Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is granted by the United Nations to non-governmental organizations (NGO's) to allow them to participate in the work of the United Nations. Consultative Status is divided into three categories:[ citation needed ] [1]
Twice a year, the United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations reviews new applications for consultative status and makes recommendations to the ECOSOC, which reviews and decides to approve or deny the recommendations. Consultative Status, depending on level, gives the organizations a number of rights to participate in the work of the UN, to present their views and deliver testimony. [2]
The first time that non-governmental organizations were granted consultative status was in 1946, when 41 organizations were chosen. [3] By 1996, over 1000 NGO's were granted consultative status, and by the year 2000, there were 2050. [4]
As of August 2021, there are a total of 5,591 organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC. There are 141 organizations in general consultative status, 4,483 in special consultative status and 967 on the Roster. [5]
The UN also maintains a database through which the current set of organizations in consultative status can be accessed. [6] A list of all of the organizations, in pdf format, is also available. [7]
Year of admission [8] [9] [10] | Organization | Status revoked |
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1946 | International Chamber of Commerce | |
1946 | International Cooperative Alliance | |
1946 | World Federation of Trade Unions | |
1947 | International Alliance of Women | |
1947 | International Federation of Agricultural Producers | |
1947 | International Federation of Business and Professional Women | |
1947 | International Organisation of Employers | |
1947 | International Organization for Standardization | |
1947 | International Union of Local Authorities | |
1947 | Inter-Parliamentary Union | |
1947 | World Confederation of Labour | |
1947 | World Federation of Democratic Youth | |
1947 | World Federation of United Nations Associations | |
1947 | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | |
1947 | World Organization of the Scout Movement | |
1947 | International Council of Women | |
1947 | United Cities and Local Governments | |
1948 | World Family Organization | |
1950 | International Confederation of Free Trade Unions | |
1950 | World Assembly of Youth | |
1952 | World Veterans Federation | |
1966 | Association de Volontaires pour le Service International | |
1966 | World Federation of United and Twinned Towns | |
1967 | World Muslim Congress | |
1969 | Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches | |
1969 | Women's International Democratic Federation | |
1969 | Zonta International | |
1972 | Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité [11] (CIDSE) [12] | |
1972 | International Council on Social Welfare | |
1973 | International Council of Environmental Law | |
1973 | International Planned Parenthood Federation | |
1973 | International Youth & Student Movement for the United Nations | |
1974 | International Council of Voluntary Agencies | |
1975 | Organization of African Trade Union Unity | |
1977 | Consumers International | |
1979 | International Social Security Association | |
1979 | Muslim World League | |
1980 | Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie | |
1981 | Society for International Development | |
1984 | Soroptimist International | |
1985 | Covenant House | |
1985 | Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council of North and South America | |
1988 | Greenpeace International | |
1991 | Asia Crime Prevention Foundation | |
1991 | CARE International | |
1993 | Agence internationale pour le développement | |
1993 | International Association Znanie | |
1993 | Médecins Sans Frontières (International) | |
1993 | Save the Children International (formerly known as "Save the Children Alliance") | |
1995 | AARP | |
1995 | Africa-America Institute | |
1995 | Association for Progressive Communications | |
1995 | Association of Medical Doctors of Asia | |
1995 | Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha | |
1995 | Colombian Confederation of NGOs | |
1995 | Confederación Latinoamericana de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito (COLAC) | |
1995 | DEVNET Association | |
1995 | Franciscans International | |
1995 | Global 2000 | |
1995 | Temple of Understanding | |
1996 | AVSI Foundation | |
1996 | Academic Council on the United Nations System | |
1996 | Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development | |
1996 | Association tunisienne des mères | |
