Applications for Consultative Status, 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 2023.

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At its 44th plenary meeting, on 25 July 2023, the Economic and Social Council:

(a) Decided to grant special consultative status to the following 174 non‑governmental organizations:

ABC NGOrganization Accountability Lab, Inc.

Across Atlantic Development, Ltd. Adult Advocacy Centers Africa Faith and Justice Network African Centre for Climate Actions and Rural Development Initiative Alianza FC México, AC Alliance internationale des objectifs de développement durable American Center for International Labor Solidarity Amitofo Care Center International An Organization for Socio-Economic Development Annpeters Global Humanitarian Foundation APCASO Foundation Apostle Johnson Suleman Arab Media Union ARCH Disability Law Centre Asian Drug Demand Reduction NGOs Association Associação Brasileira de Organizações Não Governamentais Associação Pró Coalizões Comunitárias Antidrogas do Brasil Association for Land Reform and Development Association of Anti-Drug Abuse Coalitions of the Philippines, Inc. Associazione Nazionale Volontarie Telefono Rosa – Centro di Orientamento per i Diritti della Donna, ONLUS Bakergonj Forum Be Positive Association Beijing International Exchange Association Best Practices Policy Project, Inc. Bonaire Human Rights Organization Foundation Brussels for Human Rights and Development Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists ChariLove Foundation Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy China Agricultural University Chipco Preserve Christensen Fund Christian Solidarity International (CSI) Cinsel Şiddetle Mücadele Derneği Coalition of Somali Human Rights Defenders (CSHRD) Colegio Colombiano de Psicólogos Comité de vigilance pour la démocratie en Tunisie Community Partners for Sustainable Development Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) Dialogue & Development Forum Divine Women of Purpose Association DoTheDream Youth Development Initiative Dünya Doktorları Derneği Earthgonomic Mexico, AC Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the UK Education for Madagascar Egypt Peace for Development and Human Rights Egyptian Federation for Development and Social Protection Policies Eloise Hylton, Inc. Enjaz Foundation for Development European Boating Industry European Network on Cultural Management and Policy Executives Helping Initiative Farah Foundation for Development Feminist Legal Clinic, Inc.

Fondazione Circolo Fratelli Rosselli Food Security for Peace and Nutrition Africa Forum for the Promotion of Gender Equity and Moral Values Fountain of Hope Global Ministry Fundación CERMI Mujeres Fundación Ciudadanía y Desarrollo Fundación de Capellanes “Sendas de Dios” Fundación Uriel, IAP Gender Equality Network Gender Mobile Counseling Initiative Georgian Academy of Criminology Sciences Global Alliance for Justice Education, Inc. Global Cyber Alliance Global Partners for Community Development, Inc. Global Youth Network for Empowerment and Development God’s Arm Global Foundation Golden Doctrine Foundation Green Crescent Zimbabwe Health & Economy Heart to Heart Foundation Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen Österreichs Hope Centre (HC) for Children, Girls and Women in Tanzania Hugo Grotius, gGmbH – gemeinnützige Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Rechtswissenschaften Human Rights Protection Group and MFP Federation İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği Improve Your Society Organization for Development and Peace Building Instituto Dara Instituto Sea Shepherd Brasil International American Relief Society International Association of Fish Inspectors, Inc. International Center for the Study, Prevention and Treatment of Multigenerational Trauma, Inc. International Economic Organization World Distribution Federation (WDF) International Historians Association for Culture, Development and Social Sciences International Ministerial Alliance of Churches International Water Resources Association IPANDETEC Centroamérica Jami al Hakeem Foundation Ken. G. Morka Foundation Lady Helen Child Health Foundation Legal Aid & Human Development Foundation (LAHDF) Love Justice International Mano River Sustainable Development Association, Pty. Ltd. Markaaz Foundation Matilda Carepath Health Foundation Michibushinbito Mother Africa International Nardo Aviation Innovation Organization (Asia Pacific), Limited National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs of Japan National Rural Women’s Coalition, Ltd. Natural Disaster Research Institute Nde Zachariah’s Descendants Foundation NEU Global, Inc. Non-Profit Fund Supporting Children with Autistic and Genetic Disorders “I Am Special” NunatuKavut Community Council Œuvre d’Orient

