Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs
of the UN and the main body tasked with furthering economic and social
cooperation and development worldwide.
UN member states elected 18 countries to serve three-year terms
starting next year and three other nations through by-elections held
as some countries were stepping down from the 54-member Council before
the formal end of their terms.
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Nigeria and Libya were elected to the
five African vacancies, while Indonesia, India and Japan won the three
seats allotted to Asia-Pacific States. Belarus claimed the only
Eastern European vacancy.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic, El
Salvador, Brazil and Cuba were victorious, while Spain, France,
Germany, Ireland and Turkey were successful in the Western European
and other States category.
In the three by-elections, Switzerland replaced the outgoing Norway,
the Netherlands succeeded Belgium, and Bulgaria took over from
Hungary.
source: http://www.allcurrentaffairs.tk/2011/10/india-elected-to-serve-on-un-ecosoc.html#ixzz1cffNHR6b
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