Applications for Consultative Status, Requests for Reclassification, Requests for a Change of Name and Quadrennial Reports Received From Non-Governmental Organizations

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A Decision of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 17 Non-governmental organizations, published in 2020.

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At its 37th plenary meeting, on 23 July 2019, the Economic and Social Council:

(a) Decided to grant special consultative status to the following 216 non-governmental organizations:

A New Dawn – Bedouin Jewish Centre in the Negev for Equality and Accessibility in Education, Research,

Peace and Welfare Services, RA

Action citoyenne pour l’information et l’éducation au développement durable

Action progressive pour la gestion de l’environnement

Afraz Cultural Association

Afric’ompetence

Afrique secours Congo

Agir pour le développement (Act-Dev)/Act for Development (Act-Dev)

Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation

Aleh Jerusalem Centres

Alianza Americas

All Believers Pentecostal Church International

All-Ukrainian Association “Successful Guards”

Anandi

Anti-trafficking Action (ASTRA)

Arms of Comfort Foundation

Asociación Civil Kapé Kapé

Asociación Cultural Nueva Acrópolis de El Salvador

Asociación para la Prevención, Reinserción y Atención a la Mujer Prostituida

Associação Jadir de Taekwondo

Associació Benestar i Desenvolupament (ABD)

Association of Professional Social Workers and Development Practitioners

Association pour une jeunesse africaine progressiste

Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Ltd. (AFDO)

Aydın Doğan Vakfı

Azad Foundation (India)

Barisal Unnyon Sangstha (BUS)

Beijing Crafts Council

Bizchut – The Israel Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities, charity

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Mezunu İş İnsanları Derneği

Broad National Movement, Ltd. (BNM)

Burundi Rugby League/Rugby à XIII

nouveau-nés et des enfants

Care 2 Give, Inc.

Casa Hunter – Associação Brasileira dos Portadores da Doença de Hunter e Outras Doenças Raras

Catholic Relief Services – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Center for Sex Education and Family Life, Ltd./Gte.

Central Integrada de Apoio Familiar Pastor Rubens de Castro

Centre for Health Science and Law (CHSL)

Centro internazionale sindacale per la cooperazione sviluppo

Centro Mujeres, AC

Chavara Cultural Centre

China Charity Alliance

Christian Women for Excellence and Empowerment in Nigerian Society

Co-Exist Initiative Organization

Collectif Alpha Ujuvi

Community Human Rights and Advocacy Centre (CHRAC)

Concern on Innovative Radiance Society

Concertation nationale de la société civile du Togo (CNSC–Togo)

Construisons ensemble le monde

Cruelty Free International

Darfur Women Action Group

Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

Disabled Women’s Association

Dream Doctors, RA

Earth

El Cantare Foundation

El Halev – The Organization for Martial Arts for Women in Israel, RA

ELEM – Youth in Distress

Envisions Institute of Development

Equality for Peace and Democracy Organization

Faudar Rural Educational Society for Harijans

Federación de la Mujer Rural

Federación Internacional de Empresarias BPW Spain (BPW Spain)

Fondation Sounga

Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta

Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA)

Fundación Nacional para la Superación de la Pobreza

Fundación para la Democracia Internacional

Fundación Ronda

Fundación Saraki

Fundación Voluntarias Contra el Cancer, AC

Gender and Environmental Risk Reduction Initiative

Global Buddhist Foundation

Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council

Grace Leadership Foundation, Inc.

Great Enlightenment Lotus Society, Inc.

Green and Better World

GSM Association

Haitian Connection

Health, Limited

Healthy Aging India

HelpAge India

Hope and Homes for Children

Human Is Right

Human Rights & Democratic Participation Center “SHAMS”

ILAN – Israel Association for Children with Disabilities, RA

Imani Works Corporation

IMPACT Foundation, Inc. – The Emmanuel & Una Springer Memorial Foundation

Inclusion Ghana

Institut mobile d’éducation démocratique (IMED)

Instituti për Kërkime dhe Alternativa Zhvillimi

Instituto Global da Paz

International Association of Justice Watch

International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women

International Council for Small Business

International Programme on the State of the Ocean

Investment Migration Council

Iran Autism Association

Istituto Diplomatico Internazionale

Jamia Islamiya Umar Faruk Charitable Trust, Solapur

Japan Society for History Textbook

Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation, Ltd.

