UNITED NATIONS, Jul 24 (APP):The new president of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, has called for the implementation of policies to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, achieve the anti-poverty Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change so as to ensure fair global economic growth. “This is critical to create a fair, equitable and resilient global economy,” Akram, Pakistan’s ambassador to the UN, said after his unanimous election on Thursday to lead the 54-member ECOSOC, one of the main UN bodies, for a year. He replaced Ambassador Mona Juul of Norway, who … Continue reading New UN ECOSOC chief Munir Akram calls to promote equitable global economy