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ABOUT ECLAC | Organization of the secretariat of the Commission  The Secretary-General, pursuant to Secretary-General's bulletin ST/SGB/1997/5, entitled "Organization of the Secretariat of the United Nations", and for the purpose of establishing the organizational structure of the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, promulgates the following: Section 1 - General provision General's bulletin ST/SGB/1997/5, entitled "Organization of the Secretariat of the United Nations". Section 2 - Functions and organization 2.1. The secretariat of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): a) Provides substantive secretariat services and documentation for the Commission and its subsidiary bodies; b) Undertakes studies, research and other support activities within the terms of reference of the Commission; c) Promotes economic and social development through regional and subregional cooperation and integration; d) Gathers, organizes, interprets and disseminates information and data relating to the economic and social development of the region; e) Provides advisory services to Governments at their request and plans, organizes and executes programmes of technical cooperation; f) Formulates and promotes development cooperation activities and projects of regional and subregional scope commensurate with the needs and priorities of the region and acts as an executing agency for such projects; g) Organizes conferences and intergovernmental and expert group meetings and sponsors training workshops, symposia and seminars; h) Assists in bringing a regional perspective to global problems and forums and introduces global concerns at the regional and subregional levels; i) Coordinates ECLAC activities with those of the major departments and offices at United Nations Headquarters, specialized agencies and intergovernmental organizations with a view to avoiding duplication and ensuring complementarity in the exchange of information. 2.2. The secretariat is divided into organizational units as described in the present bulletin. 2.3. The secretariat is headed by an Executive Secretary at the Under-Secretary-General level. The Executive Secretary and the officials in charge of each organizational unit, in addition to the specific functions set out in the present bulletin, perform the general functions applicable to their positions as set out in Secretary-General's bulletin ST/SGB/1997/5. Background
Secretary-General's bulletin ST/SGB/2000/5 7 February 2000, Organization of the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (pdf document, 72 Kb) Organizational units described in the present bulletin. ECLAC organizational chart. Back | 
