Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

See also: Economic and Social Council

The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (often indicated by its English initials ECOSOC , that is to say Economic and Social Council ) is one of the six principal bodies of UNO. It is placed under the aegis of the General meeting of the United Nations and has an advisory role concerning the questions of economic cooperation and social international.

Its role

Its role is to examine questions in the fields economic, social, cultural, educational, of public health, Sustainable development, and any other field connected with the latter. It also maintains the close links with the ONG in the fields of its competence.

It can delegate the questions being able to be treated by a body specialized in UNO. As example, the questions treating of the vaccination campaigns are delegated to WHO.

Composition

The Council is composed of an Office and members of the Council.

The Office is made up:

  • of a president,
  • of 4 vice-presidents.
Each member of the Office is originating in a different geographical area (these zones are 5: African states, Asian States, States d' Europe Eastern, States of Latin America and the Caribbean, States of Western Europe and other States).

The members of the Council are 54 and are divided according to geographical areas. Fourteen seats are allocated to the African States, 11 in the Asian States, 6 in the States d' Europe Eastern, 10 in the States of Latin America and the Caribbean and 13 in the States of Western Europe and other États.
The members of the Council are elected by the General meeting of the United Nations. They are renewed per third on December 31st of each year, their mandate being thus 3 years.

Sessions

The Economic and Social Council generally meets in basic session each year during 5 weeks, once with New York and once with Geneva.

A minimum of 2 sessions of organization proceed in New York.

Technical commissions

  • Commission of the human rights

  • Commission of the narcotics
  • Commission on the prevention of the crime and criminal justice
  • Commission of science and technology with the service of the development
  • Commission of the condition of the woman
  • Commission of the population and the development
  • Commission of sustainable development
  • Commission of social development
  • Commission of the statistics

Regional commissions

Other commissions

  • Commission of the United Nations for the international commercial law (CNUDCI);

  • Commission of the international public office (CFPI)

External bond

  • Official site

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