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OthersBasic Facts about ECOSOC StatusTo know more about what the ECOSOC read the following information. BASIC FACTS ABOUT ECOSOC STATUS: Consultative status provides NGOs with access to not only ECOSOC, but also to its many subsidiary bodies, to the various human rights mechanisms of the United Nations, ad-hoc processes on small arms, as well as special events organized by the President of the General Assembly. See News and Events for samples. Currently 3,900 NGOs enjoy consultative status with ECOSOC. See list as of 1 September 2013, PDF. ECOSOC accreditation is separate and distinct from NGOs who are associated the UN Department of Public Information (DPI). These organizations generally have far fewer privileges to participate in intergovernmental meetings of the United Nations. See list of DPI-associated NGOs here. See website here. You can sort and review all NGOs with ECOSOC consultative status in an online database. Access the database here. There are three types of consultative status: General, Special and Roster. Most new accreditations are in the Special category. General and special status NGOs are required to submit a 'quadrennial report' every four years. Learn more. The Committee on NGOs reviews new applications for consultative status twice a year, in January ('regular session') and in May ('resumed session'). The Committee does not decide but recommends. These recommendations, contained in one report each of the January and May session, are reviewed by ECOSOC in July every year. See past reports here. In most cases, ECOSOC decides to approve the recommendations. In very rare cases, it does not. The deadline for applications is 1 June of the year before the Committee reviews the application. Therefore the next deadline for new applications is 1 June 2014. The Committee will review those applications in 2015. In 2012-2013 some 700 organizations applied for consultative status. On average 150 applications are recommended by the Committee in each of its two sessions per year. Roughly one-third of all new recommendations are recommended by the Committee immediately. Two-thirds are deferred to the next session of the Committee. Most applications get approved within two or three sessions of the Committee. Choose an option in the left menu to know more, or to start the application process. Click here to download our new booklet "Working with ECOSOC - an NGOs Guide to Consultative Status". For all other documents download as mentioned above click here http://csonet.org/index.php?menu=17 ~ ngoportal 09/05/2014 |
