The United Nations Economic and Social Council was established in 1945 by the UN Charter as one of the six principal organs of the organisation. It has 54 member states elected by the General Assembly for three-year terms, and it holds its sessions in New York and Geneva. Its job is to coordinate the economic, social and related work of the UN and its specialised agencies, such as the World Health Organization and UNESCO. It runs functional commissions on topics including the status of women, population and narcotic drugs, and regional commissions for different parts of the world. The council also grants consultative status to non-governmental organisations, which gives them a way to take part in UN debates.
Before and after
- 18 December 1944Launch of Le Monde
- from 20 December 1944 to 27 December 1944Siege of Bastogne
- from 1945 to 1947Operation B
- 1945Founding of Jodrell Bank Observatory
- 1945Founding of United Nations Economic and Social Council
- 1945Discovery of promethium
- 1945Founding of United Nations Trusteeship Council
- 1945Founding of United Nations Secretariat
- 1945Discovery of Nag Hammadi library
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- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations Security Council
- 5 October 1948Founding of International Union for Conservation of Nature
- 5 May 1949Founding of Council of Europe
- 1952Founding of European Parliament
- 1985Introduction of new shekel
- 1990Rise of K-pop
The era
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