Nigeria wins UN Economic Council seat
Nigeria was on Thursday elected to occupy a UN General Assembly Economic and Social Council seat for a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2024.
Of all member states of the 18 vacant seats of the council, Nigeria is the only country that got all the votes of 191 members.
Other 17 countries to serve with Nigeria are France, Germany, Haiti, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Mauritania, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Poland, Senegal, Spain, Suriname, United Kingdom,, Uruguay and Zambia.
Similarly, member states elected Türkiye in a by-election for a seat vacated by Greece in the Western European and Others Group.
Türkiye’s term will also start on January 1, 2024 and run through December of the following year.
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