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Inter-secretariat Co-ordination in the United Nations System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2009

J. Berteling
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1. The structure of the United Nations system was established at San Francisco in 1945 and laid down in Chapters IX and X of the UN Charter. Articles 57, 58 and 63 provide the legal basis for co-ordination in the UN system. According to Art. 57 the various specialized agencies “shall be brought into relationship with the United Nations”. Art. 58 states that the UN shall make recommendations for the co-ordination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies. Art. 63 assigns the primary co-ordination responsibility to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

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Netherlands International Law Review , Volume 24 , Issue 1-2 , May 1977 , pp. 21 - 42
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Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press 1977

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