United Nations, India has been elected to several key bodies at the United Nations, including a significant victory for its nominee Jagjit Pavadia, who was re-elected for a third term to the International Narcotics Control Board after securing the highest number of votes. Were elected.
Pavadia was re-elected by secret ballot to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for a third term for five years from March 2025-2030, receiving the highest number of votes in the highly competitive election.
India was also elected to the Commission on the Status of Women for the period 2025-2029; Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Recreation for the period 2025-2027; Executive Board of the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services for the term 2025-2027.It is also appointed to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women for the term 2025-2027 and Was also elected to the Executive Board of the World Food Program for the term of -2027.
India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said in a post on It stands firm on its commitment to be.,
He said this guiding philosophy "underscores our dedication to contributing constructively and collaboratively to global discussions, fostering a spirit of unity and shared responsibility for the well-being of all."United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held elections on Tuesday to fill vacancies in its 17 subsidiary bodies. These vacancies were filled by election, secret ballot and nomination.
India's Permanent Mission to the UN said on "
The Indian Mission said, “India will, as always, continue to actively contribute to the deliberations in these bodies in keeping with our overall philosophy of ‘Vasudaiva Kutumbakam’.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in a post on X, also said that India's nominee Pavadia has been re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board in the elections held in New York for the period 2025-2030.
He said India secured the highest number of votes among all the elected member countries of the board. “Good work,” he said while praising the team of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations and the Ministry of External Affairs.
India received 41 votes out of 53 voting members of ECOSOC, the highest among all the elected member countries. With 41 votes, Pavadia won a convincing victory in a tough election, while the second-placed candidate got 3 votes.Given that there were 24 candidates for five seats, the election was highly competitive.
"The Permanent Mission of India thanks all Member States for their valuable support and confidence in India's nominee," the mission said in a press release.
Pavadia has been a member of the International Narcotics Control Board since 2015. He was re-elected by the council in May 2019 for a five-year term from 2020 to 2022. He served as the Chairman of the Board in 2021-2022.Born in 1954, Pavadia has served in the Government of India for 35 years in several senior positions in the Indian Revenue Service, including Narcotic Commissioner of India, Central Narcotics Bureau (2006–2012); Commissioner of Legal Affairs (2001–2005) and Chief Vigilance Officer, Power Finance Corporation (1996–2001), among others.
Established in 1968, the INCB is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the United Nations international drug control conventions.
It consists of 13 members who are elected by the Economic and Social Council and who serve in their personal capacity and not as government representatives. Three members with medical, medicinal or pharmaceutical experience are selected from a list of individuals nominated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and 1 member is selected from a list of individuals nominated by governments. According to information about its mandate on its website, INCB cooperates with governments to ensure that adequate supplies of medicines are available for medical and scientific use and that medicines are not transferred from legitimate sources to illicit channels.The INCB also monitors governments' control over chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of drugs and assists them in preventing those chemicals from being diverted into illicit traffic, it said. The 54-member ECOSOC is one of the six main organs of the United Nations. Which deals with economic, social, cultural and health matters as well as human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Pavadia was re-elected by secret ballot to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for a third term for five years from March 2025-2030, receiving the highest number of votes in the highly competitive election.
India was also elected to the Commission on the Status of Women for the period 2025-2029; Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Recreation for the period 2025-2027; Executive Board of the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services for the term 2025-2027.It is also appointed to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women for the term 2025-2027 and Was also elected to the Executive Board of the World Food Program for the term of -2027.
India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said in a post on It stands firm on its commitment to be.,
He said this guiding philosophy "underscores our dedication to contributing constructively and collaboratively to global discussions, fostering a spirit of unity and shared responsibility for the well-being of all."United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held elections on Tuesday to fill vacancies in its 17 subsidiary bodies. These vacancies were filled by election, secret ballot and nomination.
India's Permanent Mission to the UN said on "
The Indian Mission said, “India will, as always, continue to actively contribute to the deliberations in these bodies in keeping with our overall philosophy of ‘Vasudaiva Kutumbakam’.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in a post on X, also said that India's nominee Pavadia has been re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board in the elections held in New York for the period 2025-2030.
He said India secured the highest number of votes among all the elected member countries of the board. “Good work,” he said while praising the team of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations and the Ministry of External Affairs.
India received 41 votes out of 53 voting members of ECOSOC, the highest among all the elected member countries. With 41 votes, Pavadia won a convincing victory in a tough election, while the second-placed candidate got 3 votes.Given that there were 24 candidates for five seats, the election was highly competitive.
"The Permanent Mission of India thanks all Member States for their valuable support and confidence in India's nominee," the mission said in a press release.
Pavadia has been a member of the International Narcotics Control Board since 2015. He was re-elected by the council in May 2019 for a five-year term from 2020 to 2022. He served as the Chairman of the Board in 2021-2022.Born in 1954, Pavadia has served in the Government of India for 35 years in several senior positions in the Indian Revenue Service, including Narcotic Commissioner of India, Central Narcotics Bureau (2006–2012); Commissioner of Legal Affairs (2001–2005) and Chief Vigilance Officer, Power Finance Corporation (1996–2001), among others.
Established in 1968, the INCB is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the United Nations international drug control conventions.
It consists of 13 members who are elected by the Economic and Social Council and who serve in their personal capacity and not as government representatives. Three members with medical, medicinal or pharmaceutical experience are selected from a list of individuals nominated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and 1 member is selected from a list of individuals nominated by governments. According to information about its mandate on its website, INCB cooperates with governments to ensure that adequate supplies of medicines are available for medical and scientific use and that medicines are not transferred from legitimate sources to illicit channels.The INCB also monitors governments' control over chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of drugs and assists them in preventing those chemicals from being diverted into illicit traffic, it said. The 54-member ECOSOC is one of the six main organs of the United Nations. Which deals with economic, social, cultural and health matters as well as human rights and fundamental freedoms.
