India beats China in election to become member of UN’s ECOSOC


Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 15: India beat China to become a member of the United Nation's Commission on Status of Women (UNCSW) a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Afghanistan was the other Asia-Pacific country to have been elected as a member along with India. Of the 54 ballots, India secured 38 while Afghanistan received 39 ballots. On the other hand, China failed to even cross the halfway mark and managed to get only 27 ballots.

The victory for India at the UNCSW is important as it comes in the silver jubilee year of the Beijing World Conference on Women (1995).

Taking to Twitter, India's permanent representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti wrote, "India wins seat in prestigious ECOSOC body! India elected member of Commission on Status of Women (CSW). It's a ringing endorsement of our commitment to promote gender equality and women's empowerment in all our endeavours. We thank member states for their support."

India will be a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women for four years, 2021-2025.

The UNCSW is described as the UN organ promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. Earlier on June 18, India was elected as one of the non-permanent members to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with an overwhelming majority of 184 votes out of 192, where the minimum requirement was 128.

 

 

  

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  • Harish Hegde, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 15 2020

    India beats China in election to become member of UN’s ECOSOC.... Is this going to help our youths with job? will this will help our Economy will go up? Will this help our poor and the jobless?

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  • Alan Dmello, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 15 2020

    Very good news to all!!! . Lets keep Party affiliations aside today.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Sep 15 2020

    Where are those who were questioning Modi's foreign trips???

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  • Aaron Fernandes, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 15 2020

    Exactly even I can't see them.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 15 2020

    Shankar,

    Wait a minute... was PM Modi's sole purpose of so many foreign trips. to attain a seat at ECOSOC ? Then, what about 'Make in India' ?? What do our youth want ? Jobs, or a seat at UN's Women's commission ? We primarily want our small industries that are now shut, or this Commission ?

    No... no... I'm not despising - trust me. I want the jobs first, this step is secondary to me.

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  • Krish, Udupi

    Tue, Sep 15 2020

    permanent seat in UN is donated to china long back......... like 45000 sqm given in gift

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 15 2020

    @Krish

    Good for nothing inheritors not cherishing what is left at hand after gifting 45000 sq ft. Out of that 35000 km at Dal Lake is again given in gift. First time since 1972

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  • Rayan Fernandes, Mangaluru

    Tue, Sep 15 2020

    Jai Hind!!! Vande Mataram..

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