ECOSOC, As It Could Be
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https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.1010.15761Keywords:
UN Charter, ECOSOC´s mandate, economic conditions not yet fully considered, fulfillment of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), financing the SDGsAbstract
This article outlines the intentions of the UN charter with ECOSOC, one of five charter-based organs of the United Nations. It suggests how they can be fulfilled in its endeavor to develop macro-social and macro-economic strategies beneficial for the entire UN membership for the General Assembly to adopt. Hence, to discuss the world population's economic and social livelihood conditions with member-states sharing memorable constructive experiences so that every member-state can duplicate what works to improve people´s livelihood. The potential of ECOSOC in this regard may not yet be fully explored, but holds a promising outcome that does not lead to conflict; on the contrary, it leads to cooperation and peaceful co-existence. And that is essentially what the United Nations is about. ECOSOC is an essential engine for that travel.
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