India re-elected by General Assembly to 6 year UNCITRAL term
Q. India on 9th November 2015 has been re-elected by the UNGA to a six year term on which international trade body?- Published on 12 Nov 15a. UNCITRAL
b. UNCTAD
c. ADB
d. None of the above
ANSWER: UNCITRAL
India on 9th November 2015 was re-elected by the General Assembly for a six year term on the UNCITRAL/United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. 22 other nations including the US and Pakistan were also elected to the trade body. This is the 5th election that India has won in 2015, it was also re-elected to the UNHCR in 2014. During April 2015, UN ECOSOC elected India to executive councils of WFP and UNICEF, governing councils of United Nations Human Settlements Programme and Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. UNGA by Resolution 2205 (XXI) of December 17th, 1966 set up the UNCITRAL for promoting harmonisation and unification of trade law.
