UN regional commissions

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The UN regional commissions are five intergovernmental bodies that promote economic and social development in their respective world regions and support coordination of UN policies at the regional level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations body
intergovernmental organization
regional commission
appliesToJurisdiction Africa
Asia-Pacific
surface form: Asia and the Pacific

Europe
Latin America
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean

Middle East
surface form: Western Asia
coordinatedBy United Nations Secretariat
field economic policy
regional integration
social policy
sustainable development
follows Charter of the United Nations
surface form: United Nations Charter
governingBody United Nations Economic and Social Council
hasLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
hasMember United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
hasObjective promote regional trade and investment
reduce regional disparities in development
strengthen regional statistical capacity
support achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals at regional level
support regional social inclusion policies
numberOfMembers 5
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf United Nations
purpose foster regional cooperation among member states
promote economic development at the regional level
promote social development at the regional level
support regional implementation of United Nations policies
reportsTo United Nations Economic and Social Council
use capacity-building
intergovernmental dialogue
regional policy coordination
research and analysis
technical assistance

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ECAFE affiliation UN regional commissions
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commissions system
United Nations development system composedOf UN regional commissions
G77 cooperatesWith UN regional commissions
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commissions
UNECE Inland Transport Committee cooperatesWith UN regional commissions
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commissions
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commissions relevant to North Africa
United Nations development system hasComponent UN regional commissions
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commissions
ECA memberOf UN regional commissions
subject surface form: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commissions
ECA Subregional Office for North Africa partOf UN regional commissions
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commissions system
ECA Subregional Office for Southern Africa partOf UN regional commissions
this entity surface form: UN regional commission system
ECA Subregional Office for West Africa partOf UN regional commissions
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commission system
ITC partOf UN regional commissions
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commission system
UNECA partOf UN regional commissions
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commissions
this entity surface form: United Nations regional commissions
Policy and Mediation Division worksWith UN regional commissions
this entity surface form: UN regional offices