United Nations Economic and Social Council - Functional Commissions

Functional Commissions

  • UN Commission for Social Development
  • UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR): Disbanded 2006, replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly.
  • Commission on Narcotic Drugs
  • Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
  • Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)
  • Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
  • UN Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW)
  • Commission on Population and Development
  • UN Statistical Commission
  • United Nations Forum on Forests

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