India elected to UN World Heritage Committee for four-year term

India has been elected on November 25 to serve on the United Nations World Heritage Committee for a four-year term. This came a week after the country was re-elected to the UNESCO Executive Board for the 2021-25 term.

The United Nations Committee is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund, and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

“Good day for Indian diplomacy. Elected to the @UNESCO World Heritage Committee for 2021-25,” External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said in a tweet.

EAM also informed that INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization) elected India’s candidate Praveen Sinha who is Special Director, CBI, as Delegate for Asia in its Executive Committee.

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