Answers of Quiz 1801 (UN Economic and Social Council)

1. The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is responsible for coordinating the economic, social, and related work of 15 UN specialised agencies, their functional commissions and five regional commissions.
2. Economic, social and environmental
3. (A) General Assembly
4. 3 years
5. 15 agencies
6. i. UN Commission for Social Development
ii. UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR): replaced by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
iii. Commission on Narcotic Drugs
iv. Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
v. Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)
vi. Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD): replaced with High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
vii. UN Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW)
viii. Commission on Population and Development
ix. UN Statistical Commission
United Nations Forum on Forests
7. i. UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
ii. UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
iii. UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
iv. UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
v. UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
8. Her Excellency Marie Chatardova
9. Czech Republic
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11. The functions and powers of the Economic and Social Council are stipulated in Chapter X of the Charter of the United Nations.
12. The Council holds several short sessions and many preparatory meetings, round tables and panel discussions with the members of civil society throughout the year, to deal with the organization of its work. It holds a four-week substantive session in July, alternating between New York and Geneva , which is organized in four segments (High-level, Coordination, Operational Activities, Humanitarian Affairs and General Segments). At the High-level Segment, national cabinet ministers and chiefs of international agencies and other high officials discuss major economic, social and environmental policy issues. A Ministerial declaration is generally adopted on the theme of the High-level Segment, which provides policy guidance and recommendations for action. The official languages of the Economic and Social Council are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The year-round work of the Council is carried out in its subsidiary and related bodies.
13. 14
14. 11
15. 6
16. 10
17. 13
18. In July
19. ECOSOC's subsidiary bodies include the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which advises UN agencies on issues relating to indigenous peoples; the United Nations Forum on Forests, which co-ordinates and promotes sustainable forest management; the United Nations Statistical Commission, which co-ordinates information-gathering efforts between agencies; and the Commission on Sustainable Development, which co-ordinates efforts between UN agencies and NGOs working towards sustainable development.