India elected to UN Economic and Social Council for 2 years

India has been elected to the United Nations Economic & Social Council for the term 2022-24.

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The ECOSOC is at the centre of the UN development system and brings together people and issues to promote collective action for a sustainable world.

India was elected in the Asia-Pacific States category along with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Oman in the elections.

The 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is at the heart of the United Nations 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 The UN Charter established ECOSOC in 1945 as one of the six main organs of the United Nations.