India has been elected in at least three UN Economic and Social council bodies: Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), UN-Women Executive Board and Executive Board of the World Food Programme (WFP).
“Due to COVID-19, the number of people on the brink of starvation has spiked to 270 million from 135 million and WFP needs about USD 15 billion to achieve its goals to avert famine, destabilization, and mass migration in 2021,” Executive Director David Beasley said in his remarks as WFP executive board opened the session with India as a member state.
India was also elected on the UN-Women Executive Board which works to ensure gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women using intergovernmental support. The United Nations organization makes heard women’s concerns, realities and priorities. The board consists of 41 member states, which are elected by the Economic and Social Council from among the United Nations Member States.