Karelian Republican Public Organization “Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples and Civic Diplomacy – Young Karelia (Molodaya Karelia)”

Kesher – The Home for Special Families, RA

King Khalid Foundation

Kuentai Non-Profit Organization

Kuentai-USA

Kuu Tinaa

Lasses Education & Healthcare Initiative

“Life & Business” Creativity Development Foundation

Lion Damien Club

Maalkop Trading and Projects

Maji Mazuri Centre International

Mandela Center International

Merja Zarka

Migrant Offshore Aid Station Foundation (MOAS)

Miss Caricom Int’l. Foundation CIP, Inc.

Musawah Global Vision Berhad

Muslim American Leadership Alliance

My Heart’s Appeal, Inc.

National Association of Professional Social Workers in India

National Campaign for Education – Nepal

Northern Council for Global Cooperation

Observatoire tunisien de l’économie

Occupational Knowledge International

Ofanim – Non-profit Association for the Advancement of Children and Youths in Israel

Offthehook Foundation for Rural Dwellers

Okowa Five Charity Initiative

OneMama Incorporated

ONG Norte Verde y Medio Ambiente

Organisation internationale de solidarité d’amitié et de tolérance (OISAT-WASAT)/World Association for Solidarity and Tolerance (OISAT-WASAT)

Organisation internationale pour l’enfance

Organisation of African Youth

Organised Centre for Empowerment and Advocacy in Nigeria

Organização Nova Acrópole Lago Norte

Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays, Inc. (P-FOX)

Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans Society

Pasifika Migrant Services Charitable Trust

Peaceever TV International Media Group, Inc.

People Empowering People, Africa

Project HOPE – The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.

RASHID International, eV

Rose Academies, Inc.

Sahaj Sansthan Nokhada

Servicios y Asesoría para la Paz

Shuchona Foundation

Social & Economic Action for Lebanon, Inc.

Social Watch/Contrôle citoyen au Bénin

Society for Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development

Society for Union of Muslims and Empowerment (SUMAE)

Solidar Tunisie

Srei Foundation

Stichting Choice for Youth and Sexuality

Stichting Ezidis

Stichting Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict

Stichting Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport Foundation (SLOCAT)

Stichting Wildlife Justice Commission

Stolypin International Institute of Informatization and Public Administration

Süreyya Eğitim Kültür ve Dayanışma Derneği

Sustainability Literacy Test (SULITEST)

Sustainable Run for Development

Swedwatch

Synergie Institute of Trade Commerce and Industry

Talent Incubator

Telangana Jagruthi

The Alchemical Nursery Project, Inc.

The Cosmos Foundation

The F W de Klerk Foundation Trust

The Health Officers Council of British Columbia

The Islamic Relief Association for the Orphan and the Poor

The Palestinian Consultative Staff for Developing NGOs in Jenin Governorate

The World Organization for Education, Sciences and Development

Transforming Africa Initiative (TAI)

Trauma Care International Foundation

Tumuku Development and Cultural Union (TACUDU)

Uganda National NGO Forum

Union des jeunes citoyens d’Afrique

Union of Northwest Human Rights Organisation

UNISC International

United States Council for International Business, Incorporated

Unity Housing Company

“Vətəndaşların Sosial Rifahı Naminə” ictimai birliyi

Vicar Hope Foundation

Voice of Specially Abled People, Inc.

Voie éclairée des enfants démunis (VED)

Voluntary Integration for Education and Welfare of Society

Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)

Women and Youth Development Initiatives

Women Entrepreneurship Platform

Women in International Security (WIIS)

Women’s Fund for Peace and Human Rights (WFPHR)

Women’s Ordination Conference

World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies

World Roma Federation, Inc.

World Toilet Association

World Trade United Foundation, Limited

Wynad Social Service Society

Yayasan Kota Kita Surakarta

YouChange China Social Entrepreneur Foundation

Youthlead/Jeunes Leaders

YWCA of Japan

(b) Also decided to reclassify the consultative status of the non-governmental organization International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, asbl, from the Roster to general consultative status;

(c) Noted the decision of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations to take note of the change of name of the following eight non-governmental organizations:

Association for Childhood Education International (Roster, 1977) to Childhood Education International

International Council Supporting Fair Trial and Human Rights

des femmes

International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Organizations (special, 2010) to Childhood Cancer International

International HIV/AIDS Alliance (special, 2000) to Frontline AIDS, Ltd.

International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (special, 1989) to Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights

International Movement for Fraternal Union among Races and Peoples (special, 1953) to Unis pour l’équité et la fin du racisme

Mental Disability Advocacy Center Foundation (MDAC) (special, 2011) to Validity Foundation – Mental Disability Advocacy Centre

(d) Also noted that the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations had taken note of 245 quadrennial reports submitted by the following 243 non-governmental organizations:31

Academy of Labour and Social Relations

Action contre la faim (2013–2016)

Action for Development (Suisse)

Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, Ltd./Gte.

