The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended two United States-based organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, deferred action on four other candidates and closed the applications of 30, as it concluded the substantive work of its resumed session.
As Serbia and Kosovo's " Brussels agreement" entered its second year, both sides must embrace forward-looking approaches to tackling sensitive issues leading up to and beyond next month's elections, the United Nations top official told the Security Council today as the body considered the Secretary-General's latest report on recent developments.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 10 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and deferred action on 17 others, as it began week two of a resumed session set to conclude formally on Tuesday, followed by adoption of its report on 6 June.
The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concluded its thirteenth session today, sending nine draft reports to the Economic and Social Council containing proposals, recommendations and five draft decisions, including a call for the General Assembly President to act swiftly to ensure the fullest participation of indigenous peoples in all aspects of the World Conference set for September.
NADI, FIJI, 23 May — At the conclusion of its three-day discussion on ways in which to accelerate decolonization, participants in the 2014 Pacific Regional Seminar considered the event’s impact on the process and debated the way forward in promoting the goals of the Third International Decade.
