India was on June 8, 2021 elected to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six main organs of the United Nations, for the 2022-24 term.
- India is currently also serving the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member of the powerful UN Security Council and will assume the Presidency of the 15-nation UN organ in August.
- The UN Charter established ECOSOC in 1945 as one of the six main organs of the United Nations.
- The 54-member ECOSOC advances the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental.
- The council is a central platform for fostering debate and innovative thinking, forging consensus on ways forward, and coordinating efforts to achieve internationally agreed goals.
- Responsible for following-up to major UN conferences and summits, the 54 members of the council are elected each year by the General Assembly for overlapping three-year terms.
