Rezolucija ECOSOC-a
konsultativnom odnosu NVO i sistema UN
Izvor: UNITED NATIONS, E/1996/L.25, 17 July
1996
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CONSULTATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
UNITED NATIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:
The Economic and Social Council,
Recalling Article 71 of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling its resolution 1993/80 of 30 July 1993, in which
it requested a general review of arrangements for consultation with non-governmental
organizations, with a view to updating, if necessary, Council resolution 1296 (XLIV) of 23
May 1968, as well as introducing coherence in the rules governing the participation of
non-governmental organizations in international conferences convened by the United
Nations, and also an examination of ways and means of improving practical arrangements for
the work of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations and the Non-Governmental
Organizations Section of the Secretariat,
Recalling also its decision 1995/304 of 26 July 1995,
Confirming the need to take into account the full diversity
of the non-governmental organizations at the national, regional and international levels,
Acknowledging the breadth of non-governmental
organizations' expertise and the capacity of non-governmental organizations to support the
work of the United Nations,
Taking into account the changes in the non-governmental
sector, including the emergence of a large number of national and regional organizations,
Calling upon the governing bodies of the relevant
organizations, bodies and specialized agencies of the United Nations system to examine the
principles and practices relating to their consultations with non-governmental
organizations and to take action, as appropriate, to promote coherence in the light of the
provisions of the present resolution,
Approves the following update of the arrangements set out
in its resolution 1296 (XLIV) of 23 May 1968:
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONSULTATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Part I
PRINCIPLES TO BE APPLIED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
CONSULTATIVE RELATIONS
The following principles shall be applied in establishing
consultative relations with non-governmental organizations:
1. The organization shall be concerned with matters falling
within the competence of the Economic and Social Council and its subsidiary bodies.
2. The aims and purposes of the organization shall be in
conformity with the spirit, purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
3. The organization shall undertake to support the work of
the United Nations and to promote knowledge of its principles and activities, in
accordance with its own aims and purposes and the nature and scope of its competence and
activities.
4. Except where expressly stated otherwise, the term
organization will refer to non-governmental organizations at the national, subregional,
regional or international levels.
5. Consultative relationships may be established with
international, regional, subregional and national organizations, in conformity with the
Charter of the United Nations and the principles and criteria established under the
present resolution. The Committee, in considering applications for consultative status,
should ensure, to the extent possible, participation of non-governmental organizations
from all regions, and particularly from developing countries, in order to help achieve a
just, balanced, effective and genuine involvement of non-governmental organizations from
all regions and areas of the world. The Committee shall also pay particular attention to
non-governmental organizations which have special expertise or experience upon which the
Council may wish to draw.
6. Greater participation of non-governmental organizations
from developing countries in international conferences convened by the United Nations
should be encouraged.
7. Greater involvement of non-governmental organizations
from countries with economies in transition should be encouraged.
8. Regional, subregional and national organizations,
including those affiliated to an international organization already in status, may be
admitted provided that they can demonstrate that their programme of work is of direct
relevance to the aims and purposes of the United Nations and, in the case of national
organizations, after consultation with the Member State concerned. The views expressed by
the Member State, if any, shall be communicated to the non-governmental organization
concerned, which shall have the opportunity to respond to those views through the
Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations.
9. The organization shall be of recognized standing within
the particular field of its competence or of a representative character. Where there exist
a number of organizations with similar objectives, interests and basic views in a given
field, they may, for the purposes of consultation with the Council, form a joint committee
or other body authorized to carry on such consultation for the group as a whole.
10. The organization shall have an established
headquarters, with an executive officer. It shall have a democratically adopted
constitution, a copy of which shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United
Nations, and which shall provide for the determination of policy by a conference, congress
or other representative body, and for an executive organ responsible to the policy-making
body.
11. The organization shall have authority to speak for its
members through its authorized representatives. Evidence of this authority shall be
presented, if requested.
12. The organization shall have a representative structure
and possess appropriate mechanisms of accountability to its members, who shall exercise
effective control over its policies and actions through the exercise of voting rights or
other appropriate democratic and transparent decision-making processes. Any such
organization which is not established by a governmental entity or intergovernmental
agreement shall be considered as a non-governmental organization for the purpose of these
arrangements, including organizations which accept members designated by governmental
authorities, provided that such membership does not interfere with the free expression of
views of the organization.
