United Nations Regional Commissions

There are five UN commissions which promote economic development as a
regional commission for the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO):

- The Economic Commmission for Africa (ECA), established April 1958
promotes economic and social development among approximately 50
participating nations; Commission headquarters are in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
- The Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), established March 1947,
promotes economic cooperation among members; headquarrters are in
Geneva, Switzerland.
- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC --
Spanish: Comision Economica para America Latina y el Caribe, CEPAL),
originally established as the Economic Commission for Latin American
(ECLA) in February 1948 promotes economic and social development
among approximately 40 member states; Commission headquarters are in
Santiago, Chile.
- The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),
originally established as the Economic Commission for Asia and the
Far East (ECAFE) in March 1947; promotes economic development
planning and related acitivites among approximately 38 member
nations; Commission headquarters are in Bangkok, Thailand.
- The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA),
originally established as the Economic Commission for Western Asia
(ECWA) in August 1973 promotes economic reconstruction and
development among fourteen member nations. Commission headquarters
are in Baghdad, Iraq.