Office of the Gatekeeper, Ethereal Sanctuary Operation Friendship International Organization for Culture of Hispanic Origins Organization for Poverty Alleviation & Development, Inc. Oronos Stiftung Patim Payamavaran hamyari (Chatra) Pax Press Phoenix Zones Initiative Pionero Philanthropy, Inc. POS Foundation Pro Criança Cardíaca Progressive People of Yorubaland Worldwide Association Public Association “Regional Consumer Protection Society” (PA “Regional Consumer Protection Society”) Red Argentina para la Cooperación Internacional (RACI) Rhesus Solution Initiative Rising Out of the Ashes (ROOTA) Rochun Rwanda Men’s Resource Center She’s the First, Inc. Sons of the Prophet Network SADC with Apostle Johnson Suleman Standup for Women Society Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation Students for Global Democracy Uganda Subjective Physics Sciences Tamdeen Youth Foundation Tamkeen for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Community Development and Training in Sohag TCTB, LLC Thames Estuary Partnership The Bar Human Rights Committee The Center for Justice and Accountability The Chaeli Campaign The Conflict and Environment Observatory The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime The LACRIMA Foundation, SCIO The National Italian American Foundation The New Woman Foundation The Right Hands The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology The VII Foundation, Inc. Transparency International – Bulgaria Uçan Süpürge Vakfı Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA-U) United Children of Nigeria Vithu Trust Fund Voice of African Women WACI Health Watoto Wasoka Women in Global Health Women in Leadership Organization, Inc Women’s Initiative for Values Empowerment and Sustainability International Women’s Network for Change World Energy Council

World Women Organization Yemen International Agency for Development Young Visionary Leaders International Youth Association in Sierra Leone Youth with Disabilities Empowerment Platform Zam Foundation Zhongguancun Green Mine Industry Alliance

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

China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (special, 2011) to China Foundation for Rural Development Christian Children’s Fund (special, 1985) to ChildFund International Comparatively for Tanzania Elites Community Organization (CTECO) (special, 2020) to Comparatively for Tanzania Elites Community Organizers (CTECO) Fundación More Peace Less AIDS (special, 2016) to Fundación Paz y Ciudadanía (ILAPyC) Niger Delta Women’s Movement for Peace and Development (special, 2011) to Noble Delta Women for Peace and Development International (NDWPD) Positive Youth Development Association (special, 2020) to Accès communautaire Cameroun Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific (special, 2014) to Soroptimist International South East Asia Pacific

(c) Also noted the decision of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations to take note of the 277 quadrennial reports submitted by the following non‑governmental organizations:292

Academy of Labour and Social Relations ACSA Action Aides aux familles démunies Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, Ltd./Gte. Africa Speaks African Law Center, Inc. African Women Empowerment Guild (2017–2020) Afri-health Optonet Association AfroPresencia.com AFS Inter-Cultural Programs, Inc. Ageing Nepal Aie Serve Al Baqee Organization, NFP Alliance Vita All-Ukrainian Union of Non-Government Organizations “Confederation of Non-Government Organizations of People with Disabilities of Ukraine” Alpha O. Centre for Malaria Prevention and Control American Human Rights Council American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. Amis d’Afrique francophone – Bénin (AMAF-Benin) Arab Society for Academic Freedoms Architectes de l’urgence Asociación Habitat Pro Asociación La Familia Importa Associação Brasileira de Gays, Lésbicas e Transgêneros (2017–2020) Association apprentissage sans frontières Association congolaise pour le développement agricole Association de la continuité des générations (2017–2020) Association de l’unité spéciale républicaine (ASUS RELUC)

292 The reports listed are for the period 2018–2021 unless otherwise indicated in parentheses.

Association de lutte contre la dépendance Association Debout femmes autochtones du Congo (2017–2020) Association démocratique des femmes du Maroc Association d’entraide médicale Guinée (2017–2020) Association des jeunes volontaires au service du monde environnemental Association des ONG de l’environnement (AOE) Association gabonaise pour les Nations Unies (AGNU) (2017–2020) Association Humanity First Cameroon Association internationale Soufie Alawiyya Association nationale des partenaires migrants Association nationale du civisme (2017–2020)

Association Santé et environnement (2017–2020) Association Solidarité internationale pour l’Afrique (SIA) Balance Promoción para el Desarrollo y Juventud Basic Health International Blagovest Centre of People’s Help International Public Charitable Organization Blessed Aid Brazzaville Foundation for Peace and Conservation Business Council for Sustainable Energy Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Can-Go Afar Foundation Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action Catholic International Education Office Cause première Center for Organisation Research and Education (2017–2020) Centre d’accompagnement des alternatives locales de développement

