India becomes member of UN’s Commission on Status of Women
India will be a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women for four years – 2021 to 2025.
By IAR Desk
September 15, 2020: India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women (CSW), a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
“Election to the ECOSOC body is an endorsement of India’s commitment to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment,” said TS Tirumurti, permanent representative of India to the United Nations. India will be a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women for four years – 2021 to 2025.
“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,” Tirumurti wrote on Twitter.
India, Afghanistan and China had contested the elections to the Commission on Status of Women. While India and Afghanistan won the ballot among the 54 members, China did not make it past the half-way mark.
Established in June 1946, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Earlier in June this year India had been elected to the UN’s prestgious 15 member Security Council as a non-permanent member for 2021-2022 with an overwhelming 184 out of 192 votes. India’s term will begin from January 1, 2021.