13. The basic resources of the organization shall be
derived in the main part from contributions of the national affiliates or other components
or from individual members. Where voluntary contributions have been received, their
amounts and donors shall be faithfully revealed to the Council Committee on
Non-Governmental Organizations. Where, however, the above criterion is not fulfilled and
an organization is financed from other sources, it must explain to the satisfaction of the
Committee its reasons for not meeting the requirements laid down in this paragraph. Any
financial contribution or other support, direct or indirect, from a Government to the
organization shall be openly declared to the Committee through the Secretary-General and
fully recorded in the financial and other records of the organization and shall be devoted
to purposes in accordance with the aims of the United Nations.
14. In considering the establishment of consultative
relations with a non-governmental organization, the Council will take into account whether
the field of activity of the organization is wholly or mainly within the field of a
specialized agency, and whether or not it could be admitted when it has, or may have, a
consultative arrangement with a specialized agency.
15. The granting, suspension and withdrawal of consultative
status, as well as the interpretation of norms and decisions relating to this matter, are
the prerogative of Member States exercised through the Economic and Social Council and its
Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations. A non-governmental organization applying for
general or special consultative status or a listing on the Roster shall have the
opportunity to respond to any objections being raised in the Committee before the
Committee takes its decision.
16. The provisions of the present resolution shall apply to
the United Nations regional commissions and their subsidiary bodies mutatis mutandis.
17. In recognizing the evolving relationship between the
United Nations and non-governmental organizations, the Economic and Social Council, in
consultation with the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, will consider reviewing
the consultative arrangements as and when necessary to facilitate, in the most effective
manner possible, the contributions of non-governmental organizations to the work of the
United Nations.
Part II
PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE NATURE OF THE CONSULTATIVE
ARRANGEMENTS
18. A clear distinction is drawn in the Charter of the
United Nations between participation without vote in the deliberations of the Council and
the arrangements for consultation. Under Articles 69 and 70, participation is provided for
only in the case of States not members of the Council, and of specialized agencies.
Article 71, applying to non-governmental organizations, provides for suitable arrangements
for consultation. This distinction, deliberately made in the Charter, is fundamental and
the arrangements for consultation should not be such as to accord to non-governmental
organizations the same rights of participation as are accorded to States not members of
the Council and to the specialized agencies brought into relationship with the United
Nations.
19. The arrangements should not be such as to overburden
the Council or transform it from a body for coordination of policy and action, as
contemplated in the Charter, into a general forum for discussion.
20. Decisions on arrangements for consultation should be
guided by the principle that consultative arrangements are to be made, on the one hand,
for the purpose of enabling the Council or one of its bodies to secure expert information
or advice from organizations having special competence in the subjects for which
consultative arrangements are made, and, on the other hand, to enable international,
regional, subregional and national organizations which represent important elements of
public opinion to express their views. Therefore, the arrangements for consultation made
with each organization should relate to the subjects for which that organization has a
special competence or in which it has a special interest. The organizations given
consultative status should be limited to those whose activities in fields set out in
paragraph 1 above qualify them to make a significant contribution to the work of the
Council and should, in sum, as far as possible reflect in a balanced way the major
viewpoints or interests in these fields in all areas and regions of the world.
Part III
ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSULTATIVE RELATIONSHIPS
21. In establishing consultative relationships with each
organization, regard shall be had to the nature and scope of its activities and to the
assistance it may be expected to give to the Council or its subsidiary bodies in carrying
out the functions set out in Chapters IX and X of the Charter of the United Nations.
22. Organizations which are concerned with most of the
activities of the Council and its subsidiary bodies and can demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the Council that they have substantive and sustained contributions to make
to the achievement of the objectives of the United Nations in the fields as set out in
paragraph 1 above, and are closely involved with the economic and social life of the
peoples of the areas they represent and whose membership, which should be considerable, is
broadly representative of major segments of society in a large number of countries in
different regions of the world shall be known as organizations in general consultative
status.
23. Organizations which have a special competence in, and
are concerned specifically with, only a few of the fields of activity covered by the
Council and its subsidiary bodies, and which are known within the fields for which they
have or seek consultative status shall be known as organizations in special consultative
status.
