India has been elected to the Economic and Social Council, one of the six main organs of the United Nations, for the 2022-24 term.

The 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is at the heart of the United Nations system to advance the three dimensions of sustainable development economic, social and environmental.

It is the central platform for fostering debate and innovative thinking, forging consensus on ways forward, and coordinating efforts to achieve internationally agreed goals.

It is also responsible for the follow-up to major UN conferences and summits.

India was elected in the Asia-Pacific States category along with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Oman in the elections held on Monday.

From the African states, Cte d'Ivoire, Eswatini, Mauritius, Tunisia and the United Republic of Tanzania were elected while from the eastern European states, Croatia and the Czech Republic and from the Latin American and Caribbean states, Belize, Chile and Peru were elected.

In the Economic and Social Council by-election, Greece, New Zealand and Denmark were elected for a term of office from January to December 2022 and Israel was elected for a term of office beginning January 1, 2022, and until December 31, 2023.

I thank all Member States of the @UN for their vote of confidence in India for #ECOSOC, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti tweeted.

India is currently serving the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member of the powerful UN Security Council and will assume the Presidency of the 15-nation UN organ in August.

The UN Charter established ECOSOC in 1945 as one of the six main organs of the United Nations.

ECOSOC's 54 members are elected for three-year terms by the General Assembly. Seats on the Council are allotted based on geographical representation with 14 allocated to African states, 11 to Asian states, six to Eastern European states, 10 to Latin American and Caribbean states and 13 to western European and other states, according to the ECOSOC website.

India has been elected to the Economic and Social Council, one of the six main organs of the United Nations, for the 2022-24 term. The 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is at the heart of the United Nations system to advance the three dimensions of sustainable development economic, social and environmental.

India has been elected to the Economic and Social Council, one of the six main organs of the United Nations, for the 2022-24 term. The 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is at the heart of the United Nations system to advance the three dimensions of sustainable development economic, social and environmental. It is the central platform for fostering debate and innovative thinking, forging consensus on ways forward, and coordinating efforts to achieve internationally agreed goals. It is also responsible for the follow-up to major UN conferences and summits. India was elected in the Asia-Pacific States category along with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Oman in the elections held on Monday. From the African states, Cte d'Ivoire, Eswatini, Mauritius, Tunisia and the United Republic of Tanzania were elected while from the eastern European states, Croatia and the Czech Republic and from the Latin American and Caribbean states, Belize, Chile and Peru were elected. In the Economic and Social Council by-election, Greece, New Zealand and Denmark were elected for a term of office from January to December 2022 and Israel was elected for a term of office beginning January 1, 2022, and until December 31, 2023. I thank all Member States of the @UN for their vote of confidence in India for #ECOSOC, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti tweeted. India is currently serving the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member of the powerful UN Security Council and will assume the Presidency of the 15-nation UN organ in August. The UN Charter established ECOSOC in 1945 as one of the six main organs of the United Nations. ECOSOC's 54 members are elected for three-year terms by the General Assembly. Seats on the Council are allotted based on geographical representation with 14 allocated to African states, 11 to Asian states, six to Eastern European states, 10 to Latin American and Caribbean states and 13 to western European and other states, according to the ECOSOC website.

India elected to UN Economic and Social Council for 2022-24 term

The United Nations appealed Monday for a record $22.2 billion (20.9 billion euros) to provide aid in 2017 to surging numbers of people hit by conflicts and disasters around the world.

The work of humanitarians &quot;is more necessary and courageous than ever,&quot; UN humanitarian aid chief Stephen O&#39;Brien said in Monday&#39;s report.

&quot;More people have humanitarian needs, not least because of protracted crises lasting longer and longer.&quot;

The global appeal by UN agencies and other humanitarian organisations aims to gather funds to help the $92.8 million most vulnerable of the nearly 129 million people expected to require assistance across 33 countries next year.

The numbers are staggering, especially when considering that three war-ravaged countries -- Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan -- alone account for about a third of all of those in need.

The amount appealed for tops the $20.1 billion requested last December for 2016 -- a year when &quot;humanitarian actors have saved, protected and supported more people than in any previous year since the founding of the United Nations,&quot; O&#39;Brien said.

In the end, the UN broadened its 2016 appeal to $22.1 billion, but donors coughed up just $11.4 billion for aid projects this year.

&#39;More frequent, more severe&#39;

&quot;With persistently escalating humanitarian needs, the gap between what has to be done to save and protect more people today and what humanitarians are financed to do and can access is growing ever wider,&quot; O&#39;Brien said.

