Definition

1. Noun:
   • A commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations: It refers to a specific subsidiary body or committee established by the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to address particular issues within its broad mandate of promoting international economic and social cooperation and development.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The Economic and Social Council Commission on Sustainable Development held its annual meeting.
  • Member states debated the report submitted by the Economic and Social Council Commission on the Status of Women.

Advanced Usage

• "to serve on an Economic and Social Council commission": to be a member of such a commission.
  • She was appointed to serve on an Economic and Social Council commission for a three-year term.

Variants and Related Words

• ECOSOC commission: A common abbreviated form.
  • The ECOSOC commission issued a set of new recommendations.
• Functional commission: A term often used within the UN system to describe these permanent expert bodies of ECOSOC.
• Subsidiary body: A general term for the committees, commissions, and other entities that report to a main council like ECOSOC.

Synonyms

• UN commission: A commission operating under the United Nations.
• ECOSOC committee: A committee of the Economic and Social Council (though "commission" often denotes a more permanent and expert body than "committee").

Related Phrases

• "under the auspices of ECOSOC": operating with the authority and within the framework of the Economic and Social Council.
  • The forum was organized under the auspices of ECOSOC and its relevant commission.

Noun

1. a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations