The Commission on Population and Development is one of the ten Functional Commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Economic and Social Council ( ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation At its establishment by ECOSOC in October 1946, the Commission's name was "Population Commission" and in December 1994, was changed to "Commission on Population and Development". Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
The goal of the Commission on Population and Development is the follow-up to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development. The Commission would monitor, review and assess the implementation of the Programme of Action at the regional, national and international levels and advise the Economic and Social Council on issues such as populations issues and trends, integrating population and development strategies, and on population and related development policies and programmes. It would also provide advice and assistance to the United Nations System, governments and other organizations on population and development related efforts. While the United Nations is an International organization, the United Nations System is the whole network of international organizations treaties and conventions In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology This article is about international development See the closely related concept of development cooperation.
The Commission is composed of 47 Member States (for 2006) elected by the Economic and Social Council for a period of four years on the basis of geographic distribution. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Representatives should have a relevant background in population and development. It met typically every two or three years until 1994, after which it has met once a year. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
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