Centre de politique internationale et d’analyse des conflits (CDPIAC)

Centre Europe-tiers monde Centre for Communication and Sustainable Development for All (CECOSDA) Centre for Legal Rights Advancement Centre for Promoting Alternatives to Violence (PAVe) Centre for Social Justice, Limited by Guarantee Centre for Youth and Social Development

Centrist Democratic International Charter of Union of Legal Persons in the Form of Association “Internet Association of Kazakhstan” Children’s Hope India, Inc. Chin Human Rights Organization China Foundation for Peace and Development Chinese Young Volunteers Association Club des jeunes aveugles réhabilités du Cameroun Co-habiter Collectif des associations contre l’impunité au Togo (CACIT)

Community Alliances for Drug Free Youth Community Development Programme (CDP) Community Emergency Response Initiative (2017–2020) Compassion in World Farming (2017–2020)

Confédération des organisations familiales de l’Union européenne Conoscenza e Innovazione – Scuola di Sociologia e di Ricerca Interdisciplinare Conservation International Foundation

Cooperation for Peace and Development Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indígenas (2017–2020) Defense Small Arms Advisory Council Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Deutsches Komitee für UN-Women, eV (2017–2020) Dışişleri Mensupları Eşleri Dayanışma Derneği Domuni Drepavie Eaglesworth Human Empowerment Foundation Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration EcoHealth Alliance Éducation globale et développement Education International Election Network Society in the Arab Region Engender Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness Environment-People-Law Equitas – Centre international d’éducation aux droits humains (2017–2020) EUROSOLAR Turkey Exchange and Cooperation Centre for Latin America/Centre d’echanges et coopération pour l’Amérique Latine Exodus Cry, Inc. Families of the Missing

Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Femmes informations juridiques internationales Rhône-Alpes First Modern Agro. Tools – Common Initiative Group (FIMOATCIG) Fondation Afrique développement international (FADI) Fondation d’Auteuil Fondation généreuse développement

Economic Development Fondation VIMANIS Friends of UNFPA Fundação Antonio Meneghetti Fundación Democrática Ítalo-Americana Fundación Educando Fundación Lonxanet para la Pesca Sostenible Fundacja Małgorzaty Koniuszewski i Adama Koniuszewski – The Bridge Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK) General Confederation of Trade Unions Génération recherche action & formation pour l’environnement Global Economist Forum Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, Inc. (2017–2020) Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (2017–2020) Global Peace and Development Organization (GPDO) Global Voices Global Witness Grameen Shakti Green Asia Network Groupe pivot: droit et citoyenneté des femmes

Havatzelet Cultural and Educational Institutions of HaShomer HaTzair, PPC Healthier Hearts Foundation Heungsadahn, a Corporation Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres Hope for Africa Hope Foundation NGO Human Development Initiatives Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries Ibuka – Mémoire et justice (section Suisse) IDEAS for Us Il Cenacolo Ilitha Labantu (2017–2020) Imamia Medics International IMPACT Initiatives (2017–2020) Incorvuz-XXI Indigenous People of Africa Coordinating Committee Institut arabe des droits de l’homme (2017–2020) Institut international de l’écologie industrielle et de l’économie verte

Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade Instituto Global Attitude Instituto São Paulo Sustentável Instituto Sou da Paz Integrated Regional Support Programme Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (2017–2020) International Association for Humanitarian Medicine Brock Chisholm International Association for Integration, Dignity and Economic Advancement (IDEA) International Association for Women’s Mental Health International Centre for Women and Child International Council of Chemical Associations International Federation of Training and Development Organisations, Ltd. International Forestry Students’ Association International Network for Standardization of Higher Education Degrees (INSHED) International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance International Women Bond (2017–2020) International Women’s Democracy Center International Women’s Writing Guild Interregional Non-Governmental Organization “Centre for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North (CSIPN)” Iraqi Al-Amal Association Israel Women’s Network İstanbul Kadin ve Kadin Kuruluşlari Derneği Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (2017–2020) Jeunesse Etudiante Tamoule José Martí Cultural Society Jossour Forum des Femmes Marocaines Kalyani Kiwanis International Kongres Wanita Indonesia Korean National Council of Women La Brique Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Inc. Le secours catholique Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany Ligue pour la solidarité congolaise

