India became member of UN’s ECOSOC body

TS Tirumurti, permanent representative of India to the United Nations reported that India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

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Key-Points

India will be a member of the prestigious body for four years from 2021 to 2025.

The CSW is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.

A functional commission of the ECOSOC, it was established by ECOSOC resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946.

It promotes women’s rights, highlights the reality of women’s lives throughout the world and helps in shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women.

45 member states of the United Nations serve as members of the Commission at any one time.