United Nations Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Economic and Social Council=== {{Main|United Nations Economic and Social Council}} The Economic and Social Council (or the ECOSOC) assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social co-operation and development.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Economic and Social Council {{!}} UN|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Economic-and-Social-Council|access-date=2021-10-18|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|archive-date=18 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018033325/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Economic-and-Social-Council|url-status=live}}</ref> It was established to serve as the UN's primary forum for global issues and is the largest and most complex UN body.<ref name=":1" /> The ECOSOC's functions include gathering data, conducting studies and advising and making recommendations to member states.{{sfn|Fomerand|2009|pp=103β104}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/about/index.shtml |title=About ECOSOC |publisher=ECOSOC |access-date=5 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031070127/http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/about/index.shtml |archive-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Its work is carried out primarily by subsidiary bodies focused on a wide variety of topics. These include the [[United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]], which advises UN agencies on issues relating to [[indigenous peoples]], the [[United Nations Forum on Forests]], which coordinates and promotes sustainable forest management, the [[United Nations Statistical Commission]], which co-ordinates information-gathering efforts between agencies, and the [[Commission on Sustainable Development]], which co-ordinates efforts between UN agencies and NGOs working towards [[sustainable development]]. ECOSOC may also grant consultative status to non-governmental organizations.{{sfn|Fomerand|2009|pp=103β104}} as of April 2021 almost 5,600 organizations have this status.{{sfn|Fasulo|2004|p=156}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to csonet.org {{!}} Website of the UN DESA NGO Branch. At your service|url=http://csonet.org/index.php?menu=17|access-date=2021-10-18|website=csonet.org|archive-date=27 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127144255/http://csonet.org/index.php?menu=17|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page