Africa Speaks

African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (2013–2016)

African Services Committee, Inc.

AFS Inter-Cultural Programs, Inc.

All Christians Welfare Association

Alliance Defending Freedom

All-Russian Society of Disabled People

Al-Mahdi Institute (2013–2016)

Al-Maqdese for Society Development

Alut – The Israeli Society for Autistic Children

American College of Sports Medicine

American Psychiatric Association

31 The reports listed are for the period 2014–2017 unless otherwise indicated in parentheses.

American Society of Safety Engineers

Anchor of Salvation International Ministries (2013–2016)

Antioch Christian Centre

Argentine Society of Pediatrics

Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Forum

Asociación Española para el Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos (AEDIDH)

Associação Brasileira de Gays, Lésbicas e Transgêneros (2013–2016)

Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR)

Association nationale pour l’évaluation environnementale

Association santé et environnement (2013–2016)

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication

Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (2013–2016)

BioRegional Development Group

Blagovest Centre of People’s Help International Public Charitable Organization

Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Senioren-Organisationen

Business Council for Sustainable Energy

Canadian Environmental Network (2013–2016)

Cell of Alternative Youth Activities

Center for Oceans Law and Policy

Center for Organisation Research and Education (2013–2016)

Centro de Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos

Centro di Ricerca e Documentazione Febbraio 74

Child Care Consortium

China Disabled Persons’ Federation

Chinese Young Volunteers Association

Christian Conference of Asia (2012–2015)

Community Alliances for Drug Free Youth

Community Development Volunteers for Technical Assistance

Concerned Women for America (CWA) (2013–2016)

Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations

Dayemi Complex Bangladesh

Dominicans for Justice and Peace – Order of Preachers

Dones per la Llibertat i Democràcia

Donne in Rete contro la Violenza, ONLUS

Down Syndrome International

Earth Push, Ltd./Gte.

Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration

Education International

Educational Foundation for African Women

Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs

Ekta Welfare Society (2013–2016)

End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes, Inc.

Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness

Environmental Protection and Conservation Organisation (2013–2016)

Environment-People-Law

Equality Now (2013–2016)

European Humanist Federation

European Space Policy Institute

European Union of Women

EUROSOLAR Turkey

Exchange and Cooperation Centre for Latin America/Centre d’échanges et coopération pour l’Amérique Latine

Family Africa

Federación Internacional de Fe y Alegría (2011–2014)

Fédération européenne des femmes actives en famille

Federation of American Scientists (2013–2016)

Economic Development

Fridtjof Nansen Institute (2013–2016)

Fundación Contemporánea

Fundación Democrática Ítalo-Americana

Fundación Eudes

Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer

Gargar Foundation for Development

Generation Initiative for Women and Youth Network

Global Alliance against Traffic in Women

Global Civil Initiatives, Inc.

Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Global Spatial Data Infrastructure

Global Voices

Grassroots Organisations Operating Together in Sisterhood

Greek Council for Refugees (2013–2016)

Green Planet

Greenpeace International

Groupe pivot : droit et citoyenneté des femmes

Habitat International Coalition (2013–2016)

Harm Reduction Coalition

Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres

Hope for Africa

House of Jacobs International

Human Resource Development Foundation

Human Rights Advocates Inc. (2013–2016)

IBON International Foundation, Inc.

IDPC Consortium

Imamia Medics International

Incorvuz-XXI

Indonesian Child Welfare Foundation

Institute for Economics and Peace, Limited

Institute for Multicultural Counseling and Education Services, Inc.

Institute of Global Education

Instituto da Criança

Integrated Development in Focus

International Academy of Sciences on Information, Information Procedures and Technologies (IASIPT)

(2013–2016)

International Association for Human Values

International Association for Humanitarian Medicine Brock Chisholm

International Association for Integration, Dignity and Economic Advancement (IDEA)

International Association for Women’s Mental Health

International Association of Lions Clubs

International Association of Ports and Harbors

International Association of Y’s Men’s Clubs

International Center of the Roerichs

International Civil Society Centre: Convening Capacity-Building Research, gGmbH

International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage

International Congo Aid – Smile African Children

International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences, Inc. (CAETS) (2013–2016)

International Council of Chemical Associations

International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID)

International Council on Jewish Social and Welfare Services

International Council on Social Welfare (2012–2015)

International Family Forestry Alliance, Inc. (2013–2016)

International Federation for Home Economics (2013–2016)

International Federation for Human Rights Leagues (2012–2015)

International Federation of Hard-of-Hearing Young People (2013–2016)

International First Aid Society

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

International Initiative for Peace (2013–2016)

International Justice Resource Center, Inc.

