ArmenPress
June 28 2004

ARMENIA ELECTED TO ECOSOC COMMISSION

YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS: During a June 23 session of the UN
Economic and Social Council (known as ECOSOC) Armenia was elected
unanimously to ECOSOC commission on population and development,
receiving the accord of the East European countries. Armenia will be
member of the commission from 2005 to 2007.
Armenia is already a member of the UN Commission on Human Rights.
ECOSOC is the principal organ to coordinate the economic and social
work of the UN and the specialized agencies and institutions. The
council has 54 members who serve for three-year terms. The main
function of the is to serve as the central forum for discussing
international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy
recommendations addressed to member states and to the UN system.