Ukraine elected member to UN Economic and Social Council
KYIV, October 28 /UKRINFORM/. The UN General Assembly has today elected 18 members to the Economic and Social Council to serve three-year terms beginning January 1, 2010. Ukraine and Slovakia were elected from the Eastern European States group to replace there Belarus and Romania, UKRINFORM reports quoting the UN news center.
Besides, those elected were Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Comoros, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Italy, Mongolia, Philippines, Rwanda, United States and Zambia.
Overall, there are 54 members to the UN Economic and Social Council with 18 of them being elected annually for a three-year term. The outgoing Council member could be reelected immediately.
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