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Brazil is elected for the UN Economic and Social Council
Brazil was elected on October 24 for a term of three years (2012-2014) in the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations(ECOSOC). The country received 186 of the 191 possible votes.
The Council, composed of 54 members, is one of the main UN bodies. Among other functions, ECOSOC monitors the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals and the outcome of United Nations conferences on economic and social issues. Together with the Security Council, ECOSOC coordinates UN assistance to countries emerging from conflicts.
The candidature reflected the importance given by Brazil to the interdependence between security and development, as well as to the strategic role ECOSOC plays in promoting sustainable peace.
25 October 2011