24. Other organizations which do not have general or
special consultative status but which the Council, or the Secretary-General of the United
Nations in consultation with the Council or its Committee on Non-Governmental
Organizations, considers can make occasional and useful contributions to the work of the
Council or its subsidiary bodies or other United Nations bodies within their competence
shall be included in a list (to be known as the Roster). This list may also include
organizations in consultative status or similar relationship with a specialized agency or
a United Nations body. These organizations shall be available for consultation at the
request of the Council or its subsidiary bodies. The fact that an organization is on the
Roster shall not in itself be regarded as a qualification for general or special
consultative status should an organization seek such status.
25. Organizations to be accorded special consultative
status because of their interest in the field of human rights should pursue the goals of
promotion and protection of human rights in accordance with the spirit of the Charter of
the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Vienna Declaration
and Programme of Action.
26. Major organizations one of whose primary purposes is to
promote the aims, objectives and purposes of the United Nations and a furtherance of the
understanding of its work may be accorded consultative status.
Part IV
CONSULTATION WITH THE COUNCIL
Provisional agenda
27. The provisional agenda of the Council shall be
communicated to organizations in general consultative status and special consultative
status and to those on the Roster.
28. Organizations in general consultative status may
propose to the Council Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations that the Committee
request the Secretary-General to place items of special interest to the organizations on
the provisional agenda of the Council.
Attendance at meetings
29. Organizations in general consultative status and
special consultative status may designate authorized representatives to sit as observers
at public meetings of the Council and its subsidiary bodies. Those on the Roster may have
representatives present at such meetings concerned with matters within their field of
competence. These attendance arrangements may be supplemented to include other modalities
of participation.
Written statements
30. Written statements relevant to the work of the Council
may be submitted by organizations in general consultative status and special consultative
status on subjects in which these organizations have a special competence. Such statements
shall be circulated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the members of the
Council, except those statements which have become obsolete, for example, those dealing
with matters already disposed of and those which had already been circulated in some other
form.
31. The following conditions shall be observed regarding
the submission and circulation of such statements:
(a) The written statement shall be submitted in one of the
official languages.
(b) It shall be submitted in sufficient time for
appropriate consultation to take place between the Secretary-General and the organization
before circulation.
(c) The organization shall give due consideration to any
comments which the Secretary-General may make in the course of such consultation before
transmitting the statement in final form.
(d) A written statement submitted by an organization in
general consultative status will be circulated in full if it does not exceed 2,000 words.
Where a statement is in excess of 2,000 words, the organizations shall submit a summary
which will be circulated or shall supply sufficient copies of the full text in the working
languages for distribution. A statement will also be circulated in full, however, upon a
specific request of the Council or its Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations.
(e) A written statement submitted by an organization in
special consultative status or on the Roster will be circulated in full if it does not
exceed 500 words. Where a statement is in excess of 500 words, the organization shall
submit a summary which will be circulated; such statements will be circulated in full,
however, upon a specific request of the Council or its Committee on Non-Governmental
Organizations.
(f) The Secretary-General, in consultation with the
President of the Council, or the Council or its Committee on Non-Governmental
Organizations, may invite organizations on the Roster to submit written statements. The
provisions of subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) above shall apply to such statements.
(g) A written statement or summary, as the case may be,
will be circulated by the Secretary-General in the working languages, and, upon the
request of a member of the Council, in any of the official languages.
Oral presentations during meetings
32.
(a) The Council Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
shall make recommendations to the Council as to which organizations in general
consultative status should make an oral presentation to the Council and on which items
they should be heard. Such organizations shall be entitled to make one statement to the
Council, subject to the approval of the Council. In the absence of a subsidiary body of
the Council with jurisdiction in a major field of interest to the Council and to
organizations in special consultative status, the Committee may recommend that
organizations in special consultative status be heard by the Council on the subject in its
field of interest.
(b) Whenever the Council discusses the substance of item
proposed by a non-governmental organization in general consultative status and included in
the agenda of the Council, such an organization shall be entitled to present orally to the
Council, as appropriate, an introductory statement of an expository nature. Such an
organization may be invited by the President of the Council, with the consent of the
relevant body, to make, in the course of the discussion of the item before the Council, an
additional statement for purposes of clarification.
Part V
CONSULTATION WITH COMMISSIONS AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY
ORGANS OF THE COUNCIL
Provisional agenda
33. The provisional agenda of sessions of commissions and
other subsidiary organs of the Council shall be communicated to organizations in general
consultative status and special consultative status and those on the Roster.
