Genocidal Sudanese Regime Elected to U.N. Body Mandated to Advance Living Conditions

Sudan, where "development" includes genocide and crimes against humanity, was elected by a whopping 175 of 193 members of the U.N. General Assembly today to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a body composed of 54 U.N. member states.

ECOSOC's mandate is to "advance the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental." How Sudan advances development at home according to the U.S. State Department's country report on human rights practices in Sudan:

"[A]erial bombardments of civilian areas by military forces and attacks on civilians by government and other armed groups...and abuses perpetrated by [National Intelligence and Security Services personnel] with impunity," as well as "[a]ttacks on villages often includ[ing] killing and beating of civilians; sexual and gender-based violence; forced displacement; looting and burning entire villages; destroying food stores and other infrastructure necessary for sustaining life; and attacks on humanitarian targets, including humanitarian facilities..."