Consultations of the Committee with NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC (December 2022)

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Dear NGO Representative,

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), is holding consultations with organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC to discuss questions of interest to the Committee or to the organizations relating to the relationship between the NGOs and the United Nations in line with paragraph 61 (a) of ECOSOC resolution 1996/31.

The hearing will provide an opportunity for NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC to present and exchange views with members of the Committee on the issues outlined in the attached Concept Note.  NGOs in consultative status who can attend the hearing in New York are invited to interact with the Committee during this open session. Organizations who wish to speak at the hearing will be given three minutes to make their intervention.

The ground-breaking Consultations of the Committee with NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC will take the form of written submissions and an interactive hearing which will be held in New York either on Friday, 9 December 2022 or Tuesday, 6 December 2022 (confirmation on exact date will be announced soon) from 10:00am – 1:00pm.

NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC can register to participate in the interactive hearing through the Indico registration system here: Consultations of the Committee with NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC (9 December 2022): Overview · Indico (un.org)

The deadline for registration is Monday, 14th November 2022.

In addition to registering, each attending representative must have a valid UN Grounds Pass. Please see instructions on obtaining your grounds pass here https://csonet.org/?menu=86

Please note that the event will also be webcast live on UN WEB TV: https://media.un.org/en/webtv

 

Best regards,

NGO Branch
Office for Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs