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	UN Economic and Social Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development.
		Even though all UN members are eligible for election, members representing "First World" countries have been consistently favored over the years.
		United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UN_Economic_and_Social_Council (657 words)

	UN Chronicle: Strengthening the Economic and Social Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		I have argued that the Council needs to heighten the bar as a forum for policy debates in the future, and this begins with the selection of the themes to be examined at the yearly high-level segment.
		General Assembly resolution 57/270 B and Economic and Social Council resolution E/2003/6 have enhanced the capacity of the Council to use conference follow-up as a framework for planning, monitoring and assessing United Nations activities, which basically is another manner of introducing coherence coordination and cooperation into its work.
		Fourthly, the Economic and Social Council appears to be the main forum to bring humanitarian assistance into the mainstream of the UN agenda.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1309/is_1_41/ai_n6151106 (1399 words)

	AllRefer.com - Economic and Social Council, UN (United Nations) - Encyclopedia
		The council undertakes investigations of international economic and social questions and reports its conclusions and suggestions to the General Assembly and other organs of the United Nations for action.
		The full council meets annually; decisions are taken by a majority of members present and voting, which insures a majority of developing nations.
		The council supervises the activities of the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Development Program, and the International Narcotics Control Board, and it has consultative relationships with numerous nongovernmental organizations.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/EconNSC.html (417 words)

	MPL: UN Economic and Social Council 1997/3: Int'l Year of Mountains
		In accordance with rule 12 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council, I have the honour to request the inclusion in the agenda of the substantive session of 1997 of an additional item entitled "Proclamation of the year 2000 as the International Year of Mountains".
		A broad discussion was held on such earth science problems as the geomechanics of, and natural disasters occurring in, mountain ecosystems; glaciology and water resources; the mountain climate and atmospheric changes; and the geodynamics and metallogeny of minerals.
		Thus, the solution of the problem of the unity of the social organism and the alpine environment must be seen in the complex interrelationship of the conditions faced by humans living outside the "economic comfort zone".
	www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/unesc97a.htm (1006 words)

	Economic and Social Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Economic and Social Council - Economic and Social Council, constituent organ of the United Nations.
		Economic and development policy is focus of Economic and Social Council at second 1986 session.
		UN: Economic and Social Council to hold 1999 substantive session in Geneva, 5 - 30 July.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0001303.html (313 words)

	Higher Profile for UN Economic Talks - Social and Economic Policy - Global Policy Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's targeting of international financial instability as a central concern in his end-of-the-year review, and his promise of new initiatives to link the United Nations with business, are among indications that the world body is responding to globalization and its adverse consequences by stepping up participation in international economic dialogue.
		But along with the perennial UN concern for international peace and security, he said, there is now "the challenge of economic and social crisis, which really means the challenge of globalization and global governance.
		The Secretary-General cited the UN's "convening power" -- constituted by its unique role as a universal forum for national governments and its recently strengthened ties with the IMF and the World Bank -- as the means for facilitating dialogue among global "stakeholders".
	www.globalpolicy.org /socecon/un/01profile.htm (1007 words)

	ReliefWeb: UN Economic and Social Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Closing Statement by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr Kenzo Oshima, to the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the Economic and Social Council
		Economic and Social Council holds panel discussion on natural disaster preparedness and response measures
		Economic and Social Council continues discussion on special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance
	www.reliefweb.int /library/ecosoc2001 (132 words)

	Development and the UN Economic and Social Council
		Sichan Siv, U.S. Representative to the UN Economic and Social Council
		The Economic and Social Council has a unique function, as a coordinating body for the United Nations.
		The Economic and Social Council can be an important forum for advancing development if its members, its bureau and its secretariat agree to make real and effective use of the coordination mandate of the Council and eschew the extensive debate that too often consumes us.
	www.state.gov /p/io/rls/rm/2002/11758.htm (564 words)

	Global Health Council - Global Health News from around the World
		The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is set to begin its annual session next week [1 July]with a high-level discussion of health and education policies as they relate to the overall development process.
		During the last week of its session, from 22 to 26 July, the Council is expected to address a range of issues, including integrated and coordinated follow-up to major UN conferences, the Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries (2001-2010), various economic and environmental questions and human rights issues.
		The Council serves as the world body's central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to Member States and to the UN.
	www.globalhealth.org /news/printview-news.php3?id=2024 (315 words)

	Encyclopedia: UN Economic and Social Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A map of UN member states and their dependencies as recognized by the UN.
		A state that is a member of the UN, but not of the Security Council, may participate in Security Council discussions in which the Council agrees that the country's interests are particularly affected.
		UN peacekeeping forces, comprised of troops and equipment supplied by member nations, have usually been able to limit or prevent conflict.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/UN-Economic-and-Social-Council (685 words)

	UN’s Economic, Social Council sets up advisory body on nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The council reported that the group would comprise permanent representatives to the UN of Belgium, Burundi, Ethiopia, France, Japan, and South Africa; which will chair the group.
		Also invited to participate in the group’s work were the permanent representatives of Guatemala, in his capacity as President of the Economic and Social Council, and of Angola as chairperson of the Security Council's Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa.
		IRIN is a project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=36162 (358 words)

	Europaworld 19/7/2002 UN Economic And Social Council Debates Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
		The United Nations Economic and Social Council this week held a wide-ranging debate on how to best enable relief workers to reach vulnerable populations in the midst of natural disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies, when several factors can often combine to exacerbate already dangerous conditions.
		The Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Carol Bellamy, said there were "no redeeming features to the reality of a child living in a war zone" and stressed that the UN system must have safe and unobstructed access to these young people in order to save lives.
		The UN was striving to co-ordinate its efforts while ensuring an "Afghan-centric" approach, he said.
	www.europaworld.org /week91/uneconomic19702.htm (427 words)

	Economic and Social Council
		The UN Economic and Social Council deals with a wide spectrum of topics, ranging from the African development to the effects of globalization.
		The economic spread from an agricultural society to an industrialized society was used to help bring the rural labor into higher employment; this did not develop as well as planned in many developing countries.
		This year the Economic and Social Council will try to provide new and innovative ways to help alleviate the poverty in all countries of the world: from the wealthy industrialized countries to the underdeveloped countries, and in both urban and rural areas.
	www.ghg.net /bog/handbook/ecosoc.html (563 words)

	Gender on the Agenda: a guide to participating in Beijing+5
		A review process begins with the UN General Assembly or the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) passing a resolution that calls on Member States and the United Nations to hold the review.
		UN organizations have no formal role in decision-making or voting with respect to specific recommendations and resolutions emerging from the five-year review.
		UN organizations' reports on activities to implement the PFA are sent to the UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW).
	www.unsystem.org /ngls/documents/publications.en/gender.beijing/section4.htm (1876 words)

	U.N. Wire \| 2004.03.08\| Crossette
		However, its twin, the Economic and Social Council, known as ECOSOC, sank into obscurity over the decades, upstaged not only by the Security Council but also the General Assembly and a host of agencies and programs working on what should have been primarily ECOSOC's issues: development, health and human rights.
		The council grew from 18 members in 1945 to 27 in 1965 and 54 in 1973.
		Critics would say that is because the council marginalized itself under the influence, on one hand, of a group of developing nations opposed to the leading industrial countries and the policies they promoted.
	www.theatlantic.com /foreign/unwire/crossette2004-03-08.htm (1362 words)

	Economic and Social Council (from United Nations) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Designed to be the UN's main venue for the discussion of international economic and social issues, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) directs and coordinates the economic, social, humanitarian, and cultural activities of the UN and its specialized agencies.
		A Board of Trustees of up to 30 members is appointed by the UN secretary-general; the secretary-general himself and the presidents of the General Assembly and the...
		The United Nations (UN) is an international association of independent states that was founded by the victorious nations of World War II to keep the peace their efforts had won.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-12405 (990 words)

	Press Communiqué 98/26: The UN Economic and Social Council requests the Court to give an advisory opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The request for an advisory opinion was received in the Registry of the Court on 10 August 1998 by telefax from the UN Secretary-General.
		Annan stated that he considered it "most important" that the principle be accepted that it is for the Secretary-General alone to determine, with conclusive effect, whether an expert on mission has spoken or written words or performed an act in the course of his mission.
		ECOSOC was authorized in 1946 by the UN General Assembly to request advisory opinions of the Court on legal questions arising within the scope of its activities.
	www.icj-cij.org /icjwww/ipresscom/iPress1998/ipr9826.htm (764 words)

