1. Economic and Social Council

2. Structure… 54 member nations, elected by the General Assembly Seats are chosen by geographic region… 14 to Africa 11 to Asia 6 to Eastern Europe 10 to Latin America & Caribbean 13 to Western Europe & other States

3. Mission… Four goals… promote higher standards of living, full employment identify solutions to economic, social and health problems facilitate international cultural and educational cooperation encourage universal respect for human rights

4. Organization… Headed by a president elected for a one-year term Meets once a year for four weeks in July Also meets in the spring with finance ministers of the World Bank and IMF Alternates meeting in New York and Geneva Did you know… meeting room in NYC was donated by Sweden

5. Organization… Five regional commissions that address development needs specific to its area Commissions on specific topics, such as crime prevention, sustainable development, population, women

6. Specialized Agencies Are autonomous; their work is coordinated through ECOSOC Examples include… World Health Organization Food & Agriculture Organization World Bank World Meteorological Organization International Maritime Organization Universal Postal Union

7. Programs and Funds UN Environmental Program United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) UN Population Fund Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees World Food Program

8. International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights Adopted Dec. 1966; entered into force 1976

9. Includes right to employment and a fair wage, health, adequate standard of living, education Countries/people have the right to self-determination Along with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights, is considered part of the International Bill of Rights

10. Nobel Peace Prizes 1954 Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees 1965 UNICEF 1969 International Labor Organization to emphasize the link between social justice and peace 1981 Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees

11. UNICEF In Bulgaria… after floods in summer 2005, worked with Bulgarian government to deliver clean water, sanitation equipment & other supplies Helped to train teachers and other professionals to spot and prevent violence among children

12. Convention on the Rights of Child http://www.unicef.org/photoessays/30 048.html http://www.unicef.org/photoessays/30 556.html Adopted by the UN in 1989 It has been ratified by 194 nations; of those 190 are UN member nations United States and Somalia have not ratified the Convention

13. Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF… David Beckham http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiAd F-9QrUo&feature=related Appointed 2005 Traveled to Sierra Leone 2008

14. UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Leader of International Decades 2001-2010 Int’l Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World 2005-2014 UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

15. United Nations Designations International Year of Youth 2010- 2011 International Decade for Action – Water for Life 2005-2015

16. Sources http://www.un.org/ecosoc/about/ http://www.un.org/ecosoc/ http://www.un.org/aboutun/nobelprize/1969/index.shtml http://www.un.org/docs/ecosoc/unagencies.html http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/bulgaria_background.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiAdF-9QrUo&feature=related http://www.unicef.org/crc/ http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ICESCR-members.png