Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is granted by the United Nations to non-governmental organizations (NGO's) to allow them to participate in the work of the United Nations. Consultative Status is divided into three categories:[citation needed][1]
Twice a year, the United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations reviews new applications for consultative status and makes recommendations to the ECOSOC, which reviews and decides to approve or deny the recommendations. Consultative Status, depending on level, gives the organizations a number of rights to participate in the work of the UN, to present their views and deliver testimony.[2]
The first time that non-governmental organizations were granted consultative status was in 1946, when 41 organizations were chosen.[3] By 1996, over 1000 NGO's were granted consultative status, and by the year 2000, there were 2050.[4]
As of August 2021, there are a total of 5,591 organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC. There are 141 organizations in general consultative status, 4,483 in special consultative status and 967 on the Roster.[5]
The UN also maintains a database through which the current set of organizations in consultative status can be accessed.[6] A list of all of the organizations, in pdf format, is also available.[7]
Year of admission[8][9][10] |
Organization | Status revoked |
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1946 | International Chamber of Commerce | |
1946 | International Cooperative Alliance | |
1946 | World Federation of Trade Unions | |
1947 | International Alliance of Women | |
1947 | International Federation of Agricultural Producers | |
1947 | International Federation of Business and Professional Women | |
1947 | International Organisation of Employers | |
1947 | International Organization for Standardization | |
1947 | International Union of Local Authorities | |
1947 | Inter-Parliamentary Union | |
1947 | World Confederation of Labour | |
1947 | World Federation of Democratic Youth | |
1947 | World Federation of United Nations Associations | |
1947 | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | |
1947 | World Organization of the Scout Movement | |
1947 | International Council of Women | |
1947 | United Cities and Local Governments | |
1948 | World Family Organization | |
1950 | International Confederation of Free Trade Unions | |
1950 | World Assembly of Youth | |
1952 | World Veterans Federation | |
1966 | Association de Volontaires pour le Service International | |
1966 | World Federation of United and Twinned Towns | |
1967 | World Muslim Congress | |
1969 | Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches | |
1969 | Women's International Democratic Federation | |
1969 | Zonta International | |
1972 | Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité[11] (CIDSE)[12] | |
1972 | International Council on Social Welfare | |
1973 | International Council of Environmental Law | |
1973 | International Planned Parenthood Federation | |
1973 | International Youth & Student Movement for the United Nations | |
1974 | International Council of Voluntary Agencies | |
1975 | Organization of African Trade Union Unity | |
1977 | Consumers International | |
1979 | International Social Security Association | |
1979 | Muslim World League | |
1980 | Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie | |
1981 | Society for International Development | |
1984 | Soroptimist International | |
1985 | Covenant House | |
1985 | Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council of North and South America | |
1988 | Greenpeace International | |
1991 | Asia Crime Prevention Foundation | |
1991 | CARE International | |
1993 | Agence internationale pour le développement | |
1993 | International Association Znanie | |
1993 | Médecins Sans Frontières (International) | |
1993 | Save the Children International (formerly known as "Save the Children Alliance") | |
1995 | AARP | |
1995 | Africa-America Institute | |
1995 | Association for Progressive Communications | |
1995 | Association of Medical Doctors of Asia | |
1995 | Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha | |
1995 | Colombian Confederation of NGOs | |
1995 | Confederación Latinoamericana de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito (COLAC) | |
1995 | DEVNET Association | |
1995 | Franciscans International | |
1995 | Global 2000 | |