	UNEP-WCMC - UN List of Protected Areas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It is regularly compiled under the authority of the United Nations, based on resolutions adopted by the UN Economic and Social Council.
		It is intended that the 2003 UN List of Protected Areas will also provide input to the discussions of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which has protected areas on its agenda at the Seventh Conference of the Parties in February 2004.
		The UN List has been an evolving process since its inception in 1962, moving from the iconic national park "roll of honour" concept that characterised the earlier UN Lists to one that reflects the range of protected area objectives and values relevant to the late 20th and early 21st century.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/UN_list (833 words)

	Quadrennial Report To The UN Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) 1998-2001
		It chaired task forces on UN Reform, Increasing Access to the UN, National Machineries for the Advancement of Women, and Restructuring the NGO Committee on UNICEF, and co-chaired the Global Forum of the NGO Committee on UNICEF.
		It has highlighted spiritually-based social and economic development efforts and addressed in its book reviews and editorials such issues as women's equality, globalization, world government, religious tolerance and sustainable development.
		UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
	www.bic-un.bahai.org /01-0601.htm (5066 words)

	ECOSOCC Bringing people’s power to the African Union? - African Security Review Vol 12 No 1, 2003
		The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) established by the UN Charter, Article 55(a-c) is presumably the model on which the AEC ECOSOC was based.
		The Council is not primarily a vehicle for civil society engagement with the UN, in the sense that its voting members are government representatives.
		With views that are sometimes diametrically opposed, the traditional social partners, Group I ‘Employers’ and Group II ‘Workers’, subject issues of EU economic and social policy to consensus-building discussions, which deepen the legitimacy of EU decisions.
	www.iss.co.za /Pubs/ASR/12No1/ESturman.html (4986 words)

	UN Chronicle: Economic and Social Council holds 1987 organizational session
		The Special Commission is to submit progress reports to the Council at its regular sessions and to complete its final report for consideration at the Council's second regular session in 1988.
		Jean L. Ripert, Director-Generalfor Development and International Economic Co-operation, told the Council on 3 February that the review of the intergovernmental machinery in the economic and social sectors would be a major undertaking as there were more than 110 intergovernmental and expert bodies dealing with economic and social issues.
		Among issues to be discussed are racialdiscrimination, human rights, advancement of women and social development, natural resources, transnational corporations, statistical questions and the recommendations of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations seeking consultative status with the Council.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1309/is_v24/ai_5012198 (702 words)

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		In particular, the Bank and the Fund could and should have used technical expertise of their UN colleagues in the environmental, social and humanitarian fields; areas where they were most heavily criticized for a lack of professionalism and due concern.
		That is precisely what the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was designed for fifty years ago but never was allowed to do due to the strong feelings of mutual suspicion and distrust between the North and South on the one hand, and the West and East on the other.
		Unless a new World Development Council with a central role of the ACC/UN Cabinet is created, incorporating the present (and strengthened) ECOSOC as its higher division, "legislative branch", the Economic and Social Council is doomed to a complete atrophy at the expense of UN system-wide coordination and coherence.
	sangha.net /papers/wdc.htm (1199 words)

	Friday Fax - C-Fam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The NGO committee of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) just ended a three-week session during which it considered official UN recognition for dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
		Official UN recognition of an NGO allows the group to gain access to UN property and to participate in UN negotiations.
		UN NGOs range widely from service groups like the Red Cross that carry out UN programs to policy groups like the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy that lobby the UN on particular issues.
	www.c-fam.org /FAX/Volume_4/faxv4n24.html (515 words)

	GRACE: UN Initiatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Conference brings together a diverse group of presenters, including UN officials, government representatives, MDG campaign activists, media representatives, academics and, most importantly, people from the front lines where the need for the implementation of the MDGs is most clearly felt.
		GRACE was among a select handful of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) recommended by the UN for special consultative status to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
		Information on UN peacekeepers and their role in implementing peace agreements, monitoring cease-fires, patrolling demilitarized zones, creating buffer zones between opposing forces, and putting fighting on hold while negotiators seek peaceful solutions to disputes.
	www.gracelinks.org /un (967 words)

	UN Economic and Social Council, Supplement No.12 (1995)
		Mountains cover at least one fifth of the Earth's landscape and are home to at least 10 per cent of the world's population, predominantly economically poor people.
		There is a corresponding need for a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to sustainable mountain development as well as for the effective participation and empowerment of mountain people in the use and conservation of mountain resources.
		Action-oriented projects and programmes should emphasize the long-term monitoring of their environmental, economic and social impacts.
	www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/uncsd95a.htm (787 words)

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