India Gets Elected To UNESCO World Heritage Committee For 4-Year Term

Unesco: India has been elected as a member of the UN World Heritage Committee.

India has been elected as a member of the United Nations World Heritage Committee for the term of four years, starting from the current year.

"Good day for Indian diplomacy. Elected to the @UNESCO World Heritage Committee for 2021-25," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in a tweet on Thursday.

Good day for Indian diplomacy.

Elected to the @UNESCO World Heritage Committee for 2021-25.

Praveen Sinha also elected to the @INTERPOL_HQ Executive Committee.

Keep it up #TeamMEA.

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) November 25, 2021

The 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, the official website of the UNESCO said.

Meanwhile, in his tweet, EAM also informed that Interpol on Thursday elected India's candidate Praveen Sinha who is Special Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as Delegate for Asia in its Executive Committee.