Question

Where is the Headquarters of United Nations Economic and Social Council?
1. Vienna
2. Rome
3. Paris
4. New York

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : New York

The correct answer is New York.

• United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is the principal body for coordination, policy review, policy dialogue, and recommendations on economic, social, and environmental issues, as well as the implementation of internationally agreed development goals.
• It has 54 Members, elected by the General Assembly for overlapping three-year terms.
• It is the United Nations’ central platform for reflection, debate, and innovative thinking on sustainable development.
• ECOSOC structures its work around an annual theme of global importance to sustainable development.

• Few important bodies under the purview of ECOSOC

Body	Headquarters
International Labor Organization (ILO)	Geneva, Switzerland
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	Rome, Italy
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	Paris, France
World Health Organization (WHO)	Geneva, Switzerland
Bretton Woods Twins (World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund)	Washington DC, United States
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)	New York, USA
World Tourism Organization (WTO)	Madrid, Spain
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)	Vienna, Austria