India elected to Ecosoc for ’22-24 term
United Nations, June 8: India has been elected to the Economic and Social Council, one of the six main organs of the United Nations, for the 2022-24 term. The 54-member Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) is at the heart of the UN system to advance the three dimensions of sustainable development — economic, social and environmental. It is the central platform for fostering debate and innovative thinking, forging consensus on ways forward, and coordinating efforts to achieve internationally agreed goals. It is also responsible for the follow-up to major UN conferences and summits.
India was elected in the Asia-Pacific States category, along with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Oman in the elections held on Monday. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, thanked all the member states for their vote of confidence. “I thank all Member States of the @UN for their vote of confidence in India for #Ecosoc,” Tirumurti tweeted.
Among the African states, Côte d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Mauritius, Tunisia and the United Republic of Tanzania were elected to Ecosoc, while from the eastern European states, Croatia and the Czech Republic were chosen. Among the Latin American and Caribbean states, Belize,
Chile and Peru were elected. Meanwhile, in the Economic and Social Council by-election, Greece, New Zealand and Denmark were elected for a term of office from January to December 2022 and Israel was elected for January 2022-December 2023 term.
India is currently serving the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member of the powerful UN Security Council and will assume the Presidency of the 15-nation UN organ in
August. The UN Charter established Ecosoc in 1945 as one of the six main organs of the United Nations. Ecosoc’s 54 members are elected for three-year terms by the General Assembly. Seats on the council are allotted based on geographical representation with 14 allocated to African states, 11 to Asian countries, six to eastern European, 10 to Latin American and Caribbean states and 13 to western European and other states.