Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)

On 6th November , Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra was elected to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) In a tightly contested election at the United Nations(UN) in New York.

Vidisha Maitra currently posted as First Secretary in Permanent Mission of India to the UN in New York. Now she secured only post in the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions from the Asia Pacific Group.

Functions of ACABQ :

• ACABQ performs several functions including the examination of the budget submitted by the UN Secretary-General to the General Assembly and advising the Assembly on administrative and budgetary matters referred to it.
• The ACABQ is a crucial component in ensuring that resources of the Member states are used to good effect and that mandates are properly funded.

Eligibility for becoming member of this committee :

• The Advisory Committee is an expert Committee of 16 Members elected by the General Assembly for a period of three years, on the basis of a broad geographical representation.
• The Committee holds three sessions a year with total meeting time between nine and ten months per year. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee are elected by the Members of the Advisory Committee.
• The programme of work of the Advisory Committee is determined by the requirements of the General Assembly and other legislative bodies to whom it reports.
• The Advisory Committee is serviced by a secretariat headed by an Executive Secretary, assisted by a Deputy.
• Members are elected by the General Assembly, consisting of 193 member states, on the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications, experience, and service for a period of three calendar years.
• Members serve in a personal capacity and not as representatives of Member States.