1996 | Environmental Development Action in the Third World (ENDA) [13] | |
1996 | Foundation for the Support of the United Nations | |
1996 | Good Neighbors | |
1997 | Adventist Development and Relief Agency | |
1997 | Association for Women's Rights in Development | |
1997 | CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation | |
1997 | Comité Directeur International sur la Promotion Economique des Femmes Rurales | |
1998 | African American Islamic Institute | |
1998 | Al-khoei Foundation | |
1998 | Asian Legal Resource Centre | |
1998 | Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University | |
1998 | Centre de Recherches et de Promotion pour la Sauvegarde des Sites et Monuments Historiques en Afrique | |
1998 | Centre Europe - Tiers Monde - Europe - Third World Centre | |
1998 | Universal Esperanto Association | |
1999 | Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities) | |
1999 | Congregations of St. Joseph (See "Congregations of St. Joseph"" under Sisters of St. Joseph) | |
1999 | The National Council of Women of the United States | |
2000 | Femmes Africa Solidarité | |
2001 | Mind Freedom | |
2001 | Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries | |
2001 | Foundation for the Social Promotion of Culture | |
2002 | Centro di Ricerca e Documentazione Febbraio 74 | |
2002 | Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (Conference of NGOs) | |
2002 | Family Health International | |
2002 | World Information Transfer | |
1948 [14] | Friends World Committee for Consultation | |
2004 | Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo | |
2005 | Cultural Survival (CS) [15] | |
2005 | Universal Peace Federation (UPF) [16] | |
2007 | International Eurasia Press Fund | |
2007 | International Trade Union Confederation | |
2008 | China NGO Network for International Exchanges | |
2009 | Russian Peace Foundation | |
2011 | ONG Hope International | |
2012 | Biovision Stiftung für ökologische Entwicklung [17] | |
2012 | Gazeteciler ve Yazarlar Vakfi (GYV) | |
2012 | Islamic Relief USA | |
2012 | Voluntary Service Overseas | |
2012 | Convention of Independent Financial Advisors-CIFA | |
1997 | Green Cross International | |
1995 | HelpAge International | |
1996 | Humane Society of the United States | |
2017 | Imam Ali Popular Students Relief Society | |
1991 | Inter-Press Service International Association (IPS) | |
1995 | Interaction, American Council for Voluntary International Action | |
1995 | International Abolitionist Federation | |
1995 | International Association for Religious Freedom | |
1998 | International Association of Lions Clubs (Lions Clubs International) | |
1999 | International Association of Peace Foundations | |
1995 | International Association of Soldiers for Peace | |
1998 | International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) | |
1991 | International Council for Adult Education | |
1947 | International Council of Women / Conseil International des Femmes | |
2013 | Lift Up Care Foundation (LUCAF) | |
2014 | International Council on Management of Population Programmes | |
2011 | International Federation for Family Development | |
1991 | International Federation of Associations of the Elderly | |
1998 | International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres | |
1995 | International Federation on Ageing | |
2015 | International Health Awareness Network, Inc. [18] | |
2002 | International Higher Education Academy of Sciences (IHEAS) | |
2011 | International Indian Treaty Council | |
1995 | International Informatization Academy | |
1995 | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis | |
1998 | International Institute for Non-aligned Studies | |
2013 | International Institute of Administrative Sciences | |
1991 | International Movement ATD Fourth World | |
2005 | International Research Centre for Environmental Structures "Pio Manzu" | |
2013 | International Road Transport Union | |
1999 | International Trustee Fund of the Tsyolkovsky Moscow State Aviation Technological University | |
1999 | International Union of Economists | |
2011 | Junior Chamber International | |
1999 | Legiao da Boa Vontade - Legion of Good Will | |
1995 | Liberal International (World Liberal Union) | |
2004 | Make Mothers Matter - MMM | |
1996 | Médecins du Monde - International | |
2002 | National Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (National Association of NGOs) | |
1995 | National Council of Negro Women | |
1987 | New Humanity | |
2019 | Lazarus Union | |
2019 | The Continents States University [19] [20] [21] | |
2013 | World Animal Protection [22] |
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