Economic and Social Council: Meetings Coverage

23 January 2023

NGO/947

Opening Session, Non-Governmental Organizations Committee Recommends 110 Groups for Consultative Status, Defers Action on 46 Others

Opening its 2023 session today, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations recommended 110 entities for special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and deferring action on 46 others.

14 December 2022

ECOSOC/7109

Economic and Social Council Adopts Controversial Draft Resolution to Remove Iran from Commission on Status of Women, Emphasizing Lack of Rights in Country

Amid spirited debate, the Economic and Social Council today adopted a draft resolution on removal of Iran from membership in the Commission on the Status of Women for the remainder of its 2022‑2026 term, citing its oppression of women and girls.

7 December 2022

ECOSOC/7108

Economic and Social Council Elects Members to Seven Subsidiary Bodies, Adopts Decisions on Non-Governmental Organizations

The Economic and Social Council today elected members to seven subsidiary bodies and approved several draft decisions relating to non-governmental organizations, including one that will grant special consultative status to nine of them.

2 December 2022

ECOSOC/7107-PBC/143

Heightened Financing, Women and Youth Participation Vital for Peace Efforts, Speakers Tell Economic and Social Council, Peacebuilding Commission

Enhanced coordination, adequate resources and increased integration of women and youth are necessary for delivering on sustainable peace and development, delegates heard at a joint meeting of the Economic and Social Council and Peacebuilding Commission today.

31 October 2022

ECOSOC/7106

Economic and Social Council Appoints Additional Member of Advisory Group on Haiti

The Economic and Social Council today appointed an additional member of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti, adopting three decisions including those on geospatial information and enlargement of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

20 October 2022

GA/12460

Despite Pandemic, Climate Crises, Global Goals in Social Protection, Education Still within Reach, Economic and Social Council President Tells General Assembly

The Economic and Social Council used the past year to advance the Organization’s unwavering commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with a high-level meeting that zeroed in on the challenges created by the escalation of socio-economic divisions around the globe, the Council’s President told the General Assembly today.

11 October 2022

GA/EF/3570-ECOSOC/7105

Climate Has Moved to Place Where No One Knows What Will Happen, Expert Warns, at Joint Meeting of Second Committee, Economic and Social Council

Climate change has altered the fundamental structure of poverty, an environmental expert told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) and the Economic and Social Council today as they held a joint meeting on poverty eradication.

15 September 2022

NGO/946

Closing Its 2022 Session, Non-Governmental Organizations Committee Recommends Special Consultative Status to 173 Entities, Defers Action on 319 Others

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today closed its resumed session for 2022, which began on 29 August, approving its report and recommending that the Economic and Social Council grant special consultative status to 173 entities out of the 564 applications it examined. The Committee deferred 319 requests for further consideration during its ordinary session in 2023, according to Vice-President Mine Ozgul Bilman (Türkiye).

7 September 2022

NGO/945

Non-Governmental Organization Committee, Reviewing 564 Requests for Special Consultative Status, Recommends 170 Groups to Economic and Social Council

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations this morning recommended that the Economic and Social Council grant special consultative status to 170 civil society organizations after examining a total of 564 requests and 317 quadrennial reports.

6 September 2022

NGO/944

Continuing Its 2022 Resumed Session, Non-Governmental Organizations Committee Recommends 3 Groups for Consultative Status, Defers Action on 85 Others

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2022 session today, recommending 3 entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and deferring action on 85 others, pending their response to additional questions posed by Committee members.