NGO Committees in Vienna

SUBSTANTIVE NGO COMMITTEES IN VIENNA

(This listing of NGO Committees includes information provided by the Committee. Updates are entered as soon as they are received.)

Ver. 29 January 2025

{Note: Here is an introduction to the role of civil society and NGOs at the UN in Vienna, written by the United Nations Information Service at Vienna. It includes a section on the following CoNGO Committees in Vienna.}

NGO Committee on Ageing Vienna | Contact: ageingvie@gmail.com | ngoageingvie.org

Board of Officers (2024-2026)

Chair: Dirk Jarré | European Federation of Older Persons | EURAG | dirkjarre@aol.com

First Vice Chair: Rita Assogna | International Federation of Business and Professional Women | IFBPW | Rita.assogna@yahoo.de

Second Vice Chair: Jacqueline Stark

Treasurer: Sieglinde Teuwen | Verein zur Förderung der Völkerverständigung | fruehwald@netway.at

Vice Treasurer: Thomas Frühwald | International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics | IAGG | ÖGGG | fruehwald@netway.at

Secretary: Rita Assogna | International Federation of Business and Professional Women | IFBPW | Rita.assogna@yahoo.de

Vice-Secretary: Renate Amesbauer | Women’s Federation for World Peace | WFWP | renate.amesb@gmail.com

The Vienna NGO Committee on Ageing is a Substantive Committee at the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). It comprises Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that address questions related to aging and older persons. The Committee advocates on behalf of older persons’ rights before the UN Commissions, promotes further integration of ageing issues into UN policies and programmes and encourages Member States to include ageing needs and rights in their policies.

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*Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs | Web: http://vngoc.org/ | Facebook | Twitter

Chair: Matej Kosir | Utrip | mkosir@vngoc.org

Deputy Chairperson:
Treasurer: Beatrix Vas | Youth Rise | bvas@vngoc.org

Deputy Treasurer: Augusto Nogueira | anogueira@vngoc.org

Secretary: Asia Ashraf | World Federation Against Drugs | aashraf@vngoc.org

Deputy Secretary: Penelope Hill | Harm Reduction Australia | phill@vngoc.org

Project Officer: Sarah Pirker | VNGOC | info@vngoc.org; spirker@vngoc.org

The committee is a vital link between NGOs and the key intergovernmental and international agencies involved in drug policy, strategy, and control: the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the International Narcotics Control Board, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Established in 1983, the Committee works with these organizations to provide information on NGO activities, draw attention to areas of concern, build partnerships between governmental and non-governmental organizations, and involve a broad sector of civil society in contributing to developing global drug policies.

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NGO Committee on Family | contact@viennafamilycommittee.org | www.viennafamilycommittee.org

Chairperson: Valaeria Foglar-Deinhardstein, M.A., European of Women
Deputy-Chairperson: Wolfgang Engelmaier M.A., Kolping International
Secretary: Peter Crowley: Ph.D., International Council of Psychologists
Deputy-Secretary: Katharina Muegler, Kolping International
Treasurer: Julia Zacharenkova, European Union of Women

Board Members:

Julia Birner B.A., Families International
Christin Kohler M.A., Families International
Karin Kuzmanov M.Sc., Families International
Laura Mysliwiec, Committee Digital-Networks Coordinator
Isabella Nening, M.A., Families International
Sebastian Oberreiter, Committee Digital-Networks Coordinator
Franziska Reichel B.A., Committee Coordinator
United Nations Commission for Social Development
Dr. Eleonora Reis Teixeira da Costa-Rossoll
Federation of Catholic Family Associations
Dr. Maria Riehl, Women’s Federation for World Peace International

Chairperson: Wolfgang Engelmaier M.A., | Kolping International | contact@viennafamilycommittee.org

Secretary: Dr. Peter Crowley | International Council of Psychologists
Treasurer: Alexandra Lugert M.A. | European Union of Women

The Vienna NGO Committee on the Family was founded in 1985 with the support of the then United Nations Center for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs as a platform for exchanging information on family issues. Its purpose is to coordinate, facilitate, and promote the activities of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) represented at the United Nations who are interested in questions relating to families. The committee convenes meetings and facilitates liaison with United Nations agencies, governments, other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), research institutions, etc.

