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Jane Goodall (on screen) speaks during the International Day of Peace youth observance held on the theme "End racism. Build peace." September 2022. UN Photo UN7949714

Liu Zhenmin (centre left), Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, greets Collen Vixen Kelapile, President of the Economic and Social Council. July 2022. UN Photo UN7944672.

Liu Zhenmin (on screen), Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, introduces the report of the Secretary-General during the high-level segment of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 2022 (July 13-18, 2022). UN Photo UN7944681

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The Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC) deals with economic, social, cultural and health matters as well as human rights and fundamental freedoms. It also coordinates the work of the UN and the specialized agencies.

Chapter X, Articles 61-72, of the UN Charter concern ECOSOC.

ECOSOC consists of 54 members, 18 of which are elected each year by the General Assembly for a three-year term.

The Rules of Procedure of the Economic and Social Council are contained in document E/5715/Rev.2 (Sales number 92.I.22). Background information about the work of the Council can be retrieved from the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs.

Under General Assembly resolution 68/1, ECOSOC shifted its work programme to a July-July cycle; it continues to hold one substantive and one organizational session per year. Its substantive session is divided into the following segments:

High-level segment

Operational activities for development segment

Humanitarian affairs segment

Integration segment

In addition to the above segments, the Council also holds coordination and management meetings and financing for development meetings during its substantive session.

The organizational session is now held in July; previously it was held in February.

The basic format for the symbols of ECOSOC documents is:

symbol pattern: E/year/sequential number

example: E/2016/100

From 1946 to 1977, the symbol pattern was E/sequential number:

example: E/1046

Note on the increase in membership of Economic and Social Council

Article 61 of the Charter concerns membership

Originally 18 members

A/RES/1991 (XVIII) of 17 December 1963 recommended amending the Charter
Entered into force 31 August 1965

Increased membership to 27

A/RES/2847 (XXVI) of 20 December 1971 recommended amending the Charter
Entered into force 12 October 1973

Increased membership to 54

Available Translations

Arabic: وثائق الأمم المتحدة: المجلس الاقتصادي والاجتماعي

Chinese: 联合国文件: 经济及社会理事会

English: UN Economic and Social Council Documentation

French: Documents de l’ONU : Conseil économique et social

Spanish: Documentación de la ONU : Consejo Económico y Social

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