Shri Dilip Lahiri elected to the Committee for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

17/01/2008

India, in the person of Shri Dilip Lahiri, was today elected to the Committee for Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) by the 22nd Meeting of the States Parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, in New York.

In the elections 11 candidates were in the fray for the 9 available seats on the Committee. Out of 173 States Parties to the Convention, 165 Member States cast valid ballots, with 83 votes needed to win, india obtained 152 votes followed by Guatemala (144); Russian Federation (143); Burkina Faso (143); United States (143); China (139); Romania (133); Tanzania (131); Colombia (130).

Shri Lahiri, a retired officer of the Indian Foreign Service, has served as India’s Ambassador to Andorra, Bolivia, France, Peru and Spain.

New York
January 17, 2008