⇒ Permanent Mission of India to the United Nation on 08 June 2021 announced that India has been elected to the UN Economic and Social Council for the term starting from 2022 till 2024.
Along with India, Denmark, Belgium, Italy, Canada, Croatia, Israel, New Zealand, Greece, Czech Republic, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritius, Oman, Tunisia, Peru, Chile among others have been elected to the ECOSOC. India has been chosen in the Asia-Pacific States category.
Earlier in April 2021, India has been elected to three key bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council, which includes Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the Executive Board of UN Women, and the Executive Board of the World Food Programme.
About ECOSOC:
ECOSOC was established by UN Charter in 1945 as one of the six key organs of the United Nations. UN Economic and Social Council have 54-member. The ECOSOC is at the centre of the United Nations development system and brings together people and issues to promote collective action for a sustainable world. The Economic and Social Council advances the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social, and environmental.