Vidisha Maitra Elected To UN Advisory Committee on ACABQ
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Among
other major achievements for Indian at the United Nations, the Indian
diplomat,
Vidisha Maitra,
has been elected to the UN Advisory
Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ). This is a subsidiary organ of the
General Assembly.
Maitra, in the Group of Asia-Pacific States, would be the first Secretary in India's Permanent
Mission to the UN who secured 126
votes.
The 193-member General
Assembly appoints members of the Advisory Committee. Members are selected on
the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications and
experience.
Maitra was one of two
nominated candidates from the Group of Asia-Pacific States.
Ali
Mohammed Faeq Al-Dabag of Iraq obtained 64
votes.
The Fifth Committee of the
General Assembly, which deals with administrative and budgetary issues,
recommended Maitra to the Assembly for a three-year term beginning January 1,
2021.
The victory comes as India
gets ready to sit in the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member for a
two-year term beginning January 2021. India's
Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said in a video
message that Maitra was elected on Friday to the UN ACABQ in a strong display of support by
UN member states. He expressed confidence that Maitra will
bring an independent, objective and much-needed gender-balanced perspective to the
functioning of ACABQ.
