{"id":41710,"date":"2025-11-29T11:26:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T11:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/ethiopia-elected-president-of-un-eca-social-policy-committee"},"modified":"2025-11-29T11:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T11:28:22","slug":"ethiopia-elected-president-of-un-eca-social-policy-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/ethiopia-elected-president-of-un-eca-social-policy-committee","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Elected President of UN-ECA Social Policy Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Ethiopia has been elected President of the Bureau of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Committee on Social Policy, Poverty and Gender for the 2025\u20132027 term, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia\u2019s election as President demonstrates the country&#8217;s longstanding commitment to multilateralism and underscores the role of the United Nations in forging cooperation among states, including with respect to social development, it added.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee is a key structure within UNECA mandated to guide the Commission\u2019s efforts in advancing equitable and inclusive human and social development across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Its work also focuses on gender equality, employment, population and youth development, social protection, and urbanization.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Committee reviews major regional trends and issues in human and social development, and follows up on the outcomes of major conferences.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia will steer the work of the Committee along with Equatorial Guinea, Senegal, Eswatini, and Mauritania, it was learned.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Ethiopia previously served as the Committee\u2019s Second Vice President in 1996.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Ethiopia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. 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