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India beats China to win crucial election to UN commission on women

September 15, 2020

India beat China in the hotly contested election to the prestigious UN body in the year when the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, that was held in Beijing in 1995, is being commemorated around the world.

It is highly notable and telling that China lost the election to the UN's principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and women empowerment when the silver jubilee anniversary of the landmark Beijing conference on women is being commemorated and of which China takes a lot of ownership on.

The election result is being seen as sending a strong signal about China's own record of women's equality and empowerment.

India's Permanent Mission to the UN worked tirelessly for the hard fought election, reaching out and sensitizing all Member States, sources said.

India and Afghanistan will join Argentina, Austria, Dominican Republic, Israel, Latvia, Nigeria, Turkey and Zambia which were elected by acclamation to the Commission on the status of Women for a four year term beginning from 2021-2025.