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The Rights and Responsibilities of NGOs in
consultative status with ECOSOC
Russian Federation
Outreach
November 2008
Dr. Hanifa Mezoui, Chief, NGO Section, DESA
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THE RUSSIAN PEACE FOUNDATION
ECOSOC Special Consultative Status since 2006
Promotion and enhancement of peace, friendship
and understanding between peoples.
How to obtain consultative
status with ECOSOC
Secretariat
Screening
NGO
Committee
review
Committee
Recommendation
ECOSOC
DECISION
NGO
Applications
www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo
NGO Definition
1. The organization shall have an established headquarters,
with an executive officer. It shall have a democratically
adopted constitution.
2. The organization shall have authority to speak for its
members through its authorized representatives.
3. The organization shall have a representative structure and
should not be established by a governmental organization.
NGO Definition
4. The organization must be a non-profit organization. It must
also be registered for 2 years.
5. The basic resources of the organization shall be derived in
the main part from contributions of national affiliates or
other components or from individual members.
6. The field of activities of the organization should be relevant
to ECOSOC
7. Non-Profit Organization
P re -se ssio n
re v iew
C o m m ittee
A n n u al
S essio n
ECO SO C
a p p ro v a l
NGO
Section
Review
NGOs
Apply by
st
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JUNE
Q u estio n s
An ongoing
dialogue
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NGO Committee : 19 Member States
L a tin
A m e rica /C a rib b e a n
(4 )
W e ste rn E u ro p e
A n d O th er (4)
N e w a p p lic a tio n s
Q u a d re n n ia l re p o rts
A frica (5 )
A sia (4 )
NGO
Committee
(19)
E a ste rn
E u ro p e (2 )
R e c la ssific a tio n s
M o n ito r c o n su lta tiv e R e la tio n sh ip
Consultative categories
(Resolution 1996/31)
General Category
Special Category
Roster
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Consultative Categories (contd.)
P r iv ile g e s/O b lig a tio n s
G eneral
S p e c ia l
R o ste r
R e le v a n c e to E C O S O C
A ll a r e a s
Som e areas
L im ite d
U N r e p r e se n ta tiv e s
Y es
Y es
Y es
U N c o n fe r e n c e s
Y es
Y es
Y es
P r o p o se ite m s fo r
E C O SO C agenda
Y es
No
No
A tte n d U N m e e tin g s
Y es
Y es
Y es
A d d r e ss E C O S O C
Y es
N o*
N o*
C ir c u la te sta te m e n t
Y es
Y es
N o**
Q u a d r e n n ia l r e p o r ts
Y es
Y es
No
NGOs in Consultative Status
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
Total
Roster
Special
General
1000
500
0
1948 1968 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2008
General
Special
Roster
Total
NGOs in Consultative Status
Year
General
Special
Roster
Total
1948
1968
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2008
13
17
38
40
40
65
76
85
100
111
122
124
131
131
131
131
140
26
78
297
334
334
406
468
582
742
918
1048
1132
1197
1316
1376
1654
2071
1
85
409
410
410
415
497
517
663
909
880
895
906
903
911
948
976
40
180
744
784
784
886
1041
1184
1505
1938
2050
2151
2234
2350
2418
2738
3187
NGOs in Consultative Status
1996
2008
Suspension or Withdrawal of
Consultative Status
-Abuse of consultative status
-Violation of the UN Charter
-Politically motivated acts
against Member State of the UN
-Illegal Activity (money laundering, drug
trafficking, arms smuggling )
-Corruption in all its forms
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FACT: NGOs in Consultative Status
-use UN logo
Do
Not
-represent UN
-receive diplomatic
passports/tax
exemptions
-become part of
UN system
UN SYSTEM AT A GLANCE
UNITED NATIONS
General
Assembly
Security
Council
International
Court of Justice
ECOSOC
Secretariat
Trusteeship
Council
UNU
UNICEF
UNNGLS
UNCTAD
UNFPA
UNRWA
WFP
CHR
UNCHS
UNHCR
UNDCP
ICJ
UNIFEM
INSTRAW
UNIDIR
UNRISD
UNICRI
ITC
UNAIDS
UNEP
UNCDF
UNV
Regional
Commissions
UNDP
Standing
Committees
UN Programmes, Funds
and other Bodies
Functional
Commissions
MAIN
Permanent Forum on
Indigenous People
Committee on
