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The
Ministerial
Session
of ESCWA is
the governing body of the Commission. The session is held every
two years, in accordance with ESCWA resolution 196 (XVII) on the
frequency of sessions of the Commission and the Technical
Committee. It is assisted by the specialized subsidiary
intergovernmental bodies listed below, which serve as points of
interaction on programmatic issues between the specialists of the
member States and the substantive staff of the ESCWA secretariat.
The 24th Session was the most recent ministerial session held by ESCWA.
It took place in Beirut from
8 to 11 May 2006.
The Standing Committee for the Programme, the main subsidiary body
of the Commission, was established by ECWA resolution 114 (IX) of
12 May 1982 on the ECWA medium-term plan for the period 1984-1989.
The Standing Committee was subsequently redesignated as the
Technical Committee by ECWA resolution 125 (XI) of 26 April 1984
on the general policy-making structure of the Commission. To
avoid possible confusion between the name, Technical Committee,
and the names of the six sectoral technical committees established during
the period 1996-1997, its name was changed to the Preparatory
Committee by virtue of ESCWA resolution 223 (XX) of 27 May 1999.
There are seven specialized subsidiary inter-governmental committees
that report to the ministerial session of the Commission and
which, in accordance with ESCWA resolution 219 (XX) of 27
May 1999, meet once every two years with the exception of the
Transport Committee which meets on an annual basis. The seven committees are:
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The
Statistical Committee, established by ESCWA resolution 179
(XVI) of September 1992;
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The
Committee on Social Development, established by ESCWA
resolution 198 (XVII) of 31 May 1994;
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The
Committee on Energy, established by ESCWA resolution 204
(XVIII) of 25 May 1995;
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The
Committee on Water Resources, established by ESCWA resolution
205 (XVIII) of 25 May 1995;
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The
Committee on Transport, established by ESCWA resolution 213
(XIX) of 7 May 1997;
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The
Committee on Liberalization of Foreign Trade and Economic
Globalization, established by ESCWA resolution 214 (XIX) of 7
May 1997.
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The
Committee on Women, established by ESCWA resolution 240
(XXII) of 1 October 2003
The
above committees were established to assist the Commission in
formulating its work programme in their respective areas of
competence.
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