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Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations 2016 Regular Session 25 January – 3 February and 16 February 2016 Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations 2016 Regular Session 25 January – 3 February and 16 February 2016 Information Note for Participants The 2016 regular session of the Committee on NGOs will take place from 25 January to 3 February 2016 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Committee will meet again on 16 February 2016 to adopt its report of the session. The session is expected to consider 275 new applications for status by NGOs as well as 200 applications deferred from earlier sessions. The Committee will also review 404 quadrennial reports of NGOs in general or special consultative status, as well as 37 quadrennial reports deferred from earlier sessions. The session's recommendations will be sent to the Economic and Social Council for its approval during the coordination and management meetings of the Council to be held from 4 to 6 April 2016. Table of Contents Page Agenda for the 2016 regular session 2 Tentative Schedule 3 New applications for consultative status 4 New requests for reclassification 8 Applications deferred from previous sessions 8 Reclassifications deferred from previous sessions 13 New quadrennial reports (including overdue reports for reinstatement of status) 14 Deferred quadrennial reports 22 Organizations requesting name change 23 List of conference room papers before the Committee 24 Background information on the Committee 24 Access to documentation of the Committee 25 For information purposes only. Not an official document. Information is subject to change. Updated 11 January 2016. 1 Provisional agenda of the 2016 regular session (E/C.2/2016/1) (as per ECOSOC decision 2015/229) Agenda Title Item 1. Election of officers 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters. 3. Applications for consultative status and requests for reclassification received from non-governmental organizations: (a) Applications for consultative status and requests for reclassification deferred from previous sessions of the Committee; (b) New applications for consultative status and new requests for reclassification; (c) Applications of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council that have merged with non-governmental organizations without such consultative status. 4. Quadrennial reports submitted by non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council: (a) Deferred quadrennial reports submitted by non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Council; (b) Review of quadrennial reports submitted by nongovernmental organizations in consultative status with the Council (including an overdue report for reinstatement of status). 5. Strengthening of the Non-Governmental Organizations Branch of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat. 6. Review of the methods of work of the Committee: implementation of Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31, including the process of accreditation of representatives of non-governmental organizations, and Council decision 1995/304: (a) Process of accreditation of representatives of non-governmental organizations; (b) Consideration of issues on the agenda of the informal working group; (c) Other related matters. 7. Consideration of special reports. 8. General voluntary trust fund in support of the United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Informal Regional Network. 9. Provisional agenda and documentation for the 2017 session of the Committee. 10. Adoption of the report of the Committee. 2 Committee on NGOs – 2016 Regular Session 25 January – 3 February and 16 February 2016 Tentative Schedule Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Mon Tue Wed Tue Date Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 16 AM 1st meeting 3rd meeting 5th meeting 7th meeting 9th meeting 11th meeting 13th meeting 15th meeting 16th meeting - Items 1+2: Item 3b: New Item 3a: Item 3a: Item 3a: Item 3b: New Item 3b: New Item 3a: Item 10: Election, Applications Deferred Deferred Deferred Applications Applications Deferred Adoption of agenda Applications Applications Reclassifications – – Applications – the Report Item 4b: New Responses Responses Responses of the - Items 5+8: Quadrennial Received Received Received Committee NGO Branch, Reports Trust Fund Item 10: Adoption of - Item 7: the Draft Special Report of the Reports (if Committee - any) Introduction Item 3b: New Applications nd th th th th th th PM 2 meeting 4 meeting 6 meeting 8 meeting 10 meeting 12 meeting 14 meeting Item 3b: New Item 3b: New Item 3a: Deferred Item 3a: Item 4b: New Item 3b: New Item 3a: Applications Applications Applications Deferred Quadrennial Applications Deferred Applications Reports – Applications Item 3b: New Responses – requests for Item 4a: Received Responses