UN Comission for Social Development.

February 21, 2023

India has been elected as the Chair of 62nd Session of UN CSocD.
For the 62nd session, the priority theme of the session is decided as “Fostering Social Development and Social Justice through Social Policies to accelerate Progress on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to achieve the overarching goal of poverty eradication.”
CSocD is one of the 9 functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), established in 1946.
It advises ECOSOC on social policies of a general character and, in particular, on all matters in social field not covered by specialised inter-governmental agencies.
It consists of 46 members. They are elected by ECOSOC based on equitable geographical distribution for four-year terms.
ECOSOC is one of the 6 principal organs of the United Nations, established in 1945.