{"id":339632,"date":"2025-06-06T14:08:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=339632"},"modified":"2025-06-10T18:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:01:43","slug":"united-nations-economic-and-social-council-ecosoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/united-nations-economic-and-social-council-ecosoc\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India got elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2026-28. <strong>United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>About United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_339635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339635\" style=\"width: 327px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-339635\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-ECOSOC-272x300.png?resize=327%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-ECOSOC.png?resize=272%2C300&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-ECOSOC.png?w=733&amp;ssl=1 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-339635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ECOSOC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is one of the <strong>six principal organs<\/strong> of the United Nations, established by the <strong>UN Charter in 1945.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Other organs are <strong>UNSC, UNGA, Trusteeship Council, ICJ, and UN secretariat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> It plays a central role in advancing the international <strong>development agenda<\/strong> and fostering international <strong>cooperation<\/strong> across <strong>economic, social, and environmental spheres<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Its headquarters is located in <strong>New York, U.S.A<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Members<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It has <strong>54 member Governments <\/strong>which are elected for <strong>three-year terms<\/strong> by the <strong>General Assembly. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>General Assembly of U.N. comprising all 193 UN Member States<\/strong> elects ECOSOC members annually by <strong>secret ballot<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>President:<\/strong> The president of the Council is elected for a <strong>one-year term<\/strong> and <strong>chosen from the small or medium sized states represented on the Council<\/strong> at the beginning of each new session.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seat allocations:<\/strong> Seats on the Council are allotted <strong>based on geographical representation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong> The members of ECOSOC are responsible for electing the <strong>executive board of UNICEF<\/strong>, the <strong>council of the United Nations Development Programme<\/strong>, the committee of <strong>UNHCR etc.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India got elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2026-28. United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) About United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, established by the UN Charter in 1945. 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