April 21, 2017 12:14 PM

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India wins elections to 2 UN subsidiary bodies

India have won elections to two subsidiary bodies of a UN organ focussed on social and economic issues. India along with 12 other members was elected to the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC), a subsidiary<br/>body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).<br/><br/>The country garnered the most number of votes in the Asian group, with 49 out of 50 members of ECOSOC voting in its favour. <br/><br/>The 13 members elected for three-year terms, beginning January 2018, include Burkina Faso, Iran, Japan, Pakistan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Moldova, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, the United Kingdom and United States.<br/><br/>The CPC is the main subsidiary organ of the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly for planning, programming and coordination. <br/><br/>India, along with 19 other nations, was also elected by acclamation to the International Narcotics Control Board for a four-year term beginning January next year.

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