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NGO Branch
Welcome to the website of the NGO Branch, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, UN DESA. We support the work of the Committee on NGOs of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the intergovernmental body responsible for granting consultative status with ECOSOC to non-governmental organizations (NGOs). There are currently 6,343 (NGOs) in active consultative status with (ECOSOC) [list]. Information regarding applications for consultative status, participation in meetings and events at the United Nations, accreditations and other matters is currently available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
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News Highlights
- LAST MONTH: 1 June 2023 is the deadline to apply for ECOSOC consultative status. (Deadline: Thursday, 1 June 2023 at 23:59 New York time, late submissions will not be accepted)
- 2022 Consultations of the NGO Committee with NGOs in Consultative status with ECOSOC
- Submission of written statements for CSW67 open for NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC
- Webinar recording on applying for ECOSOC consultative status (3 May 2022)
- Webinar on applying for ECOSOC consultative status (3 May 2022, 11am to 12:30pm EST)
- 2022 Calendar of meetings opened to NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC
- New step-by-step video on how to apply for ECOSOC consultative status
- Webinar on applying for ECOSOC consultative status (Archives)
Events
- The LDC5 Conference will be held from 5 to 9 March in Doha, Qatar
- President of the UN General Assembly Town Hall meeting with Civil Society
Conference Room 1, UN Headquarters, New York - Multi-stakeholder Hearings on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) / Tuberculosis / Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
- High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: “Working Together to Reduce Risk for a Resilient Future”
