Resources for NGOs
Various useful resources can be found on the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) Website and in the complementary pdf;
https://www.ungeneva.org/en/engage/civil-society
Working with ECOSOC: An NGO’s Guide to Consultative Status (pdf) https://ecosoc.un.org/sites/default/files/NGO%20Page%20Files/ECOSOC%20Brochures/ECOSOC%20Brochure_2018_Web.pdf
UN Office at Geneva calendar of events; www.unog.ch/calendar
List of NGOs accredited to the UN Geneva; https://www.ungeneva.org/en/engage/civil-society/ngo-list
The global database of Civil Society Organizations (iCSOsystem), developed by DESA; https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/login.do
Geneva-based UN contacts for civil society;
https://www.ungeneva.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/UN_System_Geneva_Focal_Points_2023.pdf
NGO Participation in the Human Rights Council; https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ngo-participation
UN Web TV, broadcasts live and recorded gavel-to-gavel meetings of various UN agencies, including the General Assembly and Human Rights Council; https://media.un.org/en/webtv
The Climate Change Dictionary, the UN Development Program (UNDP) guide is a resource of climate terms and concepts; https://climatepromise.undp.org/news-and-stories/climate-dictionary-everyday-guide-climate-change
Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals – Gender Snapshot;
Civil Society Section of the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights; www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/CivilSociety.aspx
CAGI International Geneva Welcome Center; https://www.geneve-int.ch
Blue Book listings related to the Permanent Missions in Geneva; https://www.ungeneva.org/en/blue-book
NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New-York; www.ngocsw.org
NGO Committee on Ageing, Geneva; ageingcommitteegeneva.org
NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Vienna; https://ngocswvienna.org/
Women’s UN Report Network (WUNRN); www.wunrn.com
United Nation Entities
- UNOG – United Nations office in Geneva; https://www.ungeneva.org
- Commission on the Status of Women; www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw
- ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council); www.un.org/en/ecosoc
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); www.ohchr.org
- Human Right Council; https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/hrc/home
- Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw
- International Labor Office (ILO); www.ilo.org
- World Health Organisation (WHO); www.who.int
- UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); www.unctad.org
- UN Population Fund (UNFPA); https://www.unfpa.org
Key UN documents
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights – UDHR (1948)
- Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women – CEDAW (1979)
- Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action – VDPA (1993)
- International Conference on Population and Development – ICPD – Programme of Action (1994)
- Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995);
- Convention on the rights of the child (1989);
LIST OF ACRONYMS
BPfA Beijing Platform for Action
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
CSW United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council of the UN
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation
FGM Female Genital Mutilation
HRC Human Rights Council
ICPD International Conference on Population and Development
ILO International Labor Organisation
NGO Non Governmental Organisation
NGO CSW NGO Committee on the Status of Women
OHCR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants
SCR Security Council Resolution
SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
UN United Nations
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNCTAD United Nations Commission on Trade and Development
UNDPD United Nations Development Program
UNESCO United Nations Educational, scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA United Nations Populations Fund
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations Children’s fund
UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women
UPR Universal Periodic Review
WHO World Health Organisation