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UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to Member States and the United Nations system. It is responsible for promoting higher standards of living, full employment, and economic and social progress; identifying solutions to international economic, social and health problems; facilitating international cultural and educational cooperation; and encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It has the power to make or initiate studies and reports on these issues. It also has the power to assist the preparations and organization of major international conferences in the economic and social and related fields and to facilitate a coordinated follow-up to these conferences. With its broad mandate the Council's purview extends to over 70 per cent of the human and financial resources of the entire UN system.  Website: www.un.org/en/ecosoc/
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Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts

11 December 2015 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women : resolution / adopted by the Economic and Social Council

19 August 2015 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women : Report of the Secretary-General

19 December 2014 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Country Reports

Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations System : report of the Secretary-General

9 May 2013 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system : resolution / adopted by the Economic and Social Council

6 September 2012 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

UN Economic and Social Council Resolution 2010/6: Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women

20 July 2010 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Statement / submitted by the Women's Federation for World Peace International

30 June 2010 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Statement / submitted by International Federation of Family Associations of Missing Persons from Armed Conflicts

6 May 2010 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

UN Economic and Social Council Resolution 2007/37: Future work to strengthen the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women

27 July 2007 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

UN Economic and Social Council Resolution 2007/7: Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women

24 July 2007 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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