Economic and Social Council (Arab League)
Economic and Social Council of the Arab League مجلس جامعة الدول العربية الاقتصادي والاجتماعي | |
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Arabic | |
Type | Arab League institution |
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Establishment | |
• Treaty | 1950 |
• First meeting | 1953 |
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Politics of the Arab world |
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The Economic and Social Council of the Arab League (ESC;
History
The establishment of the Economic Council of the Arab League under the terms of the Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty (1950) was the fulfilment of the promise made in articles II and IV of the Arab League's Charter (1945), which required the establishment of a council to co-ordinate close co-operation of member-states in economic affairs.[3]
The Economic Council was renamed the Economic and Social Council in 1980.[4]
Responsibilities
The ESC continues to administer the Greater Arab Free Trade Area and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, as well as supervising the Council of Arab Economic Unity and other subsidiary institutions.
Summits
The Arab Economic and Social Development summits (
Background
On 29 March 2007, resolution 365, proposed by Egypt and Kuwait and calling for a summit to address exclusively the economic and social development issues facing the Arab world, was passed at the Arab League summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[5]
In June 2007, the secretary-general of the Arab League convened an extraordinary session of the ESC, which had been tasked with organising the summit under the terms of resolution 365, and it was agreed that the responsibility of preparing for the first summit would fall to a preparatory committee, consisting of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, the chair of the ESC for the time being, and the two member-states that had proposed resolution 365, Egypt and Kuwait.[5]
In October 2007, the secretary-general appointed Egyptian ambassador Mervat Tellawi the co-ordinator-general for the upcoming summit and established a management committee within the framework of the general secretariat of the Arab League, later renamed the Development Summit Management Committee, that included the newly appointed co-ordinator-general, Mervat Tellawi, and various assistant secretaries-general of the Arab League.[5]
The summit was conceived as an opportunity to involve the
By the
2009 summit
On 19–20 January 2009, the first Arab Economic and Social Development Summit was duly held in Kuwait.
2011 summit
Leaving the 2009 summit, Ahmed Nazif, the former Egyptian prime minister, announced that Egypt would hold the next summit in 2011.[9] Among the issues to be discussed is the proposed Arab Plan of Action for Science and Technology, adopted at the 2009 summit, the implementation of which is being led by UNESCO and its Arab equivalent, the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO).[10]
2013 summit
The 2013 summit was held in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh.
2019 summit
The 2019 summit was to be held in the
2023 summit
The 2023 summit was held in the
References
- ^ a b Osmańczyk 2003: 1290
- ^ Maher 2004: 278
- ^ Ghantus 1982: 58
- ^ Ghantus 1982: 59
- ^ a b c d e "The Arab Economic, Development and Social Summit" (PDF). The Arab Economic and Social Development Summit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
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- ^ "Arab press, media hail Kuwait summit outcomes". Kuwait News Agency. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ a b "Arab leaders issue resolutions, emphasize Gaza reconstruction efforts". Kuwait News Agency. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "Arab Economic Summit to be held in Egypt after two years - Nazif". Kuwait News Agency. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "The implications of the trilateral summit". 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Vanished imam tears apart Lebanese-Libyan relations | Rami Rayess".
- ^ "Saudi finance minister opens meeting attended by Syria ahead of Arab League summit". Al Arabiya. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Arab League Agrees to Readmit Syria With Conditions". VOA. 7 May 2023.
Bibliography
- Ghantus, Elias T. (1982). Arab industrial integration. London: Croom Helm Limited. ISBN 0-7099-1117-3.
- Maher, Joanne, ed. (2004) [1926]. "League of Arab States". The Europa world year book. Vol. 1 (45 ed.). Europa Publications. ISBN 1-85743-254-1.
- Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003). "League of Arab States". In Mango, Anthony (ed.). Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements. Vol. 2 (3 ed.). New York: Routledge.