The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2022 session today, recommending 10 entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and deferring action on 78 others, pending their response to additional questions posed by Committee members.
The 19-member Committee considers applications for consultative status and requests for reclassification submitted by non-governmental organizations. Once an application has been reviewed and approved by the Committee, it is considered recommended for consultative status. Organizations which were granted general and special status can attend meetings of the Council and issue statements, while those with general status can also speak during meetings and propose agenda items. Organizations with roster status can only attend meetings.
Action on several applications was postponed because Committee members requested further information from the candidates about, among other items, details of their organizations’ activities, partners, expenditures and sources of funding.
The Committee also held a question-and-answer session, in which the representative of the Comité de Vigilance pour la Démocratie en Tunisie had the opportunity to respond to delegates’ questions in-person.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations will meet again at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 1 September, to continue its session.
Source: United Nation