Definition of Economic and Social Council

1. Noun. A permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions.

Exact synonyms: Ecosoc
Group relationships: Un, United Nations
Generic synonyms: Council

Lexicographical Neighbors of Economic And Social Council

Echium
Echium vulgare
Echo
Echonian
Echovirus 28
Eck fistula
Ecker's fissure
Eckhart
Eco47II methyltransferase
Eco RI
Eco RII
Economic Commission for Africa
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
Economic Commission for Europe
Economic Commission for Latin America
Economic and Social Council (current term)
Economic and Social Council commission
Ecstasy
Ectasian
Ectopistes
Ectopistes migratorius
Ecuador
Ecuadoran
Ecuadoran monetary unit
Ecuadorean
Ecuadoreans
Ecuadorian
Ecuadorian Sign Language
Ecuadorianism
Ecuadorianness

Literary usage of Economic and Social Council

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Globalization: The United Nations Development Dialogue ; Finance, Trade by Isabelle Grunberg, Sarbuland Khan (2000)
"... highlevel policy dialogue and the high-level segment of the substantive session of 1998 of the Economic and Social Council, held from 6 to 8 July 1998, ..."

2. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"... the Economic and Social Council. International Labour Organisation (ILO) Geneva (London Office, 38-39 Parliament Street, SWi).—Established In 1919 as an ..."

3. The United Nations System: The Policies of Member States by Chadwick F. Alger, Gene Martin Lyons, John E. Trent (1995)
"The Project, in many ways, filled the gap when a special commission appointed by the Economic and Social Council to follow up on the recommendation of the ..."

4. Easy Prey: Child Soldiers in Liberia by Janet Fleischman, Lois Whitman (1994)
"... that of the United Nations in promoting the well-being of children and their development. I/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. ..."

5. Children in Northern Ireland: Abused by Security Forces and Paramilitaries by Lois Whitman, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.) (1992)
"I/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1989. Supplement No. 2 (E/1989/20) chap. XX, sect. ..."

6. Negotiating Survival: Four Priorities After Rio by Richard N. Gardner (1992)
"B. Economic and Social Council 38.10. The Economic and Social Council, in the context of Its Charter role vis-à-vls the General Assembly and the ongoing ..."

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