India elected to 3 bodies of UN Economic and Social Council
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Economy
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22nd Apr, 2021
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Context
India has been elected by acclamation to three bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council.
About the selection
- Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: India is elected to the Commission for a three-year term which will begin in January 1, 2022.
- Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Ghana, Libya, Pakistan, Qatar, Thailand, Togo and the US are also elected by acclamation.
- Brazil, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Chile, Cuba were elected by secret ballot.
- UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women): India was elected by acclamation to the Executive Board for a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2022.
- Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh,Egypt, Gambia, Guyana, Kenya, Monaco, Poland, South Africa, Thailand, Turkmenistan and Ukraine were also elected by acclamation to the UN body.
- World Food Programme: India was elected to the Executive Board of the program.
- France, Ghana, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Sweden were also elected by acclamation for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 2022.
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
- It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
- It is responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields of the organization.
- It serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues.
- It formulates policy recommendations that addresses to member states and the United Nations system.
- It has fifteen specialized agencies, the eight functional commissions and the 5 regional commissions under its jurisdiction.
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