On June 7, 2024, in New York,Italy was re-elected member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ESCOSOC) for the three-year term 2025-2027, with 183 votes out of 190 voting countries.
We were the highest-voted country, within the Group of Western Countries, in the three-year term election round, ahead of the Netherlands, Switzerland and Canada.
The re-election, which gives continuity to the current mandate for 2022-24, reconfirms the solid reputation Italy has built in multilateral diplomacy for sustainability and international cooperation, in particular consolidating the Italian partnership with developing countries and especially African partners. A reputation built over the ten mandates held so far by Italy since the establishment of the body in 1946.
ECOSOC is the second most representative body of the United Nations, as the largest global platform for all sustainable development issues, in which not only governments but multiple civil society actors participate.
Established by the UN Charter in 1946, the Council comprises of 54 members: 14 African countries; 11 from Asia and the Pacific; 6 from Eastern Europe; 10 from Latin America and the Caribbean; and 13 from the West.
