Press release on Russia’s re-election to UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for 2026-2028

On June 4, the Russian Federation was re-elected to ECOSOC for 2026-2028 during the UN General Assembly elections in New York. Russia’s bid was supported by two-thirds of the UN member states that took part in the voting.

ECOSOC is one of the six statutory UN bodies, which is responsible for system-wide coordination of the World Organisation’s work on socioeconomic and environmental issues. The Council reviews the implementation of resolutions of UN conferences of relevant profiles, and considers reports of its 20 subsidiary entities and interagency mechanisms. Russia has traditionally been an active participant of these processes.

Russia’s election to ECOSOC put an end to the politicised campaign carried out by unfriendly countries to block Russia’s candidacy to the Council. By using procedural tricks and undisguised pressure on delegations, Western countries have in every possible way prevented Russia’s return to ECOSOC. We are grateful to all 115 UN Member States that voted in favour of Russia’s candidacy. We regard this as evidence of trust and support for our country’s foreign policy in the socioeconomic area pursued by the United Nations.

As a member of ECOSOC, Russia intends to contribute to ensuring the effectiveness and balance of international development efforts and to strengthening genuine multilateralism and depoliticisation. At the same time, the Russian Federation will continue to uphold the interests of the Global South and Global East and countries in special situations, and to promote a constructive dialogue with all stakeholder delegations.