1995 | Temple of Understanding | |
1996 | AVSI Foundation | |
1996 | Academic Council on the United Nations System | |
1996 | Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development | |
1996 | Association tunisienne des mères | |
1996 | Environmental Development Action in the Third World (ENDA)[13] | |
1996 | Foundation for the Support of the United Nations | |
1996 | Good Neighbors | |
1997 | Adventist Development and Relief Agency | |
1997 | Association for Women's Rights in Development | |
1997 | CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation | |
1997 | Comité Directeur International sur la Promotion Economique des Femmes Rurales | |
1997 | Women's Federation for World Peace International | |
1997 | African American Islamic Institute | |
1998 | Al-khoei Foundation | |
1998 | Asian Legal Resource Centre | |
1998 | Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University | |
1998 | Centre de Recherches et de Promotion pour la Sauvegarde des Sites et Monuments Historiques en Afrique | |
1998 | Centre Europe - Tiers Monde - Europe - Third World Centre | |
1998 | Universal Esperanto Association | |
1999 | Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities) | |
1999 | Congregations of St. Joseph (See "Congregations of St. Joseph"" under Sisters of St. Joseph) | |
1999 | The National Council of Women of the United States | |
2000 | Femmes Africa Solidarité | |
2001 | Mind Freedom | |
2001 | Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries | |
2001 | Foundation for the Social Promotion of Culture | |
2002 | Centro di Ricerca e Documentazione Febbraio 74 | |
2002 | Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (Conference of NGOs) | |
2002 | Family Health International | |
2002 | World Information Transfer | |
1948[14] | Friends World Committee for Consultation | |
2004 | Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo | |
2005 | Cultural Survival (CS)[15] | |
2005 | Universal Peace Federation (UPF)[16] | |
2007 | International Eurasia Press Fund | |
2007 | International Trade Union Confederation | |
2008 | China NGO Network for International Exchanges | |
2009 | Russian Peace Foundation | |
2011 | ONG Hope International | |
2012 | Biovision Stiftung für ökologische Entwicklung[17] | |
2012 | Gazeteciler ve Yazarlar Vakfi (GYV) | |
2012 | Islamic Relief USA | |
2012 | Voluntary Service Overseas | |
2012 | Convention of Independent Financial Advisors-CIFA | |
1997 | Green Cross International | |
1995 | HelpAge International | |
1996 | Humane Society of the United States | |
2017 | Imam Ali Popular Students Relief Society | |
1991 | Inter-Press Service International Association (IPS) | |
1995 | Interaction, American Council for Voluntary International Action | |
1995 | International Abolitionist Federation | |
1995 | International Association for Religious Freedom | |
1998 | International Association of Lions Clubs (Lions Clubs International) | |
1999 | International Association of Peace Foundations | |
1995 | International Association of Soldiers for Peace | |
1998 | International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) | |
1991 | International Council for Adult Education | |
1947 | International Council of Women / Conseil International des Femmes | |
2013 | Lift Up Care Foundation (LUCAF) | |
2014 | International Council on Management of Population Programmes | |
2011 | International Federation for Family Development | |
1991 | International Federation of Associations of the Elderly | |
1998 | International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres | |
1995 | International Federation on Ageing | |
2015 | International Health Awareness Network, Inc.[18] | |
2002 | International Higher Education Academy of Sciences (IHEAS)
International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) |
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2011 | International Indian Treaty Council | |
1995 | International Informatization Academy | |
1995 | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis | |
1998 | International Institute for Non-aligned Studies | |
2013 | International Institute of Administrative Sciences | |
1991 | International Movement ATD Fourth World | |
2005 | International Research Centre for Environmental Structures "Pio Manzu" | |
2013 | International Road Transport Union | |
1999 | International Trustee Fund of the Tsyolkovsky Moscow State Aviation Technological University | |
