FIFTY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS APPROVED FOR ASSOCIATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Press Release
NGO/281
PI/996
FIFTY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS APPROVED FOR ASSOCIATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
19970327 The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations of the Department of Public Information (DPI) met on Tuesday, 24 March, and decided to grant DPI association to 50 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) representing 20 countries. That brings the total number of NGOs associated with DPI to 1,514.The NGOs newly associated with DPI come from the following countries: 18 from the United States; 9 from Russian Federation; three from Italy; two each from Bangladesh, Egypt and Iran; one each from Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Romania, Saudia Arabia, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom and the Vatican.
Among those NGOs, a large number work with human rights issues, with women and youth, as well as in the environmental, religious, or educational fields. For the first time, DPI granted association to academic and health organizations, such as the Royal College of Nursing (United Kingdom), with over 300,000 members, DePaul University for New Learning (United States), the American University in Cairo (Egypt), and The Hague Model United Nations (Netherlands).
Organizations eligible for association with DPI must share the ideals of the United Nations Charter, operate solely on a non-for-profit basis, and demonstrate an interest in United Nations issues. In addition, they must have a proven ability to reach large or specialized audiences with well-developed information programmes, as well as the commitment and means to include effective information programmes about the United Nations in their work.
Among the new associates, several organizations have very large memberships or work in a network with other organizations, thus boosting their outreach. For example, the African American Islamic Institute (Senegal) has 500,000 individual members; the Journalists' Union of Russia (Russian Federation) has 80,000 individuals and 600 institutional members; the Order of St. Augustine (Vatican) has been operating since 1244, currently in 41 countries; and The Hague International Model United Nations organizes simulations of the work of major organs of the United Nations involving 180 schools in 90 countries. For the first time, a number of NGOs have listed Internet World Wide Web sites as their means for public information outreach.
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For further information please contact Leona Forman, Chief DPI/NGO, tel. (212) 963 4481.
Following are the organizations newly associated with DPI, listed per region:
Africa: African American Islamic Institute (Senegal); and National Professional Media Women (Cameroon).
Asia and the Pacific: Council for the Security and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (Malaysia); Fukuoka Ms Foundation (Japan); Life and Anti-drug Organization (Bangladesh); National Federation of Youth Organizations in Bangladesh (Bangladesh); Operation Peace through Unity (New Zealand); and Pakistan Lions Youth Council (Pakistan).
Europe: Church Medical Center (Russian Federation); European Federation of National Associations Working with Homeless (Belgium); Fondazione Filippo Turati (Italy); Humanitarian and Politological Center "Strategy" (Russian Federation); Human Rights Foundation for Civil Society (Russian Federation); Instituto sindacale per la cooperazione con i paesi in via di sviluppo (Italy); International Academy for Ecological Reconstruction (Russian Federation); International Academy of Informational Processes and Technologies (Russian Federation); International Fund for Social Progress (Russian Federation); Journalists' Union of Russia (Russian Federation); Lama Gangchen World Peace Foundation (Italy); League for the Defence of Human Rights (Romania); Moscow Research Center for Human Rights (Russian Federation); Mugarik Gabe (Spain); Royal College of Nursing (United Kingdom); Russian Federation Peace Committee (Russian Federation); The Hague International Model UN (Netherlands); and The Order of St. Augustine (Vatican).
Middle East and Arab States: American University in Cairo (Egypt); Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (Egypt); Center for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies (Iran); Ra'ad Rehabilitation Goodwill Complex (Iran); and World Assembly of Muslim Youth (Saudi Arabia).
North America: Airline Ambassador (United States); Bellevue Hospital Center (United States); Center for Women Global Leadership (United States); DePaul University for New Learning (United States); International Catholic Organization Information Center (United States); National Committee on American Foreign Policy, Inc. (United States); ORBICOM (Canada); Peaceways (United States); Shared interest (United States); South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (United States); Summit Council for World Peace (United States); Syrian Orthodox Church in America (United States); The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (United States); The Synergos Institute (United States); The Global Commission to Fund the United Nations (United States); Trees for the Future (United States); Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund for University Women (United States); World Council of Peoples for the United Nations (USA/International); and Yachai Wasi (United States).
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