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Nigeria, along with 17 other countries, were elected into the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN).
The United Nations General Assembly elected Nigeria, along with the other countries on Wednesday in New York.
According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the new ECOSOC members will serve for three years with effect from January 1, 2021.
Checks by NAN shows that this will be Nigeria’s third time of serving in the important council since 2012.
ECOSOC is one of the 6 principal organs of the UN System established by the UN Charter in 1945. It consists of 54 Members of the UN elected by the General Assembly.
It drives the economic, social and environmental agenda of the UN.
While 14 seats are reserved for African countries in the council, only five were vacant for Wednesday’s election.
Madagascar, Liberia, Libya and Zimbabwe were elected along with Nigeria following their endorsement and presentation by their respective sub-regional organisations earlier.
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