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	United Nations Economic and Social Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		ECOSOC has 54 members, all of whom are elected by the General Assembly for a three-year term.
		ECOSOC had little authority to force action and a number of member states were concerned that its utility was only marginal.
		The reform also gave ECOSOC a strong hand in ensuring that UN agencies coordinated their work on issues of common interest, such as narcotics control, human rights, the alleviation of poverty, and the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ECOSOC (755 words)

	ECOSOC to Provide Advice, Support for Haiti�s Long-Term Reconstruction, Development
		The request for longer-term assistance was made to ECOSOC at a 15 July meeting in New York, by Roland Pierre, Minister of Planning, Environment, Reconstruction and External Cooperation of Haiti.
		According to the resolution on a “Long Term Programme of Support for Haiti” (document E/2004/L.44), the President of ECOSOC is asked to hold consultations on the composition, modality and mandate of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group and report back to the Council’s resumed session in September.
		The high-level segment of ECOSOC, 28–30 June, “firmly placed the concerns of the least developed countries on the forefront of the international agenda and provided an opportunity to reflect on how to work towards mobilizing resources to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in the LDCs”, Ambassador Rasi said in her 23 July closing remarks.
	www.unis.unvienna.org /unis/pressrels/2004/ecosoc6137.html (778 words)

	Hope College \| Model United Nations
		The 54 members of ECOSOC are elected by the General Assembly for three year terms; 18 are elected each year.
		ECOSOC consists of two committees, an Economic Committee and a Social Committee.
		The ECOSOC simulation requires a considerable amount of research, speaking, writing, and diplomatic skills in comparison to the rest of the Model UN.
	www.hope.edu /academic/polisci/mun/ecosoc (407 words)

	Ecosoc - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, composed of representatives of 54 countries.
		The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) works under the authority of the General Assembly to coordinate the economic and social work of the UN....
		ECOSOC operates mainly through various standing committees, functional commissions, and regional commissions.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=Ecosoc (73 words)

	Press Releases: Occupied Palestinian Territory, ECOSOC adopts recommendations of subsidiary commissions, other ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		ECOSOC adopted, without a vote, the recommendations of the Commission on Science and Technology on its contribution to the high-level segment of ECOSOC on rural development; duration of future sessions; and its report and provisional agenda for its future session.
		ECOSOC adopted the themes for the high-level and coordination segments for its substantive session of 2004.
		ECOSOC also decided to amend article IV of the statute of the Institute, with regard to the Director and the staff, and requested the Director of the Institute, in consultation with the Board, to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the substantive session of ECOSOC in 2004.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/7a77bb4ad01ef52985256d6e005cef02 (3188 words)

	ECOSOC Update: Coordination Segment Outcome Document
		Under the UN Charter, ECOSOC is responsible for promoting higher standards of living, full employment, and economic and social progress; identifying solutions to international economic, social and health problems; facilitating international cultural and educational cooperation; and encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
		ECOSOC will hold a review and appraisal during its Coordination Segment, 2 and 6 July 2004, on the implementation of its agreed conclusions (1997/2) on mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system.
		The UN Secretariat and Chair/Vice-President of ECOSOC (Azerbaijan) of the Coordination Segment put forth the first draft of the outcome document on 2 June 2004 for the 2-6 July 2004 Coordination Segment.
	www.peacewomen.org /un/ecosoc/UpdateCoordSegment04.html (3412 words)

	Armenia Elected To ECOSOC Commission
		YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS: During a June 23 session of the UN Economic and Social Council (known as ECOSOC) Armenia was elected unanimously to ECOSOC commission on population and development, receiving the accord of the East European countries.
		ECOSOC is the principal organ to coordinate the economic and social work of the UN and the specialized agencies and institutions.
		The main function of the is to serve as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to member states and to the UN system.
	www.armeniadiaspora.com /js04/040628ecosoc.html (125 words)

	UN-NGLS Publications: Go Between
		Participation arrangements in ECOSOC and its commissions and other subsidiary organs may be supplemented, however, to include "other modalities of participation." This principle provides flexibility for the UN to continue building upon innovative practices such as government-NGO panels, dialogues, briefing and hearings.
		NGOs already in consultative status or on the roster will as a rule be accredited for participation to UN conferences on request, while other NGOs must apply and submit information on the competence of their organization and the relevance of its activities to the work of the specific conference.
		Processed and completed applications are submitted to the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs for consideration at one of its two annual sessions, which normally take place during the first three months of the year.
	www.unsystem.org /ngls/english/factsheets/ecosoc.htm (878 words)

