UN Economic and Social Council Documentation

Statistical Commission website

• Established by E/RES/8(I) of 16 and 18 February 1946 and E/RES/8 (II) of 21 June 1946
• Terms of reference: E/RES/1566 (L)
• Working document series symbol
  • E/CN.3/year/--
  • example: E/CN.3/2021/20
• Sessional report
  • Supplement 4 of the Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR)
  • Symbol pattern: E/year/24 - E/CN.3/year/--
  • example: E/2021/24 - E/CN.3/2021/30
  • Search for the Report of the Statistical Commission

Commission on Population and Development website

• Population Commission established by E/RES/3 (III) of 3 October 1946
• Renamed the Commission on Population and Development persuant to A/RES/49/128, para. 24, of 19 December 1994
• Working document series symbol
  • E/CN.9/year/--
  • example: E/CN.9/2021/1
• Sessional report
  • Supplement 5 of the Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR)
  • Symbol pattern: E/year/25 - E/CN.9/year/--
  • example: E/2020/25 - E/CN/9/2020/7
  • Search for the Report of the Commission on Population and Development
• Press releases series symbol: POP/-.

Commission for Social Development website

• Temporary Social Commission established by E/RES/7 (I) of 16 February 1946
• Social Commission established by E/RES/10 (II) of 21 June 1946
• Renamed the Commission for Social Development by E/RES/1139 (XLI) of 29 July 1966
• Working documents series symbol
  • E/CN.5/year/--
  • example: E/CN.5/2021/5
• Sessional report symbol pattern
  • Supplement 6 to the Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR)
  • Symbol pattern: E/year/26 - E/CN.5/year/--
  • E/2021/26 - E/CN.5/2021/9
  • Search for the Report of the Commission for Social Development
• Meeting records
  • E/CN.5/SR.-- available from 1957-1975
• Press releases series symbol: SOC/-

Commission on the Status of Women website

• Established by E/RES/11(II) of 21 June 1946.
  • This resolution gave the Subcommission on the Status of Women the status of a full commission (1st sess. report:E/38/Rev.1).
• Working documents series symbol
  • E/CN.6/year/--
  • example: E/CN.6/2021/5
• Sessional report
  • Supplement 7 to the Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR)
  • Symbol pattern: E/year/27 - E/CN.6/year/--
  • example: E/2021/27 - E/CN.6/2021/14
  • Search for the Report of the Commission on the Status of Women
• Press releases series symbol WOM/--

Commission on Narcotic Drugs website

• Established by E/RES/9 (I) of 16 February 1946
• Working documents series symbol
  • E/CN.7/year/--
  • example: E/CN.7/2021/8
• Sessional reports
  • Supplement 8 to the Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR)
  • Symbol pattern: E/year/28 - E/CN.7/year/-- + Add.1
  • example, E/2021/28 - E/CN.7/2021/15 + Add.1
  • Search results for Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
• Press releases series symbol SOC/NAR/--

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice website

• Predecessors and establishment
  • International Group of Experts on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders established by E/RES/155 C (VII) of 13 August 1948
  • Ad Hoc Advisory Committee of Experts on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders established by A/RES/415 (V) of 1 December 1950
  • Advisory Committee of Experts on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders established by E/RES/1086 B (XXXIX) of 30 July 1965
  • Committee on Crime Prevention and Control established by E/RES/1584 (L) of 21 May 1971
    • Abolished by Economic and Social Council resolution 1992/1 of 6 February 1992, in accordance with A/RES/46/152 of 18 December 1991
  • Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice established by E/RES/1992/1 of 6 February 1992, in accordance with A/RES/46/152 of 18 December 1991
• Working documents series symbol 
  • E/CN.15/year/--
  • example: E/CN.15/2021/16
• Sessional reports
  • Supplement 10 to the Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR)
  • Symbol pattern: E/year/30 - E/CN.15/year/--
  • example: E/2020/30 - E/CN.15/2020/18
  • Search for Report of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
• Press releases series symbol SOC/CP/-

Commission on Science and Technology for Development website

• Established by Economic and Social Council decision 1992/218 of 30 April 1992 (p. 63 of E/1992/92), in accordance with A/RES/46/235 of 13 April 1992
  • Preceded by the Intergovernmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development, established by A/RES/34/218 of 19 December 1979
• Working documents series symbol
  • E/CN.16/year/--
  • example: E/CN.16/2021/3
• Sessional report
  • Supplement 11 to the Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR)
  • symbol pattern: E/year/31 - E/CN.16/year/--
  • example: E/2020/31-E/CN.16/2020/4
  • Search for Report of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development

United Nations Forum on Forests website

• Established by E/RES/2000/35 of 18 October 2000 (page 64-66 of E/2000/99).
• Two predecessors:
  • Ad-hoc Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF) established by ECOSOC decision 1995/226 of 1 June 1995 (page 73 of E/1995/95)
  • Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF) established by E/RES/1997/65 of 25 July 1997 (page 122 of E/1997/97)
• Working documents symbol series 
  • E/CN.18/year/--
  • example: E/CN.18/2021/4
• Sessional report
  • Supplement 22 to Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR)
  • Symbol pattern: E/year/42 - E/CN.18/year/--
  • example: E/2021/42-E/CN.18/2021/8
  • Search for Report of the UN Forum on Forests