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.