Making matters worse, O&#39;Brien said that &quot;with climate change, natural disasters are likely to become more frequent, more severe&quot;.

Aid needs have been rising steadily for decades. When the UN launched its first global appeal 25 years ago, it estimated that just $2.7 billion would cover aid needs around the globe in 1992.

But the situation has worsened dramatically in the last few years.

Globally, &quot;humanitarian needs continue to rise and humanitarian efforts are hampered by reduced access, growing disrespect for human rights and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law,&quot; O&#39;Brien said.

The report highlighted &quot;severely constrained&quot; humanitarian access in places like Syria, Yemen, Iraq and South Sudan, which is &quot;leaving affected people without basic services and protection.&quot;

&quot;Mines, explosives, remnants of war and improvised explosive devices impede humanitarian access and threaten the lives of vulnerable populations in conflict-affected regions,&quot; it said.

The Syrian conflict, which has killed more than 300,000 people since March 2011 and forced more than half the population to flee, is set to absorb the biggest portion of the funds.

The UN wants a full $3.4 billion to go to helping those inside Syria, with another $4.7 billion destined for refugees and their host communities in the region.

Second in line is South Sudan, which has been wracked by civil war since 2013 and where the UN has warned &quot;ethnic cleansing&quot; is taking place.

The UN plan is to spend a total of $2.5 billion to help South Sudanese in need, including $1.2 billion for refugees from the country.

And $1.9 billion should go to help the victims of Yemen&#39;s brutal civil war, which has escalated dramatically since a Saudi-led coalition intervened in March 2015.

(AFP)

They need funds to help 129 million people, with one-third of them residing in the war-ravaged countries of Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan

The United Nations appealed Monday for a record $22.2 billion (20.9 billion euros) to provide aid in 2017 to surging numbers of people hit by conflicts and disasters around the world. The work of humanitarians "is more necessary and courageous than ever," UN humanitarian aid chief Stephen O'Brien said in Monday's report. "More people have humanitarian needs, not least because of protracted crises lasting longer and longer." The global appeal by UN agencies and other humanitarian organisations aims to gather funds to help the $92.8 million most vulnerable of the nearly 129 million people expected to require assistance across 33 countries next year. The numbers are staggering, especially when considering that three war-ravaged countries -- Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan -- alone account for about a third of all of those in need. The amount appealed for tops the $20.1 billion requested last December for 2016 -- a year when "humanitarian actors have saved, protected and supported more people than in any previous year since the founding of the United Nations," O'Brien said. In the end, the UN broadened its 2016 appeal to $22.1 billion, but donors coughed up just $11.4 billion for aid projects this year. 'More frequent, more severe' "With persistently escalating humanitarian needs, the gap between what has to be done to save and protect more people today and what humanitarians are financed to do and can access is growing ever wider," O'Brien said. Making matters worse, O'Brien said that "with climate change, natural disasters are likely to become more frequent, more severe". Aid needs have been rising steadily for decades. When the UN launched its first global appeal 25 years ago, it estimated that just $2.7 billion would cover aid needs around the globe in 1992. But the situation has worsened dramatically in the last few years. Globally, "humanitarian needs continue to rise and humanitarian efforts are hampered by reduced access, growing disrespect for human rights and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law," O'Brien said. The report highlighted "severely constrained" humanitarian access in places like Syria, Yemen, Iraq and South Sudan, which is "leaving affected people without basic services and protection." "Mines, explosives, remnants of war and improvised explosive devices impede humanitarian access and threaten the lives of vulnerable populations in conflict-affected regions," it said. The Syrian conflict, which has killed more than 300,000 people since March 2011 and forced more than half the population to flee, is set to absorb the biggest portion of the funds. The UN wants a full $3.4 billion to go to helping those inside Syria, with another $4.7 billion destined for refugees and their host communities in the region. Second in line is South Sudan, which has been wracked by civil war since 2013 and where the UN has warned "ethnic cleansing" is taking place. The UN plan is to spend a total of $2.5 billion to help South Sudanese in need, including $1.2 billion for refugees from the country. And $1.9 billion should go to help the victims of Yemen's brutal civil war, which has escalated dramatically since a Saudi-led coalition intervened in March 2015. (AFP)

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India elected to UN Economic and Social Council for 2022-24 term

UN appeals for record $22.2 bn to give aid to crises-hit countries