Living Proof Initiative for Hope Líderes Promoviendo la Cultura de la Legalidad, AC Maasai Aid Association (MAA) Marmara Group Strategic and Social Research Foundation Maruah – Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, Singapore Mercy Corps Mijoro Mandroso (MiMa) Mother of Hope Cameroon Common Initiative Group Mouvement alternatives citoyennes

Afrique (JRRRC) National Association for Resource Improvement National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers National Congress of American Indians Nehru Foundation for Development – Centre for Environment Education Society Nepperhan Community Center, Inc. Network “Earth Village” New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council New Vision International (NVI) Non-Governmental Organization Federation of Nepal Observatoire national pour les droits de l’électeur ONG Playdoo – Côte d’Ivoire Organisation internationale pour l’avancement politique des Africaines (OIAPA) Organisation marocaine des droits humains

Organization for Community Development Project Oui pour une enfance noble Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations

Partenariat français pour l’eau (PFE) Partnership Africa Canada (2017–2020) Peace Brigades International Switzerland Persons with Disability Initiative, Nigeria Plataforma Mulheres em Acção Presse emblème campagne Projonma Academy Public Association Women’s Organization “Alga” (2017–2020) Public Eye, Verein auf der Grundlage der Erklärung von Bern, Bern Qatar Charitable Society (2017–2020) Quintessential Business Women Association (2017–2020) Rainforest Foundation International Rastriya Adiwasi Janajati Mahila Manch Nepal Rede Nacional de Combate ao Tráfico de Animais Silvestres (RENCTAS) Registered Trustees of Pastoralists Indigenous Non-Governmental Trust (PINGOs Forum) (2017–2020) Réseau des organisations féminines d’Afrique francophone

Resource Institute of Social Education Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Saferworld Saint Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology of the North-Western Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Sankalpa – Women Alliance for Peace and Democracy Savera Society for Human Initiatives Secours populaire français Servitas Cameroon (2017–2020)

Sihtasutus Eesti Inimõiguste Keskus Silatech Solar Electric Light Fund Solidarité pour le développement communautaire Special Abilities Development Association (SADA) SPHER International, Ltd. Stichting Europe against Drugs (EURAD) Strategic Alignment of Like Minds, Inc. Tarhuk Samaj Tarumitra (2017–2020) Tchad Agir pour l’environment The Agatha Foundation, Inc. The Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation, Inc. The International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience The Sant Nirankari Mandal, Delhi The Zahra Trust (2017–2020) Third World Network – Africa Tiye International Tomorrow’s Women Development Organisation Traditions pour demain Un Ponte per ...

United Malian Women Association USA, Inc. Unspoken Smiles Foundation Vie et santé du centre Vienna Institute for Development and Cooperation Vivegam Godfrey Vues et voix Women in Law and Development in Africa Women in Law and Development in Africa – Togo Section/Femmes, droit et développement en Afrique – section Togo (WILDAF/FEDDAF – Togo) Womankind Worldwide Young Diplomats of Canada Zoological Society of London

(d) Further noted the decision of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations to take note of the withdrawal by the following organizations of their applications for consultative status:

China Group Companies Association The Center for Bioethics and Culture

(e) Decided to close without prejudice consideration of the requests for consultative status made by the following 30 non‑governmental organizations after those organizations had failed to respond to queries posed to them by members of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations by the deadline of two business days (48 hours) before the beginning of the Committee session:

Alliance to End Plastic Waste, Inc. Allianz für Demokratie in Laos, eV (ADL) Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) Arabian Rights Watch Association Asian Federation against Involuntary Disappearances, Inc. (AFAD) Association of Operators for Waste and Animal By-Products Disposal Installations Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Humanitarian Programs Organization “Russian Humanitarian Mission” Avaaz Foundation CARE Egypt Foundation for Development Center for Human Rights Defender Association

Chanan Development Association Fundacja Otwarty Dialog General Union of Arab Experts Incentive Care Foundation

International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation International Youth Alliance for Family Planning Mam Humanitarian Foundation (MHF) Nations Global Consulting, LLC NOVACT Pakistan Association of Private Medical and Dental Institutions (PAMI) Pakistan Press Foundation Pouya Institute for Communications and Social Development Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Personas Trans (RedLacTrans) Taraqee Foundation The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) The ONE Campaign Yeshua Fellowship Youth4Nature Foundation

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