34. Organizations in general consultative status may
propose items for the provisional agenda of commissions, subject to the following
conditions:
(a) An organization which intends to propose such an item
shall inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations at least sixty-three days before
the commencement of the session and before formally proposing an item shall give due
consideration to any comments the Secretary- General may make.
(b) The proposal shall be formally submitted with the
relevant basic documentation not later than forty-nine days before the commencement of the
session. The item shall be included in the agenda of the commission if it is adopted by a
two thirds majority of those present and voting.
Attendance at meetings
35. Organizations in general consultative status and
special consultative status may designate authorized representatives to sit as observers
at public meetings of the commissions and other subsidiary organs of the Council.
Organizations on the Roster may have representatives present at such meetings which are
concerned with matters within their field of competence. These attendance arrangements may
be supplemented to include other modalities of participation.
Written statements
36. Written statements relevant to the work of the
commissions or other subsidiary organs may be submitted by organizations in general
consultative status and special consultative status on subjects for which these
organizations have a special competence. Such statements shall be circulated by the
Secretary-General to members of the commission or other subsidiary organs, except those
statements which have become obsolete, for example, those dealing with matters already
disposed of and those which have already been circulated in some other form to members of
the commission or other subsidiary organs.
37. The following conditions shall be observed regarding
the submission and circulation of such written statements:
(a) The written statement shall be submitted in one of the
official languages.
(b) It shall be submitted in sufficient time for
appropriate consultation to take place between the Secretary-General and the organization
before circulation.
(c) The organization shall give due consideration to any
comments which the Secretary-General may make in the course of such consultation before
transmitting the statement in final form.
(d) A written statement submitted by an organization in
general consultative status will be circulated in full if it does not exceed 2,000 words.
Where a statement is in excess of 2,000 words, the organization shall submit a summary,
which will be circulated, or shall supply sufficient copies of the full text in the
working languages for distribution. A statement will also be circulated in full, however,
upon the specific request of the commission or other subsidiary organs.
(e) A written statement submitted by an organization in
special consultative status will be circulated in full if it does not exceed 1,500 words.
Where a statement is in excess of 1,500 words, the organization shall submit a summary,
which will be circulated, or shall supply sufficient copies of the full text in the
working languages for distribution. A statement will also be circulated in full, however,
upon the specific request of the commission or other subsidiary organs.
(f) The Secretary-General, in consultation with the
Chairman of the relevant commission or other subsidiary organ, or the commission or other
subsidiary organ itself, may invite organizations on the Roster to submit written
statements. The provisions in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) above shall apply to
such statements.
(g) A written statement or summary, as the case may be,
will be circulated by the Secretary-General in the working languages and, upon the request
of a member of the commission or other subsidiary organ, in any of the official languages.
Oral presentations during meetings
38.
(a) The commission or other subsidiary organs may consult
with organizations in general consultative status and special consultative status either
directly or through a committee or committees established for the purpose. In all cases,
such consultations may be arranged on the request of the organization.
(b) On the recommendation of the Secretary-General and at
the request of the commission or other subsidiary organs, organizations on the Roster may
also be heard by the commission or other subsidiary organs.
Special studies
39. Subject to the relevant rules of procedure on financial
implications, a commission or other subsidiary organ may recommend that an organization
which has special competence in a particular field should undertake specific studies or
investigations or prepare specific papers for the commission. The limitations of
paragraphs 37 (d) and (e) above shall not apply in this case.
Part VI
CONSULTATIONS WITH AD HOC COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL
40. The arrangements for consultation between ad hoc
committees of the Council authorized to meet between sessions of the Council and
organizations in general consultative status and special consultative status and on the
Roster shall follow those approved for commissions of the Council, unless the Council or
the committee decides otherwise.
Part VII
PARTICIPATION OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES CONVENED BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND THEIR PREPARATORY PROCESS
41. Where non-governmental organizations have been invited
to participate in an international conference convened by the United Nations, their
accreditation is the prerogative of Member States, exercised through the respective
preparatory committee. Such accreditation should be preceded by an appropriate process to
determine their eligibility.
42. Non-governmental organizations in general consultative
status, special consultative status and on the Roster, which express their wish to attend
the relevant international conferences convened by the United Nations and the meetings of
the preparatory bodies of the said conferences, shall as a rule be accredited for
participation. Other non-governmental organizations wishing to be accredited may apply to
the secretariat of the conference for this purpose in accordance with the following
requirements.
