India has been elected to four key subsidiary bodies of the United Nations agency on economic and social issues. India was elected by acclamation, a form of election that does not use a ballot, to the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) during its coordination and management meeting yesterday.
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- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF): India was elected, along with 13 other nations, to the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for a three-year term beginning January 2016.
- UNICEF addresses the needs of children with emphasis on giving long-term benefits to children everywhere, particularly those in developing countries.
- World Food Programme: India was also re-elected to the Executive Board of the World Food Programme for the 2016-2018 term along with five other nations .
- WFP is the food assistance arm of the UN which provides food assistance to around 90 million people in 80 countries in a year.
- Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ): India got elected the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) for a three-year term, beginning January 2016.
- The CCPCJ provides policy guidance to UN Member States on crime prevention and criminal justice and develop, monitor and review implementation of the UN crime prevention programme.
- Apart from India, other nations elected to CCPCJ are
- Iran,
- Pakistan,
- Saudi Arabia
- Austria
- France
- Sweden
- The United States.
- UN-Habitat: India got re-elected to the Governing Council of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) for the term 2016-2019. The Council elected a total of 14 members for a four-year term, beginning January 2016 for UN-Habitat.
- UN-Habitat is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