The Vienna NGO Committee on the Family has grown to understand itself as a bridge between families-oriented Civil Society Organisations, the United Nations, Member States of the United Nations, their governments, and Academic Institutions. The Vienna Committee further offers knowledge resources on issues relating to families through the online networks set up and maintained by the Committee at www.civilsocietynetworks.org and the online archive of the tenth anniversary of the United Nations International Year of the Family (IYF) in 2004 at www.10yearsIYF.org as well as at www.20yearsIYF.org to observe IYF+20 in 2014. The online publication by the Committee of the Quarterly Bulletin Families International can be accessed and downloaded on the homepage of the Committee at www.viennafamilycommittee.org

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NGO Committee on Peace in Vienna

The NGO Committee on Peace in Vienna has 32 member NGOs, which are practically all interested in and active in disarmament, especially nuclear disarmament, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding. About one-third of our NGOs have a religious background, and another third are related to NGOs focusing on women and their interests.

Goals and future plans: For 2018/2020, the Committee focused on two issues: 1) Disarmament, especially nuclear disarmament, and 2) global peace education and its promotion. Global peace education is an urgent need, if not a necessity, in our time. We want to hear experts discuss it and support its implementation. We hope for the interest and support of CoNGO and many other committees worldwide.

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NGO Committee on the Status of Women Vienna | ngocswvienna.org

The Board | Executive Committee (2024-2026)

Deputy Secretary: Marion Prechtl | Soroptimist International
Treasurer: Annemarie Weinzettl | Pax Romana
Deputy Treasurer: Ceja Gregor-Hu | International Inner Wheel | ceja@aon.at

The NGO Committee on the Status of Women Vienna, accredited at the United Nations Office in Vienna, was founded in 1982 and works voluntarily nationally and internationally. The committee is comprised of 30 international organizations with a focus on women’s issues. The Committee’s main purpose is to facilitate the activities of its member organizations in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment among member organizations and in relation to UN Women. It acts as a forum for exchanging information and views on matters of common interest. It coordinates the drafting of joint statements to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Its goals are to:

follow the work of the UN Commission on the Status of Women and the Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, including submission of statements, organization of events, and dissemination of related documents;
follow the work of the Vienna-based UN Commissions and Agencies, including UNODC and UNIDO, submit statements to respective sessions, organize side events, and disseminate related documents;
disseminate information on the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Beijing Platform for Action, etc.

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NGO Committee on Sustainable Development—Vienna | ngocsdvienna.org/

Chair: Anna Alvazzi del Frate | International Association of Democratic Lawyers | IADL/KENNIS
First Vice Chair: Marion Prechtl | Soroptimist International
Second Vice Chair: Brigitte Landesmann | WIZO

Secretary: David Menham | SERVAS International

Vice Secretary: Sieglinde Teuwen (VFV)

Treasurer: Elizabeth Francis | Graduate Women International

Vice Treasurer: Ceja Gregor-Hu | International Inner Wheel | ceja@aon.at

Auditor: John Clark | World Union of Progressive Judaism

Auditor: Hannes Ludwig | Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem | OSMTH

The focus of the Committee is on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development. It provides a forum for NGOs interested in discussing and analyzing the work of the UN intergovernmental bodies in the field of sustainable development, as well as the related activities of the Vienna-based UN organizations. It encourages new initiatives and seeks inputs into civil society’s contribution to Agenda 2030 of the United Nations, as well as monitoring the progress towards achieving the goals and evaluating national reports.

The Committee interacts with the high-level political forum on sustainable development, the successor body to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, the Vienna-based UN organizations (UNOV, UNIDO, UNODC, IAEA, and CTBTO), and the Vienna-based NGO Committees, as well as with other international organizations in Austria, such as IIAS, OSCE, and SDG Watch. The Committee focuses on the potential for practical cooperation with the United Nations and other international organizations in areas it deems especially relevant, such as:

Agenda 2030 and the 17 SDG Goals and the interdependence between the goals;
Sustainability in the context of global economic expansion, with particular attention to sustainability in the early stages of economic development and sustainable technology at various stages of economic development;
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation;
Sustainable Urban Development;
Food security: provision of the necessary quantity and quality of food for all
Provision of sustainable energy for all;
Education for sustainability.

NGO Committees in Vienna

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