For the first time in nearly 50 years, India is holding this position within the UN agency.
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For the first time in nearly 50 years, India’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, has taken control of the chairship of the 62nd session of the Commission for Social Development. This is a landmark achievement for India holding this position within the UN agency.
“India takes immense pride in assuming this Chairmanship and remains steadfast in its commitment to leading with its core principles, working diligently for the welfare and prosperity of the global community,” Kamboj reiterated India’s stand as she assumed the Chair for the 62nd session of the UN Commission for Social Development on behalf of India.
Highlighting the immense importance of such a global leadership position, the Permanent Mission of India to the UN pointed out that Kamboj assumes the role with a primary focus on bolstering international cooperation concerning social development matters.
The Commission for Social Development (CSocD) has been a critical United Nations body in charge of the follow-up and implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action, since the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen in 1995.