NGOs
Specialized Agencies, Funds
and other Organizations
FAO
IFAD
ILO
ICAO
IMF
IMO
IAEA
ITU
UNESCO
UPU
UNIDO
World Bank
WHO
WIPO
WMO
WTO
Regional Commissions
Economic
Commission for
Africa (ECA)
- Ethiopia
Economic
Commission for
Europe ( UN ECE)
- Switzerland
Economic and
Social Commission
for Western Asia
(ESCWA)
- Lebanon
Economic and
Social Commission
for Asia and the
Pacific (ESCAP)
- Thailand
Economic and
Social Commission
for Latin America and
the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- Chile
ECOSOC
Functional Commissions
Statistical Commission
Commission on
Narcotic Drugs
Commission on
Population & Development
Commission on Crime
Prevention & Criminal Justice
Commission for
Social Development
Commission on Science &
Technology for Development
Commission on
Sustainable Development
Commission on the
Status of Women
United Nations
Forum on Forest
ECOSOC Structure
ECOSOC maintains the current 5 segments structure of its
substantive session:
• High Level Segment
• Coordination Segment
• Operational Activities
• Humanitarian assistance
• General Segment
New Mandates of ECOSOC
A/Res/60/1
Promoting Global Policy Dialogue
(GDP)
Major Role in
Coordination
Biennial Development
Cooperation Forum
(DCF)
ECOSOC
NEW MANDATES
Humanitarian Emergencies
Response
Annual Ministerial
Review
(AMR)
Annual Ministerial Review (AMR)
• Assess progress made in the implementation of IADGs and the MDGs
• Opportunities for countries to make voluntary national presentations.
• UN organs and BWIs and WTO to contribute to the review
• Functional commissions and
other regional and sub-regional organizations
to contribute to the assessment by ECOSOC
UN
System
• Establishment of a multi-year program
of work for the ministerial level
Regional
substantive reviews
Commissions
Functional
Commissions
AMR
BWIs
OECD
Annual Ministerial Review (AMR)
Theme of 2008 Annual Ministerial Review:
“Implementing the internationally agreed goals and
commitments in regard to sustainable development”
Theme of 2009 Annual Ministerial Review:
“Implementing the internationally agreed goals and
commitments in regard to global public health ”
Development Cooperation Forum (DCF)
[A Res/60/1 para 155(b)] (bi-annual)
To review trends in international development cooperation among different partners and
strengthen the links between the normative and operational work of the United Nations
 Provide a platform for Member States to exchange best practices in
formulating national development strategies.
Comprehensive review of trends
 Multilateral
 North-South
 South-South
 Identify gaps and obstacles with a view to make recommendations on
practical measures and policy options.
 Involves all relevant actors in the field of development cooperation
including civil society
High-Level Segment
The Secretary General proposes a principal theme
based on:
A. Proposals of the Member States
B. Proposals of the bodies of the United Nations
C. Proposals of the inter-governmental bodies
Criteria for selecting the HLS
Theme
a. A major current theme of economic or social politics
b. A general and inter-disciplinary approach
c. The maximum participation at the ministerial level
d. A political impulse and a desire for convergence
e. Essential issues :
 Synergy between the various branches of the United
Nations system
 Bretton Woods Institutions
 WTO
f. In case of extreme emergency
=> supplementary th eme
Outcome of the HLS
General
Assembly
Ministerial
Participation
Political
will
Ministerial
Declaration
Major
issues
Agreement
Civil Society
HLS Theme 2006
« Creating an environment at the
national and international levels
conducive to generating full and
productive employment and decent work
for all, and its impact on sustainable
development »
HLS Theme 2007
“Strenghtening
efforts to eradicate poverty
and hunger, including through the global
partnership for development”
HLS Theme 2008
“Implementing the internationally
agreed goals and commitments in
regard to sustainable development”
HLS Theme 2009
“ Implementing the internationally
agreed goals and commitments in
regard to global public health”
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