FAX — [1] (212) 758 2718
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 10 functional commissions (see Commission for Social Development, Commission on Human Rights, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Commission on the Status of Women, Population Commission, Statistical Commission, Commission on Science and Technology for Development, Commission on Sustainable Development, Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, and Commission on Transnational Corporations)
members — (54) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
address — P.O. Box 3001-3005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
telephone — [251] (1) 51 72 00
FAX — [251] (1) 51 44 16
established — 29 April 1958