United Nations Economic and Social Council

Economic and Social Council of the United Nations United Nations Economic and Social Council
Map with the current member states of the Economic and Social Council
Organization type	Principal organ of the United Nations
Abbreviation	ECOSOC
management	Mona Juul (since July 25, 2019)
status	active
Founded	1945
Headquarters	New York City , New York , United States alternating annually with Geneva , Switzerland
Upper organization	United Nations
ECOSOC website

The hall of the UN Economic and Social Council

The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations ( English Economic and Social Council , ECOSOC ; French Conseil économique et social de l'ONU ) is one of the six main organs of the United Nations , based in New York City . In addition to his duties within the United Nations, he coordinates the activities of the 17 specialized agencies . The council also receives and handles reports from 11 UN funds and programs.

With the UN General Assembly , the Economic and Social Council with 54 member states is involved in economic and social areas. Concrete tasks are the raising of the general standard of living in the world, the formulation of proposed solutions for international economic, social and health problems, the promotion of international cooperation in culture and education as well as the promotion of human rights . In accordance with its tasks, the seats in the Council are distributed in such a way that the developing countries are represented with a disproportionately large number of seats. 14 members represent the African, 11 the Asian, 6 the Eastern European, 10 the Latin American-Caribbean regional group and 13 the group of Western European and other countries . Every year ⅓ of the 54 members are re-elected for a term of three years, with immediate re-election not being excluded. The President of the Economic and Social Council is elected annually by a simple majority among the members. The Council meets alternately in New York and Geneva each July . The Norwegian Ambassador Mona Juul has been the 75th President of ECOSOC since July 25, 2019 .

Meetings

The working meeting of the Economic and Social Council is held once a year in July for a period of four weeks. The meeting location alternates between New York and Geneva, which alternate every year. The conference consists of different segments:

• High-level segment: This is where ministers, directors and high-ranking officials of international institutions as well as representatives of civil society and the private sector meet to discuss current issues on the international agenda in the field of economic, social and environmental development. At the end of the segment, a ministerial declaration is issued each year, which mostly contains political guidelines and recommendations
• Coordination segment
• Operating activities segment
• Humanitarian Affairs Segment
• General segment

Since the 2005 World Summit there are two new segments:

• Annual review at ministerial level
• Forum for Development Cooperation

Members

→ Main article : Members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council

The current (as of January 2020) members of the Economic and Social Council are:

time space	Africa (14)	Asia (11)	Eastern Europe (6)	Latin America and the Caribbean (10)	Western Europe and rest of the world (13)
2018- 2020	Ghana Malawi Morocco Sudan Togo	India Japan Philippines	Belarus	Ecuador El Salvador Mexico Uruguay	Germany France Ireland Spain Turkey
2019- 2021	Egypt Angola Ethiopia Kenya Mali	Iran Pakistan Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan	Armenia Ukraine	Brazil Jamaica Paraguay	Canada Luxembourg Netherlands United States
2020- 2022	Benin Botswana Gabon Democratic Republic of the Congo	Bangladesh People's Republic of China South Korea Thailand	Latvia Montenegro Russia	Colombia Nicaragua Panama	Australia Finland Norway Switzerland

The term of office of the states represented in the Economic and Social Council ends on December 31 of the specified year.

Subordinate bodies and committees

Expert commissions
Statistical Commission	Statistical Commission
Commission for Population and Development	Commission on Population and Development ( CPD )
Social Development Commission	Commission for Social Development ( CsocD )
United Nations Forest Forum	United Nations Forum on Forests ( UNFF )
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women	Commission on the Status of Women ( CSW )
Narcotics Commission	Commission on Narcotic Drugs ( CND )
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice	Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Science and Technology for Development Commission	Commission on Science and Technology for Development ( CSTD )
Commission for Sustainable Development (until September 2013, replaced by HLPF)	Commission on Sustainable Development ( CSD )
High-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (from September 2013)	High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development ( HLPF )
Ad hoc bodies
Commission of Government Experts on Energy and Sustainable Development	Ad hoc open-ended intergovernmental group of experts on energy and sustainable development
Open ad hoc working group on computer science	Ad hoc Open-ended Working Group on Informatics
Regional commissions
Economic Commission for Africa	Economic Commission for Africa ( ECA )
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( ESCAP )
Economic Commission for Europe	Economic Commission for Europe ( ECE )
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean	Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ( ECLAC )
Economic and Social Commission for West Asia	Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ( ESCWA )
Standing committees
Program and Coordination Committee	Committee for Program and Coordination
Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations	Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
Negotiation Committee with Intergovernmental Organizations	Committee on Negotiations with Intergovernmental Agencies
Government Expert Committees
United Nations Expert Group on Geographical Names	United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
	Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
Other expert committees
Development Policy Committee	Committee for Development Policy
	United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration
Ad hoc group of experts on international cooperation in tax matters	Ad Hoc Group of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Permanent forum on indigenous affairs	Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Other bodies
International Narcotics Control Office	International Narcotics Control Board
	Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
	Committee for the United Nations Population Award
	Program Coordinating Board of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS

Consultation status of non-governmental organizations

In accordance with Article 71 of the UN Charter , non-governmental organizations can be granted consultation status with the Economic and Social Council . To do this, they must fulfill six principles: support for the goals of the UN, democratic form of organization, non-profit concept, non-violence, the principle of non-interference in state affairs and independence from intergovernmental agreements. At the end of 1997, 1,400 organizations had consultative status, in 2010 there were already 3,382 and in 2018 around 5,000 organizations. The organizations can then participate in and contribute to international conferences and events.

Web links

• Official website of the UN Economic and Social Council
• dadalos information page with graphic scheme

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/president-ecosoc accessed on October 31, 2019
2. ↑ See background information on the website of the Economic and Social Council
3. ↑ See list of members on the website of the Economic and Social Council
4. ↑ Institutional framework ( Memento of May 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Science and Politics Foundation (SWP)
5. ↑ High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development ( Memento from April 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)
6. ^ Charter of the United Nations, Chapter X, The Economic and Social Council .
7. ↑ ^{a b} United Nations : Working with ECOSOC - an NGOs Guide to Consultative Status . Brochure, 2011.
8. ^ United Nations : List of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council as of September 1, 2014 . E / 2014 / INF / 5.
9. ^ Christiane Lemke: International Relations: Basic Concepts, Theories and Problem Areas . Political science textbooks and manuals. Walter de Gruyter, 2018, ISBN 978-3-1105-8958-0 ( books.google.de ).