New York, June 8: India has been elected as a member to ECOSOC for 2022-24 term. India was elected in the Asia- Pacific States category, along with Afghanistan, Oman, and Kazakhstan. From the African states: Cote d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Mauritius, Tunisia and the United Republic of Tanzania were elected. Croatia and Czech Republic were elected from the eastern European states. Belize, Chile, and Peru were elected from the Latin American and Caribbean states. ECOSOC stands for the Economic and Social Council.
It is one of the six main organs of the United Nations, and was established in 1945. It is the body which discusses the economic, social, and environmental issues of the world. It brings together people and issues to promote collective action for a sustainable world. A total of 54 members are elected for a three-year term by the UN General Assembly.
-With inputs from Shreya Agarwal
