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Resolutions
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The resolutions are formal expressions of the opinion of the ECOSOC. They
have advisory status and are often passed on to the General Assembly for further actions.
For some of the actions the term "decisions" is used. They deal with routine matters such as elections and appointments etc.
Voting in the ECOSOC is by simple majority. Each member state has one vote.
For more information about ECOSOC resolutions, see United Nations Documentation: Research Guide. Economic and Social Council Resolutions/Decisions.
Documentation
ECOSOC resolutions carry the following symbols:
Resolutions from 1978 onwards:
year/ |
-/sequential number |
Ex.2000/288 Document 288 =(NB! no individual code for the resolutions), year 2000 |
Before 1978 these documents are numbered consecutively through the years. A roman numeral within parentheses indicates
the session number.
The resolutions are issued as no 1 in the series Supplements to the Official Records of the Economic and Social Council.
A complete collection of supplements is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and by the UN Libraries inNew YorkandGeneva.
Full text resolutions from 1946- are posted at the UN official web site, section Documents, Economic and Social Council, Resolutions and Decisions.
Resolutions from 1992- are posted on the official web site of the ECOSOC, section Resolutions, Decisions.
Resolutions from the committees, commissions and other subsidiary bodies are published in their annual reports submitted
to ECOSOC. These reports are issued as Supplements to the Official Records of the Economic and Social Council.
A complete collection of supplements is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and by the UN Libraries in New York and Geneva.
For recent years they are posted on the UN official website, section Documents, Economic and Social Council, Reports.
Databases and Indexes
The full text of the ECOSOC resolutions can be accessed through the United Nations Official Document System - ODS.
References to all resolutions with links to full texts for recent years can be retrieved through the UN online catalogue - UNBISnet.
Printed Indexes
Yearbook of the United Nations includes a list of all resolutions for the year. A complete collections of yearbooks is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and by the UN Libraries in New York and Geneva. Since October 2008 the complete full text collection of The United Nations Yearbooks is available online at http://unyearbook.un.org/.
References to all resolutions linking to full text for recent year can be accessed through the United Nations Documents Index. A complete collection of indexes is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and by the UN Libraries in New Yorkand Geneva.