Reclassification Deferred Received Quadrennial Reports Item 6c: Name change, Deferred Name change, requests for withdrawal of status Item 7: Special Reports (if any) 5 - 6 Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A pm with NGOs with NGOs with NGOs with NGOs with NGOs with NGOs with NGOs 3 New applications to be considered by 9. The Network of Rural Women Producers 10. True Worth Foundation the Committee Item 3 (b) of the agenda E/C.2/2016/R.2/Add.3 The names of organizations with new 1. African Arts Institute applications for consultative status are listed 2. Agency for Health and Food Security here as grouped in the official document. This 3. Coordinadora de Organizaciones de will not be the order in which applications will be Agricultores y Ganaderos Iniciativa Rural discussed. del Estado Español 4. Fondazione Rosselli 5. International Human Right Organization E/C.2/2016/R.2 6. International Young Professionals 1. Bancroft Global Development Foundation 2. Center for Democracy and Technology 7. Liberia Widow Assistance and 3. Christian Solidarity International (CSI) Development Agency 4. Faith Matters Community Interest Company 8. Observatório Nacional de Segurança Viária 5. Fondazione Proclade Internazionale - Onlus e Veicular 6. Human Rights Foundation Inc 9. Sister to Sister One in the Spirit Inc 7. International Detention Coalition Inc. 10. Ugonma Foundation 8. Isät lasten asialla ry 9. Leah Charity Foundation 10. Society for the Widows and Orphans E/C.2/2016/R.2/Add.4 1. Asoc Hispano-Nigeriana para el Desarrollo Industrial y Comercial E/C.2/2016/R.2/Add.1 2. Association Saemaul Undong Burundi 1. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center 3. College of the Atlantic 2. Buddies Association of Volunteers for 4. Conquer Nepal Orphans, Disabled and Abandoned Children 5. Inimõiguste Instituut 3. Frontier Reconstruction Welfare Agency 6. International Non-Olympic University 4. Humanity Family Foundation for Peace & 7. Prime Initiative for Green Development Dev 8. Réseau Unité pour le Développement de 5. International Organization for Promoting Mauritanie Public Diplomacy, Science, Education and 9. Save the Earth Cambodia Youth Cooperation "Eurasian 10. The Organization for Poverty Alleviation and Commonwealth" Development 6. Los Angeles Community Action Network 7. Message Welfare Society 8. Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of the E/C.2/2016/R.2/Add.5 Disabled 1. ABAAD Resource Center for Gender 9. Society for Environment and Development Equality 10. Young African Leaders Initiative Limited 2. Association pour le Développement Humain en Mauritanie 3. FORUT Solidaritetsaksjon for Utvikling E/C.2/2016/R.2/Add.2 4. International Association for Religious 1. "Association of Women with University Freedom, Co-ordinating Council for South Education" Social Organization Asia 2. Coastal Association for Social 5. JCall - European Jewish Call for Reason Transformation (COAST) Trust 6. Kids & Teens Resource Centre 3. Disability Association of Tavana 7. National Educational, Social and Traditional 4. Fang Protective Services, Incorporated Knowledge (NEST) Foundation 5. International Non-Olympic Committee 8. National Geographic Society 6. Ishaatool Mohammadiya Research and 9. O.N.G. ACHE Internacional Development Foundation, Shevgaon 10. World Wide Web Foundation 7. Malankara Social Service Society 8. Microclinic International 4 E/C.2/2016/R.2/Add.6 E/C.2/2016/R.2/Add.9 1. Friendship Force, Inc. 1. Earth Island Institute Inc. 2. Jeevan Jyothi Charitable Trust 2. Fondazione GEM 3. Maiti Nepal 3. Global Campaign for Education 4. Prajachaitanya Yuvajana Sangam 4. Insamlingsstiftelsen Kvinna till Kvinna 5. Reading Hamlets 5. International Federation of the Blue Cross, 6. Redemption Research for Health and Bern Educational Development Society 6. Leadership Initiative for Transformation & 7. Rural Development Foundation Global Ltd. Empowerment 8. St Monica University Inc. 7. Network for Adolescent and Youth of Africa 9. Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, (NAYA) Inc. 8. Phamous Vision 10. Sudanese Organization for Combating 9. The Lady Fatemah (A.S.) Charitable Trust Violence against Women & Child (SAO) 10. The United Iraqi Medical Society for Relief and Development E/C.2/2016/R.2/Add.7 1. African Association of Remote Sensing of E/C.2/2016/R.2/Add.10 the Environment 1. Association of Pacific Rim Universities 2. Association Consortium pour les Aires et 2. British Nuclear Tests Veterans Association Territoires du Patrimoine Autochtone et 3. Conglomeration of Bengal's Hotel Owners Communautaire (APAC) 4. Glozells Renewable Energy and 3. Cameroon League for Development Environment Society (CAMLEAD) 5. Hill-tribes' Mission Aid of India 4. Center of Civil Initiatives Support 6. Internationale Gemeinschaft für die 5. Education, Communication and Unterstützung von Kriegsopfern
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