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ECOSOC consultative status -NGOs- pg-2
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Others In 2011-2012 some 600 organizations applied for consultative status. On average between 100 and 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 Please follow the steps below to complete your application for consultative status online. 3. NGO Branch screening of applications The period between 1st June and the date the Committee meets is dedicated by the NGO Branch to review the applications. During this time the NGO may be contacted and asked for more information or clarifications. Only after reviewed by an officer and considered complete, an application is submitted to the NGO Committee. When an application becomes part of the agenda of the NGO Committee a letter is sent to the NGO informing them of the upcoming session and inviting to send no more than two representatives to be present during the session. The presence of NGO representatives in the room is in no way mandatory and it does not imply any advantages. NGOs simply have the right to be present when their applications are being considered. Considering the cost involved in traveling to New York most NGOs do not attend the first time they are being considered. If the application raises many questions from member countries and gets deferred to another session, NGOs might consider useful to be present at the following session in order to be able to reply in person and avoid being deferred again. Among other requirements for obtaining consultative status are the following: Applying organization's activities must be relevant to the work of ECOSOC; The NGO must have been in existence (officially registered) for at least 2 years in order to apply; The NGO must have a democratic decision making mechanism; The major portion of the organization's funds should be derived from contributions from national affiliates, individual members, or other non-governmental components. 4. The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations The Committee meets twice a year to decide which NGOs applying for consultative status it will recommend to the ECOSOC Council. During its Session, the Committee may ask questions to the NGO. Such questions are immediately sent to the NGO by the Secretariat and should be replied by the NGO as fast as possible in order to help the Committee make a decision and avoid getting deferred to future sessions. The Committee Recommends The Committee recommendations are published in a report and submitted to the next ECOSOC meeting for final approval. Official notification is sent to all reviewed NGOs, informing them about the Committee's recommendation. The Committee may decide to defer an application review until the next session, pending clarifications and answers to questions asked to the NGO. 5. ECOSOC Final Decision When the Council finally approves the Committee recommendation to grant consultative status to an NGO, official notification is sent by the Secretariat. NGOs granted General or Special consultative status must submit to the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, every fourth year, a brief report of their activities, in particular regarding their contribution to the work of the United Nations (Quadrennial Report). Download Brochure on guidelines on NGO status http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showNewProfile.do?method=addNewProfile&sessionCheck=false Ad your orgn. profile http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/newLogin.do?sessionCheck=false log in existing profile http://esango.un.org/civilsociety//displayAdvancedSearch.do?method=search&sessionCheck=false check orgn. profile Similar PostsECOSOC consultative status -NGOs - & Online RegisrationECOSOC consultative status -NGOs- pg-2 ECOSOC consultative status -NGOs
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