junior science refresher Published this article page no 51 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION INSTITUTIONS 7.1. UNITED NATIONS United Nations (UN) Day was celebrated on the 24th October where Prime Minister pointed out Indias contributions to the UN in various fields. India and UN UN is an international organization founded in 1945 whose primary role is to maintain world peace and security. India is a founding member of UN. Indias contributions and recent developments Fight against colonization and apartheid India was the cosponsor of Declaration on Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. India was the first country to raise Apartheid issue at UN. India was among the earliest signatories of Convention on Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination. Peacekeeping India has deployed more than a quarter of a million troops over the years in as many as 49 UN Peacekeeping Missions. India was the first country to deploy an allwomen contingent for Formed Police Unit to the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia. Recently India provided 200000 doses of COVID19 vaccines for UN Peacekeeping personnel worldwide. About UN Peacekeeping o Peacekeeping operations get their mandates from UN Security Council. o Their troops and police are contributed by Members States o They are guided by three basic principles Consent of the parties Impartiality and Nonuse of force except in selfdefense and defense of the mandate. India in collaboration with UN launched UNITE Aware Platform a situational awareness software programme that will utilise modern surveillance technology for real time threat assessments to peacekeepers. Development and Economic issues India was instrumental in the setting up of UNCTAD in 1964 for promoting trade and development. India has emphasized the need for enhanced flows of official development assistance (ODA) to developing countries. TerrorismHuman Rights India took the initiative to pilot a draft Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. India played an active role in drafting the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. India was reelected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 202224 term. The UNHRC consists of 47 Member States elected directly and individually by secret ballot by the majority of the members of the General Assembly. o The members of the Council shall serve for a period of three years and shall not be eligible for immediate reelection after two consecutive terms. Reform & Restructuring of UN India is collaborating with G4 (India Brazil Germany and Japan) and L.69 (Group of likeminded countries from Asia Africa and Latin America) on reform and expansion of the UN Security Council junior science refresher buy.
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