Pakistan won place in three UN commissions; CCPCJ, CSW, and CPD

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ISLAMABAD, 21 April, 2021 (TON): On Tuesday, in the elections that took place at a session of the 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the economic arm of the UN, Pakistan won a place in three important United Nations commissions.

The important UN commissions are the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the Commission on Population and Development (CPD).

In the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Pakistan has been elected for the sixth time.

Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN says this is a "strong vote of trust and confidence by the international community on Pakistan's role at the UN".

Qatar, Thailand, India, and Bahrain are among the other countries elected to the CCPCJ, while China, Iran, Japan, and Lebanon are part of the CSW.

However, on 1 January, 2022, Pakistan will assume membership of the three commissions.

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