India elected to 3 bodies of U.N. Economic and Social Council
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India has been elected by acclamation to three bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council. India was elected by acclamation to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for a three-yea
India has been elected by acclamation to three bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council. India was elected by acclamation to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2022. Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Ghana, Libya, Pakistan, Qatar, Thailand, Togo and the U.S. were also elected by acclamation while Brazil, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Chile, Cuba were elected by secret ballot.
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