The Economic and Social Council - Functions and powers



Under the charter, the council is authorized to make or initiate studies, reports, and recommendations on economic, social, cultural, educational, health, and related matters; to make recommendations to promote respect for, and observance of, human rights; to prepare draft conventions for submission to the General Assembly on matters within its competence; to call international conferences on matters within its competence and in accordance with rules prescribed by the UN; to enter into agreements, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, with specialized agencies; to coordinate the activities of the specialized agencies and obtain regular reports from them; to perform, with the approval of the General Assembly, services at the request of member nations or the specialized agencies; to consult with nongovernmental agencies whose work is related to matters dealt with by the council; to set up subsidiary organs to assist its work; and to perform any other functions that may be assigned to it by the General Assembly.

User Contributions:

i appreciate this council for its functions. But am asking that how this council conduct the reseaches about education and health?
THANKS FOR THE PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT YOU HAD MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE WORLD. (LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA)
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Ayash Kanta Jana
Thanks for the information about the functions of Economic and Social Council.

It helped me to do my history project work. Also I came to know about Eonomic and Social Council.

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