♤ Voting is by simple majority and every member has one vote.

♤ It is the United Nations’ central platform for reflection, debate, and innovative thinking on sustainable development.

♤ It serves as the central mechanism for activities of the UN system and its specialized agencies in the economic, social and environmental fields, supervising subsidiary and expert bodies.

♤ Subsidiary Bodies of ECOSOC: Functional Commissions; Regional Commissions; Standing Committees; Expert Bodies; Other Subsidiary Bodies.