43. The secretariat of the conference shall be responsible
for the receipt and preliminary evaluation of requests from non-governmental organizations
for accreditation to the conference and its preparatory process. In the discharge of its
functions, the secretariat of the conference shall work in close cooperation and
coordination with the Non-Governmental Organizations Section of the Secretariat, and shall
be guided by the relevant provisions of Council resolution 1296 (XLIV) as updated.
44. All such applications must be accompanied by
information on the competence of the organization and the relevance of its activities to
the work of the conference and its preparatory committee, with an indication of the
particular areas of the conference agenda and preparations to which such competence and
relevance pertain, and should include, inter alia, the following information:
(a) The purpose of the organization;
(b) Information as to the programmes and activities of the
organization in areas relevant to the conference and its preparatory process and the
country or countries in which they are carried out. Non-governmental organizations seeking
accreditation shall be asked to confirm their interest in the goals and objectives of the
conference;
(c) Confirmation of the activities of the organization at
the national, regional or international level;
(d) Copies of the annual or other reports of the
organization with financial statements, and a list of financial sources and contributions,
including governmental contributions;
(e) A list of members of the governing body of the
organization and their countries of nationality;
(f) A description of the membership of the organization,
indicating the total number of members, the names of organizations which are members and
their geographical distribution;
(g) A copy of the constitution and/or by-laws of the
organization.
45. In the evaluation of the relevance of applications of
non-governmental organizations for accreditation to the conference and its preparatory
process, it is agreed that a determination will be made based on their background and
involvement in the subject areas of the conference.
46. The secretariat shall publish and disseminate to Member
States on a periodic basis the updated list of applications received. Member States may
submit comments on any of the applications on the list fourteen days from receipt of the
above-mentioned list by Member States. The comments of Member States shall be communicated
to the non-governmental organization concerned, which shall have the opportunity to
respond.
47. In cases where the secretariat believes, on the basis
of the information provided in accordance with the present resolution, that the
organization has established its competence and the relevance of its activities to the
work of the preparatory committee, it will recommend to the preparatory committee that the
organization be accredited. In cases where the secretariat does not recommend the granting
of accreditation, it will make available to the preparatory committee its reasons for not
doing so. The secretariat should ensure that its recommendations are available to members
of the preparatory committee at least one week prior to the start of each session. The
secretariat must notify such applicants of the reasons for non-recommendation and provide
an opportunity to respond to objections and furnish additional information as may be
required.
48. The preparatory committee will decide on all
recommendations for accreditation within twenty-four hours after the recommendations of
the secretariat have been taken up by the preparatory committee in plenary meeting. In the
event of a decision not being taken within this period, interim accreditation shall be
accorded until such time as a decision is taken.
49. A non-governmental organization that has been granted
accreditation to attend a session of the preparatory committee, including related
preparatory meetings of regional commissions, may attend all its future sessions, as well
as the conference itself.
50. In recognition of the intergovernmental nature of the
conference and its preparatory process, active participation of non-governmental
organizations therein, while welcome, does not entail a negotiating role.
51. The non-governmental organizations accredited to the
international conference may be given, in accordance with established United Nations
practice and at the discretion of the chairperson and the consent of the body concerned,
an opportunity to briefly address the preparatory committee and the conference in plenary
meetings and their subsidiary bodies.
52. Non-governmental organizations accredited to the
conference may make written presentations during the preparatory process in the official
languages of the United Nations as they deem appropriate. Those written presentations will
not be issued as official documents except in accordance with United Nations rules of
procedure.
53. Non-governmental organizations without consultative
status that participate in international conferences and wish to obtain consultative
status later on should apply through the normal procedures established under Council
resolution 1296 (XLIV) as updated. Recognizing the importance of the participation of
non-governmental organizations that attend a conference in the follow-up process, the
Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, in considering their application, shall draw
upon the documents already submitted by that organization for accreditation to the
conference and any additional information submitted by the non-governmental organization
supporting its interest, relevance and capacity to contribute to the implementation phase.
The Committee shall review such applications as expeditiously as possible so as to allow
participation of the respective organization in the implementation phase of the
conference. In the interim, the Economic and Social Council shall decide on the
participation of non-governmental organizations accredited to an international conference
in the work of the relevant functional commission on the follow-up to and implementation
of that conference.
