Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | | established | | 26 June 1945; effective - 24 October 1945 | | aim | | to coordinate the economic and social work of the UN; includes five regional commissions (Economic Commission for Africa, Economic Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) and nine functional commissions (Commission for Social Development, Commission on Human Rights, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Commission on the Status of Women, Commission on Population and Development, Statistical Commission, Commission on Science and Technology for Development, Commission on Sustainable Development, and Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice) | | members | | (54) selected on a rotating basis from all regions | | official site or link | | http://www.un.org/ | Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) |
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