{"id":17777,"date":"2023-12-05T02:19:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17777"},"modified":"2025-04-05T06:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T01:05:01","slug":"csocd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/csocd\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Commission for Social Development (CSocD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About UN Commission for Social Development (CSocD)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>CSocD, formerly known as the Social Commission, is a\u00a0functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.<\/li>\n<li>It has been in\u00a0existence since the very\u00a0inception of the United Nations,\u00a0advising ECOSOC and governments on a wide range of social policy issues and from the social perspective of development.<\/li>\n<li>Purpose:\n<ul>\n<li>Its primary purpose is to\u00a0advance social development and\u00a0formulate policies\u00a0and recommendations to address global social issues.<\/li>\n<li>It focuses on topics such as\u00a0poverty eradication, social inclusion, and the promotion of\u00a0equitable and sustainable development.<\/li>\n<li>Since the 1995 World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen , the CSocD has been the key\u00a0UN body in charge of the follow-up and\u00a0implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Membership:\n<ul>\n<li>Originally 18, membership has been increased several times, most recently in 1996, and\u00a0now stands at 46.<\/li>\n<li>Members are\u00a0elected by ECOSOC based on equitable geographical distribution for\u00a0four-year terms.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Meetings:\n<ul>\n<li>The CSocD meets\u00a0every year\u00a0at the\u00a0United Nations Headquarters in New York, typically in February.<\/li>\n<li>During its meetings,\u00a0member states, international\u00a0organisations,\u00a0and civil society representatives\u00a0come together to discuss and address various social development issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Facts about Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is\u00a0one of the six principal organs\u00a0of the UN, which was\u00a0established by the UN Charter (1945).<\/li>\n<li>It is responsible for the direction and coordination of the economic, social, humanitarian, and cultural activities carried out\u00a0by the UN.<\/li>\n<li>Decisions are taken\u00a0by a simple majority vote. The\u00a0presidency of ECOSOC\u00a0changes annually.<\/li>\n<li>Members:\n<ul>\n<li>It has\u00a054 members, which are\u00a0elected\u00a0for\u00a0three-year terms\u00a0by the\u00a0General Assembly.<\/li>\n<li>Four of the\u00a0five permanent members of the Security Council have been\u00a0continuously re-elected.<\/li>\n<li>This is\u00a0because they provide funding for most of ECOSOC\u2019s budget, which is the largest of any UN subsidiary body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Functions:\n<ul>\n<li>ECOSOC is responsible for\u00a0coordinating the social and economic fields of the organization, specifically in regards to the 15 specialized agencies,\u00a0the five regional commissions\u00a0under its jurisdiction and eight functional commissions.<\/li>\n<li>It also serves as a central forum to discuss international social and economic issues\u00a0and\u00a0formulate policy recommendations addressed to the member states and the United States system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action?<\/h3>\n<p>They were both adopted at the World Summit for Social Development held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1995, attended by 186 countries joined by 2,300 representatives from 811 non-governmental organizations . The summit aimed to address global social challenges and promote social development as an integral part of overall development efforts.The Copenhagen Declaration is a political document that reflects the commitment of world leaders to address social issues and promote the well-being of people globally. It emphasizes the importance of social development as a key component of sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aninews.in\/news\/world\/us\/ruchira-kamboj-chairs-briefing-ahead-of-62nd-un-commission-for-social-development20231205065712\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Ruchira Kamboj chairs briefing ahead of 62nd UN Commission for Social Development<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UN Commission for Social Development is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17777","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}