INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

CAG of India elected as WHO Auditor

  • Girish Chandra Murmu, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), has been re-elected as the External Auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a four-year term from 2024 to 2027.
  • The CAG is already holding this position in the WHO since 2019 for a four-year term from 2019 to 2023.
  • Election was held in the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva.

About WHO

  • Founded in – 1948.
  • Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
  • WHO is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners, and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.
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