United Nations: India and 17 other countries were on Monday
elected as new members of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
The other new members are Belarus, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, India, France, Germany, Indonesia,
Ireland, Japan, Lesotho, Libya, Nigeria, Spain and Turkey, Xinhua reported.
The new members will begin their three-year terms beginning
January 1, 2012.
ECOSOC is the coordinating body for economic and social work
of the UN agencies. It serves as a forum for discussing policy matters as well
as making recommendations.
At any given time, 54 nations serve in the council, and are
elected for overlapping terms based on geographic groupings to ensure that a
diversity of regions are represented.
Through its discussions on international economic and social
issues, the ECOSOC plays a key role in fostering cooperation for development.
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