Promoting full employment, identifying solutions to global economic, social and health problems, and encouraging respect for human rights.

These are just some of the topics under the broad mandate of ECOSOC: the UN Economic and Social Council.

The council is meeting this week in New York.

Jocelyne Sambira interviewed Hanif Navid, Director with the Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, about its priorities for 2012.

Duration: 3'06"