(35.) The Genocide Convention expressly confers international legal competence upon all organs of the United Nations--including the Security Council, the
Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly, the Secretary General, the International Court of Justice, the U.N.
Nasnas added that he participated in a meeting in Bucharest last May which gathered
economic and social councils from around the world.
Adopting a resolution titled, Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 68/1 on the strengthening of the
Economic and Social Council (document A/72/L.64) without a vote, the Assembly said the working modalities of the
Economic and Social Council should be guided by the principles of inclusiveness, transparency and flexibility.
7 (Petra)-- Jordan took part in the first Conference of Arab Association of
Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions that was recently held in Algeria.
The two officials praised the similarity of views on the project to create a Maghreb union of
economic and social councils, establish a space of consultation at the level of the Western Mediterranean countries as part of the 5+5 Dialogue and permanent consultation between the two countries at Arab, African and international levels.
"Prime Minister Saad Hariri highlighted the importance of the formation of the
Economic and Social Council that was mentioned in the Cabinet policy statement and its major role in promoting dialogue among individuals concerned with social issues and economic policies," Information Minister Tarik Mitri told reporters.
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Economic and Social Council, a Royal Cabinet statement said.
The creation of an
economic and social council in Jordan was the key theme of a visit to Amman by a European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) delegation from April 26 to 28.
(TAP) - The
Economic and Social Council of the Arab League on Tuesday approved a proposal from Tunisia to implement a strategy to promote the social and health rights of seniors in Arab countries, said Arab Summit spokesman Mahmoud Khemiri at a press conference held Tuesday in the City of Culture.
Faced with a greater need than ever to enhance dialogue between countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region, civil society organisations answered the invitation of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Greek
Economic and Social Council to discuss their role in addressing the challenges in the region.
Speaking to KUNA following a preparatory meeting of the Arab League's
Economic and Social Council ahead of the 27th Arab Summit, he said: "The State of Kuwait is exerting all required efforts in order to ensure the implementation of resolutions adopted by Arab periodical and economic summits to improve the conditions of Arab citizens." On the meeting, he said the conferees had discussed a host of key issues and subjects pertinent to Arab economic and social cooperation, including a report compiled by the Arab League's Secretary-General on the following-up of resolutions adopted during the 26th Arab Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh.
Amman, March 31 (Petra) -- Jordanian
Economic and Social Council Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Moroccan counterpart to exchange expertise and promote cooperation between the two councils.
