UNITED NATIONS (AN) — Norway's veteran diplomat Mona Juul won election to lead the United Nations' top economic and social body based on an agenda of seeking more international cooperation for universal freedoms and human rights.
Elected by acclamation on Thursday to serve as president of the U.N.'s 54-nation Economic and Social Council, Juul said she would focus on anti-corruption, development financing, good governance and transparent institutions in 2020.
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