| Title | The Reform of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): A Never-Ending Story? |
| Publication Type | Web Article |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Martens J |
| Publisher | Global Policy Forum & World Economy and Development |
| Abstract | Many critics accuse the G8 of being unrepresentative and lacking in transparency. In its place, they call for the creation of a democratically legitimate decision-making body under the United Nations, in which countries of the Global South would be equally represented. They often overlook the fact that such as decision-making body already exists in the form of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The Council, however, has so far been politically insignificant. All attempts at basic reform and upgrade have thus far been unsuccessful. With the decisions taken at the 2005 World Summit and the report of the UN "Coherence Panel" (see Thomas Fues's contribution in this edition), new and remarkable reform recommendations are now on the table. Is this another chapter in the never-ending story of ECOSOC reform, or could it be more? |
| URL | https://www.globalpolicy.org/social-and-economic-policy/social-and-economic-policy-at-the-un/reform-of-ecosoc-and-the-social-and-economic-policy-process-at-the-un/47509.html |