COMMITTEE ON NGOS - 2011 RESUMED SESSION, 31 JAN - 9 FEB 2011

The Committee on NGOs, a standing committee of ECOSOC, will meet again in January to review a record number of applications by NGOs seeking to consultative status with ECOSOC. Accreditation is important to many NGOs, as it allows for access and participation in all of the subsidiary bodies of the Council, such as the Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on Sustainable Development, and the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In addition, ECOSOC consultative status also allows for participation in the Human Rights Council and many of the human rights treaty bodies of the United Nations. More detailed information on the session's documentation can be found in the  Information note .

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December 10, 2010 - Global Survey of Organizational Structures of NGOs

The NGO Branch is supporting an independent research project aiming at getting a better understanding of the diversity of organizational structures of international NGOs and how they relate to the achievement of the NGOs' goals. To this end, NGO staff with experience in the organizational management are invited to participate in an online research survey. The survey is conducted by the Department of International Management at the University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt in Germany.

To participate in the survey and for background information please go to:

http://www.ngo-research.info/survey

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Accreditation for 2011

Please note, that in order to request a UN grounds pass, you need to fulfil two steps (A signed official letter & Pre-register your information online) prior coming to the NGO Branch office. Please read carefully the instructions on the following page.

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New Designation System for Geneva

ECOSOC NGOs based in Geneva can now use our new integrated grounds pass system for their annual and short-term passes.

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More information on Geneva accreditation process, Click here.

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Visit CSO Net - the Civil Society Network portal

The NGO Branch is proud to present CSO Net - the Civil Society Network - a web portal devoted to NGOs and to members of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, in order to share and promote best practices in the field of economic and social development, and to increase awareness of the work being carried out by the international development community.

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The first venue by which non-governmental organizations took a role in formal UN deliberations was through the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 41 NGOs were granted consultative status by the council in 1946; by 1992 more that 700 NGOs had attained consultative statusand the number has been steadily increasing ever since to 3,400 organizations today.

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Each NGO in consultative status with ECOSOC can designate representatives to obtain passes for the UN premises, valid until 31 December of each year. A maximum of 5 such passes can be issued for New York, 5 for Geneva, and 5 for Vienna, in addition to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and the President or Chief Executive (2 additional passes).

We have created a page that will guide through the process of how to obtain a UN Grounds Pass.

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