UNITED NATIONS AS AN INSTRUMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The UN and its affiliated organisations play an important role in promoting global cooperation in the economic and social spheres. The UN believed that global economic and social progress was required for long-term peace. As a result, a significant portion of UN funding is directed towards social and economic initiatives. Since 1960, the primary focus of the United Nations has been on the economic and social development of newly independent developing countries. Numerous initiatives are being launched in these areas to address issues such as food insecurity, housing instability, and illness, all of which have economic and social ramifications. The United Nations Economic and Social Council is an organisation comprised of some of the United Nations' member states that assists the General Assembly in international economic and social cooperation and development programmes. This council works to make international peace more effective by addressing social issues. According to this, the only way to achieve global peace is not through political means. It was founded in 1945. This council began with only 18 members. By amending the UN Charter in 1965, the number of its members was increased to 27, and in 1971, the number of members was increased to 54. Each member serves a three-year term. Every year, one-third of the members are relieved, resulting in 18 new members. A relieved member may be re-elected as well. The United Nations believed that stable peace could not be achieved unless all nations invested in economic and social development.