The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
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What Is It?The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the principal organs of the United Nations. It serves as a central platform for discussions on economic, social, and environmental issues in order to advance sustainable development. ECOSOC is responsible for promoting higher standards of living; encouraging cooperation in international cultural and education; addressing international economic, social and health-related issues; and fostering full employment, and economic and social progress. The UN Charter grants ECOSOC a consultative status to Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs). All decisions are taken on by a simple majority vote.
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The Topics
1) The Issue of Illicit Petroleum – The Oil Black Market.
2) The Issue of E-commerce and the rise of Illicit Trade
The Chairs
Contact: ecosoc@readimun.org
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ECOSOC Chair
Gibran Hamrouni Cases
Gibran is a second-year Economics student at University of Bristol. He first became involved with MUN in 2017 and has been both a delegate and a chair in conferences across the UK and the Middle East. Gibran is the current presidentfor BrisMUN and is proud to be its first Secretary-General. Outside of MUN, Gibran has a keen interest in the modern geopolitics and the current state of the world economy. To that end he has attended various international conferences, including one organised by the OECD. He also writes articles for a student newspaper called International Discourse and for the Financial Times. |
ECOSOC Chair
Maria Costineanu I am an incoming business and management third year student studying at the University of Exeter in Devon. My favourite module has been Behavioural Economics, and I continue to explore this subject in my optional modules. I come from the capital of Romania, Bucharest, where I spend my summers exploring art museums and reading in my local library. I have been doing MUN since my last year in high school, where I discovered my passion for this activity. I plan to continue attending as many conferences as possible and possibly chair at others. I have studied abroad for most of my life and I consider myself a third culture kid and global citizen, and I hope to continue travelling as much as possible, and pick up more languages besides English, Romanian, French and Swedish. In my spare time I also do art , both traditional and digital, having done one exhibition around the theme of space exploration. My inspiration comes from fashion, nature and classical art. Moreover, I also enjoy trying out different teas, both hot and cold, with my favourite brand being pure green which I discovered after testing out different brands. I hope to try out even more tea brands during my travels. |
This Committee's Journalist
TBC
This committee does not yet have a Journalist. Interested in taking up the role? Follow the link above to apply!
Available Countries
Countries in bold are still available.
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