	SD @ ECOSOC 2005 High-Level Segment
		The meeting concluded without the adoption of a Ministerial Declaration, with ECOSOC’s President Arkam noting in the closing plenary that negotiators did not appear to be ready at this stage to formalize agreements ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly High-level Plenary – or “2005 World Summit” – taking place in September 2005.
		ECOSOC President Munir Akram (Pakistan) informed delegates that, while the usual procedure for a High-level Segment is to adopt a declaration, it had proved difficult to reach agreement at this meeting.
		He suggested that some delegations might be concerned that formulating an agreement now could be prejudicial to formulations that happen at the UN General Assembly High-level Plenary/World Summit in September 2005, and that it was perhaps not appropriate at this stage to compel countries to take formal positions on some of the key issues.
	www.iisd.ca /sd/ecosoc2005 (2157 words)

	Kofi Annan - Center of the Storm. Printable Page \| PBS
		While the Security Council gets the headline-grabbing work of peacekeepers and arms inspectors, leave it to ECOSOC to figure out how to immunize babies in Sudan against polio, fight opium smuggling in Tajikistan or finance refugee camps in Pakistan.
		ECOSOC's 54 members meet once a year for a four-week session in either New York or Geneva.
		Despite the demand for development work, many of ECOSOC's original functions have been taken over by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund -- distant UN cousins.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/un/print/ecosoc_print.html (523 words)

	UN-NGLS Publications: NGLS Handbook
		ECOSOC’s functional commissions are on crime prevention and criminal justice, human rights, narcotic drugs, social development, science and technology for development, sustainable development, the status of women, population and development, and statistics.
		ECOSOC also has expert bodies on development planning; economic, social and cultural rights; natural resources; new and renewable sources of energy and energy for development; international cooperation in tax matters; the transport of dangerous goods; public administration and finance; and geographical names.
		In addition to updating ECOSOC resolution 1296 of May 1968, the working group recommended that the UN General Assembly “examine, at its 51st session, the question of the participation of non-governmental organizations in all areas of the work of the United Nations.
	www.unsystem.org /ngls/documents/publications.en/ngls.handbook/3un.htm (3830 words)

	Reform Debates - Social and Economic Policy at the UN - Global Policy Forum
		The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is the principal UN body coordinating the economic and social work of the organization.
		ECOSOC President Marjatta Rasi proposes that for the Council to reclaim its relevance it must improve cooperation with the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council and work more closely with the Bretton Woods Institutions.
		ECOSOC has a broad mandate that cannot be fulfilled because of the lack of power it is given by member states.
	www.globalpolicy.org /socecon/un/reform/articlesindex.htm (1647 words)

	CPTI Recognized by ECOSOC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		ECOSOC was established by UN Charter and is comprised of 54 member nations.
		ECOSOC has previously granted special consultative status to organizations such as Amnesty International, the American Bar Association, Christian Aid, Mercy Corp International, Pax Christi International and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
		Franz completed her presentation and had not yet returned to her seat when the ECOSOC meeting unanimously agreed to the special consultative status.
	cpti.ws /ecosoc_99.html (278 words)

	ECOSOC - Newcastle University Ecomonics Society Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Welcome to ECOSOC 2006/07 online, you may be here because you have had a newsletter, been directed or otherwise word-of-mouth has told you about how excellent ECOSOC is. Whichever way we promise not to disappoint you.
		This website represents a guide to all that is ECOSOC; on here you will find info about all our forthcoming events and the latest news, gossip and scandal, in addition to photos, awards and an opportunity to order you society hoodies.
		ECOSOC will be offering its members exclusive events in venues and also drinks discounts in many venues throughout the city.
	www.ecosoc.co.uk (421 words)

	WFUNA - World Federation of United Nations Associations
		In addition, the report will be submitted to ECOSOC's next High-Level Segment to be held in June at U.N. headquarters.
		ECOSOC was envisaged in the U.N. Charter as the principal body for promoting economic and social development.
		For example, ECOSOC's large but far-from-universal membership, its oversight responsibility for numerous specialized agencies and commissions, and its lack of major financial resources to promote development are cited as factors impeding its effectiveness.
	www.wfuna.org /what/unreform_/ecosocreform.cfm (346 words)

	ECOSOC / CSTD - WSIS - Working Group - Scientific Information - Sciences - Science
		We request that ECOSOC oversees the system-wide follow-up of the Geneva and Tunis outcomes of WSIS.
		As one of the outcome of the ECOSOC informal consultation process on the future role of the CSTD in the follow-up to WSIS (13 February and 16 May), it was agreed that a working group would be convened to explore various options on the CSTD review.
		The ECOSOC decision regarding the CSTD review might be adopted at the very end of the ECOSOC session on the basis of the draft negotiated in the working group.
	www.wsis-si.org /ecosoc.html (1120 words)

