{"id":66080,"date":"2026-07-24T12:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=66080"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:40:16","slug":"algerias-ammar-ben-jamaa-unanimously-elected-president-of-un-ecosoc-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=66080","title":{"rendered":"Algeria\u2019s Ammar Ben Jama\u00e2 Unanimously Elected President of UN ECOSOC for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Algeria scored a fresh diplomatic victory at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United\u202fNations<\/a> this week after Ambassador Ammar Ben Jama\u00e2, the country\u2019s Permanent Representative in New York, was elected by acclamation to head the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the 2027 session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Jama\u00e2\u2019s election, carried out by consensus among all member states, places Algeria at the helm of the organisation\u2019s central platform for development, human-rights and economic debate. ECOSOC oversees a broad portfolio that ranges from advancing the Sustainable Development Goals to coordinating humanitarian action, giving its presidency both visibility and real influence in setting the global agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moments after the vote, delegations from across regional groups\u2014whether or not they currently sit on the Council\u2014took the floor to congratulate the Algerian diplomat. Many praised the \u201cwell-deserved\u201d choice and pledged \u201cfull support\u201d for his forthcoming presidency. They voiced confidence that Ben Jama\u00e2\u2019s experience and Algeria\u2019s longstanding commitment to multilateralism would steer ECOSOC\u2019s work effectively during a period expected to be marked by fiscal tightening, climate-related shocks and widening inequalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Algiers, the unanimous endorsement crowns a sustained effort to raise its profile on the world stage. The government has recently brokered mediation initiatives in its neighbourhood and chaired key African and Arab coalitions, positioning itself as a bridge between the Global North and South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Jama\u00e2 will begin preparatory consultations early next year, mapping out the Council\u2019s high-level meetings and thematic priorities for 2027. Observers expect an emphasis on financing for development, food security, youth employment and the reform of international financial institutions\u2014issues on which Algeria has repeatedly called for fairer global governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>dzwatch.dz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria scored a fresh diplomatic victory at the United\u202fNations this week after Ambassador Ammar Ben Jama\u00e2, the country\u2019s Permanent Representative in New York, was elected by acclamation to head the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the 2027 session. Ben Jama\u00e2\u2019s election, carried out by consensus among all member states, places Algeria at the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economie-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66082,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66080\/revisions\/66082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/66081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}