Egyptian candidate to UN post gets 49 votes out of 54

CAIRO - 15 September 2020: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that Ambassador Mohamed Ezzeddin, the Egyptian candidate to the membership of the United Nations Economic and Social Council gained 49 votes out of a total of 54.

The ministry added, in a statement, that the elections were held in the first meeting of the Council in its new session in New York.

Egypt's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Mohamed Idris said the election of the Egyptian candidate came after an intensified electoral campaign by the foreign ministry, including on the level of Egypt’s missions abroad and UN member state missions in New York.

Idris said the result expresses “the international community’s support and appreciation for Egypt’s important contribution in safeguarding economic, social and cultural rights at an international level.”

This victory shows the efficiency of the Egyptian candidate in the fields of international law and international human rights law, said Egyptian delegate to the UN Ambassador Mohamed Iddris.

The UN’s Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, according to the UN’s website.