Romesh Chandra

1919 - 2016

  • President of Honour of the World Peace Council.

  • He took part in the struggle for national independence of India andspent his share of years in British prisons.

  • He was the founder of the All India Peace Council and its GeneralSecretary for many years.

  • He was Secretary-General of the World Peace Council from 1966 to1977 and President of the Council from 1977 to 1990, since then was its President of Honour.

  • As Representative of the World Peace Council, he was associated with the United Nations, for over 25 years.

  • Additional NGO positions held: Vice-Presidentof the Conference of NGOs in Consultative status with the United Nations; Vice-President of the NGO Special Committee for Disarmament; Chairperson of the NGO Sub-Committee against Racism, Racial Discriminationand Apartheid; member of the Bureau (Board) of the NGO Committees on Development and Human Rights; convenor of the NGO SpecialSub-Committee on the South Commission; Chairperson of theNGO Committee on Development (United Nations Office at Vienna); Honorary Advisor to the International Progress Organization.