	Untitled Document
		The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations was designed to coordinate the work of many of the UN's specialized organizations and agencies.
		The main work of ECOSOC is done throughout the year by its subsidiary committees and commissions.
		ECOSOC also shares responsibility for groups like the United Nations Children's Fund, the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, and the United Nations Development Fund for Women with the General Assembly.
	www.peacewomen.org /un/ecosoc/ecosoc.html (348 words)

	Ideas Bank - Reforming ECOSOC
		The proposal is to reform ECOSOC and replace it with a new Economic and Social Security Council (ESSC) which would better reflect the reality of economic and political power in the world.
		This is partly due to their large size, and partly to their ¿democratic¿ structure, which makes the process of decision-making drawn out and cumbersome.
		The limitations of ECOSOC may not be resolved by simply replacing it with another body.
	www.ilo.org /dyn/idea/ideasheet.display?p_idea_id=35 (775 words)

	Press Releases: South Asia: Earthquake and Tsunami - Dec 2004, Tsunami special envoy Bill Clinton tells ECOSOC most ...
		In the aftermath, he said, there was an unprecedented outpouring of solidarity, generosity, support and global cooperation among all members of the international community: national governments, the military, civil society and the private sector -- all of whom played a vital part in the relief effort.
		The ECOSOC dialogue on the lessons learned was critical for developing the global cooperation needed to tackle the impact of disasters none could handle alone.
		Clinton, he said that ECOSOC was charged with dealing with the daily tsunami that occurred in the poorest parts of the world.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6EB3ET?OpenDocument (6591 words)

	CONGO - ECOSOC Archive
		Following is the text of a statement made by Afaf Mahfouz to the ECOSOC Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations on 16 June, 1999.
		Following upon her suggestion of a series of consultations for NGO representatives andrepresentatives of governments [mentioned at the end of this document], thefirst such consultation will take place on Friday, 1 October, from 10: 00 a.m.
		ECOSOC High Level Segment, 16 June 1999 Statement By Afaf Mahfouz to the Committee on Non-governmental organizations
	www.ngocongo.org /index.php?what=resources&id=300 (223 words)

	Millennium Review Meeting Bulletin - Curtain Raiser
		The ECOSOC process aimed to support the implementation and review of the conferences by providing the basis for their substantive integration in the UN system, as well as maintaining the political visibility and profile of the issues that provided the thematic basis for each conference.
		In accordance with ECOSOC resolution 2004/58, the Commission convened High-level plenary meetings on the ten-year review of the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly.
		The High-level segment concluded with the adoption of a Declaration that underscores the linkages between the Copenhagen commitments and the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration, recognizing the implementation of the Copenhagen commitments and the attainment of the international development goals as mutually reinforcing.
	www.iisd.ca /sd/ecosocprep1/sdvol104num2e.html (4449 words)

	Education Hignlights - Archives
		The theme for this year's ECOSOC High-Level Segment dialogue is "The Role of the United Nations System in Supporting the Efforts of African Countries to Achieve Sustainable Development".
		In preparation for this event, to be held in Geneva, from 16 to 18 July 2001, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs plans to organize six panels covering various aspects of the theme.
		The Division of ECOSOC Support and Coordination has designated UNESCO as the lead agency for the organization of the panel devoted to "Higher education in Africa in the information age".
	www.unesco.org /education/highlights/ecosoc.html (313 words)

	WHO \| Outcomes on Tobacco and Poverty during the ECOSOC 2004 Substantive Session
		Following the success of World No Tobacco Day 2004 with the theme Tobacco and Poverty, (which was only possible thanks to everyone's support), the Tobacco Free Initiative has continued to work in several fronts to raise the relevance of the relationship between tobacco and poverty.
		TFI was also present providing technical inputs during the 30th plenary meeting of the ECOSOC 2004 Substantive Session.
		All this work culminated in the adoption, by the ECOSOC, of a new Resolution on Tobacco Control, adopted on 23 July 2004.
	www.who.int /tobacco/communications/events/2004/ecosoc/en/?language=German (250 words)

	Statement to ECOSOC: ITEM 12: REPORT ON REGIONAL COOPERATION
		The Forum outcomes include consensus on the broad policy thrust for the development of information technology in Africa and agreements around concrete proposals for implementation at the country level with the support of UN and other external partners.
		This is in line with the Secretary-General's recommendation to ECOSOC that high level political leadership is required if Africa is to capture the benefits and avoid the pitfalls of the information age.
		ADF constitutes a key opportunity for Africa and its partners to build on the momentum gained from the recent international conference in Durban, and to upscale Africa's response to the pandemic.
	www.uneca.org /eca_resources/speeches/amoako/2000/072500_amoako_ecosoc.htm (1807 words)

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