Non-governmental organizations


NGO/457
24/01/2002
Press Release
NGO/457


Committee on NGOs

47th Meeting (AM)


NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS UPGRADING OF CONSULTATIVE STATUS FOR FOUR ORGANIZATIONS


A Tunisian woman's organization and an information technologies organization were recommended for the broadest "general" consultative status with the Economic and Social Council this morning as the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) continued its resumed 2001 session by considering requests for reclassification.

NGO/449
18/01/2002
Press Release
NGO/449


Committee on NGOs

39th Meeting (AM)


QUESTIONS RAISED IN NGO COMMITTEE CONCERNING REPORT OF FREEDOM HOUSE


A representative of Freedom House responded this morning to comments on a recently submitted special report to the Committee on Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) as the Committee met this morning to continue discussing its methods of work and to begin consideration of special reports.

NGO/447
17/01/2002
Press Release
NGO/447


Committee on NGOs

37th Meeting (AM)


COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS


TAKES NOTE OF TEN PERIODIC REPORTS


The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) this morning took note of ten quadrennial reports submitted by NGOs that have general and special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, as it continued its resumed 2001 session.  It deferred two such reports pending clarifications.