To tackle the many and varied tasks in the social and economic fields, the General Assembly and ECOSOC established a number of commissions and committees. The following lists the main bodies established under ECOSOC auspices for this purpose:

Functional commissions and bodies with a global mandate for

• statistics
• crime prevention and criminal justice
• population and development
• social development
• the status of women
• narcotic drugs
• sustainable development
• science and technology for development
• forests

Five regional economic commissions

Their task is to promote economic development in their respective region:

• Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) based in Addis Ababa
• Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) based in Bangkok
• Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) based in Geneva
• Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) based in Santiago de Chile
• Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) based in Beirut

Standing committees

• Committee for Programme and Coordination
• Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
• Committee on Negotiations with Intergovernmental Agencies

Expert bodies

• Committee for Development Policy
• Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
• Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• Committee of Experts on Public Administration
• United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
• Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
• International Narcotics Control Board

Moreover, committees on individual issues are established on an ad hoc basis and additional bodies are created as required

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Last updated on 22 June 2016