UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

  • July 18, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: IR

Context:

In high-Level Segment of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) session, Indian Prime Minister has stressed the importance of multilateralism and called for reforms in United Nations

Concept:

  • The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the 6 principal organs of the United Nations System established by the UN Charter in 1945.
  • It consists of 54 Members of the United Nations elected by the General Assembly.
  • ECOSOC coordinates economic, social, and related work of the fourteen United Nations specialized agencies, functional commissions and five regional commissions.
  • It serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to Member States and the United Nations system. It 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
  • Encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
IR UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

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