India Elected Member of UN Commission on Status of Women

India, on September 15, 2020 got elected as a member of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women(CSW), securing the most votes ahead of China. Afghanistan was the other country elected as member. The election marksthe year of 25thanniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women, which started in the year 1995.

Highlights

  • The UN General Council held elections for two seats in the Asia-Pacific States category with Afghanistan, India and China as the candidates.
  • India and Afghanistan will join Argentina, Austria, Dominican Republic, Israel, Latvia, Nigeria, Turkey and Zambia, which were elected by acclamation, to the Commission on ....
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