54. The suspension and withdrawal of the accreditation of
non-governmental organizations to United Nations international conferences at all stages
shall be guided by the relevant provisions of the present resolution.
Part VIII
SUSPENSION AND WITHDRAWAL OF CONSULTATIVE STATUS
55. Organizations granted consultative status by the
Council and those on the Roster shall conform at all times to the principles governing the
establishment and nature of their consultative relations with the Council. In periodically
reviewing the activities of non-governmental organizations on the basis of the reports
submitted under paragraph 61 (c) below and other relevant information, the Council
Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations shall determine the extent to which the
organizations have complied with the principles governing consultative status and have
contributed to the work of the Council, and may recommend to the Council suspension or
exclusion from consultative status of organizations which have not met the requirements
for consultative status as set forth in the present resolution.
56. In cases where the Committee on Non-Governmental
Organizations has decided to recommend that the general or special consultative status of
a non-governmental organization or its listing on the Roster be suspended or withdrawn,
the non-governmental organization concerned shall be given written reasons for that
decision and shall have an opportunity to present its response for appropriate
consideration by the Committee as expeditiously as possible.
57. The consultative status of non-governmental
organizations with the Economic and Social Council and the listing of those on the Roster
shall be suspended up to three years or withdrawn in the following cases:
(a) If an organization, either directly or through its
affiliates or representatives acting on its behalf, clearly abuses its status by engaging
in a pattern of acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations including unsubstantiated or politically motivated acts against Member States of
the United Nations incompatible with those purposes and principles;
(b) If there exists substantiated evidence of influence
from proceeds resulting from internationally recognized criminal activities such as the
illicit drugs trade, money laundering or the illegal arms trade;
(c) If, within the preceding three years, an organization
had not made any positive or effective contribution to the work of the United Nations and,
in particular, of the Council or its commissions or other subsidiary organs. 58. The
consultative status of organizations in general consultative status and special
consultative status and the listing of those on the Roster will be suspended or withdrawn
by the decision of the Economic and Social Council on the recommendation of its Committee
on Non-Governmental Organizations.
59. An organization whose consultative status or whose
listing on the Roster is withdrawn may be entitled to reapply for consultative status or
for inclusion on the Roster not sooner than three years after the effective date of such
withdrawal.
Part IX
COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
60. The members of the Committee on Non-Governmental
Organizations shall be elected by the Council on the basis of equitable geographical
representation, in accordance with the relevant Council resolutions 1/ and rules of
procedure of the Council. 2/ The Committee shall elect its Chairman and other officers as
necessary.
61. The functions of the Committee shall include the
following:
(a) The Committee shall be responsible for regular
monitoring of the evolving relationship between non-governmental organizations and the
United Nations. With a view to fulfilling this responsibility, the Committee shall hold,
before each of its sessions, and at other times as necessary, consultations with
organizations in consultative status to discuss questions of interest to the Committee or
to the organizations relating to the relationship between the non-governmental
organizations and the United Nations. A report on such consultations will be transmitted
to the Council for appropriate action.
(b) The Committee shall hold its regular session before the
substantive session of the Council each year and preferably before the meetings of
functional commissions of the Council to consider applications for general consultative
status and special consultative status and for listing on the Roster made by
non-governmental organizations and requests for changes in status, and to make
recommendations thereon to the Council. Upon approval by the Council, the Committee may
hold other meetings as required to fulfil its mandated responsibilities. Organizations
shall give due consideration to any comments on technical matters which the
Secretary-General of the United Nations may make in receiving such applications for the
Committee. The Committee shall consider at each such session applications received by the
Secretary-General not later than 1 June of the preceding year, on which sufficient data
have been distributed to the members of the Committee not later than six weeks before the
applications are to be considered. Transitional arrangements, if possible, may be made
during the current year only. Reapplication by an organization for status, or a request
for a change in status, shall be considered by the Committee at the earliest at its first
session in the second year following the session at which the substance of the previous
application or request was considered, unless at the time of such consideration it was
decided otherwise.
(c) Organizations in general consultative status and
special consultative status shall submit to the Council Committee on Non-Governmental
Organizations through the Secretary-General every fourth year a brief report of their
activities, specifically as regards the support they have given to the work of the United
Nations. Based on findings of the Committee's examination of the report and other relevant
information, the Committee may recommend to the Council any reclassification in status of
the organization concerned as it deems appropriate. However, under exceptional
circumstances, the Committee may ask for such a report from an individual organization in
general consultative status or special consultative status or on the Roster, between the
regular reporting dates.
