cific, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) and 10
functional commissions (see Commission for Social Development,
Commission on Human Rights, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Commission
on the Status of Women, Population Commission, Statistical Commission,
Commission on Science and Technology for Development, Commission on
Sustainable Development, Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice, and Commission on Transnational Corporations)

members -- (54) selected on a rotating basis from all regions

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

address -- P.O. Box 3001-3005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

telephone -- [251] (1) 51 72 00

FAX -- [251] (1) 51 44 16

established -- 29 April 1958

aim -- to promote economic development as a regional commission of the
UN's Economic and Social Council

members -- (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo,
Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa,
Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia,
Zimbabwe

associate members -- (2) France, UK

Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE)

see -- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)

address -- Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

telephone -- [41] (22) 917 1234, 907 2893

FAX -- [41] (22) 917 0036

established -- 28 March 1947

aim -- to promote economic development as a regional commission of the
UN's Economic and Social Council

members -- (54) Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
UK, US, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavi