The current membership of the committee (2019-2022) includes: Bahrain, Brazil, Burundi, China, Cuba, Estonia, Eswatini, Greece, India, Israel, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sudan, Turkey and United States of America.[1]
Application procedureedit
An NGO that wishes to obtain consultative status at the United Nations must first submit an application online at the NGO Branch of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN Secretariat. After the application is screened by the NGO Branch, it is reviewed by the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs. The Committee decides to recommend, or not recommend, granting status to the NGO. The final decision is taken by the ECOSOC at its annual Substantive session.[2]
Criticismsedit
Although the decision of whether or not to grant consultative status to an NGO is theoretically a technical one, the Committee's decisions are sometimes quite politicized. Human rights groups and a number of governments have expressed concern that some member states—particularly those with poor human rights records—have sought to block or impede the accreditation of legitimate NGOs.[3] In May 2016, for instance, the Committee rejected an application by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an NGO that monitors press freedom around the world. China, Russia and South Africa were among the countries that voted to deny the group consultative status.[4]
^ abNGO Branch Department of Economic and Social Affairs, What is the Committee on NGOs?, Accessed 02-21-2016.
^"Working with ECOSOC" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-09-27.
^"Bostrom 2011: Controversial Issues in the NGO Committee" (PDF).
^"UN committee denies media accreditation to press freedom group". The Guardian. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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united, nations, committee, governmental, organizations, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newsp. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources United Nations Committee on Non Governmental Organizations news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message The United Nations Committee on Non Governmental Organizations is responsible for accrediting non governmental organizations with consultative status at the United Nations Established in 1946 it reports directly to the Economic and Social Council ECOSOC 1 Contents 1 Membership 2 Application procedure 3 Criticisms 4 See also 5 ReferencesMembership editThe committee comprises 19 members who are elected based on the principle of equitable geographic distribution as follows 5 members from African States 4 members from Asian States 2 members from Eastern European States 4 members from Latin American and Caribbean States 4 members from Western European and Other States Members are elected to serve four year terms The current membership of the committee 2019 2022 includes Bahrain Brazil Burundi China Cuba Estonia Eswatini Greece India Israel Libya Mexico Nicaragua Nigeria Pakistan Russian Federation Sudan Turkey and United States of America 1 Application procedure editAn NGO that wishes to obtain consultative status at the United Nations must first submit an application online at the NGO Branch of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN Secretariat After the application is screened by the NGO Branch it is reviewed by the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs The Committee decides to recommend or not recommend granting status to the NGO The final decision is taken by the ECOSOC at its annual Substantive session 2 Criticisms editAlthough the decision of whether or not to grant consultative status to an NGO is theoretically a technical one the Committee s decisions are sometimes quite politicized Human rights groups and a number of governments have expressed concern that some member states particularly those with poor human rights records have sought to block or impede the accreditation of legitimate NGOs 3 In May 2016 for instance the Committee rejected an application by the Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ an NGO that monitors press freedom around the world China Russia and South Africa were among the countries that voted to deny the group consultative status 4 See also editList of organizations with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council United Nations Non Governmental Liaison ServiceReferences edit a b NGO Branch Department of Economic and Social Affairs What is the Committee on NGOs Accessed 02 21 2016 Working with ECOSOC PDF Retrieved 2019 09 27 Bostrom 2011 Controversial Issues in the NGO Committee PDF UN committee denies media accreditation to press freedom group The Guardian 26 May 2016 Retrieved 2 June 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United Nations Committee on Non Governmental Organizations amp oldid 1133266194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
