ECOSOC and its subsidiary system
- ECOSOC coordination of economic and social cooperation
- ECOSOC membership rotates through General Assembly elections
- ECOSOC decisions use a majority of members present and voting
- ECOSOC commissions provide analysis and recommendations within sectoral mandates
- ECOSOC commissions differ from specialized agencies created by intergovernmental agreement
- ECOSOC can arrange consultation with NGOs within its competence
- ECOSOC sectoral commissions and the forest forum