Welcome to the website of the NGO Branch, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, UN DESA. We support the work of the Committee on NGOs of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the intergovernmental body responsible for granting consultative status with ECOSOC to non-governmental organizations (NGOs). There are currently 5,161 (NGOs) in active consultative status with (ECOSOC)
[list]. Information regarding applications for consultative status, participation in meetings and events at the United Nations, accreditations and other matters is currently available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
You can also subscribe to our monthly email newsletter, DESA NGO News, which is currently available in English, for up-to-date news and information about outcomes of key meetings and participation in activities and upcoming events at the United Nations, among others.
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- Submission of written statements for CSW64 open through CSO-Net
- Video: Webinar on applying for ECOSOC consultative status
- High-level Event of the 73rd General Assembly on the Future of Work
- United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP)
- Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
- Consultations of the Committee on NGOs with NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC
- Introducing Indico - a new registration platform for events at UNHQ
- Ocean Conference concludes with actions to restore ocean health, protect marine life
- Video: Webinar on Applying for Consultative Status (New York, 5 May 2017)
- 2017 ECOSOC High-Level Segment - Open Call for Oral and Written Statements (3 - 21 April 2017)
- UN General Assembly Preparatory Process for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
- Join Facebook chat: How can climate change resilience bring opportunities to reduce inequalities?
- 21, 22 & 23 September 2019: UN Climate Action Summit
United Nations Headquarters, New York - 23 September 2019: High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage
United Nations Headquarters - New York - 24 & 25 September 2019: The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the Auspices of the UN General Assembly
United Nations Headquarters - New York
