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India elected as member of UN Economic and Social Council for 2022-24

India has been elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six main organs of the United Nations, for three-year terms of 2022-24. India was elected to the 54-member ECOSOC, by the UNGA on June 7, 2021, in the Asia-Pacific States category, along with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Oman.

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ECOSOC serves as the central platform for discussing international economic, social and environmental issues and formulating policy recommendations addressed to member states and the United Nations system.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • ECOSOC Headquarters: New York and Geneva;
  • ECOSOC Founded: 26 June 1945;
  • ECOSOC President: Oh Joon.

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Sumit Arora

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