ECOSOC commission
- noun
- Formal
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comisión del ECOSOC
- The ECOSOC commission on the Status of Women held its annual meeting in New York.
Examples
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The ECOSOC commission met last week to discuss poverty reduction.
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The recommendations made by the ECOSOC commission have influenced global policy on poverty reduction.
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Delegates discussed health reforms during the session of the ECOSOC commission on Social Development.
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Have you heard about the ECOSOC commissions on climate change?
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During the conference, the ECOSOC commission focused on sustainable development goals for developing countries.
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The ECOSOC commission on Social Development aims to tackle global inequality and improve social welfare.
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Members of the ECOSOC commission proposed new initiatives to address the global refugee crisis.
Synonyms
A group set up by the UN Economic and Social Council to study and advise on economic or social issues
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun+noun combination: if a learner knows 'ECOSOC' as the UN Economic and Social Council and 'commission' as a formal committee, they can transparently infer it is a commission established by or belonging to ECOSOC. The composition follows a common administrative naming pattern found across languages, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
ECOSOC commission comes from the United Nations body called the Economic and Social Council, often called ECOSOC, which sets up smaller groups called commissions to look into a problem and give advice. So, an ECOSOC commission is one of those groups created by 'ECOSOC' to study and suggest solutions for a global issue.
