United Nations Civil Society Participation – Activities

Welcome to the United Nations. It's your world.

English
French

NGO Branch
About us
Contact us
ECOSOC Status
Introduction
Applying for Status
Committee on NGOs
NGO Response System
NGO Participation
UN Grounds Pass
Functional Commissions
High Level Segment
Calendar of Events
Conference Registration
Quadrennial Reports

Quadrennial Reports
Quadrennial report due? Read more on our updated page. Click here »

GUARDS OF THE EARTH AND THE VULNERABLE

View Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Business and Industry Citizenship and Governance Economics and Finance Human Rights Financing for Development: External debt Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development International Cooperation in Tax Matters International Trade as an engine for development Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Mobilizing international resources for development Social Development: Employment Indigenous issues Poverty Youth Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Climate change Desertification and Drought Disaster management and vulnerability Forests Mining Rural Development
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Ghana
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	vision: To become a leading environmental and human rights promotion and advocacy organization Mission: To ensure protection of the environment, human rights protection and promotion, educate the public on proper use of public resources, ensure fairness and provide advocacy for the vulnerable through integrity, excellence, and innovativeness towards achieving the objectives below OBJECTIVES v1 To promote unity and closer co-operation among people affected by mining activities v2 To ensure the Protection of the environment and its natural resources. v3 To ensure human rights promotion and protection, and the observance of rule of law v4 To provide operational and advocacy roles in various communities in Ghana. v5 To offer assistance where possible to the vulnerable (women, children, people living with HIV/AIDS) and the marginalized groups. v6 To provide the youth with employable skills, education and training v7 To ensure the protection of the rights of the vulnerable and marginalized groups in society
Year established:	2001
Year of registration:	2001
Organizational structure:	executive director 3 other directors: finance, adnistration, operations 10 facilitators/field officers one driver
Number and type of members:	15 members
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

Previous

Next

Contact NGO Branch
Questions on applications, reports, or other inquiries Click here »

Online Application
Applying for ECOSOC Consultative Status? Click here »

UN Grounds Pass
Obtaining a UN Grounds Pass Click here »

Conference Registration
Registering for a UN Conference? Click here »