Ambassador Rabab Fatima, the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the UN, after the election.
She said Bangladesh attaches high importance to the work of the commission.
“As a member of the commission, we would make every effort to foster international cooperation for socio-economic development by sharing our good practices”, added Fatima.
The Commission for Social Development (CSocD), which has 46 members, has been the key United Nations body that advises ECOSOC on social policies of general character and follows up the key social development themes.
