List of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council As of 1 September 2018*
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United Nations E/2018/INF/5 Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 31 October 2018 Original: English List of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council as of 1 September 2018* Note by the Secretary-General The non-governmental organizations that are in consultative status as at 1 September 2018, including those added as a result of action taken by the Economic and Social Council at its coordination and management meetings held in 2018, are listed below. * There are 138 organizations in general consultative status, 4,052 in special consultative status and 971 on the Roster, for a total of 5,161 non-governmental organizations listed. The consultative status of 1 organization in general consultative status and of 151 organizations in special consultative status is currently suspended (see chap. IV). The year in which an organization was granted status with the Council is given in parentheses, after the organization’s name, except where that information is not available. 18-18286 (E) 201218 *1818286* E/2018/INF/5 Contents Page I. General consultative status ....................................................... 3 II. Special consultative status ....................................................... 7 III. Roster ........................................................................ 121 A. Organizations placed on the Roster by virtue of action taken by the Economic and Social Council on the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations ............................................................. 121 1. Pursuant to Council resolutions 1296 (XLIV) and 1996/31 .................... 121 2. Pursuant to Council decision 1996/302 .................................... 133 B. Organizations placed on the Roster by action of the Secretary-General .............. 136 C. Organizations placed on the Roster by virtue of their consultative status with other United Nations bodies or the specialized agencies ................................ 137 IV. Non-governmental organizations with outstanding quadrennial reports, whose consultative status with the Council has been suspended for the period from 24 July 2018 to 23 July 2019 in accordance with Council resolution 2008/4 and Council decision 2018/255 ............. 150 2/155 18-18286 E/2018/INF/5 1 I. General consultative status AARP (category II, 1987; category I, 1995) Academic Council on the United Nations System (general, 1996) Adventist Development and Relief Agency (general, 1997) Agence internationale pour le développement (category II, 1993; general, 2001) Al-Khoei Foundation (general, 1998) Asia Crime Prevention Foundation (category II, 1991; general, 2000) Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (general, 1996) Asian Legal Resource Centre (general, 1998) Association for Progressive Communications (category I, 1995) Association for Women’s Rights in Development (general, 1997) Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (category II, 1995; general, 2006) AVSI Foundation (general, 1996) Biovision Stiftung für ökologische Entwicklung (general, 2012) Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (category II, 1995; general, 2000) Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (Roster, 1983; general, 1998) CARE International (category II, 1987; general, 1991) Caritas Internationalis (category B, 1951; general, 1999) Centre de recherches et de promotion pour la sauvegarde des sites et monuments historiques en Afrique (general, 1998) Centre Europe-tiers monde (general, 1998) Centro di Ricerca e Documentazione Febbraio 74 (special, 1998; general, 2002) China NGO Network for International Exchanges (general, 2008) Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (special, 2001; general, 2010) CIDSE (category II, 1972; general, 2007) CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (special, 1997; general, 2004) Colombian Confederation of NGOs (category I, 1995) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (category II, 1969; general, 2000) Confederación Latinoamericana de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito (category I, 1995) __________________ 1 In the case of organizations in general consultative status that were reclassified from other kinds of consultative status, the year of original status and any subsequent reclassifications are noted in parentheses. Prior to 1968, category A roughly corresponded to general consultative status and category B to special consultative status. From 1968 to 1995, category I roughly corresponded to general consultative status and category II roughly corresponded to special consultative status. 18-18286 3/155 E/2018/INF/5 Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (general, 2002) Congregations of St. Joseph (general, 1999) Consumers International (Roster, 1963; category I, 1977) Convention of Independent Financial Advisors (special, 2007; general, 2015) Covenant House (category II, 1985; general, 2011) DEVNET Association (category I, 1995) Environmental Development Action in the Third World (general, 1996) Femmes Afrique solidarité (special, 2000; general, 2010) Foundation for the Social Promotion of Culture (special, 2001; general, 2004) Foundation for the Support of the United Nations (general, 1996) Franciscans International (category I, 1995) Friends World Committee for Consultation (category B, 1948; category II, 1969; general, 2002) Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (special, 2004; general, 2013) Global Economist Forum (special, 2012; general, 2018)* Good Neighbors International (general, 1996) Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council of North and South America (category I, 1985) Green Cross International (general, 1997) Greenpeace International (category II, 1983; general 1998) HelpAge International (category I, 1995) Humane Society of the United States (general, 1996) Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society (special, 2010; general, 2018)** Institute of International Law (general, 2017)*** InterAction: American Council for Voluntary International Action (category I, 1995) International Alliance of Women (category B, 1947; category II, 1969; category I, 1975) International Association for Religious Freedom (category II, 1977; category I, 1995) International Association of Lions Clubs (category B, 1947; general, 1998) International Association of Soldiers for Peace (category I, 1995) International Association of Peace Foundations (general, 1999) International Center for Research on Women (general, 1998) International Cooperative Alliance (category A, 1946) International Council for Adult Education (category II, 1975; general, 1991) International Council of Environmental Law (category II, 1973; general, 2000) * Reclassified from special to general status in 2018. ** Reclassified from special to general status in 2018. *** Reclassified from the Roster to general status in 2017. 4/155 18-18286 E/2018/INF/5 International Council of Voluntary Agencies (category II, 1970; category I, 1974) International Council of Women (category A, 1947) International Council on Management of Population Programmes (category II, 1985; general, 2014) International Council on Social Welfare (category II, 1969; category I, 1972) International Electrotechnical Commission (category II, 1979; general, 2016) International Eurasia Press Fund (special, 2007; general, 2014) International Federation for Family Development (special, 1999; general, 2011) International Federation of Associations of the Elderly (category II, 1983; category I, 1991) International Federation of Business and Professional Women (category B, 1947; category II, 1969; category I, 1978) International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres (category II, 1969; general, 1998) International Federation on Ageing (Roster, 1975; category II, 1978; category, I 1995) International Health Awareness Network (special, 1998; general, 2015) International Higher Education Academy of Sciences (general, 2002) International Indian Treaty Council (category II, 1977; general, 2011) International Informatization Academy (category I, 1995) International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (category I, 1995) International Institute for Non-Aligned Studies (category II, 1993; general, 1998) International Institute of Administrative Sciences (category B, 1947; general, 2013) International Movement ATD Fourth World (category II, 1981; category I, 1991) International Organization for Standardization (category A, 1947) International Organization of Employers (category A, 1947) International Planned Parenthood Federation (category II, 1969; category I, 1973) International Road Transport Union (category B, 1949; general, 2013) International Social Security Association (category I, 1979) International Trade Union Confederation (general, 2007) International Union of Economists (general, 1999) International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations (category I, 1973) Inter-Press Service International Association (category I, 1991) Islamic Relief USA (general, 2012) Junior Chamber International (category B, 1954; general, 2011) Legião da Boa Vontade/Legion of Good Will (general, 1999) Liberal International (category II, 1985; category I, 1995) Make Mothers Matter (category A, 1949; general, 2004) Médecins du monde (international) (general, 1996) 18-18286 5/155 E/2018/INF/5 Médecins sans frontières (international) (category II, 1993; general, 2000) Muslim World League (category II, 1974; category I, 1979) National