Bob Rae Elected to Lead UN International Development Body

Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York, speaks to reporters in New York on April 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, will head the UN’s Economic and Social Council.

Global Affairs Canada says Mr. Rae has been elected president of the council for a one-year term.