New York, 13 April 2022:  Bangladesh has been unanimously elected a member of the Commission for Social  Development (CSocD), 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 today. Along with Bangladesh, India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have also been elected to this body from the Asia Pacific Group. 

“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. 

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 Ambassador Fatima. 

Commission for Social Development (CSocD) has been the key United Nations body that  advises ECOSOC on social policies of general character and follows up the key social  development themes. The Commission consists of 46 members.