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Welcome to the home page of the DESA NGO Branch. We service the 3,500 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and all other NGOs seeking to work with the UN.
Consultative status with ECOSOC matters. It gives civil society access to nearly all intergovernmental processes at the UN dealing with economic and social development, gender issues, sustainable development, small arms, and human rights. Learn more.
Returning users: Login for the iCSO database. | Login for CSONet event registration system.Latest News
- 8 February: Committee on NGOs Recommends 158 Organizations
- 8 Feb – 14 March: Join the ECOSOC E-Discussion on Jobs, Decent Work and Inclusive Growth
- 25 January: UN chief outlines five-year action plan to build ‘the future we want’
- 17 January: Can a protracted economic slowdown be avoided?
- 12 January: Zero Draft of Rio+20 Outcome Released
- 10 January: Slovakian official to lead ECOSOC
- 4 Jan: 740 ECOSOC NGOs need to submit reports in 2012 - Are You One of Them?
- 3 Jan: Ban stresses ‘people power’ and partnerships at start of second term as UN chief
Upcoming Events
- 30 January – 8 February: 2012 Regular session, Committee on NGOs
- 1-10 February: Commission for Social Development, 50th session
- 7 February: Special Briefing on the current economic and financial situation
- 13 February - 2 March: CEDAW, 51st session, Geneva
- 27 February - 9 March 2012: Commission on the Status of Women, 56th session
- 12-30 March, 104th Session, Human Rights Committee, New York
- 26-27 March: Third Intersessional Meeting of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
- 23-27 April: Commission on Population and Development, 45th session
- 7-18 May: Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 11th session
- 21-30 May: 2012 Resumed Session, Committee on NGOs
- 20-22 June: Rio+20 Conference