(d) The Committee may consult, in connection with sessions
of the Council or at such other times as it may decide, with organizations in general
consultative status and special consultative status on matters within their competence,
other than items on the agenda of the Council, on which the Council or the Committee or
the organization requests consultation. The Committee shall report to the Council on such
consultations.
(e) The Committee may consult, in connection with any
particular session of the Council, with organizations in general consultative status and
special consultative status on matters within the competence of the organizations
concerning specific items already on the provisional agenda of the Council on which the
Council or the Committee or the organization requests consultation, and shall make
recommendations as to which organizations, subject to the provisions of paragraph 32 (a)
above, should be heard by the Council or the appropriate committee and regarding which
subjects should be heard. The Committee shall report to the Council on such consultations.
(f) The Committee shall consider matters concerning
non-governmental organizations which may be referred to it by the Council or by
commissions.
(g) The Committee shall consult with the Secretary-General,
as appropriate, on matters affecting the consultative arrangements under Article 71 of the
Charter, and arising therefrom.
(h) An organization which applies for consultative status
should justify that it has been in existence for at least two years as at the date of
receipt of the application by the Secretariat. Evidence of such existence shall be
furnished to the Secretariat.
62. The Committee, in considering a request from a
non-governmental organization in general consultative status that an item be placed on the
agenda of the Council, shall take into account, among other things:
(a) The adequacy of the documentation submitted by the
organization;
(b) The extent to which it is considered that the item
lends itself to early and constructive action by the Council;
(c) The possibility that the item might be more
appropriately dealt with elsewhere than in the Council.
63. Any decision by the Council Committee on
Non-Governmental Organizations not to grant a request submitted by a non-governmental
organization in general consultative status that an item be placed on the provisional
agenda of the Council shall be considered as final unless the Council decides otherwise.
Part X
CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARIAT
64. The Secretariat should be so organized as to enable it
to carry out the duties assigned to it concerning the consultative arrangements and the
accreditation of non-governmental organizations to United Nations international
conferences as set forth in the present resolution.
65. All organizations in consultative relationship shall be
able to consult with officers of the appropriate sections of the Secretariat on matters in
which there is a mutual interest or a mutual concern. Such consultation shall be upon the
request of the non-governmental organization or upon the request of the Secretary-General
of the United Nations.
66. The Secretary-General may request organizations in
general consultative status and special consultative status and those on the Roster to
carry out specific studies or prepare specific papers, subject to the relevant financial
regulations.
67. The Secretary-General shall be authorized, within the
means at his disposal, to offer to non-governmental organizations in consultative
relationship facilities which include:
(a) Prompt and efficient distribution of such documents of
the Council and its subsidiary bodies as shall in the judgement of the Secretary-General
be appropriate;
(b) Access to the press documentation services provided by
the United Nations;
(c) Arrangement of informal discussions on matters of
special interest to groups or organizations;
(d) Use of the libraries of the United Nations;
(e) Provision of accommodation for conferences or smaller
meetings of consultative organizations on the work of the Economic and Social Council;
(f) Appropriate seating arrangements and facilities for
obtaining documents during public meetings of the General Assembly dealing with matters in
the economic, social and related fields.
Part XI
SECRETARIAT SUPPORT
68. Adequate Secretariat support will be required to fulfil
the mandate defined for the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations to carry out the
wider range of activities in which the enhanced involvement of non-governmental
organizations is envisaged. The Secretary-General is requested to provide the necessary
resources for this purpose and to take steps for improving the coordination within the
Secretariat of units dealing with non-governmental organizations.
69. The Secretary-General is requested to make every effort
to enhance and streamline as appropriate Secretariat support arrangements, and to improve
practical arrangements on such matters as greater use of modern information and
communication technology, the establishment of an integrated database of non-governmental
organizations, wide and timely dissemination of information on meetings, distribution of
documentation, provision of access and transparent, simple and streamlined procedures for
the attendance of non-governmental organizations in United Nations meetings, and to
facilitate their broad-based participation.
70. The Secretary-General is requested to make this
resolution widely known, through proper channels, to facilitate the involvement of
non-governmental organizations from all regions and areas of the world.
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