India has been elected as a member of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), TS Tirumurti, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations, said on Monday ( local time).
Tirumurti said on Twitter: “India wins a seat in the prestigious ECOSOC body! India is elected to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). It is a resounding endorsement of our commitment to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women in all of our efforts. We thank the member states for their support ”.
#BREAK: India wins seat in prestigious #ECOSOC body by defeating China in @UNITED NATIONS. India, Afghanistan, China disputed the elections. India and Afghanistan won, China couldn’t get enough votes. India elected to the Commission on the Status of Women #CSW. Congratulations @ambtstirumurti! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/YyDx0HleAL
– Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) September 14, 2020
India, Afghanistan and China had opposed the elections to the Commission on the Status of Women. Even when India and Afghanistan won the vote among the 54 members, China could not cross the middle of the road.
This year is the 25th anniversary of the famous Beijing World Conference on Women (1995).
India will be a member of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women for four years, from 2021 to 25.
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