India won key positions in many UN bodies

New Delhi: India has won several key positions in UN bodies, including a five-year tenure on the International Narcotics Control Board. Former Indian Revenue Service officer Jagjit Pavadia was re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board for a third term after receiving the highest number of votes. India’s Permanent Mission to the UN said on It’s a very important thing.” The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held elections on Tuesday to fill posts in its 17 subsidiary bodies. Commission on the Status of Women for India 2025-2029; Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund for 2025-2027; Also elected to various positions on the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Population Fund for 2025-2027 and the United Nations Office for Project Services. India’s candidates were also elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women for the 2025-2027 term and the Executive Board of the World Food Program for the 2025-2027 term. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said in a post on X, “India stands by its commitment to actively engage in discussions within these UN bodies while upholding the principle of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. ” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in a post on Twitter, lauded the “good work” of India’s Permanent Mission to the UN and the External Affairs Ministry team.