International La Strada Association

International Psychoanalytical Association Trust

International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance

International Relations Students’ Association of McGill University

International Society for Small and Medium Enterprises

International Union for the Scientific Study of Population

International Women Bond (2013–2016)

International Women’s Democracy Center

International Women’s Writing Guild

Interregional Non-Governmental Organization “Centre for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North” (CSIPN)

Intersos Humanitarian Aid Organization

Japanese Association of International Women’s Rights (JAIWR)

Jeunes volontaires pour l’environnement (2013–2016)

JMJ Children’s Fund of Canada

John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation

Jossour forum des femmes marocaines

Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW)

Kiwanis International

Korea Freedom Federation

LatCrit

Lawyers for Lawyers (2013–2016)

Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (2013–2016)

Lawyers without Borders (2012–2015)

Leadership for Environment & Development, Inc. (LEAD International)

Leadership Watch

Leonard Cheshire Disability

Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany

Mahila Dakshata Samiti (2012–2015)

Malaysian Relief Agency Foundation

Management Sciences for Health, Inc.

Mankind Welfare Organization

Maruah – Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, Singapore

Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers

Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, Inc.

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)

Mennonite Central Committee

Mercy Corps

Migrants Rights International (MRI) (2013–2016)

Minhaj-ul-Quran International (2011–2014)

Minority Rights Group (2012–2015)

Miracle Corners of the World

Mujer para la Mujer, AC

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

National Association of Drug Court Professionals

National Association of Vocational Education of China

National Congress of American Indians

National Council of Women of Canada (2013–2016)

Norwegian People’s Aid (2013–2016)

Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (2013–2016)

Operation ASHA

Organisation marocaine des droits humains

Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement International (2011–2014)

Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum

Participatory Rural Development Society (PRDS)

People’s Decade of Human Rights Education

People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (2012–2015)

Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants

Presbyterian Church (USA)

Pro-Biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda, Limited (2013–2016)

RefugePoint, Inc.

Reporters sans frontières international/Reporters without Borders International (2005–2008 and 2009–2012)

Rozan

Rural Reconstruction Nepal (2013–2016)

Safe Society

Saferworld

Saint Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology of the North-Western Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Samaj Kalyan O. Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS)

Scholars at Risk Network (2013–2016)

Share International, Inc.

Shikhar Chetna Sangathan (2013–2016)

Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations

Social Development & Management Society

Society of American Law Teachers, Inc.

Solar Electric Light Fund

Special Abilities Development Association (SADA)

Sun Charity USA

Swedish NGO Foundation for Human Rights (2013–2016)

Tanzania Development Support, NFP

Technical Centre for Fine Art and Computer Studies, CIG (2013–2016)

The Ford Foundation

The New York Fertility Research Foundation, Inc.

The Vance Center (2013–2016)

Tides Center

Tiye International

Türkiye Kadın Girişimciler Derneği

Union Women’s Center

Vienna Institute for Development and Cooperation

Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc.

Wildlife Conservation Society

Witness (2013–2016)

Women Research Center (2013–2016)

Women’s Welfare Centre

World for World Organization

World Future Council Foundation

World Jewish Congress (2011–2014)

World Lung Foundation (2013–2016)

World Organisation against Torture (2010–2013 and 2014–2017)

World Organization of the Scout Movement

World Toilet Organisation, Limited (2013–2016)

World Vision International (2012–2015)

Yemen Family Care Association

(e) Decided to close without prejudice consideration of the requests for consultative status made by the following 21 non-governmental organizations after those organizations had failed, after three reminders over the course of two consecutive sessions of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, to respond to queries posed to them by members of the Committee:

Akhil Bharatiya Human Rights Organisation

Alliance to Renew Co-operation among Humankind

Association concerning Sexual Violence against Women

Association réseau de centres d’entraînement aux méthodes d’éducation active du Cameroun

Chorbut Local Support Organization (Chorbut LSO)

Club des amis de la moughataa de Moudjeria

Cooperación Internacional

Dream Touch for All

Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network

European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights, Limited

Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI)

Global Coalition for Peace and Security, Inc.

IAMANEH Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Switzerland

Pan African Girl Child Education Foundation

Philippine Social Enterprise Network, Inc.

Rohingya League, Ltd.

Sohag Community Development and Caring Children with Special Needs Association

The Egyptian Coordination for Law and Justice

Vikash Deep

Women Living under Muslim Laws – International Solidarity Network (WLUML)

Youth and Development Consultancy Institute

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