DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ADMITS 19 NON-GOVERNMENTAL

ORGANIZATIONS TO ROSTER, DISASSOCIATES 24

 

The United Nations Department of Public Information’s Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations held the first of its biannual meetings on 20 July.  Nineteen new non-governmental organizations were admitted to its roster, bringing the number of those that work with the Department in the area of communications and information outreach to 1,624.

The Department, together with the Economic and Social Council, is a key focal point in the United Nations Secretariat for non-governmental organizations wishing to work with the Organization.

As noted by the Committee, the newly associated non-governmental organizations represented seven regions of the world:  Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Middle East, Western Europe, North America and Latin America.  All of them conform to the principles of the United Nations Charter and fulfil the Department of Public Information criteria of association.  In addition, they operate solely on a not-for-profit basis and are involved in United Nations areas of interest. Some of these include human rights, democratic values, genocide prevention, social development, refugee protection, environment, youth, HIV/Aids and the Millennium Development Goals.

Of the admitted non-governmental organizations, 8 are from developing countries and 11 are located in developed countries.  Following are the newly associated non-governmental organizations, listed alphabetically and by region:

Africa:  African Citizens Development Foundation (Nigeria); Association Tunisienne de la Communication (Tunisia); Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa (Zimbabwe); Environmental Protection and Conservation organization (Mauritius).

Asia and the Pacific: China Youth Development Foundation (People’s Republic of China);

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Community of People Living with HIV ( Russian Federation)

Middle East: Yad Vashem ( Israel)

Western Europe: Aegis Trust ( United Kingdom); Smile of the Child ( Greece)

North America: Crowley Program in International Human Rights Fordham University School of Law (United States); Forum of Federations (Canada); Seeds of Peace (United States); Service for Peace (United States); The Susie Reizod Foundation (United States); World Cares Center (United States); United States Federation for Middle East Peace (United States)

Latin America: Comision Juridica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos ( Peru); Misión Mujer ( Mexico); Nodo Mexicano El Proyecto Del Milenio ( Mexico).

Among the associated non-governmental organizations, four also have consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council:  Association Tunisienne de la Communication ( Tunisia); Comisión Juridica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos ( Peru); Environmental Protection and Conservation Organization ( Mauritius); United States Federation for Middle East Peace ( United States).

In keeping with the Department of Public Information’s policy to ensure that its active roster of affiliated non-governmental organizations maintain the level of interest and support that initially justified their acceptance, the following 24 non-governmental organizations were disassociated due to their failure to meet the criteria for ongoing association:  Asociacion Napguana (Panama); Bobek Charity Foundation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan); Citizen Diplomacy of San Diego (United States); Confederation Internationale des Anciens prisonirs de Guerre (France); Commitment (Bangladesh); Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (Malaysia); Earoph Commission for Planning in the Eastern Region-Asia and Oceania (United States); Global Futures Network (United States); The Greeley Foundation (United States); H.V. Evatt Memorial Foundation (Australia); Institute of Global Education (United States); League for Industrial Democracy (United States); Movimondo (Italy); Pate Instityute for Human Survival (United States); The Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee (Russian Federation); Espiritual Frontiers Fellowship International (United States); Student Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Russian Federation); Uganda Girl Guides Association (Uganda); Union Internationale de la Navigation Fluviale (France); United Nations Association of the Republic of Croatia (Croatia); World Federation of Democratic Youth (Hungary); World Management Council (Hungary); The Wyndom Foundation (United States); Youth Awareness Environmental Forum (Nepal).

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