1999 | International Union of Economists | |
2011 | Junior Chamber International | |
1999 | Legião da Boa Vontade - Legion of Good Will | |
1995 | Liberal International (World Liberal Union) | |
2004 | Make Mothers Matter - MMM | |
1996 | Médecins du Monde - International | |
2002 | National Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (National Association of NGOs) | |
1995 | National Council of Negro Women | |
1987 | New Humanity | |
2019 | Lazarus Union | |
2019 | The Continents States University[19][20][21] | |
2013 | World Animal Protection[22] |
Year of admission[8][24] |
Organization | |
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1946 | International League for Human Rights | |
1947 | Associated Country Women of the World | |
1947 | Howard League for Penal Reform | |
1947 | International Association of Schools of Social Work | |
1947 | International Bar Association | |
1947 | International Federation for Housing and Planning | |
1947 | International Federation of University Women | |
1947 | International Institute of Administrative Sciences | |
1947 | International Law Association | |
1947 | International Social Service | |
1947 | International Statistical Institute | |
1947 | The Salvation Army | |
1947 | World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations | |
1947 | World Jewish Congress | |
1964 | Amnesty International | |
1967 | Soroptimist International | |
1970 | Baha'i International Community | |
1971 | International Organization of Experts (ORDINEX)[25] | |
1974 | International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) | |
1983 | Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences | |
1985 | Anglican Consultative Council | |
1987 | World Safety Organization | |
1991 | International Service for Human Rights | |
1991 | Special Olympics | |
1995 | United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation (UTA)[26][27] | |
1996 | Hope Worldwide | |
1996 | Art of Living Foundation | |
1997 | World Evangelical Alliance[28] | |
1997 | San Patrignano Foundation | |
1997 | International Critical Incident Stress Foundation | |
1998 | 8th Day Center for Justice | |
1998 | Engender (Scotland)[23] | |
1998 | Presbyterian Church (USA) | |
1999 | ABANTU for Development | |
1999 | Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia | |
2000 | Global Ecovillage Network[29] | |
2001 | Abdul Momen Khan Memorial Foundation | |
2001 | International Council of Management Consulting Institutes | |
2002 | International Association for Human Values | |
2002 | American Society of Safety Engineers | |
2002 | Action Aide aux Familles Démunies (A.A.F.D.) | |
2003 | Academy for Future Science | |
2003 | NGO Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | |
2004 | Academy of Mining Sciences | |
2004 | Action Canada for Population and Development | |
2005 | Universal Peace Federation (UPF) | |
2005 | ORGANIZAȚIA PENTRU APĂRAREA DREPTURILOR OMULUI (OADO), appointment of United Nations Department for Sport, Music, and The Arts (UNDSMA) 25 February 2022 | |
2005 | Pasumai Thaayagam | |
2005 | Academy for Mobilizing Rural Urban Action through Education | |
2006 | Aahung | |
2006 | International Relations Students' Association of McGill University | |
2006 | BADIL[30] | |
2007 | Nonviolent Peaceforce[31] | |
2007 | Islamic Human Rights Commission[32] | |
2007 | Isha Foundation[33] | |
2007 | United World Against Diabetes | |
2008 | Instituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice (IIMA) Human Rights Office | |
2008 | International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC)[34] | |
2008 | IT for Change[35] | |
2009 | Global Helping to Advance Women and Children[36] | |
2010 | 3D: Trade, Human Rights, Equitable Economy | |
2010 | Academy of Labour and Social Relations | |
2011 | 5th Pillar | |
2011 | Abibimman Foundation | |
2011 | Humanity First | |
2011 | Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia | |
2011 | International Action Network on Small Arms | |
2012 | Keystone Human Services International | |
2012 | Noble Institution for Environmental Peace Canada | |
2012 | Indian Development Foundation | |
2012 | Peacebuilding Solutions (PS) | |
2012 | IRESC International Radio Emergency Support Coalition | |
2012 | A. K. Munshi Yojana | |
2012 | A la Vista! Communication Sociale | |
2012 | Abiodun Adebayo Welfare Foundation | |
2012 | Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine | |
2012 | ACT Alliance - Action by Churches Together | |
2012 | Sigma Theta Tau International | |
2012 | Krityanand UNESCO Club | |
2013 | Social and Healthy Action for Rural Empowerment | |
2013 | Freann Financial Services Limited | |
2013 | Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) | |
2013 | Binaytara Foundation (BTF) | |
2013 | Indian Dreams Foundation | |
2013 | Centro Panafricano | |
2013 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service (Victoria) | |
2013 | Access Bangladesh Foundation | |
2013 | IVECA, Center for International Virtual Schooling | |
2014 | Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems (S.A.C.S.) | |
2014 | Board of Certified Safety Professionals – BCSP | |
2014 | Lazarus Union – Union Corps Saint Lazarus International – CSLI | |
2014 | Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute | |
2014 | International Prison Chaplains' Association
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2014 | Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute | |
2015 | Canada's National Firearms Association[37] | |
2015 | Connecting.nyc[37] | |
2015 | Emergency- Life Support for Civilian War Victims | |
2015 | Feed the Children[37] | |
2015 | Democratic Republic and Diplomatic Alliance of Kuki (DRADAOK) | |
2015 | Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences | |
2015 | Noah's Arc Foundation[37] | |
2015 | Palestinian Return Centre[38][37] | |
2015 | Sahkar Social Welfare Association | |
2015 | Sambhali Trust | |
2015 | WASH United[37] | |
2015 | Zamani Foundation | |
2016 | Martial Arts Academy | |
2016 | HackerNest | |
2016 | Access Now | |
2016 | International Human Rights Commission. | |
2016 | New Jersey Minority Educational Development | |
2016 | ABAAD - Resource Centre for Gender Equality | |
2016 | KAUSHALYA GRAMODYOG SANSTHAN (KGS) ( ROORKEE HARIDWAR UTTARAKHAND INDIA) | |
2016 | Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan[39] | |
2017 | The RINJ Foundation (Canada) | |
2017 | Foreningen for Human Narkotikapolitikk - Association for Humane Drug Policy (Norway) [40] | |
2017 | Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL)[41] | |
2017 | Initiative: Eau | |
2017 | Youth Foundation For Development, Education And Leadership (Youthhubafrica) | |
2017 | Next Century Foundation[42] | |
2017 | The Red Elephant Foundation[43] | |
2017 | Rahi A Social & Cultural Upliftment Society [44][failed verification] | |
2017 | DESSI International[45] | |
2017 | The Women and Media Collective[46] | |
2018 | The Bridge Foundation[47] | |
2018 | British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)[48] | |
2018 | 28. Jun (NGO)[49] | |
2018 | European Radio Amateurs' Organization (EURAO) | |
2018 | EcoHealth Alliance[50] | |
2018 | Radha Soami Satsang Beas | |
2018 | World Protection For Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade (NoToDogMeat)[51][52] | |
2018 | Trust for Youth Child Leadership (TYCL)[53] | |
2018 | Sociedade Filantrópica Maria de Nazaré[54] | |
2018 | Global Empowerment Movement Corporation | |
2019 | tyc | |
2019 | Silambam Asia[55] | |
2019 | Vicar Hope Foundation | |
2019 | World Trade United Foundation | |
2019 | CÁMARA DE INSTITUCIONES DE DIAGNOSTICO MÉDICO (CA.DI.ME) | |
2019 | Trauma Care International Foundation[56] | |
2019 | Stolypin International Institute of Informatization and Public Administration[57] | |
2019 | Investment Migration Council | |
2019 | Stolypin International Institute of Informatization and Public Administration[57] | |
2019 | EARTH | |
2019 | Associação Jadir de Taekwondo | |
2020 | Jyothirgamaya Foundation | |
2020 | PEAC Institute | |
2020 | Edunet Foundation | |
2020 | Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust | |
2020 | Coptic Orphans | |
2021 | Centre de recherche sur l'anti-corruption | |
2021 | Center for Health and Development (CHD Group) - Headquarters - Mangaluru, India[58] | |
2021 | Fields of Green for ALL (South Africa) / Dagga Couple[59] | |
2021 | Pastoralist Child Foundation | |
2022 | Asosiasi Teknologi Informasi & Open Source (ATIOS) | |
2022 | International Association of Youth and Students for Peace, Inc. | |
2023 | InterPride[60] | |
2023 | Human Rights Protection Group & MFP Federation[61] | |
2023 | God's Arm Global Foundation[60] | |
2023 | The VII Foundation | |
2023 | WOMENVAI - the International NGO of Women and Men Engineers and Scientists in Environment and ICTs/Artificial Intelligence |