Regional economic and social activities

In 2010, the five UN regional commissions continued to provide technical cooperation, including advisory services, to their member States, promote programmes and projects, and provide training to enhance national capacity-building in various sectors. Four of them held regular sessions during the year—the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The Economic Commission for Europe did not meet in 2010. The Executive Secretaries of the commissions continued to hold periodic meetings to exchange views and coordinate activities and positions on major development issues.

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