established—9 August 1973 as Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA);
aim—to promote economic development as a regional commission for the UN's ECOSOC;
members—(12) Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Yemen ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
established—26 June 1945, effective 24 October 1945;
aim—to coordinate the economic and social work of the UN; includes five regional commissions (see Economic Commission for Africa, Economic Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) and six functional commissions (see Commission for Social Development, Commission on Human Rights, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Commission on the Status of Women, Population Commission, and Statistical Commission);
members—(54) selected on a rotating basis from all regions ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
established—29 April 1958;
aim—to promote economic development as a regional commission of the UN's ECOSOC;
members—(51) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo,
Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,
Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe;
associate members—(3) France, Namibia, UK ————————————————————————————————————- _#Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE)—see Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) ————————————————————————————————————- #_Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)