1. Model United Nations BY: Sachin B V#
BY:
Sachin B V
The institutions and organs of the UN
Overview and positioning of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

2. General Overview

3. The institutions and organs of the UN
General Overview:
The institutions and organs of the UN

4. General Overview: The institutions and organs of the UN
Main Bodies
the Charter of the UN constitutes six active principal organs
these are supported by several sub organs and special
organizations
except for the International Court of Justice all headquarters are
situated in New York
Security Council
the most powerful body
consists of five permanent members with veto right
China, France, Great Britain, Russia and the USA
and ten non-permanent members
the only body that can make global binding decisions

5. General Overview: The institutions and organs of the UN
General Assembly
each Member State has voting rights
scrutiny of the UN budget
the regular plenary meeting holds annual meetings in autumn
Secretary
most important administrative organ
organizational support of the other UN Bodies
consists of Secretary-General and international public servants
the Secretary-General has the highest executive functions in the UN system
additionally exist several sub offices

6. General Overview: The institutions and organs of the UN
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
organ of juris
based in Den Haag
the legal foundation is the law of nations
UN Trusteeship Council
suspended operations in 1994
was supposed to restore countries which stood under colonial rule to autonomy

7. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
coordinates the work of the 14 UN specialized agencies, 10 functional commissions and five regional commissions
receives reports from 11 UN funds and programmes
issues policy recommendations to UN Bodies and Member States
is controlled by the General Assembly
serves as coordinating mechanism
does not hold executive authority
 The ECOSOC is the central forum for discussing economic and social issues within the UN

8. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Tasks and functions
promotion of higher standards of living, full employment, economic and social progress
solutions to international economic, social and health problems
international cultural and educational cooperation
encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
consults with academics, business sector representatives and more than 2100 registered non-governmental organizations
Examples: Millennium Development Goals, ICT Task Force [Information and communication Technologies], African Development, Poverty eradication and sustainable development

9. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Structure and members

10. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Albania
India
Brazil
Lithuania
Chad
Mexico
China
New Zealand
Costa Rica
Pakistan
Democratic Republic of Congo
Portugal
Denmark
Russia
Guinea
South Africa
Iceland
Thailand
United Kingdom

11. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Structure and members

12. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Subsidiary Bodies of the ECOSOC
Functional Commissions
Statistical Commission
Commission on Population and Development
Commission for Social Development
Commission on the Status of Women
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Commission on Science and Technology for Development
Commission on Sustainable Development
United Nations Forum on Forests

13. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Ad hoc open-ended intergovernmental group of experts on energy and sustainable development
Regional Commissions
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Economic Commission for Europe(ECE)
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

14. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Standing Committees
Committee for Programme and Coordination
Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
Committee on Negotiations with Intergovernmental Agencies
Governmental Experts
Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names

15. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Independent Experts
Committee for Development Policy
United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration
Ad Hoc Group of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Special Bodies
International Narcotics Control Board
Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women

16. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Problems
huge number of institutions and organs within the ECOSOC  overlapping responsibilities, hard to manage/ coordinate
the structure of the ECOSOC does not support coordinating function
very bureaucratic  inefficacious

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