{"id":18013,"date":"2020-12-01T16:25:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T16:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/audio\/2020\/12\/1078902"},"modified":"2020-12-01T16:25:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T16:25:30","slug":"un-vital-for-peace-and-cooperation-says-economic-and-social-council-head-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/01\/un-vital-for-peace-and-cooperation-says-economic-and-social-council-head-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UN \u2018vital\u2019 for peace and cooperation says Economic and Social Council head"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a world facing famine, major migration and conflict exacerbated by COVID-19<\/a>, the UN, including its foundational body the Economic and Social Council, known as ECOSOC<\/a>, is \u201cvital\u201d to promote global peace and cooperation.\u00a0<\/p>\n That\u2019s according to Munir Akram, Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to the UN, who was elected ECOSOC President in July.<\/p>\n